Evening star., 1927-04-17
Veterans of Great War

tive Lamar Jeffers of Alabama, who
| retraced the early history of the
| United States and recounted the incl
| dents leading to the declaration or
war in 1917. He decried the spread
of pacificist propaganda and urged
| the members of the post to combat II.
| Capt. Paul j. McGahan, national eX-
ecutive man of the American Legion,
urged the revival of the national de-
| Tense test and criticized local citizenry
for lack of proper appreciation OF its
war veterans, pointing out concrete
examples of the esteem in which the
veterans of the several States are
held Maj John G. Simms, national
vice commander of the American Le-
gion. commended the work of the
women who joined the military
forces of the United States during
the recent conflict
The meeting was attended by the
members of the local salon. FemmeZ
ct 40 ChapeauX, an auxiliary organl-
zation of La Societe 40 Hommes ct
Cheveaux, the latter being an inter-
nal organization of the American Le-
gion. The joint meeting was arranged
through the efforts of Miss Emily
Carey. Mrs Mary Kolhos and Mrs
Dorothy Harper, representing the To-
cal salon, S Femmes ct 40 ChapeauX,
and the committee for the Sergt. Jas
per Post consisted of Comdr. Carl
c. Brown. Joseph Y. Reeves, Ferdi-
nand G.. Fraser, J. Thad Baker and
Thomas J. Frailey. Following a brief
business session, during which Comdr.
Brown presided, the first commander
of Sergt. Jasper Post, Joseph 7.
Reeves, introduced the speakers. DIR.
David c. E'arnsworth, George f.
Brown, Edward A. Keough and Joshua
@. Buzbee were admitted to member
ship. Representatives Jed johnson
and Fl. c. Cartwright of Oklahoma
were among the guests of honor. Re
freshments were served by the mem
bers of the Femmes ct 40 ChapeauX
and dancing followed.
Victory Post, No. 4, American
Legion, met Tuesday in the Woodmen
of tthe World Hall, "a Grant place.
Eight, new members were enrolled.
Comdr. Charles Knight will name
committee to lay a Legion wreath on
the graves of Admiral Robley ID.
Evans, Lieut.. Stephen Patrick Nc
Groarty and Pvt. John O Conneil on
Decoration day. The entire post VIII
make the pilgrimage to Arlington
led by its drum corps.
Harlan Wood reported that the post
at the Jewish Community Center,
May IA. The minstrel committee met
Monday night in the office of the
chairman and the following commit
tees were appointed: Program and
music, C. G. kim Carroll, chairman;
Charles X. Knight vice chairman.
Publicity, Raymond A. Burke, chair
man; Charles Ellsworth, vice chair
man. Ticket distribution, William
Opitz, chairman; John O'Connell, vice
chairman. Advertising, f. B. Lyons,
chairman; Max Levy, vice chairman.
Floor committee, Thomas J. Luckett,
chairman. Advertising committee,
Raymond A. Doyle. James III. Brown,
John McVeagh. E. B. Lyons, Max
Levy, Cornelius Lanahan, Thomas
Murray, r. O. Davey, John w. Shultz
and Madison T.. Hill. Harlan Wood.
representing this post, is general
chairman of the minstrel and dance
committee, and has been assigned by
Charles N. Hess, representing the Co.'S
tello Post, as vice chairman.
The third monthly dance of Stuart
Walcott Post will be held June 80 at
the Arlington Hotel. The entertain
ment committee consisting of j. orc.
Roberts. chairman; Floyd w. Woolley,
j. o. Reid, n. j. Beausoleil, Frank
Poch, Allen NJ. Ergood, George r.
Bruce, Henry f. Fones, Charles j.
Catanach, August f. Werner. Roy $.
Hayes, ROBERT ID. Trussell, Edwin [.
Kincheloe, Dennis Policy, Roscoe G.
Lamb, r. p. McCandlish, Casper
Cook, Paul X Carr. Samuel j.
Mountz, Judson c. Dale. Robey G.
Best, George Fl. Davis, Warren f.
Miller, Fred Coll and John r. Dover,
is in charge.
The Stuart Walcott Post Athletic
Association will hold bowling tourna-
ment at the Coliseum alleys, Tuesday
and Thursday evenings. This tourna-
ment is open to members OF the post
and of the athletic association, and
will consist of 10 games, total number
of pins to determine the winner. The
seven high scores win constitute the
bowling team of Stuart Waicott Post.
Numerous entries have been received,
and further entries will be accepted
up to tomorrow.
The meeting of Vincent Costello
Post scheduled for next Tuesday eVe-
ming has been postponed.
Arrangements have been completed
for the Costello Minstrel Show to be
given for Victory Post at the Jewish
Community Center May IA. The min
streIs entertained the vets at Mount
Alto last Wednesday evening.
The post takes it's part in n. v. A.
week at Keith's tomorrow night, with
it's theater party. Tom Walsh is chair
man. At 1880 pm. tomorrow the Drum
and Bugle Corps will line up at the
District Building in uniform and
march to Keith's.
Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6, Ameri. |
can Legion, met April Z, at the
Nurses Clubhouse, 1887 * street. |
Robert NJ. Tolson, Legion rehabilita. |
ton officer of the Washington regional
office, Veterans Bureau, spoke on the
problems of veterans handled by his |
office. At his request the commander
appointed Mary L. Hawthorne to act |
for the post as executor of the certi- |
ficate of identification necessary to the
veteran who secures loan on his
adjusted compensation service cer- |
tificate.
Miss Thyra Petersen, past COM
mander of Delano Post of Chicago, |
was a visitor.
Among the members recently adj
mitted to the post are Miss Catherine
Moran, superintendent of Gallinger
Hospital Miss Catherine Sinnott,
Army dispensary, and Miss Margaret
Doherty, Walter Reed Hospital.
The entertainment committee is
planning a get-together dinner for
post members for the latter part of
April.
In order to prevent the possibility
of member of the Legion being un-
able to take his wife, mother, sister
or daughter with him to the conven-
tion of the Legion in Paris next
September, Mrs. Adalin Wright
Macauley, national president of the