Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
Veterans of Great War


seryance of an obedience to the law, for
in that only lies the safety of the Re-
public and its institutions. You men
once offered all you had, life itself, upon
the altar of your country. You were
the foremost advocates of its preserva-
ton from enemies abroad. You will
again continuously and increasingly adj
vocate its preservation against the en-
envy of lawlessness at home"
The Jane A. Delano Post, No 6,
American Legion, is sponsoring the De-
! lanos, a base ball team in the Junior
| league. They played tie with the
| Kenilworth team, won a five-innlng
game from the Lincoln Post team, de-
| feated the Sam Rice team and also
downed the Iris Speaker team. The
team has been financed by the North
east Business Mems Association.
Sergeant Jasper Unit, American Le-
gion Auxiliary, held its weekly poppy
| party May 8, with Mrs. Edythe O'Con-
nor acting as hostess. The units of the
auxiliary are busy making the large
poppy to be used to decorate the graves
of the World War veterans on Me-
mortal day. They are preparing for
their annual sale of the small poppy
made by World War veterans in the
various hospitals Throughout the coun-
| try.
The American Legion Auxiliary was
threa-fourths of the way to its 1929
membership goal as the two big mem
bership races of the year entered the
home stretch Seventy-siX per cent OF
the total set as the goal for the year
had been enrolled on May l, represent
ing an increase of 5,548 members over
the same date lest year. Twenty-s1X
Of the 81 departments were credited
with more than rs per cent of their
1929 quotas.
In the Legion and auxiliary co-opera-
tive Kentucky Derby membership
race. which closes May 10, the District
of Columbia was in the lead. followed
closely by Hawaii. wyoming was in
third place. with Indiana fourth and
Michigan fifth.
Hawaii. having enrolled 1894 per
cent of the 1929 quota. was out in front
in the auxiliary sweepstakes" which
also closes May Is. Wyoming was run
ming in second place. closely followed
by Michigan, Panama, CONNECTICUT,
Minnesota, Iowa and North Dakota.
The appointment of three new area
chairmen of the American Legion aux
iliary have been ratified by the national
executive committee, it has been an
ncunced at national headquarters OF the
auxiliary. The new area chajrmen APP
pointed to fill vacancies caused by resig-
nations, are: Mrs. Earl Compton,
Harrisburg, Pa, child Welfare chairman,
area B; Mrs. James Cathcart, Columbia,
S. c., child welfare chairman, area G,
and Mrs. Rice Means. Washington, D.
c., chairman of education and voca-
tional training Of World War orphans,
area B.
Victory Post, No. 4, American Legion
Drum Corps, which was organized in
May, 1926 is now composed of l drum
ma jor, 4 color guards and color bearers,
IL street drummers, 3 bass drummers, 2
cymbal players and % buglerS, total OF
SO members. The uniforms are OF
French blue color, the coat an English
cut with patch pockets and Sam Browne
belts The trousers are straight cut
with the red artillery strip down the
side. Aluminium helmets always highly
polished complete the outfit.
The equipment cost $4,000. Through
the efforts of the corps and donations
from organizations this fund is being
raised.
The corps with the American, Ca
madam, KiWanis and Legion flags flying
before them marched from Fourteenth
and B streets southwest to the Treasury
Department, where they assisted the
Kiwanis Club in the unwilling of a
plaque commemorating the signing of
the Webster Ashburton treaty.
At the National Cathedral the corps
will assist the Military Order of the
World War, May &c, in their grand
massing of the flags, and escort Bishop
Freeman and his choir to the cere-
monies
The officers of the corps are as fol-
lows: President, Raymond A. Burke: vice
president, AlbertuS N. Schroeder; secre-
tary and treasurer, William H. Opitz;
sergeant instructor, John j. Kelly:
drum major, Jack Carroll; sergeant
bugler, Emil H. Gilliaert; corporal,
bugler, Edward Frere; sergeant drum
mer, Raymond o. Davey.
Plans for Memorial day are being
made by the James E. Walker Post,
No. 26, American Legion. which includes
an intensive poppy campaign, their an
nual pilgrimage to Arlington National
Cemetery and participation in the
fourth annual joint memorial services
under the auspices of the Joint Me-
mortal Association of Military Societies
at the evening service of church
selected by the joint committee on the
Sunday preceding Memorial day.
At recent meeting of the post
committee was named by the COM
mander consisting of Vernon S. Green,
Delany B. Fantroy and John F. Porter
jr., to meet with similar committee of
the James Reese Europe Post, No. 5. to
formulate plans for reception to the
department commander and staff on
their annual visitation at a joint meet
ing of the two posts next Tuesday night.
announcement was made that the
membership drive will be continued
until May Is. The post flag will be
ready for the annual parade of the post
on Memorial day.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit No, Is.
was hostess recently to the Kenneth
Nash, George E. Killen and Henry C.
Spengler Units and Departmental
Comdr Harland Wood and his staff of
officers. Comdr. Wood spoke on Co
operation" during the membership
drive. They then Joined the men and
signed up new members for the auxil-
larry, the men subscribing for their
mothers. sisters and daughters. On ac-
count of this joint meeting, the presi-
dent of Costello Unit announced that
the business meeting would be held
next Thursday. The regular meetings
will be held on the first and third
Thursdays of each month instead of the
first and third Tuesdays. These meet
ings will be held in the auditorium Of
the District Building.
The u S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
will meet at the Thomas Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts avenue, tomorrow
evening at o'clock. Plans for the
posts tenth birthday anniversary have
been completed and will be announced
at that time
Members of this post have been in
vited by the National American War
Mothers and the Congressional Club to
occupy reserved seats in the Arnphi-
theatar of ArIiputoY, for the ffth an