Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
Yeterans ID FOREIGN WAR.

have their aQJuCanCS FORWARD 70 Jhe
department adjutant a list Of their new
] ly elected officers, so that revised COM
| posite chart of the incumbent officers
of the unit posts and of the department
may be drafted for distribution to each
post commander, adjutant, quarternas-
| ter, as well as to certain departmental
staff officers.
National Capital Post and Auxiliary
will hold their next meeting on Novem-
Der rs, when the newly elected officers
will be installed by Department Comdr.
!, Thomas and the retired chief Of STAN,
| Mrs, Lola B. Heise. At the auxiliary
| ceremony the new hand embroidered
| flag and banner will be officially accept
ed. Annual reports of officers and COM
mittee chairmen will be read. The aux
! iliarys next visit to st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital will be made today, under the
management of Mrs. Sara K. oswald.
Front Line Post Auxiliary held its
| regular meeting last Monday night at
| Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club. Fol-
/ lowing the reading of reports of various
| standing committees and officers, Mrs.
Edith den Breeder, newly appointed
| chief of staff, and a member of Front
| Line Auxiliary, officiated in installing
| the following officers for the next en-
suing year: President, Virginia Cercell:
senior vice president, Leonelda Volman;
| junior vice president, Carrie H. Hooley;
| treasurer, Emma Boehm; chaplain, Ella
Shaw; trustee for 10 months, Mary B.
Gillermain; secretary, Gladys Latham;
conductress, Mary Volkman; guard,
Mabel Mercer; color bearers, Mrs. Ayers,
Mis-. Clara Caskey, Mrs. Cleo Smit and
Keene Miller; patriotic instructor,
Mary B. Guillermain. Mrs. President
Cercell, appointed as committee chair
| men: Mrs. Clay Keene Miller, Hospital
and Relief Committee; with Mary B.
Guillermain and Emma Boehm, assist
| ant chairmen Leonelda Volkman, Ways
and Means Committee; Carrie H.
Hooley, Membership Committee; Mary
B. Guillermain, Publicity Committee.
Plans for benefit dance are being
made.
The retiring post commander, Harry
j. Hocley, gave a short talk.
Follow Me Post-Mrs. John w.
Thompson, wife of Comrade Thompson,
gave at her home last Monday evening
a party to honor Mrs. Fred Kelly. Re-
firing Comdr. Kelly was informally pre-
sented with a past commanders badge
by Comdr. -elect Belt. The badge will
be formally presented to him by the
department commander on the night
of the posts installation of officers. Mrs.
Roberta Fawcett presented a petition to
| the wives Of the members of the post
and obtained 10 signatures for the for
nation of an auxiliary. The posts So
cial meeting was held at Comrade Mil
| brandt's home last Thursday evening
and was attended by nearly all the
members, accompanied by their wives.
| The installation of the post officers win
be conducted at the Concord Club Mo-
vember "a, when two trustees Will be
elected to fill the vacancies created by
| the incumbents being elevated to higher
elective post Offices. Comrade Selby c.
Harr has been appointed department
inspector by the department commander
/ to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by Com
rade Henry F. Ewing having TO leave
the city because Of Nlahealth.
Initial steps have been taken to ar
range for foot ball game between the
| Quantico Marine base team and team
| to be selected from the Tank Corps
| School or from Fort Howard Of the Sd
Corps Army Area, December Is, to be
| held under the auspices of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars for the furtherance OF
| the ORGANIZATIONS unemployment and
relief program. The cooperation OF
Mai. Gen. Smedley d. Butler, command
| ing at Quantico Marine base, and the
commanding ofi1cer Of the Sd Corps
| Area is being solicited, and Mr. Clark
| Griflth, owner OF the Washington base
ball team and park, has graciously DO
| mated the use of Grifith Stadium for
| the game.
American Legion.
! The American Legion will be repre-
J sented at the White House conference
| on child welfare and protection to be
held November 10 and 70 by MISS
/ Emma G. Puschner, director OF the
Legion's national child welfare division.
| Miss Puschner with Sherman Child,
| Legional national child welfare chair
man. are members of the committee
which has been at work for the past
| year gathering information to AID IN
| formulating practical recommendation
| for the care and protection OF children
in the United States.
A test Of the success Of the American
Legion in the District OF Columbia, as
| indicated by its early 1881 membership
percentage, in comparison to the quota
set for this department by national
headquarters, will be reported by teie-
graph to national headquarters, Novam-
! Der 10. All other departments VIII make
a similar report
on that date department commanders
and adjutantS from all the Sd depart
ments in the world viii assemble at
Minneapolis to receive the report and
study it.
Departments reporting a telegraphlc
membership will be required TO back
| up that report by having the necessary
| number of membership cards and dues
| in the hands of the national treasurer
no later than 2 pm. November %.
| Where q department defaults in this
respect the next highest department
qualifying will be awarded the citation.
At meeting of Second Division Post.
No. %, the American Legion, Monday
night at the Cairo Hotel, William E.
| Spicer was elected commander. Mr..
| Spicer served with the 67th Company,
J 5th Regiment, United States Marines,
of the I'd Division, during the World
War.
other officers elected were: K. T.
| Wright, first vice commander; William
Wright, second vice commander; r. J.
deNfarco, sergeant at arms; j. b.
Eyarts and G. H. Smith, color bearers.
A testimonial dinner will be ten
dered by Sergeant Jasper Post, No. IL,
the American Legion, to the retiring
| commander, Ferdinand q. Fraser, De-
| cember 2, at the La Fayette Hotel.
| Comdr. ELECT William A. Kehoe has APP
pointed a committee headed by Edward
| L. Marthill. The first meeting Of this
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