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

that this post will participate In the
massing OF colors at st. Thomas
Church today and in rally in memory
of Jane A. Delano's birthday at Central
High School about March IL.
Miss Bertha Jones. formerly .hief
nurse of Mount Alto Hospital. was
buried at Arlington January q with
full military honors. This post took
charge of the funeral for the Chicago
Jane A. Dclano Post, of which she was
q member.
At its meeting Tuesday night George
washington Post was host to repre-
sentativcs of World War and other vet
Grams of American wars groups. In one
of the series of veterans nights being
held by the post through the auspices
of Maj. Guy Withcrs, chairman OF the
entertainment committee.
John Thomas Taylor. vice chairman
of the Leeion's national legislative COM
mittee. spoke on the work Of the COM
mittee for the legislative program.
Plans are being made for the an
nual pilgrimage to the tomb of Gen.
Washington February .. when the
Legion post wreath will be presented
by Comdr. Painter.
Milton p Noyes, Walter II. Hidde
and Walter G. Moyle were initiated
with full Legion ceremonial. The COM
mittee on Legion post consolidation
was continued.
The Tank Corps Post of the Ameri-
can Legion met Wednesday evening.
Comdr. Oyerton Elwood White nomi-
mated and the post confirmed
the appointment of the following
staff officers: H. Augustus REM,
adjutant and Andrew Jacques Wittcn.
finance officer. The post authorized
the commander to appoint committee
to solicit the membership of the post
and It's auxiliary unit with view TO
selling copies of the official lthograph
of the u. S. S. Constitution and souve-
Mrs made from the original timbcrs OF
that vessel
The post voted to instruct its repre-
sentative on the department executive
committee to urge that committee to in
dorse the WEIGH bill increasing COM
pensation of Federal employees and to
oppose the passage OF the LanKloTd
Sunday CLOSING measure.
The monthly meeting of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2. American Le-
gion. will be held at the Thomas Circle
Club tomorrow at o'clock. The ways
and means committee met at the nome
of Comrade Armstrong last Tuesday
evening and plans were discussed Tor
theater party to be held in April.
The post will participate In the mass
ing of colors at st. Thomas Church.
Eighteenth and Church streets. this
afternoon.
More magazines are needed for dis
tribution to the hospitals. Members
are requested to notify the commander
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for or they may be brought to the post
meeting. A theatcr party will be held
at Keith's February 90
Eight and 40 Salon Departmental
will hold a social meeting Wednesday
at the home of Amy Hammond. 2l4
Massachusetts, avenue northeast. Pre-
liminary plans for the May day fete,
Nav /, will be discussed. Emma +.
Kent. child welfare chairman for the
salon, has the names of-thc children OF
the Districts World War dead. and
these children will be honor guests at
the fctc. Part Of the program includes
May pole dance, to be- conducted BY
Gertrude Lyons.
La Dcmi Chapeau Rationale Mary
Esther Ko'hos, La Surintendante Ma
tionale Lois B. McRae and lie Chapcau
Departmental Dorothy b. Harper are to
be honor guests at thu joint banquet
of the Maryland Legion and It's auxil-
iary. February l6. In Baltimore at the
Emerson Hotel.
The national visitation dinner held at
the Washington Hotel February was
interesting. significant In scope because
of the many guests from various StH't%
National Comdr. Edward E, Spaford
sent regrets. National Auxiliary rresi-
dent Mrs. Robert Walbridge made
brief address. Department Comdr. j
Miller Kenyon welcomed the out-State
guests, Grande Chef dc Care James r.
Pierce extended greetings from the 40
and 8 and then introduced Che!
de Chem!n de Fer Pelham st.
George Bisscll OF New York CITY:
LIE Chapeau National Mrs. Edna
Davol Of Rhode Island outlined her
plans for the years activities and BRIEF
ly skctched her Springtime official tour.
which started with the District OF CO.
Iumb;a Salon dinner. Mrs. Davoi Is &C
complaining the national president on
trip now into Texas to make plans for
the annual marche at San Antonio IN
October. from there into California. on
over to Honolulu. back through the
Northern and Western States and
thence TO Florida In April.
Quentin Roosevelt Post. No. II, OF
the American Legion. Will hold its next
meeting at the Potomac Boat Club
Thirty-sixth and K streets, February
20 at 8 pm.
The following applicants FOR mem
bership were approved mt a meeting OF
the executive committee held at the
Office OF the commander: William ID,
Griffith. Charles M TunkhUuser Ray
mond /. Mawhinney. Raymond ID.
Stockman, E. Nj. Kennedy. Earl n
McKeown. Ruel j. Olsen, George r.
Cassidy and John Lewis.
The next meeting Of Henry G, Spans-
Ter Post, No II. American Legion. Will
be- held at Thomas Circle Club. 1926
ch,isetts avenue. February Y.
comdr. Ben l.. Fuller viii preside,
Thu post Is sponsoring the drive Tor
the rebuilding Of the u. s.. s.. Conati-
tuition as part Of the Americanism
campaign A painting OF the Consul
tuition will b. presented 10 the post and
Mai. T.. H.. Hale will give II descriptive
talk on the souvenirs being mannlac"
tured from the replaced plankb. nmbera.
iron and other parts of the historic
ship,
The efforts of the posts legislative
committee are being centered on "a
smpiiHcaLlo" v! hIt1 P'o@'H.'@ ~ -. 80
nitalizatlon OF veterans suffering WITH
non service connected diseases and IN
iurieg. The present requirements Tor
naturalization not infreuuentiy cause
extended delay in verifying the eligl"
b,Iity OF an applicant for hohpltniization
under section 202 I0t OF the WorId
war veterans art. IL Is hoped Thai
procedure viii be- approved under which
The presentation 'ot an honorable dia.
charge. supplemented by an, afildavll
that the veteran was not dishonofabiy
discharged during any period OF lhe
conflict on which his claim Tor nos"
,italization Is based. VIII be- sliIlcie'it.
THE posi- IL arranging for the poppS
and the plans for iiiih ac,isity
viii be discussed at thu next merlii's
Vincent H Costello Post met last
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