Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15


Douglas White.
The following post commanders and
post adjutants have been recommended
for testimonials Of appreciation" Mrs.
Lucille Allan and Miss Jane M. Breen,
U. S. s. Jacob Jones Post: Miss Emily
j. Carey and Miss Ethel Baer, BelIeau
Wood Post; Ernest y. Lyon and Madi-
son L. Hill, Victory Post; Elisha e. AL
mond and E. L. Person, James Reese
and Miss Winifred Nichols. Jane A.
Clyde B. Stovall, Kenneth H. Nash
Post; Forest F. Bartl and Howard w.
Woerner, Lafayette Post; Warren E.
Miller and Vernon S. Aud, Stuart Wal
colt Post; william G. Ashford and Will
liam H. Grass, Quentin Roosevelt Post;
Watson B. Miller and NJ Ward Guthrie
Henry C. Spengler Post; Esmond Cal
lahan and W. H. Allen, Sergt. Jasper
Post; L. E. Atkins and Harry z. Smith
Vincent B. Costello Post; Theodore
Cogswell and Frank A. Dawson, Angus
and r. C. Bonde, Tank Corps Post; II.
R. Baukhage and Malcolm A. Coles,
National Press Club Post; James F.
Pierce and Robert Zacharias, Cooley.
Mccullough Post; Hugh B. Marsh and
l.. johnson, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post; Bernard 8. Bischer and
Edward M. Smith, George E. Killeen
Post; DR.. T. Z. Jones and West A. Ham
ilton, James Z. Walker Post; Joseph j;
Idler and Egbert E. Corwin, Edward
Douglas White Post.
Victory Post, No. 4, installed w. L. A.
Strawbridge as their commander ana
other newly elected officers for the en-
suing year at their meeting last Tues
day evening. The installation ceremony
was conducted by Department Comdr.
L. A. Atkins.
Senator Willard z. Tydings of Mary
land was the principal speaker OF the
occasion. He spoke on The Rights OF
Freedom and Democracy" Among the
other speakers were John Thomas Tay-
lor, vice chairman Of the national legis-
lative committee and national 'legisla =
tive council; Gen. Rufus H. Lane, al.
jutant and inspector of the United
States Marine Corps: Harlan Wood, past
commander of the Department OF the
District of Columbia.
Retiring Comdr. Ernest B. Lyon was
presented with past commanders medal
as a token OF the high esteem OF the
members of the post. Madison l.. Hill,
retiring adjutant and newly appointed
finance officer Of the Department Of the
entation speech.
The post Drum Corps will participate
in the carnival to be given by the
Takoma Park, Md, Chamber OF Com
merce, next Tuesday. Members OF the
Drum Corps will assemble at Fourth
and Butternut streets. Takoma Park,
Md, at pm, with complete equipment
and uniforms. The corps will go to the
national convention at Louisville, KY,
with the District Of Columbia contin-
gent, and it is fully expected will
further add to the honors Of the District
Of Columbia by bringing home many
prizes.
The post executive committee will
hold its first meeting with the newly
installed officers next Wednesday, at 8
pm, at department headquarters,
Transportation Building.
Costello Post. No. is, held It's regular
meeting September in the board room
of the District Building. The applica-
tons for membership of Cecil 8. Rod
man. Lewis M. Austin, Harold K. Towne,
Carl Seitz, Marshall v. Day and Frank
j. Gresham were accepted.
A standard of colors will be presented
to the post at the meeting September
II by the Washington Pressmen'S As
sistants' Union, No. AZ, at which time
Past National Vice Comdr. George L..
Berry, who is also president Of the In
ternati Printing Pressmen's Union;
william Green, president Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, and John Hag-
gerty, president of the Bookbinders
Union, will make addresses.
At the last regular meeting of Jane A.
Delano Post, No. 6. the following Off
GERS were elected: Commander, Marjorie
yUnnd0on. coYNiaY wire NAar Winf.
fred Nichols: junior vice commander,
Winifrede Corcoran; chaplain, Marietta
Pierson; surgeon. Mary Graham; SER
geant-at-arms, Marie M. Owens; mas
ter-at-arms, Anne Pryde; color bearers,
Phoebe Shook and Nellie Rothwell; his
torian, Pauline McVey. The new and
transferred members received into the
post this year are: Matilda Gibson, SUI
perintendent Of Children'S Hospital;
Anna Howard, Mrs. Gusts Lee Hall.
Mrs. Murren Owens, Anne G. Slater,
Lean, Mrs. Elizabeth Minnis. Elesa Rob-
erts, Josephine Bruen, Ethel Carson,
Mrs. Florence Conway, Mary MacMil-
Ian, Mabel Day, Mildred Johnson. Daisy
Herbert, Katharine La Rose, Annabelle
Peterson, and Florence Lyons, the newly
appointed assistant director of welfare
for the Department Of the District Of
Columbia, is being transferred to this
post.
After the business meeting Depart
ment Comdr. Atkins made a speech on
welfare work. Maj. Julia c. Stimson,
superintendent of the Army Nurse
Corps, spoke on international Public
Health" and DR.. Gusts Lee Hall had
for his subject Some of My impress
sions of England"
The last meeting Of the U. S. 8.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, held at the
Thomas circle Club September 9, was
well attended. Meeting was opened by
Comdr. Lucille Allen. Then senior vice
commander, Ethel Rule, took the chair
as Comdr Allen had to attend the de-
partment executive committee meeting.
l.. o. Drumwright, city passenger
agent of the Baltimore &, Ohio Rail-
road, addressed the members on the
plans of the trip to the national con-
vention at Louisville, KY, giving brief
outline of the route, the principal cities
to be visited, ETC., and answered many
questions regarding the subject. A
number of members of this post are
going to the convention, and the post
has two of its members attending as
delegate and alternate, respectively.
Comdr. Allan, accompanied by sew
eral Of the post officers, Thursday after
noon visited the Home for Incurables
and presented an electric fan as gift
from the post.
The commander, two vice command
ers and other officers and members OF
the post visited the grave OF Past
Condr. Kate Clagett last Sunday after
noon and placed there floral wreaths
made from flowers grown in the Ameri-
can Legion gardens sponsored by the
post.
The Buffalo Baby Bisons team Of the
american Legion junior base ball COM
petition won the championship at
Louisville, KY, last week, and as re-
suit will be guests at the major league
world series next month. They defeated
the New Orleans team, 6 to 4, dropped