Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
American Gold Star
Mothers

In executive session on Friday evening
in the home Of the president, Mrs.
George Gordon Seibold. Plans for
Christmas cheer, hospital visitation and
the January patriotic conference were
discussed.
Among the communications was one
from Miss Margaret H. Lower, Red Cross
field director at Walter Reed Hospital,
expressing appreciation of the flag to be
presented by the Gold Star Mothers for
the new Memorial Chapel being erected
at Walter Reed Hospital. Communica-
tons were also read from Mrs. j. w.
Good, Mrs. E. L. Ward, Mrs. Mary j.
Bates, Mrs. E. c. Holmes, Maj. Charles
Demonet, Mr.. Michael Inselbuch, Mrs.
Walter I. Mccoy, Mrs. Lowell Fletcher
Hobart, Mrs. Donald Macrae, Mrs. Ma
tilda I. Movers, Mr.. Russell A. Conn,
MRS. l.. B. Brubaker, Mrs. E. M. H.
Guedry and Jack Tomlinson.
The regular meeting was held Deem
Der IL at the Hotel Hamilton, with the
president in the chair. The meeting was
opened with prayer led by Mrs. Mar
garet E. LoveleSS. Mrs Ruth Wright,
secretary of Gold Star Mothers and
World War Mothers Of Ohio, sent
Christmas greetings to the American
Gold Star Mothers
Mrs. E. M. H. Guedry, who is visit
ing In Louisiana, called attention to a
request from the Office of Naval Rec
ords and Library of the Navy Depart
ment for photographs of all naval per-
sonnet, commissioned and enlisted, killed
IN action during the World War, and of
the oncers and men decorated for dis
tinguished service during 1917 and 1918,
Mrs. Mathilda Burling, president of
the Richmond Hill Gold Star AsSocia-
ton, visited Washington during the past
week and had a. conference with the
president of the American Gold Star
Mothers on matters Of national interest.
The following were admitted to mem
bership:
Mrs. George B. Burling mother of
George B. Burling, jr., who died at Hos
pital No. Is, Camp de Maily, France,
February IS, 1918, and Is buried in st.
Mihiel Cemetery.
Mrs. James A. Gordon, mother Of Ed
ward F. Gordon of Company c, l65th
Infantry, killed in action July 80, 1918,
north Of Epids, in Aisne-Marne
Mrs. Margaret Leonard, mother of
pany H, 106th Infantry. killed in action
August 81, 1918, around Mont KENNEL
Hill; buried in Belgium; later removed
70 Calvary Cemetery, Long Island, N. Y.
Mrs. Florian Lampert, mother of
James G. B. Lampert lieutenant colonel
Of lst Engineers. While in France he
was present at the following operations:
wal SdLlOAa1, 1870 N1ldISdu
Thierry. June, 1913; Rheims July, 1918;
second Battle of the Marine, July, 1918;
on the Vesle. August. 1918; in the Ar
gonne, October, 1918; advance from
Stenay to Sedan, November, 1918, and
In the I'd Army attack between the
Mouse and the MoSelle. November 10
IL, 1918. Chief Of bridge section from
January, 1919, to date of his death,
January 6, 1919, when he died Of pneu-
Yn0riQ at Toni We 0UaF6-
ed poSthumously for exceptional meri-
torious and distinguished services. He
invented, developed and superintendent
the production of the standard floating
foot bridge equipage, which was sue
cessfully used by the LIST Army in its
attack east OF the Meuse near Dun. His
services were of 1neSt1mable value and
had an important bearing on results
achieved by our armies" His father is
in Congress from Wisconsin. He had
four brothers also in the World War.
Mrs Walter I. Mccoy. mother of
George Baldwin Mccoy. first lieutenant.
18th Regiment Of Infantry, sailed for
France September, 1917, and died July
20, 1918, from wounds received in action
In scissors offensive. Buried in Airing
ton. His, father served as chief justice
Of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia for many years, having just
retired.
Mrs. Edith Zane Pyles, mother of Al
bert Zane Pyles, captain and adjutant
OF the 118th Regiment of Infantry, sta
toned at Bohain, France. He was killed
in action october IA, 1918, in France.
He graduated from Harvard at 10 and
was the son Of the late DR.. Richard A.
Pyles.
Mrs. Josephine Talks mother of
Charles Parkinson Talks, in training for
Navy aviation, stationed at Boston,
Mass. Died at Naval Hospital Septem-
Der 18, 1918, of influenza
Mrs. Bessie M. Wheatley, mother of
Eugene Russell Wheatley, first lieuten-
ant of the 18th Airplane Squadron,
stationed at Tadcaster, England. He
was serving with the British Royal Fly
ing Corps and flying a British plane
when killed. March 10, 1918. He served
In the Reserve Officers' Corps while at
the University of Virginia, at Fort Myer
and in Canada before going overseas.
Mrs. M. z. Loveless, Mrs. c. j. Scarf,
Mrs. H. l.. Hurley, Mrs. F. F. Meeks
and Mrs. E. NJ. Nash were appointed on
the nominating committee. Mrs. John
Killeen was appointed on the banquet
committee, in cooperation with the
chairman, Mrs. c. C. Coombs, during
the patriotic conference to be held in
M. E. Warfield will serve on the
credentials committee, with Mrs.
Herbert Bachus as chairman. Mrs.
Eugene S. Bruce will serve on the
resolutions committee, with Mrs. o. D.
Oliphant as chairman. Mrs Ben H.
Fuller will serve on the rules committee.
with Mrs. NJ. J. L.. Bennett as chair
man.
Twenty delegates will be appointed to
represent the organization at the patri-
oLic conference. Mrs. w. S. Holmes
was appointed from Nebraska and Mrs.
Mary j. Bates from Jackson, Mich
Mrs. George w. Hibbs, Mrs. John G.
Kelton, Mrs. M. E. Warfield and Mrs.
Catherine Barrack will visit the Mount
Alto. Walter Reed, Naval and st. Eliz-
abeth's Hospitals, respectively, in COM
pany with Others, with Christmas cheer.
Miss Elizabeth Pancoast Chamblin
sang accompanied at the piano by Mrs.
Charles T. Lindsey. Master Richard
Wagner recited THE Americans
Creed" His brother Robert also re-
cited.
John Reid Bugbee impersonated Santa
Claus in costume and distributed gifts
from Christmas tree which had been
presented and decorated by Mrs. R. z.
Jacobs. The Mothers brought the gifts
for distribution.
An executive session will be held jan
uaryuary with the president.
Omcers will be elected January Il at
the Hotel Hamilton.