Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

tello Auxiliary, No. Is, was held Tues
day at Isl Massachusetts, avenue.
Election and installation of officers for
ensuing year were held Mrs. Ada v.
Murray was unanimously elected pres
ident. Other officers elected were:
First vice president, Mrs. Mary G. Ma
son, second vice president Mrs. Emma
Sheehan; treasurer secretary, Mrs.
Mary V. Soper; chaplain, Mrs. Mary
c. McKeever; historian, Mrs. Julia J.
Walker. and sergeant-at-arms, Miss
Helen Keefcr.
The officers were installed by the
past department president, Mrs. Mar
garet Franklin.
There will be a Halloween party next
Tuesday at $50 pm, at the home OF
Mrs. Murray, the Chastleton Hotel. All
members are invited.
In accordance with q resolution
adopted at the recent national con-
yention of the American Legion in
Boston, one of the Americanism activi-
ties Of the Legion in the coming year
will be to place a copy of the Constitu-
ton of the United States in every
school throughout the country. This
work will be carried on by the Legion's
10000 posts in their respective COM
munities.
Increased service to the various de-
partments of the American Legion for
the promotion of the Legions child well
fare work will be one of the detectives
of the Legion's national Child welfare
. division in the coming year. resolu-.
ton adopted at the recent national con-
vention of the Legion in Boston APP
proved the aid that has already been
extended to several departments and
/ urged that this type Ct service be con-
! tinued to aid the apartments in i'm
! proving local child welfare conditions
and TO realize the educational program
| sponsored by the national organization.
The first guns in tie campaign OF
the American Legion fer an early 1881
! memb2 rship were fred at the close Of
| the Legion national c-uvJn,ion follow
! ing the election CT Ia FL =. ONetl OF
/ Topeka, Kaas., IS the E2w national
commander. A check for S1,l70, rep,
resenting IT, scT2 rumbe. OF 1891
paid-up Legion memberships, was pre- !,
Sented to Comdr. O'Neil by Robert o.
Whitaker, adjutant Of the Department e,
| of Texas. .
| The Legion's first big campaign for
| 1881 members will be during American
Legion week which will be observed the
week beginning November 4 and ending
Armistice day. Every effort will be
made to speed up early enrolment dur
| ing this week by urging 1890 members
to enroll for 1881. AS an aid to the
campaign the new Legion poster will be-
up on more than $4,000 panels through
| cut the country in the month of No
vcmber A special citation for most
distinguished service will be awarded
to pos,s equa!iEg or surprising the pre-
ceding years membership, by Novem.
her IL. A Geographic roll call OF the
member ship in every State will be held
when the department commanders and
| adjutantS come to Indianapolis for
their annual conference November II,
18 and 10.
The schedule for the award of cita-
tions, trophies and other membership
honors has been advanced In conform.
ity with the general movement for pro-
motion of early enrolment. The Han
ford MacNider Trophy will be awarded
in accordance with the membership
standing as of December 81. The
standing of departments in the big
parade, and in the housing accommo-
dations and convention hall seating.
formerly determined by the member
ship as Of June Is, will be advanced
next year to May is.
The holding of proper initiation
ceremonies will be urged this year as q
means of impressing new members with,
the dignity and honor which Legion
membership confers. Particular atten-
ton will be given this year to holding
90 as the logical period following the
intensive membership activity OF Amer
lean Legion week. Two plans are being
promoted. One is known as the Edith
Nourse Rogers plan and the other the
Wilkes-Barre plan. g
Victory Post Drum and Bugle Corps
held its regular meeting at 1925 Fifth
street October 81 and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Raymond AZ
Burke; vice president, Charles Piunkett;
secretary, Edwin MintsT; treasurer, Will
liam H. OpitZ; quartermaSter, George
B. Clark; assistant quarternaster, Tru-,
man Krauskopf. A Ways and Means
Committee was appointed, as follows.
Chairman, J. A. Barksdale; James
Lynch. Ed Frere. John Kelly, john
Carroll and Clement Western.
On a drive for new equipment and
! uniforms, the above committee has
made arrangements to give a dance
November 81 at Thirty-fourth street
and Rhode Island avenue northeast.
A framed resolution, signed by the
entire membership of the corps, has
been sent to the Reading Post, No. 81.
of Reading, Mass, of the American
Legion.
A letter has been sent to the De-.
troit Convention Committee asking that
suitable arrangements be made to house
the drum corps there during the 1881
national convention.
A buffet lunch was served by william
H. Opitz and moving pictures Of the
Boston trip were shown by Charles
Plunkett Solos were rendered by Wall
lace Smith, junior trumpeter OF the
corps.
American War Mothers.
District of Columbia Chapter. Amer
lean War Mothers met at the Hamilton
Hotel Friday evening with large num-
Der of active members present. Owing
to the illness of the president, Mrs.
Weber Morrison. the second vice presi-
| dent, Mrs. c. B. Donch, presided.
splendid report from the retiring treas
urer, Mrs. M. c. O'Neill, was accepted,
as the auditors had found the books
of the treasurer and corresponding Sec
| rotary in accord. Mrs. G. B. Donch,
chairman of the hospital committee OF
Mount Alto, announced a card party for
that hospital WEDNESDAY The chapter
voted to continue the moving pictures
at ST. Elizabeth's Hospital through the
Winter months. The chapter will be
guests of honor at the Metropolitan
! Baptist Church next Sunday evening,
when Rev. John C. Ball will repeat the
ArmiStice service of last year. Young
men of the church will call for the
mothers at their homes and will return
them after the service is over.
November IL the local chapter will
join with the resident members of the
National Chapter in the annual national
service flagraiSing at the Capitol at
1890 am. The program Is in charge
of Mrs. NJ. c. O'Neill, national custodian
Of records.
Friday, November IA, at pm. at
the Hamilton the newly elected officers
| will he installed Mrs Morrison was ,