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

! World War veterans are urged to ex.
ercise their privilege of taking out Gov
eminent life insurance at low premium
rates in a statement issued by Watson
B. Miller, chairman Of the Nationa
Rehabilitation Committee of the Amer.
lean Legion. The committee has beer
conducting a Nationwide campaign fol
several months to acquaint veteran:
with their right to take out such insur.
ance and this has resulted in big in
crease in the number of policies issued
The monthly meeting of the U. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, was held a
the Thomas Circle Club December 8
Officers we're installed by DR.. Mac
Neill, department commander, as fol
lows: Commander, Helen Sprague
senior vice commander, Elsie Pinney
Junior vice commander, Mary Weide
chaplain, Gladys Allen; historian, Heller
Opitz; quartermaster, Ella Chambers
sergeant at arms Jean Cootes; colol
bearers, Amelia Boberg and Ruth Marks
trustee, Jane Breen.
Comdr. Sprague was presented with &
! commanders badge by DR.. MacNeill
who, with Representative Connery Of
Massachusetts, Senior Vice Dept. Comdr
Fraser, Past Dept. Comdrs Paul Nc.
Cahan, Watson Miller. DR.. Kline of the
! Veterans Bureau and former Senator
Rice w. Means, made an address.
Comdr. Sprague was presented BY
! Cemrade Rose O'Hara with a corsagt
bouquet and with bouquet of red anc
white carnations ny Carolyn Herman
lie chapeau departmental Of the Eight
and Forty.
The retiring commander, Jane Breen
was presented with past commander
badge by Senior Vice Comdr. Fraser
and on behalf of the retiring officers OF
| the post, Comdr. Breen was presented
with an American Legion ring by Past
Comdr. Lucille Allan
| A program of violin music was given
by Miss Martin Graveley, accompanied
by her sister, Miss Elizabeth Graveley
| snd songs by Miss ina Holtzscheiter, &C
ccmpanied by Elizabeth Gardner
! Coombs.
Vincent B. Costello Auxiliary, No. Is,
neId It's regular monthly meeting
Tuesday at 1850 Massachusetts avenue,
Mrs. Ada v. Murray, president, presided.
Reports by the chairmen of various
committees were made. Three Thanks
giving baskets and clothing were dis
t t,l1, to sx-service men and their
There will be a Christmas party for
the children of ex-Service men in the
immaculate Hall, Eighth and N streets,
at 8 pm. December %. Maj. Halper,
commander of Costello Post, has an
pointed committee to work with the
women. The committees are headed by
Charles Koken for the post and Miss
Nicie Perren for the unit.
Inc next social meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Emma Sheehan.
515l Conduit road, December Is. Mem
bers are requested to be present.
The National Executive Committee
OF the American Legion at its meeting
held recently at national headquarters
voted to use the income derived from
the sale OF Source Records of the Great
war in carrying on its rehabilitation
WORK among veterans AS the result of
action taken at the Boston National
convention, the Legion now owns the
Source Records
Watson B. Miller national rehabili-
tation chairman, made a report to the
executive body which showed that
S4,37O, 900 had been recovered for vet
Grams during the first nine months of
1881. These recoveries were in the form
OF disability compensation. insurance
ADJUSTED compensation and other types
OF claims prosecuted for veterans by
the Legion Committee. Miller directed
COn0lflOn
OF veterans hospitals and said that
more than 5000 veterans in need of
hospital treatment are now on the wait
ing lists. He recommended that Con-
greSs De asked TO provide relief as soon
as possible.
The Stephen p McGroarty Unit, No.
A. VIII meet at the home of Mrs. Mary
d. CorW1n, president, 1872 Eve street
northeast, December 10, at 8 O'Clock,
| Where the post also will hold its
/ monthly meeting at the same time. and
DR.. B. C. MacNeil, department COM
mander, will install the posts new Of
ficers.
Plans were made by the unit at its
last meeting for rummage sale to
raise funds for welfare work A needy
FAMILY was furnished a THANKSGIVING
basket by the unit and clothing fur
n1shed another needy family.
Second Division Post, No. %. met
Monday at the Cairo Hotel. when the
newly elected officers were installed by
the department senior vice commander,
ferdinand G. Fraser. The officers are
William E. Spicer, commander: X. T.
wright, senior vice commander: w. P.
Wright, junior vice commander; John
B. EvertS, sergeant at arms: color
bearers, P. j. De Marco and G. H.
Smith. Comdr Spicer announced the
following appointments:
AdJutant, Maurice Folsom: finance
ofncer, W. P. Wright; membership Of
flcer, Thomas Mason; Judge advocate,
Earl j. Brown; publicity ofacer, C. o,
Henry; legislature oficer, John j.
Allen; historian, A. MCKENZIE welfare
officer. o. j. Stockman:
A banquet was held in honor of the
retiring commander, Earl j. Brown, at
which time he was presented with a
past commanders badge Department
Comdr. B. c. MacNeil, Past Depart
ment Condr. Paul j. McGahan, Comdr.
Jack Keller of Cooley McC ullough
Post, Grand Chef de Care j. ". Byrne
of the 40 and 8, Edward Marthill of
Sergt. Jasper Post, Harry Smith, Sam
Olshefsh, Al Picchione Of Costello
Post made addresses. Comrade Smith
showed films of the World War. The
post is to engage in a membership
drive in a few days under the leader
ship of Membership Officer Thomas j.