Evening star., 1928-12-16
Veterans of Great War

! American Legion, will give its annual
informal and benefit dance tomorrow
night at the Whitelaw Hotel, Th1r-
teenth and T streets. from to o'clock
The Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6, held
| its monthly meeting December 6. The
| following officers were installed by the
| district department commander: Mrs
Annie F. Humphrey, commander; Mar
| jorie Woodzell, senior vice commander;
| Jennie D. Parrott, junior vice COM
mander: Clara A. Holes, sergeant-at-
arms; Gertrude T. Massey, chaplain
Winifred Nichols, adjutant; Nellie
Rothwell, color bearer Alice Harvey
historian. The retiring commander,
Mrs. Hickey: District Department
| Comdr. Wood and Department Chap
| lain Dickson gave addresses. Mrs
Hickey was presented with past COM
mander's badge.
The next meeting of Vincent B.
| Costello Post, No. Is, will be Tuesday
in the boardroom, District Building, at
pm. The post charter will be drapeo
in memory of G. H. Bucker, who was
laid to rest at Arlington, December IL
1t is expected a resolution for legal
lied boxing in the District is to be put
forth at the meeting.
The membership committee will make
an automobile raid on the 1928 men,
bers today, going from house to house
This is in harmony with the depart
ment drive closing December 30. Cars
viii be at the District Building all day
from 9 am.
The next regular meeting of Kenneth
Fl. Nash Post will be at the Hamilton
Hotel December 10. The following ap-
pointments have been made by Comdr
Madden: Finance officer, NJ L. Snipes;
chairman of ways and means commit
tee, DR.. E. A. Hunt; membership, Jacob
r. Emeigh; entertainment, Charles D.
Allen; welfare and relief. M. Y. Wilt;
publicity. Dr. Albert II. Parham; reso-
lutions. I. R. Zaontz; post historian
Charles d. Allen; post surgeon, DR.. Will
liam E. Whitson; master -at-armS, Will
liam B. Kelley; sergeant-at-arms,
Hugh E. Brickert; color bearers, j. B.
Moody and William D. Mulky.
The monthly meeting of U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2. was held De-
cember 10 at the Thomas Circle Club.
Officers were elected as follows: Com
mander, Lucille Allan; senior vice COM
mander, Ethel j. Rule; junior vice COM
mander, Gladys Allen; historian, Cora
Drake; chaplain, Amy Hammond; quar-
termaster. Charlotte Berry; Sergeant-at-
arms, Helen Opitz; color bearers, Rose
O'Hara and Mary Tatspaugh, and trus-
tee. Mabel F. Staub.
Department Comdr. Harlan Wood
made an address on the subject of
postponed until the February meeting.
membership. Final action on the re-
vised constitution and bylaws was
Disabled American Veterans.
Richard o. Melton, jr., was reelected
commander of the Ace Rasmussen
Chapter of the Disabled american Vet
eranS of the annual meeting in the
District Building last week. Burton
H. Doyle, formerly of the .472d En-
gineers, was chosen senior vice COM
mander, and Michael Kostich, formerly
of the 326th Infantry, was named
junior vice commander
Election of members of the chapter
executive committee was: Margaret
bers and Frank M. Owens
The report of Adjt. George Martin
showed the organization to be in good
condition, but it was decided to i'm
mediately launch drive for new men,
bers in the hope of strengthening the
delegation which will go from this city
to the national convention at Detroit
next June.
Instead of the chapter independently
conducting Christmas exercises at the
hospitals. it was decided to cooperate
in a plan which is being made by
the District of Columbia Department
of the D. A. v. to have special COM
mittee handle the whole program dur
ing the holidays.
After the holidays, it is expected, 1t
will be possible to form definite esti-
mate as to what is to be done on legis-
lation for the disabled during the pres
ent session of Congress, according TO
an announcement last week by the
Washington Office of the D. A. v.
The national legislative program OF
the D. A. ", carrying proposed changes
in the laws governing the Veterans Bu-
reau. has already been covered in an
omnibus bill which will be considered
by a subcommittee of the veterans COM
mittee of the House. This group IS
composed of Chairman Royal c. john
son and Representatives Bird Vincent
of Michigan and A. L. Bulwinkle OF
North Carolina.
The matter of medical corps in the
Veterans Bureau has been referred to
a subcommittee for study, while the
veterans committee will name several
representatives in case there is a gen
TOURS.