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

, the New Willard Hotel to arrange fur
| Their details of the coming event.
Department Comdr. Harlan Wood is
in receipt Of personal letter from
National Comdr. Paul v. .McNutt. EEK
pressing his personal thanks and ap-
probation of the national organization
| for all that he did to contribute to the
| success of the ArmiStice day ceremonies
Your aid was invaluable and your CO.
operation of the finest sort" National
Comdr. McNutt followed President
Coolidge at the Washington Auditorium
Armistice night, during the comment
grafton of the tenth anniversary of the
signing of the armistice.
Fhe annual conference of depart
ment commanders and department ad-
| jutantS will be held at national head
quarters at Indianapolis. Ind, Thurs
| day, Friday and Saturday of this week,
| being the first to be held since the in
| stallation of the new officers at San
Antonio in october.
AT 9 o'clock Thursday morning Ma
| tional Adjt. James F. Barton will call
| the meeting together and will be fol-
| lowed by an address of welcome to the
visitors by National Comdr. Paul
v. McNutt He will be followed in turn
| by Mrs Boyce Ficklen, ir., national
president of the American Legion Aux
| Hilary and John P. Conmy. Chef de
Chemin de Fer Forty and Eight.
Watson B. Miller Of this city, past
department commander and past ma
tional vice commander and chairman
of the national rehabilitation commit
| tee, will outline the national program
| for the year, while John Thomas Tay-
lor, also of this city, vice chairman of
the national legislative committee, will
speak on How the Departments Can
Assist the National Legislative Com
mittee."
| Sessions will be held in the mornings
| and afternoons, with possible session
Friday night in order to complete the
varied program of various subjects
which have been arranged for discus
sion by officials from all parts of the
| United States The final session will
be concluded with an address by Ma
tional Comdr. McNutt, which will be
| broadcast over the radio.
Department Adjt. Howard s. Fisk
will attend the sessions as the rep
resentative at the adjutant's conference
of the local department.
| At the final meeting last week Of the
| committee which arranged the details
of the Armistice ball at the New Will
| lard Hotel, November 10, held under
| the auspices of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and the American Legion, reports
were submitted and approved and con-
gratulations extended on the success OF
the ball. E. Claude Babcock was chair
man of the committee representing the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Thomas
j. Frailey chairman Of the American
Legion committee.
Mrs. Amos A. Fries was reelected for
second term of office as president OF
Henry c. Spengler Unit American
Legion Auxiliary. at its meeting at the
Thomas Circle Club November %. The
| following were elected to fill the various
other chairs: Mrs. J. Jerome Light
foot, first vice president; Mrs. Rice w
Means, second vice president; Mrs
Douglas A. White, past president Mrs
Hortense Fuller, chaplain; Mrs. r
Garcine, treasurer; Mrs. John Thomas
Taylor, color bearer; Mrs. Frank
Pritchard, historian; Mrs. Ethel Fowler
sergeant-at-armS. Members elected to
are Mrs. John c. Spengler, Mrs. Daniel
B. Miller and Mrs. William Wolff Smith
Mrs. Oscar Eastwood was accepted for
membership Installation will be held
December g. jointly with Spengler
Post, with Department Comdr Harlan
Wood officiating.
Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart first national
president of the auxiliary, spoke on
Rehabilitation" Mrs. T. E. Fawcett
has been appointed vice chairman OF
rehabilitation and will direct the men,
bership in making number of thou
sand Of surgical pillows for use in hos
pitfalls. Mrs Rice w. Means heads the
committee for veteran Christmas cheer
and will be assisted by Mrs. Clara
Scnneman, Mrs. Douglas White ano
Mrs. Harry Gilchrist. The preparation
of Christmas packages for the disabled
men is being arranged.
| A letter was read from MRS. Boyce
Ficklen. national president, advising
| that the fiscal year or unit membership
| is now from October 20 to october 20.
| A radio program arranged by the
president has been set for December Is.
Among those to be on the program are
Mrs. Lowell F.. Hobart, Mrs. Amos A.
Fries and Mrs Gertrude Lyons.
The u. s. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. q,
held a social meeting on Tuesday night
at the Thomas Circle Club. Hope
Knickerbocker opened the meeting by
explaining its importance. A gold
| Legion medal was presented to Miss
Efie Wade, Troop 8, Girl Scouts. by
| Post Comdr Mabel F. Staub Miss wade
won the contest sponsored by the post
in which IL Girl Scouts competed
in a course of Braille work for the
| blind. The American Red Cross, the
| Library of Congress and the Girl Scout
| Council co-operated with the post in run
ming this contest. Miss Ann Koerper OF
| the American Red Cross presented Red
Cross certificates to Misses Ellie Wade
and Frances Sherman for completing
the Braille course. Mrs. Father, past
commissioner of the Girl Scouts Coun-
Gil and Miss Dorothy Green, director of
Girl Scouts, gave talks on the Girl
Scouts and their activities. Miss Adelia
M. Hoyt Of the Library of Congress gave
talk on Braille work. Miss EStelle
Lewis, who taught the scouts the Braille
work could not be present, but sent
her congratulations to the winners.
Ethel Jane Rule, post Americanization
officer, gave an outline of the Braille
work for the blind. which the post
adopted as the 1928 Americanization
program. Department Comdr. Harlan
Wood gave a talk on the department
activities.
Little Miss Barry entertained with
several dances and songs. accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Barry. Among the
guests of the evening were: Department
Comdr. Harlan Wood. Senior Vice
Comdr. Thomas j. Walsh, Junior Vice
Comdr. Emily j. Carey, Department
:: Adjt. Howard Fisk, Post Comdr. Ben
Fuller of Henry c. Spengler Post. The
Girl Scouts Council, including Mrs.
Bradley, commissioner Of Girl Scouts
, Council. Mrs Father mast commissioner