Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
Veterans of Great War

tary units have been requested by
James F. Barton, national adJutant, 10
report to the War Department the
names and addresses Of gold-star
mothers and widows in their communi-
ties who are eligible to make the pill
grimage to France.
Names of these eligible to make the
journey to the grave OF son or hus-
band in Europe at Government expense
should be sent to Maj. Gen. B. F.
Cheatham, Quartermaster Corps. War
Department The full name of the son
or husband, the branch in which he
served and the cemetery in which he
is buried should be given.
Congress has provided that the pill
grimage shall be made by small groups
during the period from May l, 1880. to
October 81. 1888. Each group will be
in Europe a period of two weeks. The
Secretary of War will prescribe regula-
tions as to the time for each group
pilgrimage, the itinerary, composition
of groups. accommodations. transporta-
ton, program, management and other
details.
Stcpmothers or mothers through
adoption and any woman who held the
place of a mother to a deceased men,
Der of the military or naval forces for
one year prior to the date he entered
World War service will be entitled to
the journey to the veterans grave in
Europe, providing she has never made
the pilgrimage. Only a widow who has
not remarked will be eligible to visit
the grave of her husband abroad in the
Government pilgrimage.
The Second Division Post, No. %,
held a regular meeting at Room 21l,
Transportation Building last Monday.
Letters from Mai. Gen. John A. Le-
jeune, commandant, v. NJ. l.. Capt. G.
o. Mattfeldt, secretary. Second Division
Association, and Hanford MacNider,
past national commander Of the Amer
lean Legion, relative to the change in
the posts name, were read. The letter
applied for membership in the post. A
report on the drive for membership was
given.
A canvass was made to obtain a list
of those desiring to participate in the
departments Armisttce day observation
to be held at the Washington Audito-
rum on November IL.
The post voted to oppose a resolution
relative to suffrage for the District OF
Columbia. This resolution had pre-
department convention and at the meet
ing of the executive committee.
The post constitution was amended
to provide for the creation of the office
of chaplain and to increase dues to SIS,
effective November 16.
The following officers were elected
Earl J.. Brown, commander; Adolphus
Mckenzie, senior vice commander; VIII
liam Thompson, Junior vice command
er; Arthur H. Wagner, finance officer;
William P. Wright, Sergeant-at-arms;
Herman j. Bounds and John B. Evarts,
color bearers.
A Halloween dance was held by the
u. s. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, Amer
lean Legion, at the Marine Barracks,
last Thursday evening Carolyn Her
mann of the entertainment committee,
was chairman of the floor committee
and, with the assistance of her COM
mittee members, perfected the plans for
the evening and Comrade Edith Arm
strong had charge of refreshments.
In connection with the Americaniza-
ton program Of this post, the Bratlle
work, carried on under the direction OF
the District of Columbia Chapter Of the
American Red Cross, will be resumed
next Tuesday evening in the new annex
to the Red Cross Building on Seven
tenth street Senior Vice Comdr. Ethel
Rule. chairman of the Americanization
committee of the u. S. S. Jacob Jones
Post, requests all the comrades who can
to volunteer their services for this work,
which is very helpful in the education
of the blind throughout the country.
Oficers of the advisory council will
meet next Thursday evening at the
home of Comrade Carolyn Hermann, in
Chatham Courts, 1907 Columbia road,
at 8 pm. Comrades Hermann and
Edith Armstrong will serve as hosteSSes.
The next regular monthly meeting OF
the post will be held November II at
pm. Members of the post will be
notified as to the meeting place in the
November bulletin. 1t is planned that
the members will meet promptly at 8
o'clock for a short business meeting and
then recess until the following evening,
in order to permit the members OF post
to attend the Armistice day exercises
under the auspices of the national COM
n1ander of the American Legion at the
washington Auditorium, In a body.