Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
American Gold Star
Mothers

The American Gold Star Mothers en-
tertained more than 200 Walter Reed
patients March Z in the Red Cross
Building. Mrs. M. E. Warfield, second
vice president and general hospital
chairman, was in charge of the pro-
gram. A section of the Army Band,
under the leadership of Sergt. K. Hub
ner, rendered selections. Miss Hazel
Gibson Wood, soprano, was the soloist,
accompanied at the piano by Miss
Edith b. Athey Sergt. Hubner rem
dered a violin obbligato. A one-act
play, Followers" was presented, under
the direction of Mrs Marguerite Paul,
with the following in the cast: Miss
Mary Armstrong Miss Olga Helms,
Miss Virginia Riggles and Benjamin
Doehrer.
AT the close of the program refresh
ments eve were served by the following
field, Mrs M. K. Killeen, Mrs E. M. H.
Guedry, Mrs. M. E. Loveless, Mrs. H. L.
Hurley, Mrs. Catherine Barrack, Mrs.
Della Barber, Mrs. Olive Carpenter and
the president, Mrs. Seibold. Others as
Sisting were Mrs. Bradner, the Misses
Barrack, Miss Lower and Miss Shackle-
ford. A beautiful afghan, made for the
Walter Reed patients by Miss Bernice
Barrack, a Gold Star sister, was pre-
A committee of Gold Star Mothers,
headed by Mrs. Catherine Barrack, will
entertain about rs patients at st. EliZ-
abeth's Hospital today In the Red Cross
hut. Mrs. David H. Kincheloe, wife Of
Representative Kincheloe of Kentucky,
will be the chief entertainer, and re-
freshments will be served
Mrs M. E. Warfield has arranged a
st. Patrick's day silver tea, to be held
at 3O33 p street tomorrow from 3 to 5
o'clock. Gold Star Mothers and their
friends are invited.
During recent meeting Of the board
OF trustees held in the home OF the
president resolutions were approved
sponsoring the bill now pending in
Congress, which was introduced by
Representative Cochran of Missouri,
providing for the use of the Dewey
flagship, U. S. S. Olympia. now out OF
commission at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, as memorial to the Spanish
American War veterans, and also to the
Unknown Soldier, whose body. was
brought to America on that vessel The
Dill, desiring the placing of the vessel
permanently on the waters of the Po-
tomac, has been favorably reported oy
the House naval affairs committee.
The president of the American Cold
Star Mothers, whose son, First Lieut.:
George Vaughn Seibold, Is numbered
among the unknown dead of the World
War, has given her Endorsement 10 the
passage of the bill to place the U. 5. >.
Olympia on the waters of the Potomac
as the most logical place to exhibit
national memorial that will serve 10
commemorate the services OF Spanish
American War heroes and World war
heroes.
| Word has been received here tnat
Mrs. Mary j. Bates of Jackson, MICH;
has called a meeting for the purpose OF
organizing the Jackson Unit OF Amerl-
can Gold Star Mothers. An appnca.
ton for membership has been received
from Mrs. Elizabeth Waite of ClarKiaKe'
Mich.
A letter was received from Mrs. VII
liam Howard Taft expressing apprecla-
ton Of the sympathy and understano.
ing of Gold Star Mothers during the
illness of her husband.
The Mothers meet in regular session
Tuesday evening at Hotel Hamilton.