Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
American Legion.

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adiutantS and commanders viii be held
at the national headquarters at Indian
apolis, Ind, beginning December 6
and lasting until IL 80 am, December Q.
National Comdr Paul v. McNutt be-
sides welcoming the department officers
will deliver an address at the closing
session. This address will be broad
cast over WFBM, Indianapolis.
At the session there will be special
speakers. w. X. Bachtoid, athletic
director of the Department Of Illinois,
will tell how to put over the junior base
ball program and s. P. Ochiltree. State
correspondent of the Associated Press,
will explain contact with the Asso-
ciated Press and how to secure State
wide service through the Associated
Press"
The fullest possible support of the
American Legion Auxiliary to the work
of the American Legion Is the pro-
gram being carried out by the auxiliary
this year under the leadership Of Mrs.
Boyce Ficklen, jr.. national president
Mrs. Ficklen outlined the national pro-
gram of the auxiliary for the year In
conference with Paul v. McNutt, ma
,tional commander of the Legion, to
make sure that auxiliary support would
be given the Legion in all national
projects.
The work of caring for the children
of the dead and disabled veterans Will
be enlarged this year by the addition
of an effort to secure educational and
vocational training for war orphans
Besides carrying out its work in the
hospitals and in the homes OF disabled
veterans the auxiliary win work with
the Legion for the necessary measures
and appropriations In Congress for
hospital construction and the other IN
creasing rehabilitation needs. the ma
tional defense work VIII include sup
port of the naval construction bill, the
universal draft. the national defense
act and the filling of the quotas for
the Citizens Military Training Camps
An enlarged poppy program Will be
carried out to provide means OF meeting
the increasing rehabilitation and child
welfare work Americanssm and COM
munity service activities will be en-
phasized In conformance with the Le-
gion's program We
The regular monthly meeting OF
Sergt. Jasper Post No. Is. the Ameri-
can Legion, will be held at the club
rooms, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue
wednesday,. al . " CAONh. A0Ao AAes'
been made for the installation OF the
newly elected officers. Department
Comdr. Harlan Wood will have charge
of the installation ceremony.
The officers for the coming year are
Commander, Esmond Callahan; vice
commanders, Andrew +. Mclaughlin
Russell w. Clarkson and Fred Real;
chaplain, Walter Cupp.
The Auxiliary Unit of the post will
be present and following the meeting
there will be music. entertainment and
supper.
The retiring commander, John Or
losky, Is chairman of the department
membership committee.
Members of the American Legion
Auxiliary who sell Memorial day pop
pies next year will be distinguished by
an official button. The button. adopted
by the national convention at San An
tonic is three and one-half inches In
diameter with the words American
Legion Auxiliary" and Poppy" in white
letters on a red background. The but
tons can be obtained by units from
national headquarters.
Fourteen bullet holes on a World
War Army church flag, but not one OF
them touching the white cross, was
shown by Lieut. Coli Thomas j. Dick
son during his talk at the last meeting
of Victory Post, No. 4. American Le-
gion. The Fighting Chaplain" told also
of the misleading information that is
going into the school books which our
boys and girls are given to study in the
schools Victory Post has promised to
help the colonel put the truth before
the American people. Comdr. Ernest
B. Lyons presided.
The following were obligated: L. j.
Rose, Harry Flax. A. S. Alberson, w. H.
rail-, John r. Muller and Charles E.
Paine.
The Bugle and Drum Corps was COM
piimented for its showing at Airing
ton Cemetery November II by Depart
ment Comdr Harlan Wood and Ma
tional Comdr. McNutt.
The post passed a motion to stand
back of President Coolidge's and Ma
tional Comdr. McNutt's speeches at the
Washington Auditorium, November IL.
Comrade Hess has appointed COM
mittee to assist MIN with the smoker
the post is planning to give in the early
part of February.
Dept Comdr Harlan Wood at the
last meeting gave short address.
Post meetings this week are: Deem
Der George Washington. 1441 Rhode
Island avenue, 8 pm; Vincent B. Cos
tello. District Building, pm. National
Press Club, National Press Club, 8 pm.
December 6-Jane A. Delano, installa-
ton, 1887 K street, 8 pm. and Edward
Douglas White, Colonial Hotel, 8 pm.
Department Comdr. Harlan Wood
and members of his staff have been
invited to attend and participate in the
installation of officers of Jane A. Delano
Post, No. 6, the American Legion, at
1887 X street northwest, Thursday eve
ming at 8 o'clock This post is COM
posed of Army and Navy nurses and
was organized July 8, 1919. Many of
its members are to be found in every
part of the globe, serving in hospitals
and with field forces.
Plans are getting under way for the
annual department ball, which will be
held In January at the New Willard
Hotel This is one of the brilliant So
cial events of the season and Is at
tended by high ranking officers of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps, as well
as executives of the Federal Govern
ment and persons prominent In social
circles of the National Capital. A
meeting of the ball committee will be
held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at