Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

The executive committee of the De-
partment of the District of Columbia
the American Legion, having approved
the proposition to hold a department
ball. Department Comdr. L. E. At
kins has appointed the ball committee
with full authority to complete all de-
tails and plans for the event.
The committee is composed of the
following Legionnaires: Edgar H. Hale,
chairman; Thomas J. .Frailey vice
chairman; W. c. Ashford, Forest F.
Bartl, H. A. Baukhage, Charlotte Ber-
ny, Jane N. Breen, H. H. BULGE, Emily
j. Carey, Theodore Cogswell, John Du-
gan, Thomas E. Franklin, Fred G. Fra
ser, Ben L. Fuller, Joseph j. Idler, Percy
w. Jarboe, Ralph Kilgour, E. r. Lang
ley, r. H. Madden, Francis F. Miller,
Warren E. Miller. John J. Moriarty, E.
j. McGeogh, Winifred Nichols, Richard
A. O'Brien. Charles J. Painter. Julius 1.
Peyser. James H. Phillips. Anne Pryde,
H. A. REM. jr.; T. N. Sheehan. r. N.
Sherwood, Helen Sprague. Clyde B. Sto-
vail. T. Norman Templeton, George
Walden. Harlan Wood and Marjorie
Woodzell.
With a view to planning well in adj
vance the trip of the District Legion
naires to the twelfth annual national
convention to be held in Boston, Mass,
october s. 7, 8 and 9. Department
Comdr Atkins last week appointed
the following committee: Rred G. Fra
ser, chairman; Mabel F. Staub, vice
chairman: Department Adjt. Howard S
Fisk, E. Edward Jones. z. c. Minter
Richard A. OBrien and Vincent Or
lando.
The committee will be divided into
subcommittee to arrange for hotel ac-
commodations, distinctive insignia or
dress for the parade, railroad trans
portation. accommodations for drum
corps and parade details.
Department Finance Oficer Madison
L. Hill continues to improve at Mount
Alto Hospital. as the result of an acci-
dent New Year eve. He is in Ward B
and is permitted to receive visitors.
Department Comdr. Atkins announces
that a general invitation is extended
to Legionnaires to attend the ami
versary exercises on Lincoln's birthday,
February IL, at o'clock. in the First
Conrregational Church, Tenth and C
streets northwest. under the auspices
Of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Lincoln Post has planned a card
party and dance to be held Tuesday
evening at o'clock in the New Am
sterdam Hotel, 2701 Fourteenth street
northwest.
Assistant Department Adjt. James
n. Phillips has been appointed by De-
partment Comdr. Atkins chairman OF
the department drum corps committee,
succeeding James F. Pierce.
According to Watson B. Miller, chair
man ofsthe national rehabilitation COM
mittee, a plan is under way in the
United States Department Of Labor
to set up special employment agencies
throughout the country for the ex-
elusive purpose of assisting World war
veterans in obtaining employment. 1t
is understood that the Bureau OF the
Budget has approved of special APP
propriation of 100000 for this purpose.
The Legion's idea was that these
employment agencies should be OPP
Grated by the United States Veterans
Bureau, but, in view of the fact that
the Department of Labor has closer
contact with industrial and business
corporations throughout the country; II
is felt that it could offer better
solution to the present problem OF
widespread unemployment among vet
Grams. Director Frank 7. Hines OF the
Veterans Bureau has assured the
American Legion that he will offer the
Department of Labor every possible CO.
operation and assistance in the pro-
gram, since it is a matter OF great
concern to the Veterans Bureau itself.
The plan, which Is still incomplete.
contemplates the establishment OF
these units, beginning early this Spring,