Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
Veterans of Great War

ton at 11:15 am. that day. Tickets
to the Ampitheater for the Memorial
day services may be secured from Mrs'
Annie Humphrey of the Red Cross.
The next meeting will be June o at
| 1887 K street at pm. There Will be
initiation of new members.
Many delegates to the eleventh ma
! tional convention of the American
Legion, to be held at Louisville. Sep
TENDER 80, october /, and 3, Will
sleep in parked railroad Pullmans in
which they will make the trip to the
convention city. These PullmanS VIII
be equipped with running water, tele-
phone service and many other conVen-
| fences for the four-day stay.
Final disposition of the World War
dead has been made and permanent
| marble headstone has been erected at
each grave remaining in Government
custody according to information re-
ceived at national headquarters OF the
Legion from the Quartermaster Gen
eral of the War Department. Eight
American cemeteries, located in north
ern France, Belgium and England, re-
tain our World War dead remaining in
the care of the Government. The
plans for erecting suitable memo
rails to American troops is in the hands
of the American Battle Monuments
Commission, of hich Gen. John j.
Pershing is chairman.
Six of the great American cemeteries
in Europe are on the battlefieldS, on
the ground taken from the enemy by
power of American arms, on grounds
restored to France or Belgium by our
delivering sword. The other two are
near the cities of London and Paris.
Remaining in Government custody IN
the American cemeteries OF Europe are
3O.711 bodies of American soldiers. A
total of 46,267 were returned to the
United States. Relatives and friends
in foreign countries claimed COS for
burial. The Government was released
from all future responsibility for 128
which were taken into custody by rel
atives and buried mostly where they
fell in battle.
The number of burials in each Of the
eight American cemeteries reported by
Col. c. E. Reese of the Quartermoster
Corps follows: Brookwood, 435; Flan-
ders Field, 366: Meuse-A rgonne, Ia, 1864;
Oise-Aisne, 5,992; ST. Mihiel, 4l4S;
Somme, 1929; SuresneS, 1903; Alsne-
Marine, 2,269.
The tenth anniversary of U. s. s.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, the American
Legion. was celebrated in the presence
of q large gathering last wednesday
night at the United States Marine Bar
racks.
The assemblage was called to order
by Mrs. Carolyn Herman, followed by
the invocation by Post Chaplain Amy
Hammond and pledge Of allegiance to
the flag.
post. delivered the address of welcome,
to which Department Comdr. Harlan
Wood responded, taking occasion to pay
tribute to the members of the first
woman's post in the American Legion
and also for the valuable assistance
rendered by members of the post IN
winning the first Kentucky Derby,
which concluded last Saturday after
noon.
Arthur Witcomb, cornet soloist of the
United States Marine Band, rendered
several solos, after which Miss Hope
Knickerbocker and Miss Adelaide II.
HarberS, two of the founders OF the
post were introduced.
"reminiscences of the u. s. S. Jacob
Jones Post, which was first known as
Betsy Ross Post, were told by Depart
ment Adjt. Howard S. Fisk, who par
ticipated in assisting the yeomen Cd
In organizing the post 10 years ago. At
the organization meeting $50 members
were present, and later this number IN
creased to several hundred. He told OF
the splendid work on the part OF the
yeomen CD who replaced the 'gobs"
who went to sea and of their loyalty
and efficient services rendered through
out the World War in the various Navy
bureaus.
The assemblage sang anchors
Aweigh," "Caissons Go Rollin' On" and
the Marines hymn The following
past commanders of the post, seated on
the stage, were then introduced: Mrs.
Lois M. Beach, Miss Eunice G. Dessez.
Miss Helen G. O'Neill, Miss Helen C.
Mccarthy, Miss Esther v. Hall. Mrs.
Mayme z. Smith and Miss Mabel F.
Staub.
Post Comdr. Allan then introduced
the various department officers and post
commanders present in the audience
and also Past National Commander
Chief Rice w. Means, United Spanish
War Veterans. and also past national
commander-in-chief of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. Miss Evelyn Voss danced
several solo dances. after which the
remainder of the evening was devoted to
cutting the birthday cake, on the top
Of which were 10 candles. and dancing
until midnight.
| The first officers of the post we're