Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Veterans of Great War

Victory Post, No. 4. Drum and Bugle
Corps last Monday night elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Raymond A.
Burke; vice president. Mark Burnham;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Peter Dolan; quar-
terrnaster corporal, Ed Frere. The corps
has obtained the services of STAFF Sergt.
Frank Witchey of the Sd Cavalry, Fort
Myer, Va. Charles Plumkett, another
well known trumpeter. has announced
his transfer to the corps.
An "on to Boston" committee has
been formed Of the following members:
Charles Hess, Mark Burnham, Edward
Minter, Glenn Western and Ernest Lyons.
The American Legion Auxiliary en-
tered November with q gain OF nearly
80, 900 members over It's strength a year
ago, according to announcement from
national headquarters. The highest
previous membership record of the or
ganization was exceeded by 26,321. In
all except 10 States the auxiliary has
shown growth in, membership this
year. 1t was announced.
Appointments to the United States
Military Academy and to the Naval
Academy viii be available for a number
of qualified World War orphans next
year, according to Mrs. Dorothy b.
Harper. national director of education
of war orphans for the American Le-
| gion Auxiliary. She Is requesting aux
iliary units throughout the country to
let the war orphans of their commune
ties know Of the opportunity the Gov
eminent Is offering them in these
schools.
War orphans who are candidates for
West Point must be between the ages
OF II and 20 and must qualify in al
zebra, plane geometry, English gram
mar, composition, literature and United
States history. Applications should
reach the adjutant general of the
ArIly here before February /.
War orphan candidates for Annapo-
lis FAUST be not less than 10 nor more
than 20 and must qualify in compost
| ton, literature, United States history,
ancient history, algebra, plane geom-
etry and physics. Examinations for APP
pointment will be held the third We'd
neSday In February and the third We'd
nesday In April. The Bureau of Navi-
CATION here receives the applications.
Many inquiries have been received re-
! Gently by the national rehabilitation
committee Of the American Legion as to
whether acceptance Of Government en-
ployment by disabled veterans subjects
their cases TO review, with the likeli-
hood that compensation will be stopped
or reduced. Rehabilitation officials as
sert that there is mo basis whatever for
this impression. It Is pointed out that
the compensation system of the United
States Veterans Bureau Is such that no
veteran receiving compensation may be
penalized because he is able TO overcome
this handicap and hold down Gov
eminent job.
Mrs. Donald Macrea, national presi-
dent of the American Legion Auxiliary,
has announced appointment of chair
men OF the major national committees
Mrs r. L. Hoyal OF Douglas, AriZ, Is
chairman Of the national child welfare
committee, with Mrs. w. II. Morgan Of
EdwardSvtlle, Ill, as vice chairman.
Mrs. ]. P. Barrett Of Ponca City, Okla,
who served as chairman last year, is q
member of the committee. The new
area child welfare children are: Miss
Anna Manion, Waltham, Mass, area
A.; Mrs. Louis Williams, Tuckahoe, N.
r, area B; MRS. w. Grady Kinsolving,
Corpus Christus, Tex, area @; Mrs.
and Mrs. Elizabeth Drendell, San Fran
| cisco, Calf, area T..
The national rehabilitation committee
is headed by Mrs. Boyce Ficklen, jr:, of
Washington, Ga. Mrs. A. II. Hoffman
Of DeS Moines, iowa, Is vice chairman,
Mrs. Lynch Of Dawson Springs. KY, Is
the third member of the committee.
Area rehabilitation chairmen are: Miss
M. Angelina Stenson, Burlington, Va,
area A; Mrs. sally Wood Sadler, War
renton, Va. area B; MRS. George A.
Iseley. Raleigh, N. c.. area G; Mrs. 8.
A. Blackburn, Versailles, KY, area d,
and Mrs. Amelia Nelson. Seattle. Wash,
area =.
MRS. Edith Hinerman Of Blackfoot,
Idaho, Is chairman Of the national
membership committee, with the fol-
lowing area chairmen: Miss Mary
Coyle, Waterbury, Conn, area A; Mrs.
H. G. McSherry, Dover, Del, area b;
Mrs. A. F. McKissick, Greenville, N. c.,
area C; Mrs e. e. Moore, Newark, Ohio,
area D, and Mrs. Marion Grant Bowen,
Carson City, New, area E.
| Mrs Dorothy B.. Harper of Washing
ton,. D. c., has been appointed as ma
tional director Of education of war or
phans. The area chairmen for this
activity are: Mrs. Cornie Glynn Cock
| lin, Rutland, VT, area A; Mrs. Rice
Means, Washington, d. c., area B; Mrs.
William Porteous. New Orleans. La,
area C; Mrs. Eugene Fenelon, Devils
Lake, N. Oak. area D, and Mrs. William
| G, Kelly, Baker, Greg, area e.
| Mrs. Frank B. Emery, Wtlliamsport,
| Pa, is chairman of the national Amert-
canism committee: Mrs. Ethel Hearst.
Los Angeles, Calf, of the national
community service and unit activities
committee; Mrs. Hugh Clark, Steuben-
vile, Ohio, of the national constitution
and bylaws committee; Mrs. Joseph H.
| Thompson, Beaver Falls. Pa, of the ma
! tional fidac committee; Mrs. William H.
Biester, jr, Philadelphia, Pa, OF the
national finance committee; Mrs: G. v.
Farkhurst, Canastota, N. r., OF the ma
tional legislative committee; Mrs. Archie
s. Booker, Bluefleld, w. Va. OF the ma
Oliphant, Trenton, N. j., of the national
| defense committee, and MRS. w. d.
Armstrong, Brentwood, Tex, OF the
national trophies, awards and emblem
committee.
The chairman OF the ways and means
committee, Elsie Pinney, of U. 8. s. ia.
cob Jones Post, No. 2. will hold card
party tomorrow evening at her nome
Corndr. Lucille Allan, Past Comdr.
| MayTne Smith and Comrades Cora L.
Drake, Lillian Reagan. Bird Yancey AAl
and Alberta Lacy were present Tuesday
evening at the District Chapter Of tne
| American Red Gross and assisted In the
Braille work for the blind.
| Senior Vice Comdr. Ethel Jane Rule.
| chairman of the Americanism commit
tee, and her committee members. Comdr
Lucille Allan, Past Comdr. Lois Beach
McRae, Lillian Reagan and Bird Yancey
Hall, had a special program at Noel
Community House, Seventeenth ano
Kramer streets northeast, last Thurs
day evening. Past Department Conldr
| Harlan Wood presented q flag to the
community house as token OF appre-
citation from the post members to the
boys of the community house for their
cooperation and Americanism work,
Comdr. Lucille Allan presented a picture
] of Col LindherRh to the CD Garden