Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20

Final details for the annual depart
nnent ball at the New Willard Hotel
January 80, under the auspices OF the
Department of the District Of Columbia
the American Legion, will be completed
this week, and, from reports presented
by the various committees to date, 1t is
expected to be the most brilliant affair
in the history of the local veteran
organization. With President and Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge and Vice President and
Mrs. Charles G. Dawes heading the list
of patrons and patronesSes and many
other notables in military and social
circles accepting invitations to be pres
ent on this occasion, the success OF the
ball is assured.
The list of boXholders include Secre-
tary of the Treasury Andrew w. Mellon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, Mrs. G. G.
Williams. Mrs. Alfred Pembroke Thorn,
Past Department Comdrs. Watson B.
Miller Paul j. McGahan and j. Miller
Kenyon; Mrs. Boyce Ficklen, jr., ma
tional president of the American Legion
Auxiliary: UnderSecretary OF the
Treasury Ogden L. Mills. Mrs. Alvin S.
Hert, the Eight and Forty Society. Mrs.
George Hewitt Myers, Senators Hiram
Bingham and George. P. Mclean OF
Connecticut, Arthur Capper OF Kan
sas and Lawrence G. Phipps OF Colo
RADIO, National Comdr. and Mrs. Paul
V. McNutt, Miss Mabel T. Boardman,
DR.. and Mrs. S. M. Rinehart, Mr.. ana
Mrs. H. w. Keyes, Secretary of State
and Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Streator and the following
American Legion posts: George Wash
ington, U. S. S. Jacob Jones, Jane A.
Delano, Kenneth H. Nash. Henry G.
Spengler. National Press Club, Tank
Corps. Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. Quentin Roosevelt, Sergt. Jasper,
Victory Cooley Cullough and Vincent
B. Costello and the general counsefs
Office. United States Veterans Bureau.
Department Adjt. Howard S. FISK Is
In receipt of a letter from National
Treasurer Bowman Elder advising him
that the Department Of the District OF
Columbia and the Department OF Mlchl-
gan were the only two departments out
Of 81 departments in the United states
that had more than so per cent Of their
1928 membership paid up for 1929 az
the close of business December 81, 1928.
The Department of Michigan finished
first with 52.08 per cent and the Dis
trict of Columbia with 50.87 per cent.
The information was furnished at the
request of Department Adjt. Fisk, who
also received the paid-up membership
list Of every department, including for
eign departments, as of December 81.
Department Comdr. Harlan Wood and
other department officers are highly
elated over this wonderful record.
thanks for which is due to the various
posts for their cooperation. .
Announcement is made from national
headquarters that the eleventh annual
national convention of the American
Legion will be held at Louisville, KY,
September 80 to october 3.
Department Comdr. Harlan WOOD
has announced the appointment OF
Past Comdr. Ben l.. Fuller of Henry
C. Spengler Post as department service
officer for this year.
National Vice Comdr. E. L. White
has called a conference of department
commanders and department adjutantS
for the Eastern section of the United
States to meet at Philadelphia Satur-
day, February Is. The conference Will
be held at the Ben Franklin Hotel,
where luncheon will be served and the
session continued throughout the eve
ming. A number Of matters Will come
up for discussion and action at THIS
meeting.
National Comdr. Paul v. McNutt
spent several days here last week aid
ing the progress of the national legls-
lative program in Congress. All OF the
legislation requested by the San An
tonic convention has now been intro
duced in. either the Senate or House
or is in the hands of members OF Con-
gress for introduction. These meas
ures we're prepared by the national
legislative committee, of which John
Thomas Taylor of this department is
national vice chairman, based on the
convention resolutions.
According to Vice Chairman Taylor,
the retirement Of disabled emergency
Army officers under the Tyson-Fitz-
gerald act is progressing more rapidly
than formerly. Last week the cases OF
1851 disabled officers had been acted
on favorably by the retirement board;
TIT without pay, 1852 had been de-
MED retirement and the cases of Abs
had not been acted on. A total OF
1877 applications for retirement have
been received to date, he reports.
The American Legion Auxiliary en-
tered 1929 with the largest advance
enrolment of members in its history
the first tabulation of 1929 membership
at national headquarters here showed
The membership on January / was
45,I72 ahead of the enrolment on the
same date last year, when the highest
previous membership record was set
Nearly one-third of total number OF
members set as the 1929 goal OF the
organization had been enrolled when
the year started.
The Oliphant Trophy, awarded annu-
ally to the department of more than
1000 members which re-enrolls the
largest percentage of its membership
before January /, was won by the De-
partment of Minnesota, with q per.
centage of S152 Wyoming was second
in the trophy race with 70.06 per cent
re-enrollment, while Connecticut, witt
5000 per cent, was third, and Mich
igan, with 1888 per cent, was fourth.
Kenneth Nash Post met Wednesda,
evening at the Hamilton Hotel. Unde
the leadership of Comdr. Madden, VIII
urged that the Post should have a ban
ner after eight years without one, So
was donated by the comrades present
Later it was decided that every men1be
of the Post should have the privilege o
giving 81 toward the purchase OF IN
banner. The Post Auxiliary will ais
be given an opportunity to contribut
toward the fund.
New members initiated recently ar
Comrades George w. Frazer, Charlie
Lemler, j. H. Ellsworth and c. M
Moulton.
The Post will have a box at tn
department ball January 80.
New officers of the Post Auxiliary re
Gently installed by the Past Department
President. Mrs. Thomas w. Faucet ar
as follows President, Mrs. Ethel Wilt
first vice president, Miss Rose Jaffe
second vice president, Mrs. George "
Grove; secretary chaplain, Mrs. ETH
M Nash; treasurer. Miss Gertrud
Bacon, and historian, Miss Mildre
Nash.
The installation of officers of tn
u. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, Ameri
can Legion. took place Monday nigh
at the Thomas Circle Club. Department
Ccn1dr Harlan Wood installed the neN