Evening star., 1928-05-13
Veterans of Great War

rial dAy committee ana lnolan planket
campaign committee. Definite plans
will be announced for the posts par
ticipation In the Memorial day program,
The members of the Plansky Athletic
Club midget base ball team, which are
representing George washington Post
in the District of Columbia series of the
Junior world championship, will be
guests of the post.
The James r. Walker Post M. 26
American Legion, met Thursday eve
ming at the Twelfth street "Y." Jonn
Swe stney, chairman of the poppy sale
ccmmltt@S. outlined the proposed plans
OF the poppy campaign, which will in
clude canvass of all the th.atels
clubs and business section Of the city
The pest voted an additional amount to
the supply on hand All members are
advised to secure their supply Of poppics
at post headquarters, 1853 u street be-
fore May l6, on which date the cam
paign will begin. and cooperate in
every way 10 make this years drive a
success A graves registration commit
tee was appointed so make a survey of
the local cemeteries. report of which
will be made at the next meeting An
nouncement was made that the Joint
Memorial Association of Military So
cietieS' fourth consecutive memorial
services will be observed May 81, at the
Second Baptist Church. of which Rev.
j. l.. S. Holloman is pastor
Preparations are being made in antici-
patton of the first visitation Of the
department commander. j. Kenyon Mil
Ter. and staff at the next meeting of the
post. May "a. West A. Hamilton. chair
man of the legislative committee. gave
a review of the activities of the national
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Tyson bill An invitation was read
from the War Mothers Club, request
ing the post to attend the Mothers
day services today in the Amphitheater,
in commemoration of the Unknown
Soldier at Arlington Cemetery.
Master Sergt. J. Robinson. retired.
United States Army. Office of the chief
of Field Artillery. War Department was
elected a member of the post. Sergt.
Johnson IL assistant military instructor
OF the high school cadet corps at Dun
lar and Armstrong High Schools.
At Joint meeting OF the Snyder
Farmer Post, No. 3. American Legion
and its auxiliary May 9. Miss Betty
Wright of Tappahannock, Va, secretary
OF the National Federation of Organiza-
tions for the Hard OF Hearing, spoke
on her work in the teaching of men
deafened in their service during the
World War to read lips.
Mrs. Norman Mock, gold star mother
spoke on her tours of the battlefields
and American cemeteries in France
Mrs. NJ. c. O'Neill, national custodian
OF records of the American War Moth
ers, and Mrs. Mary T. Shanahan, de-
partment president, American War
Mothers. spoke on the work of their
organization. Short talks were given
by Comdr. Johnson. and Past Comdrs.
Aiello, HeiSer and Butler.
The auxiliary will hold benefit card
party May % at $50 pm, at Legion
Headquarters. on Maryland avenue,
Hyattsville. The meeting will be held
May 16. at pm, at Legion headQuar-
ters.
Mrs. Robert Walbridge. national pres
ident of the American Legion Auxiliary.
paid an official visit TO the officers of
the various units in the District last
Monday evening at called meeting in
the Jefferson room at the Mayfiower
Hotel Mrs. Amos A. Fries. president,
and the following officers from Spengler
Unit attended: Mrs. Porter II. Dale.
Mrs. Ethel Mock. Mrs. r. s. Jones, Mrs.
Ethel Fowler, Mrs. Hortense Fuller. Mrs.
Roy Z. Hughes. Mrs. Douglas A. White.
Mrs. John Thomas Taylor and Mrs.
Dorothy B. Harper. Mrs. Richard Seelye
Jones was secretary for the meeting.
Mrs. Walbridge gave an address on
auxiliary activities in the many depart
mentg she has visited thisi year, SIN
Cling out Texas and District OF Columbia
- presenting perhaps the extremes OF
possibilities for get-fogether meetings
that Is. Texas units are so widely scat
tered In very remote localities and many
Of the members have never attended q
department meeting, while in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. the units are all in
one small radius and with brief notice
can gather In single evening for con-
stfuctive conference.
The Q and 20 is making strides in or
ganization this year Plans have been
made for salon departementaux in
Hawaii and Utah, Texas, with three
petite salons before october national
maTche. Arizona has about completed or
eagiization work, and Pennsylvania has
organized five new salons this year.
Montana is completing departmental
oraginzation, and the Departmental
Chapeau in Vermont has appointed
nine organizers TO form petite salons,
and Iowa has voted 70 form depart
mental salon. District of Columbia
Salon IA Is keeping step with national
policies and has a full calendar of ac-
tivities for the next three months.
The May day program ended with a
dance, under the direction OF Mrs. Ger
trude Lyons. with the participants chill
dren Of World War Veterans. The
salon voted SIS as contribution 10 the
national fund for child welfare at its
meeting May 2. Mrs. Anita Carr White.
l'archivigte rationale OF Baltimore, was
guest Of honor and speaker Of the eve
ming.
The following will act as ushers at
Arlington Memorial day; Partners
Benedict. Carley, Faulkner, Harper.
Kaske, Key. Killeen. Mcintosh. Murphy,
Murray. Ober, Anita White, Louise
White and Witcomb Mrs. Leon Arnold,
Mrs. Louise White and Mrs. Ethel Fow-
Ter VIII place floral tribute on the
grave Of our departed partner, Mrs.
Emma p. Belt, and the partners at Ar
lington win place a tribute on the
grave Of Mrs. Maude Warner. The salon