Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Xeterans of Great War

| bers of the post, who are also members
Of the National Yeomen CD win attend.
/ During the evening the post was
entertained BY little Mary Virginia
Barry with songs and dances, and with
songs by Miss Dolly Purcell. Mrs Barry
accompanied both Of the young enter
tanners.
At the close of the meeting Gladys
ments.
A meeting of Lincoln Post, No. IL,
was held Monday at the New Anster-
dam Hotel through the courtesy of
John Burgett, who served buffet
| lunch to guests and members of the
| post. Comdr. Medium M. Fowler
| opened the meeting. Among those
T present was Past Comdr, Albert HAN.
| He spoke on his previous associations
| with the members of Lincoln Post. The
membership committee reported that
lO8 per cent of the l43 membership goal
set for 1880 had been paid for that year.
Comrade E. p. Van Hise was con-
graduated by the meeting for his work
| in making q success of the dance and
card party, held on Lincoln's birthday.
He submitted proposal that an oyster
roast be held at the Eastern Power
Boat Club March % for the members
Of Lincoln Post and their friends.
The post passed resolution stating
| that it favored the. tentative plan to
ask that the national convention Of the
American Legion be held in Washing
ton 1882.
Entertainments for the evening was
given by Charles H. Taylor, employment
| officer United States Veterans Bureau,
also president Of Craftsman Club; read
ing and versatile quartet consisting
of song and dance acts, with piano and
violin solos; Miss Avula Radice and
Miss Rebecca Scott, in tap and eccentric
dances; dances by Scott Jarrett and
violin music by Miss Marguerite David.
Mr.. Jarrett was master of ceremonies
for the quartet.
Jane. A. Delano Post at its regular
meeting March 6 initiated Selma Gus
tafSon, Celia Keogh, Martha Stewart
Winifred Billiard and Laura McLaird
The initiation ceremony prescribed by
national headquarters was used. Miss
Maude Alton gave a talk on her work
in the Americanization School Com
| rade Hawthorne, chairman Of the enter
tatnment committee, served refresh
mentS.
Comrade Blanch Rulon has been or
dered to France to take charge of all
nursing in connection with the pill
grimage to France of the Gold Star
Mothers. She sailed March 5, and will
be abroad at least six months, possibly
two years, and will employ American
nurses who are already In England and
France as their services may be needed.
The post will hold a card party at
Thomas Circle Club March 22 at 8 p.ra.
Is victory Post, No. 4, at its meeting
held last; Tuesday elected the following
new memhefs.. William B. Carr, Arthur
b. StihchC0tnb, Henry w. Casey, Henry
C. Heath, r. g. Hansen, Charles Feole,
Q. w, Br1wning,' Albert James Kearney,
| Earl MssJAf6oe, William Jennings Brett,
| Edward d. Hedborn, Harry F. Gemme,
Leo Phillip st. German, John A. Mel
son, James y. Mclaughlin, Ernest p.
Wreap, Zero w. Nichols Franklin L.
Bender land Melvin M. Bragg. &
The post paid tribute to the late for
,ufef President of the United States and
Chief Hsttce of the Supreme Court
William Howard Taft by standing In
Silence for 1--WE minutes and directed
that an expression of regret at the loss
OF this allustrious patriot be inscribed
on the minutes.
"A 81. sPatrick's dance will be given to
morrow night by Victory Post, Victory
| Unit and Victory Post Drum Corps at
the Willard Hotel. Dancing will be from
/ nm. to / am Mrs. Lillian Fairch1ld
Jesse, coloratura soprano, will render
SEVERAL Irish songs, and other Irish en-
tertainment will be given during inter-
mission II
The George washington Post had. q
short business session duEng, its ami"
versary celebration March, z and ape
proved applications for membership OF
Vert T. Bayne,s Edwin g, Blanchard,
John A. Buchanan William E. Burt,
| Jerry c. Funk, j. C. Hudson, Clarence
E. Koch, H. L., Richards, Henry w. van
Strum, Ralph A. Werner and Richard
| Chamberlain. a past commander of the
Legion post at Champlain, Ill.
They will be initiated at the next
meeting of the post, March 10, at 1441
Rhode Island avenue. This meeting
will also afford an opportunity TO those
members who were unable to attend the
memorial services March Z to view the
tablet which has been placed In the
club house to honor the memory OF Col:
z. Lester Jones.
At the last regular meeting Of the
Vincent B. Costello Post Of the Amer1-
can Legion the post inaugurated 9
policy of entering upon study OF local
civic problems. In carrying. out this
policy 1t was voted to invite to Its reg
ular meetings prominent persons to ad-
dress the members upon the various
phases. of these problems.
A committee consisting of Jacob N.
Halper, Thomas. D. Walsh, Gregory
Cipriani. j. w. Scott and G. L. Shelly
was appointed by Comdr. Richard A.
O'Brien to arrange these meetings
Mai. Henry G. Pratt of the Metropoli-
tan Police Department has accepted an
invitation to address the post in the
board room of the District Building
next Tuesday at 8 pm,
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS.