Evening star., 1928-12-30

Attention of local members of the
American Legion is now focused on
the approaching department ball to
be held at the New Willard Hotel,
January &c. with dancing from 3 to l
o'clock in the two bathrooms. President
and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge have again
this year accepted the invitation of the
Department of the District of Column
hia to head the list of patrons and
patronesSes.
The various committees are busily
engaged in completing arrangements for
the event, which promises to eclipse
anything of its kind ever held in the
history of local department. A meet
ing of the department ball committee
will be held Thursday afternoon at
5 o'clock at the New Willard Hotel,
when reports will be received from the
committee and further details COM
pleted.
The officers of the ball committee are:
Chairman, Thomas D. Walsh; vice chair
man, Thomas j. Frailey; secretary, Miss
Helen Sprague; treasurer, Howard S.
Fisk. with the following members of
the committee: j. Miller Kenyon, The
odore Cogswell, Francis F. Miller,
Charles H Hillgeist, Norman B. Lam
dreau, Austin S. Imirie, j. Thad Baker,
J. j. Orlosky, L. E. Atkins, Thomas
S. Mason, Miss Helen G. O'Neill, James
O'Connor Roberts, Miss Esther v. Hall,
Mrs. Mary Esther Kolhos, James F.
Pierce, George P. Frailey, Edgar H.
Hale, Miss Emily j. Carey, Howard F.
Breese, H. l.. Wilson, Ben l.. Fuller,
Richard Seelye Jones. Wiley Fuller,
Paul j. McGahan, Earl j. Brown, WAL
lace Streater, Charles J. Painter,
Charles Ellsworth, E. B. Lyon, Robert
M. Tolson, E. T. Hitch, B. c. MacNe1ll,
Miss Hope Knickerbocker, George F..
Cook, Frank Kelly, Bernard c. MCGEE,
Henry M. Jett, Thomas F. Franklin,
John Thomas Taylor, James Phillips, E..
v. Mcintosh, Mrs. Carolyn Herman,
John Lewis Smith, George F. Unmacht,
Mrs. Amelia Boberg and Julius I. Pey-
ser.
Music will be furnished by Orchestras
in the two bathrooms while the decora-
tive features will be unusually attractive
this year. The various posts will have
their colors in position along the line of
boxes which will be arranged along both
sides of the larger ballroom. In the
large ballroom the orchestra will be
located on a stage in the center, directly
opposite of which will be the boxes Tor
distinguished guests.
AS the result of the competition for
the two silver trophies donated by De-
partment Comdr. Harlan Wood for the
largest percentage of paid-up members
for 1929 at midnight on December 20.
the department established new record
this year by having half of last years
membership paid up for the coming
year. At the present rate the depart
ment officers hope TO have all OF last
years membership paid up within a
short time and thus pave the way for
increased membership in order to win
one or more trophies offered by national
headquarters of the American Legion.
Welfare Officer Charles Kohen an
nounces that he has removed his offices
from 511 Twelfth street to 1748 M
street, where he will continue to take
care of the needy veterans who apply
for assistance through this branch OF
the local department of the American
Legion.
In order to relieve the shortage of
hospital beds, of which there has been
recent discussion, John Thomas Taylor,
vice chairman of the national legislative
committee of the American Legion, an
nounceS that a bill will be introduced
upon the convening of Congress Thurs
day covering this subject. At the San
| Antonio convention last october a reso-
luton was adopted calling for the con-
struction of 2,725 additional hospital
beds. It is estimated that these will
cost approximately $10.000.000 and an
omnibus bill has been prepared to pro-
vide this legislation. The measure has
been analysed by the national rehabil-
| itation committee and the United States
| Veterans Bureau, with view to de-
| termining the exact amount of the pro-
posed construction cost. The American
Legion is actively behind all measures of
| this character and is doing everything
| possible to provide for the comfort of
veterans in need of disqualification.
! Victory Post, No. 4, American Le-
gion, Is adding more buglers to its bugle
and dllm corps. All ex-service men
wishing TO learn to blow a hugle are in