Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
American LegiOn

DR.. Albert H. Parham was installed a,
commander of Kenneth Nash Post b!
DR.. B. C. MacNeil, department com.
rnander, at exercises last week in con.
nection with which there was a dinner
at the Aster Restaurant.
Other officers, installed were: Clyde
B. Stovall, senior vice commander; / r
zaontz, junior vice commander; How
ard F. Bresee; judge advocate; Guy w
CogSwell, adjutant; Charles ID. Allen
finance officer; H. D. Mulky. quarter
master; Dr. F. l.. Benton, post surgeon;
NJ. Y. Wilt, chairman of the member
ship committee.
The posts auxiliary also had officers
Installed as follows: President, Mrs. F
q. Karl Werthver; first vice president
Mrs. Rita E. Callahan; second vice
president, Mrs. Robert Graves; treas
urer, Mrs. Frank H. Jennier; chaplain
Mrs. Franklin P. Nash; historian, Miss
i. Gertrude Bacon; sergeant at arms
Mrs. Lillian K. Urban; color bearers
Mrs. Mulky and Mrs. Warren.
With the various departments of the
American Legion stressing an early en-
rollment of members for 1881, keen
competition has developed for possession
Of the Hanford MacNider trophy The
winner will be determined by the men,
bership standing as or December 81.
The rules for the award provide that
the trophy goes to the department that
has the highest percentage of members
for the period October 20 to December
81 Of each year. as compared with the
total number of members in that depart
ment on December 81 OF the year just
then closing.
The department of Arkansas was the
1880 winner of this trophy with a per-
centage of 1926. The rules provide
that the trophy is to be kept in con-
slant circulation, never becoming the
permanent property of any department.
The competition is open to all depart
mentS in the United States and to all
departments outside the continental
limits of the United States. whose men,
bership Is equal to or above the mem
bership of the smallest department in
the United States.
Victory Unit, No. 4, American Legion
Auxiliary, at its annual meeting,
elected the following officers: Mrs.
Joseph H. Minis, president; Mrs. G. A
Dunshee, first vice president; Mrs.
Louis E. Beacock, second vice president;
Mrs. Rose E. Levy, treasurer; Mrs.
Evelyn Copeland, chaplain, and Mrs.
Richard Bywaters, sergeant at arms.
Martin as secretary and Miss Marion
Johansen as assistant secretary.
William A. Kehoe, commander-elect
Of Sergt. Jasper Post, No. IS. the Ameri-
can Legion, in addition to the appoint
ments Of Paul H. McMurray as finance
officer and Earnest A. Golden as adj
jutant, previously announced, has also
named John j. McGinnis chairman of
the Entertainment Committee and
Thomas j. Frailey chairman of the
Membership Committee. The following
applicants were admitted to member
ship on the occasion of the meeting of
the post held at Thomas Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue: Edward
+. Collins, DR.. Fred H. Clark, Robert L.
Jarnagin, Simon LaSica, Howard H. Orr,
Barnet Benjamin Lads, Floyd E Rush,
Herman L. Cation, Col. F. H. Emerson,
Daniel NJ. Goodacre, Arthur L. Apple
gate, Col. Fred w. FRANKIE, John j.
Bibb, John w Kline, j. B. Levenson,
Robert D. Lyons, Harvey j. Cooper,
Edmund o. Hoskins, Paul E. Hayward,
Robert B. High and Cornelius L. Norris.
The sergt. Jasper Unit, American
Legion Auxiliary, met recently at the
Thomas Circle Club and decided that
monthly meetings hereafter be held on
the first Thursday of the month. The
Welfare Committee reported the dis
tribution of several baskets of food to
needy veterans. The members of the
unit attended the installation of the
newly elected officers of the Sergt.
Jasper Post.
Mrs. Edythe O'Connor, president Of
the unit, appointed the following COM
1nittees: Entertainment - Mrs. Dora
weiner. chairman; Clara HUMPHREYS,
Mrs. Alice Dewar and Mrs. Burnita
shelton Matthews. Hospital and Sick
Mrs. Elsie B. Shea, chairman; Mrs.
Winifred Weston and Mrs. Eunice Cox.
Ffnance-Ann HUMPHREYS, chairman;
venesky and Mrs. Margaret Jacobs.
Welfare-Mrs. Mildred Eckles, chair
man; Miss Gilbert Cone. Mrs. Maude
Hanna and Miss Mary McCabe. Mem
bership-Miss Gilbert Cone, chairman;
Mrs. Ruth OrloSky and Mrs. D. Stella
Lodge. Ways and Means-Ethel Hold
ges. chairman; Ann Venesky, Mrs.
Rose DeCell Martin and Mrs. Alice
Dewar. Publicity-Mrs. Ruth Orlosky
and Lillian Botkin.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
with the Columbia Broadcasting Co. to
send Christmas greetings over coast
forecast network by radio next We'd
neSday from to $3.50 pm. to the vari-
GUS JAAOuS4AOub Vic OAAAO~N
States. The national commander,
Ralph T. O'Neil; Secretary of War Pat
rick T. Hurley and Gen. Frank T. Hines,
administrator of veterans affairs, will
be the principal speakers.
Department commanders are request
ed to assemble the members of their
va-ious posts in order to listen in for
this Christmas message, to be delivered
by prominent Legionnaires above men
toned. Music will be furnished by the
United States Marine Band
The department Executive Commit
tee will meet tomorrow night in the
board room of the District Building.
Capt John Lewis Smith, national
executive committeeman of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department of the
American Legion. gave dinner at the
Metropolitan Club Friday evening in
honor of National Comdr. ONeil The
past department commanders of the
District Of Columbia were present.