Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
American Legion

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Victory Unit, No. 4, assisted by Vic
tory Post. No. 4, and Victory Post,
No. 4, Drum and Bugle Corps, held
its annual Christmas party December
% at the Temporary Home for Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines and entertained
the former service men staying at the
home. Christmas gifts were given and
refreshments served.
The next regular meeting of Victory
Unit, No. 4, will be held January 8
at Wilson Normal School, Eleventh and
Harvard streets.
Sergt Jasper Post, No. 10, the
American Legion, will present a pro-
gram of entertainment for the disabled
veterans who are patients Of Mount
Alto Hospital Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock. John j. McGinnis Is chairman
Of the committee in charge. Daniel H.
Pratt OF the Auditing Committee, as
sisted by Robert M. Huey and Russell
W. Clarkson, Is preparing a report for
the next meeting Of the post to be held
on January at the Thomas Circle
Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue.
Meetings of the Department Ball
Committee, headed by Maj. Edward H.
Hale, are being held each Wednesday
in order to complete plans for the
annual department bali to be held
January % at the Maydower Hotel.
The various committee chairmen were
present and made reports. Artistic
handmade posters, descriptive OF the
event, are being completed for location
in prominent places.
Advices have been received that
President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover
have accepted invitations to head the
list of patrons and patronesses. The
general chairman also has reported
that National Comdr. Ralph T.
O'Nel will be present at the ball.
Henry G. spengler Unit, No. u, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, held the regular
December meeting at the Thomas Circle
Club December 1e, Mrs. May D. Light
foot, president, presiding. Mrs. Donald
M. Hyde, guest pianist, played for the
ritual and for the Christmas sing that
followed the close Of the meeting.
The unit stood in silence in memory
of their member, Mrs. Benjamin Wall,
| who was buried in Arlington that day
Mrs. Amy Hammond, chairman, were
| spread upon the minutes and copy
sent to the family.
The guest of the evening was Senior
Vice Commander of the Department Of
the District of Columbia Fred Fraser.
Past Comdr. Watson B. Miller presented
greetings from the newly installed post
| commander, Chester Reich.
The Christmas Cheer Committee,
Mrs. Jennie Knight, chairman; Mrs.
Howard Fisk, Mrs. Clara Sonneman,
Mrs. Victoria Hubert, Mrs. Roberta
Fawcett, Mrs. Rice WeanS and Mrs.
Ethel Fowler visited Wards 10 and IL
and gave every boy an attractive Christ
mas package. Spengler Unit together
with Victory, Nash j. Reese, Europe
and James Walker Units wrapped the
American Legion Auxiliary, National,
packages and distributed $50 boxes to
the World War Veterans in Walter
Reed.
The unit will be hostess to the
National presidents attending the Wom-
| ems Patriotic Council on National De-
Tense and other unit officers at q tea
January % at the home of Mrs. Rice
w. Means.
A meeting of Lincoln Post, No. IT.,
was held Thursday at the New Amster-
dam Hotel, Fourteenth and Fairmont
streets, and was presided over by
Comdr. E. P. Van Hise. The post voted
to take a box at the departmental ball
to be given January % at the May
Howard M. Brock, departmental adj
| jutant, on the campaign.
A contribution of $40 was authorized
| to be sent TO the department for Christ
mas gifts to be distributed to veterans
| in the several hospitals of the city. The
annual banquet of the post, to be given
| about the middle of January In the New
Amsterdam Hotel, was discussed. James
F. HitSelburg, George w. Leblanc and
T1ary T,.ot 4vNs oh Of
mentS.
Comdr. Van Hise was authorized by
department headquarters to spend $685.
for the preparation and distribution of
500 Christmas boxes for the World
War veterans at st. Elizabeth's Hospital
The following applications were ia
vorably voted upon: Sherman T. Doug
las, Ray Turner, Harold A. Emery.
Charles LIE Dane, Ollie F. Buehne and
L. F. White.
Members Of Alexandria Va, Post,
No. "a, were guests and conducted I'M
tiation ceremonies for the following
candidates: John I. Howe, Philip S.
Moorhead, Ollie F. Buehne, Harold A.
Emery, S. T. Douglas, William H. In
man, Carleton M. Long and Paul Nc
Conahy.
A special meeting of the Department
Executive Committee, the American
Legion, was held Monday evening in
the club rooms of the George WASH
ington Post, No. !, 1440 Rhode Island
avenue. The meeting was called by
the Department commander, DR.. B. @.
MacNeil, for the purpose of discussing
the unemployment situation and also
bill, now pending in Congress, intro
duced by Representative Hamilton Fish,
jr, of New York, relative to the pay
Inent of adjusted compensation certifi-
Gates.
Bronze stars to be worn on the Forty
and Eight chapeau are being awarded
to all members of the Forty and Eight
who enroll seven or more new members
for the American Legion for 1881, 1t has
been announced at Forty and Eight
national headquarters. The stars take
the place of the bronze membership
bars awarded in former years. Many
have already been awarded to members
of the fun and honor society of the
Legion who have secured the required
number Of new Legion enrollmentS.
Gold stars OF the same size and design
as the bronze stars are being sent to
VoyageurS who have won membership
bars in previous years to replace the
bars on the chapeau. The change was
necessary because many members OF
the Forty and Eight no longer had
room for additional membership bars
on their chapeau medals.
Much interest is being shown by the
various departments of the american
Legion in the competition for the Gou-