Evening star., 1929-10-20
Veterans of Great War

/ vention shall enlist the largest number
Of new members for the year.
At q later date the committee viii
make further announcements with re-
gard to the above trophies, which will
be awarded ut the next annual depart
ment convention.
The members Of the trophies and
awards committee are rs follows: Paul
J, McGahan, chairman; Austin 8. I'M
irie, Forest +. Bartl, Normal b. Lam
dreau.
A weekly American Legion Pilgrim
age 10 the tomb Of the Unknown Sol
der In Arlington National Cemetery
resolution adopted by the annual con-
yention Of the American Legion in
| Louisville, Ky.
| The resolution In substance follows:
"A movement for organized pilgrimages
| to the grave Of the Unknown Soldier
has met the approval Of the American
| Legion and the United States Govern
mcnt. One of the cardinal principles
OF the Legion Is to preserve the mem
| cries and incidents Of our association
in the great war; that It is desirable to
| develop such q movement to the fullest
extent In order that the sacrifices sym
| boliSed by the Unknown Soldier can
best be impressed upon the conscious
ness Of the American people; that the
| national executive committee be in
| structed to authorize the institution Of
weekly piigrimages by each Of the de-
| pArtments Of the American Legion, 81
that each department may be assigned
! in its turn one week during the course
Of the year to organize its own pill
| grimage to the grave Of the Unknown
| Soldier, and that this custom continue
as long as the American Legion con-
ttlaues to exist"
At the October meeting Of the U. s.
| s. Jacob Jones Post. No. 2, last Mon
day evening, the following members
were nominated as candidates for post
officers for next year: For commander,
Jane Breen and Mary e. Kol1os; senior
vice commander. Carolyn Hermann and
Rose OHara; junior vice commander,
Elsie Pinney and Alberta A. Lacy; his
tofian, Eloise Broaddus; chaplain, Amy
| Hammond and Leila Angleberger;
| quartermaster, Edith Armstrong and
Mary Weide: sergeant-at-armS, Helen
Opitz and Martha Witcomb; color
bearers. Elsie Beck, Mary B. Yates,
Edna Nelson, Viola Benedict Florance
ard Catherine Crowley; trustee, Lucille
Allan. The election of officers will take
place at the November meeting Of the
| post.
Charles knight. department first
vice commander, addressed the mem
bers on membership and stressed the
need for cooperation in keeping the
number Of members in the various
| posts Of the District next year up to
the present standard.
A rising vote of thanks was given to
Mary Weide for her activity as chair
man Of the membership committee in
| fwa2n ak.~ss F~~ kt.@ @@~%
during the year 1929.
! Mrs. Eula Tracy, an out-of-town
member Of the post. was welcomed and
| gave Q short talk on her experiences
with the mountaineers at Anderson, w.
Va.
Miss Anna C. Koerper, chairman of
Braille. work at the District Red Cross
Chapter House. in letter to Senior
Vice Comdr. Ethel Jane Rule, the
| Americanism officer Of the u. 6. 8.
Jacob Jones Post, extended an invita-
tton to all the post members to attend
an informal social meeting October 20
at Q pm. to inspect the new District
| Red Cross Chapter House, which Is
an addition to the main building of
| the American Red Cross, on Seven
teenth street, erected In memory Of
the heroic women Of the World War.
Miss Mabel Boardman, MRS. Theodore
i 1bACAAAA 10, 0CCACSAIy VA tAlC 4%1obkICt ESCu
| Cross Chapter, and Miss Adelia Hoyt
| Of the Congressional Library, who Is
director of Brailie for the blind, win be
among those present.
All comrades are invited to attend
the posts halloween party which is
to be held at the Marine Barracks
october 81 at pm. Carolyn Her.
mann has worked with the other men,
berS Of the entertainment committee
fF rn0ka fhie tfkua tnla nfTa1P Mann
bers are requested TO bring three of
their friends. The party will be in
| formal, but those who care TO may
| wear costumes.A Members Of other
american Legion posts are also invited.
The George Z. Killeen Unit, No. rs,
/ will meet at 1850 Massachusetts, avenue
next Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Business
| Of Importance viii be discussed. The
unit viii hold Q card party at 1850
| Massachusetts, avenue November 13.
1 The members entertained the ex-serv-
Ice men at Mount Alto Hospital last
Monday evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Belleau Wood Post, No. 3, the American
Legion, will be held this afternoon at
o'clock at the home of the commander,
pol Forest street, Thrifton Village, Va.
The commander will appoint the COM
mittees for the ensuing year and re-
port on the convention, which was at
tended by Comdr. Emily j. Carey, who
was delegate to the Marche Rationale
of La Boutique of the 6x40 and at the
marche was elected farchiyiste ma
tionale.
The social meeting Of La Societe des
s Chapeaux ct 40 Femmes was held
Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Margaret Fauleoner, S248 Georgia ave-
nue.. Silver Spring, Md. The partners
enjoyed a dinner, after which short
business meeting was held. lie Chapeau
Departmental Edna Mcintosh named
the chairmen Of several OF the COM
mittees and q list win be published at
a later date. Several of the partners
attended the convention ut Louisville,
KY, Of the American Legion, American
Legion Auxiliary and the marche ma
tionale. The delegates to the marche
were Edna Mcintosh, Dorothy B. Har-
per and Emily j. Carey. Dorothy B..
Harper was nominated as le chapeau
national, but she withdrew her name
and made the election unanimous for
Mrs Carroll Marks of California. Emily
j.. Carey, lie chapeau departmental
passe, was elected Tarchiviste rationale
IT the marche.
George Washington Post, No. l.
American Legion, held a card party
Tuesday evening at the clubhouse at
1441 Rhode Island avenue in honor Of
the post commanders Of Legion posts Of
the District and their families. Past
CoIndT. ]. G. Painter was the host
Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Collins
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas Taylor, Col
G.. M. @. Anderson, Mark Finley, jr.:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Woolf Smith
Maj. Ennalls Waggaman, Gen. Mark
Hersey. Mr.. and Mrs: Earl Hamilton