Evening star., 1927-11-27

l.. Williams, PatriCk B. Anna. t'H
cent E. Waters. Leo Levi Baden.
Floyd Delos o'Brien. Raymond Ao
bott Palmer. Harry r, Hopwood
Lynn II. Brown, Hugh E. Afford
! Walter Allison keefer, Harry w,
Dietrich, Willard Lamar Robinson.
karlton S. Wright, William Wads
worth Chance. Lawrence Russell
| Willamette, Harold John Gallagher.
Charles Bryan Svdow. Arthur X. Geh-
man. William Parks Crater, r. r.
Nortieet. jir.; =. owen Walkinshaw,
Thomas j. O'Halloran, G. Hobart
Bass. Leo Anthony HARRISON, Charles
Fl. Payton, Albn Max Emler. Charles
NJ. knoble. Peter Booklass Simpson.
Earl b. Wadsworth, Roy II. Abbott
William Brook Bright. George f.
Breen James Thomas Schiosser. Will
liam j. Shipman. Robert Miles Fitch
Elmer Robert Reynolds, Harry r.
Curtis, George ID. Frye, Arthur S
Gonzales, n. Grattan Purcell, Jack
Stewart Anderson. Michael Fitzgerald
and Lewis S. Levy.
Announcement has been made by
Theodore Cosswell, chairman. that the
annual ball of the District OF Column
bia Department of the American
Legion will he held January ~ at the
Willard Hotel. Plans are being com
pleted, and it is expected the dance
this wear will he the best i'm the his
tory of the organization.
Mrs. Amos y. Fries. wife of Past
Department Comdr. Gen. Fries. was
installed AS president of Henry G.
Spengler Unit. No. II. at its meeting
held November % at Thomas Circle
club Others installed We're Mrs. r.
:. Jones, second vice president; Mrs
Hortense Fuller, chaplain; Mrs.
Louise White. treasurer; Mrs. Ethel
Mock. sergea at'arms. Mrs. Daniel
B. Miller, retiring chaplain. was the
installing officer. by authority from
the national headquarters, at In
dia napolis.
Prior TO installation the retiring
president. Mrs. Dorothy f. Harper.
held a memorial service in memory
Of Mrs. Emma +. Belt first vice pres.
ident. who died August 30. Plans for
Christmas work were formulated. to
he under the direction Of Mrs. Clara
Sonneman and Mrs. r. s, Jones. \
unit executive committee meeting has
been called hv the president Mrs.
Fries, for December 2 al Thomas
Circle Club, at > o'clock The illness
OF Ethel Fowler and Roberta Fawcett
was reported. The next meeting Of
the unit will be December IS.
Victory Post No. t. Of the American n
Legion. Department of the District of
Columbia. held its semi-monthly meet
ing Tuesday night at the Woodmen of
the World Hall. "A Grant place.
Announcement was made of the card
party 10 be given at Oysters audi
torium. Twenty.siXth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, the evening of No
vember %. Progressive 500 will be
PLAYED and prizes will be given. Past
Post Comdr. Charles II. knight. Viii
liam Opitz and r. B. Lyons consti-
tute the committee arranging this
event. All Legionnaires. their friends
and families are invited to attend.
The post held an oyster supper No
vember Is at the Elks Hall
The next meeting of the post will he
December 13, at the Woodmen Of the
World Hall. Comdr. Schroeder invites
all the members of the post and Le-
gionnares of the District to be pres
ent. Refreshments and entertainment
will follow.
home for a disabled veteran Of
the World War is offered by friend
of the American Legion in Iowa, ac-
cordng to letter recently addressed
Legion's national rehabilitation com
mittee here.
The letter. in part, follows:
Il am wondering if you will tell me
where [ could write to locate a dis
abled veteran who wishes a home in
exchange for helping me a bit with
telephone switchboard work I am a
cripple, having used crutches since
the age of three years, but l get
around very well.
For thee last 13 years / have been
doing telephone work and for the last
four years have been getting very
little exercise, and now I've been or.
dered to get more exercise, for my
limbs become very weak for the lack
of the same.
'All I'd ask of young man is that
he be honest, truthful. clean in mind
and habits, near or past 80 years Of
age, of keen mind so he could quick
ly grasp numbers given at the board.
and be not so disabled but what he
could take care of himself and per-
haps carry bucket of coal or two a
day distance of few feet to help
me keep the fires going in Winter.
and that he help me with switchboard
work on and off during the day We
have a piano, a radio and plenty Of
reading matter and we live right in
town."
Any veteran who is interested in
this offer should communicate with
the Legion committee, in the Bond
Building, Washington, u. c.
American War Veterans Club.
The members OF the American War
Veterans Club and their friends will
participate In the second annual
country soshible and barn dance"
next Tuesday night at o'clock at
the L'Aiglon Salons. Eighteenth
street and Columbia road, attired in
gingham dresses and overalls.
The club will present prizes to the
winners in the various contests. in
Guiding the best rube outfits for men
and women and costumes OF unique
character. Throughout the evening
cider and doughnuts will be served.
Lieut.. Floyd G. Caskey is chairman
OF the entertainment committee.
The social event on the program
Of the club will be the New Year
eve banquet and ball to be given
in the Hotel Raleigh. December 81.
starting at Z o'clock The ball will
be attended by members Of Congress.
ranking officers Of the military estab.
lishments OF the United States and
many District officials of prominence.
Yankee Division Veterans Association
The next business meeting and
luncheon of the local chapter. the
y. ID. Club Of Washington p. c. Chau