Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29

Post, Pythian Temple
Earl D. Gregory of 31OO Connecticut
avenue, attached to the staff of the
american Red Cross at Mount Alto Hos
pltal, has been appointed national aide
dc camp, Medal of Honor Division, for
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, by Ma
tlonal Commander-in-Chief Hezekiah P.
DUN OF Lansing, Mich. Mr.. Gregory is
a member of Front Line Post, No. l40l,
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He holds the Congressional Medal of
Honor, French Medaille Militaire, Ital-
ian War Cross, French Croix de Guerre
with Bronze Star and Montenegrin
Bravery Medal.
The award of the Congressional
Medal OF Honor to Gregory is reported
IN war Department General Order No.
"a OF March 2, 1919 "for conspicuous
| gallantry and intrepidity above and be-
yond the call of duty in action with the
| enemy at Bots de ConSenboye north of
| Verdun, France, October 8, 1918. With
the remark IT will get them" Sergt.
Gregory seized rifle and a trench
mortar shell which he used as a hand
| grenade, left his detachment of a trench
mortar platoon and, advancing ahead
of the Infantry, captured a machine
gun and three of the enemy. Advancing
still farther from the machine gun nest,
he captured a 7.5-centimeter mountain
howitzer and, entering a dugout behind
the German lines, single-handed cap
tured 10 of the enemy"
He enlisted July IA, 1914, for Com
pany E, I'd Infantry, Virginia National
Guard, which organization became Com
pany F, 116th Infantry. He reported
for Federal service March 26, 1917; was
transferred October 4, 1917, to Head
! quarters Company, 116th Infantry, sailed
for overseas service June Is, 1918; partic-
ipated in the engagements at MeuSe-
Argonne and center sector; was wounded
in action October IL, 1918; returned to
the United States February %. 1919,
and was honorably discharged April IS,
1919. at Camp Lee, Va, with rank of
sergeant, while serving with 9th Com
pany, Sd Battalion, 155th Depot Bril-
gade; character excellent.
The next meeting Of the Council of
Administration, Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia, will be held in the
board room of the District Building
Monday evening, January 6.
The joint installation of depart
mental officers will take place in the
auditorium of the National Press Club
elected post officers will be obligated
by National ommander-in-C Chief Heze-
kiah P. Duff. The newly elected officers
of the ladies' auxiliaries will be obli-
gated by the national president, Mrs.
Bessie Hanken of Revere. Mass.
| Floyd G. Caskey has been appointed
chairman of the committee to arrange
details of the joint installation. Other
members of the committee are A. NJ.
Lochwitzky, Fred Kochli, Francis C.
HUM, A. E. Harper, Joseph F. Beattie,
George E. Ijams, Herb c. Davis,
w. L. Hazard, C. j. Lawless, j. p. Gar
rity, Sigmund Millbrandt, George S.
Warren, Milton T. Noyes and c. T.
| Solt.
The Overseas Military Band, Drum
| and Bugle Corps will render a band
concert at Walter Reed Hospital New
Year day at 3 pm, under the auspices
of the various ladies' auxiliaries in the
District of Columbia, and was arranged
| by Mrs. Lola B. Heise, chief of staff
for the District of Columbia.
Plans have been started for a joint
departmental minstrel and vaudeville
show for the benefit of the Overseas
Band and Drum Corps fund. It is in
charge Of a committee headed by Rev.
Francis j. Hurney. 1t will take place
during the last week in January or
| the first week in February
Front Line Post reports a change
| in the personnel of the Council of 40
ministration. Joseph B. Gardella, OUT
going post commander, has been elect
ed to the council, vice Frank Topasch,
| resigned.
The ladies' auxiliaries Of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars during the Christmas
holidays presented cigars, cigarettes, to-
bacco, candy and books to the disabled
men.
Front Line Post made a great visit
to Naval Hospital Christmas evening,
taking books, cigars, candy, cigarettes,
Christmas greeting cards from the
commander-in-chief and distributed
these favors while a double quartet
sang Christmas carols The evening
was climaXed by obligating as a mem
Der Of Front Line Post Col. r. o. john
son of Chicago, patient at Naval Hos
pital.
Mrs. Clay Keene Miller, chairman Of
the national legislative committee of the
ladies auxiliaries, has called a meeting
of that committee to take place at her
home, 1918 Ingomar street. the evening
Of January 49, The committee members
are Ada e. Harrison, national senior
vice president, Woodhaven, N. Y; Mar
garet Armstrong, past national presi-
dent, Bellevue, Pa; Helen M. Shanahan,
president, department of Connecticut,
Waterbury, Conn; George Forster, De-
troit, Mich.
After the committee has been ad-
dressed by National President Bessie
Hanken, the committee will meet jointly
with Capt Edwin S. Bethlehem, ma
tional chairman of the w. F. w legisla-
tive committee, with view toward CO.
operating with Capt. Bettelheims COM
mittee.