Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

A past commanders button was pre-
| sented to Arthur A. Chenay, post COM
mander during 1929. The post was
presented with gavel made from wood
taken from the roof Of the White House
| during repairs made ir. 1927.
| Applications for membership were re-
| ceived from william @. LanSdale OF
| Washington, John p. Scott of Buffalo
and Ralph H. Murtagh of Richmond
The latter two are transferred from
other Legion posts. Comrades Fried
man of, Quentin Roosevelt Post and
Beecher of Riverside Post, No. 10,
Riverside, Calf, made addresses.
Plans are being made for initiation
night at the monthly meeting in March.
There will be an executive meeting of
| Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6, American
Legion, at the home of Mary Haw-
thorne, 20l9 street, tomorrow at 7:45
pm.
Members of the post are invited to
a mass meeting and reception by the
Women's Patriotic Conference on Ma
tional Defense at Constitution Hall,
Eighteenth and D streets, January 90
at 8 pm. The sessions at Memorial
Continental Hall will be at $50 am.
and 2 pm, January 80 and 81.
The George Washington Post. No. /,
held its regular bi-monthly meeting
Tuesday evening, with Comdr B. c.
MCGEE presiding. Rabbi william F.
RoSenblum was unanimously elected
/ to membership in the post. An ap-
plication for reinstatement, submitted
by Harry M. Forker, also was approved.
Richard Chamberlin, past post COM
mander of the American Legion Post
in Evanston, ILL.,, made an address.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
with the national commander in
chief, H. N. Duff of Lansing, Mich,
officiating for the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and Mrs. Bessie Hanken, national
president, officiating for the ladies'
auXiliarieS, the newly-elected v. F. w.
and auxiliary officers were installed
with elaborate ceremonies at the Ma
tional Press Club Auditorium Friday
evening.
Harry P. Clements became the COM
mander of National Capital Post, with
Mrs. Louise Hoffman as president of the
auxiliary.
Nat b. Golden took command of
Equality-Walter Reed Post, with Mrs.
D. E. Campbell taking charge of the
auxiliary.
John G. Strobel was instituted as
commander of Federal Post, with Mrs.
s. G. Lehman as auxiliary president.
Charles H. Reilly was made COM
mander of Columbia Post.
Lloyd r. Kelly was installed for the
second term as commander of Potomac
Post, with Mrs. Ida Emmert as auxiliary
president.
Harry j. Hooley heads Front Line
Post, with Mrs. Mary B. Guillermain
as president of the auxiliary.
During the ceremonies the Overseas
Band and Drum Corps of the District
of Columbia Department was formally
presented to the commander in chief
With the announcement that recognition
would be asked for this musical unit
as national band Of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars.
The six newly installed post COM
manderS are all overseas veterans and
all six were wounded in action.
Department Comdr. Harvey l.. Miller
presided at the meeting, which was fol-
lowed by dancing.
National President Bessie Eanken are
both in Washington for the purpose of
attending and taking part in the Wom-
ems Patriotic Council for National De-
tense to convene here this week. Mrs.
Lowell F. Hobart, president general of
the Daughters of the American Revolu
ton, is chairman of the conference. In
the invitation extended to the national
commander of the v. F. W., Mrs Hobart
develop, as far as possible, "a study
program of international relations as
they are involved in the Disarmament
Conference to be held in London at
that time as we'll as similar confer
ences that have gone before and their
relation to the vital question of what
the United States shall provide for its
national defense"
Mr.. Duff, in his address to the wom-
ems patriotic conference, will voice the
sentiment of the thirtieth national con-
vention of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States, held at St.
| Paul, Mimi, last August when the del
egateS went unanimously on record adj
vocating United States naval disarma-
ment on a parity basis with the leading
powers. Adherence to the 5-5-3 ratio
was urged in the resolution adopted by
the encampment
The national legislative committee of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
| United States was instructed to sup
port all legislation that would guaran-
tee an adequate defense against war;
and not for war;" and Comdr. in Chief
Duff will emphasize in his address the
need of an adequate national defense
as the best means OF preserving world
peace.
Signatures representing approximately
| 100000 citizens will be presented to
the present session of Congress urging
adoption of The Star Spangled Ban
ner" as Americas official national an
them, the Veterans of Foreign Wars an
nounced.
There Is every likelihood that the
measure now pending in committee will
be reported to the House in the near
future, and we plan to support its ap-
pearance on the floor with a demon
Stration of approval that will be un-
precedented in the halls of Congress"
Comdr. in Chief Duff declared.
THE national AmericaniZation COM
mittee of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States has conducted an
intensive campaign in behalf of this
measure for the past two years." the
| veteran chief explained.
Under the leadership Of Capt Wal
ter l. Joyce, director of the V. F. w.
Americanization committee, we have
gathered petitions from every State in
the Union, bearing names of governors,
mayors, State and city officials. indus
trial leaders and patriotic citizens in
all walks of life All have given their
enthusiastic Endorsement of THE Star
Spangled Banner as our official ma
tional anthem"
An announcement from Edwin S.
Bethlehem, jr, chairman of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars legislative COM
mittee in Washington, states in effect
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