Evening star., 1927-05-29
Veterans of Great War
The American Legion.


The regular meeting Of the Belleau
Wood Post, No. 3, the American
Legion, was held May Is at the home
of Gertrude II. Lowen, the Mullin
Rhode Island avenue
and Fourth street. The post voted
to send So to the War Memorial fund.
The post members will take part
in the Memorial day exercises at Ar
lington and also at the tomb of
War President Wilson at the National
Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul.
The commander has appointed
Senior Vice Commander Margaret
as idt MITIGATION officer
to assist the members who wish to
obtain loans on their insurance.
The eighth birthday anniversary Of
the post and Flag day will be cele-
brated jointly at the home of Comdr.
Carey, in Thrifton Village. Va.
The next meeting of the post will
be held June ~, at the home of the
The eighth birthday party of the
L. $. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
American Legion, was celebrated
Saturday evening, May 81, at the
Thomas Circle Club, on Massachusetts
avenue. at which time Representative
Robert G. Houston of Delaware, presi-
dent of the Delaware State Society,
gave talk on the life of Commodore
Jacob Jones, who was an early resi-
dent of the State of Delaware. Ma
tional Vice Comdr. Sims and Depart
ment Acting Comdr. Hillegeist of the
Legion extended the felici-
tation of the national and department.
IL bodies to the post on this occasion.
Gold past post commander badges
were presented to all past COM
Past COmdr. Rose Stokes
was not present to receive her badge
and Miss Amanda Clagett, daughter
of deceased Past Comdr. Kate A.
Clagett, received the badge for her
The past post commanders
present were: Lois Beach McRae,
Eunice G.. Dessez. Helen G.. O'Neill,
Helen c. McCarty and Esther ".
Hall.
Vocal selections were rendered by
Nine. BaZirova, accompanied by Miss
Ferguson; Miss Ina Holtzscheiter, ac-
companied by Miss HoXsey, and Ulla
Tracey, accompanied by Helen G..
O'Neill. After the program a large
cake, decorated with eight
was cut by Hope Knicker-
booker with the sword of Chief Gun
ner George Bradley, u. S. N. Re.
freshments were served, followed by
dancing.
Members of this post will meet at
the entrance to the Coliseum on Penn
sylvania avenue at 1890 am. today
to attend the annual pilgrimage to
decorate the graves of deceased yeo-
men f) in and around Washington.
AI1 n1on1hnYc a +n
in uniform if possible, in front of the
District Building tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock to participate in the
Memorial day parade and services at
Arlington National Cemetery.
A general review of all cases of dis
abled veterans who have heretofore
carried ratings of less than 10 per
cent is to be inaugurated July 1 by
the United States Veterans Bureau in
an effort to grant increases in ratings
Wherever recent legislation and tho
terms OF the new rating schedule will
permit such increases.
The decision of the director of the
bureau, Gen. Frank T. Hines, is con.
sidered by Howard p. Savage. ma.
tional commander of the Legion, as a
distinct victory in the interest of vet.
eran claimants. The order for the re.
view follows years effort by Watson
B. Miller, chairman of the Legion's
national rehabilitation committee, who
urged the director to institute a gen.
eral review of this kind.
Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6, Ameri.
can Legion, will hold short memorial
services in the nurses section, at the
intersection Of Porter and Mcpherson
avenues in Arlington Cemetery, at
1870 O'Clock on Memorial day. All
nurses and friends are invited to at.
tend. Chaplain Beebe will make a
short address and Miss De Alberta. a
nurse who served overseas during the
World War and later assisted with
relief work in devastated France, will
sing. The post, under the leadership
of Comdr. Pierson, has taken an active
part in the poppy sale. and the pro.
ceeds of the sale will be used for wei.
fare work among disabled nurses.
The next regular meeting of the post
will be Thursday evening. June 2, at
1887 K street.
The Henry C. Spengler Post. No. -,
American Legion, held it's regular
monthly meeting at the Thomas Circle
Club Wednesday evening. Comdr.
Edgar III. Hale and Allen j. Prather
were elected delegates to the depart
ment convention, to be held in July,
and Ben l.. Fuller and Capt. Frank
Lockhead. alternates.
The Memorial day committee. con-
slsting of Past Comdrs. w. l.. Hazard.
j. IS. Jones and F. A. Livingstone, as.
sisted by members of the Spengler
unit Of the Ladies' Auxiliary, will
decorate the graves of deceased mem.
bers of the Henry C. Spengler Post,
Columbia Post, V. F. W.; Society of
Veterans, Sd D. G. Infantry and
Spengler unit, American Legion Aux
will proceed to Arlington Cemetery at
about 10 am. and members of the
four organizations are invited to at
tend.
The post made a substantial sub
scription to the fund for the relief of
the Mississippi flood sufferers. Past
Comdr. Alexander Summers, who was
recently elected Il past commander in
recognition of his long and faithful
service to the post since it's institution,
in 1919, was presented with a past
commanders badge. The presentation
was made by Past National Vice
Comdr. Watson b. Miller.
Comdr. 1'dgar II. Hale announced
that the post would take part in the
Memorial day services at Arlington.
He will head the Spengler delegation,
which will form with other posts OF
the local department at Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue to-
at 8 am.
The James E. Walker Post, No. &c,
American Legion, held its final meet
ing for this month Thursday night, at
the Twelfth street y. NJ. G. A. +. A.
West A. Hamilton. A. S.
Newman, II. o. Atwood and S. II.
Epps represented the post. with COM
from James r. Europe Post
and Kenneth Lewis Post of the Ameri-
cah Legion, at the presentation of
regimental standard of the Gath Regi-
ment of High School Cadets last Fri
day on the occasion of their annual
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