Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Veterans of Great War

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distributed them through committees to
the veterans. Department Comdr. l.. E..
groups. These groups were divided as
follows, with Mrs. Amos A. Fries as
general chairman:
Mount Alto Hospital-Mrs. George z.
Killeen, chairman, assisted by the fol-
lowing units and posts: George E. Kill
leen Unit, James E. Walker Unit, Au-
gustus p. Gardner Post, National Press
Club Post, George E. Killeen Post,
James E. Walker Post.
Walter Reed Hospital-Mrs. Howard
S. Fisk, chairman, assisted by Henry G.
Spengler Unit, Sergt. Jasper Unit,
James Reese Europe Post, Henry G.
Spengler Post, Sergt. Jasper Post, Lin
coin Post, I'd Division Post.
Naval Hospital-Mrs. Ada v. Murray,
chairman, assisted by Vincent B. Co.'S
tello Unit, Vincent B. Costello Post,
quentin Roosevelt Post, Tank Corps
Post.
st. Elizabeth's Hospital-Mrs. Ethel
S. Wilt, chairman, assisted by Kenneth
H. Nash Unit, Victory Unit, George
Washington Post, Victory Post, Kenneth
H. Nash Post, Stuart Walcott Post,
Cooley mccullough Post, Bureau of En-
craving and Printing Post, Edward
Douglas White Post.
In az nearly 1900 veterans were
presented with a. cretonne bag contain
ing pack of cigarettes, pack of playing
cards, pencil, linen handkerchief, bar of
chocolate. Christmas stocking filled with
mixed chocolates. notebook, etc. AS the
bags were presented to the boys a
Christmas card, with the recipients
name. was given to each one during
the personal visits in every ward. The
boys expressed appreciation not only for
the gifts, but stressed the point how
much the personal visit meant to them,
many of whom are thousands of miles
away from relatives and friends. At
Mount Alto Hospital a special enter
tainment was a feature in connection
with the presentation Of the bags. The
chairmen of the various committees
have extended their appreciation and
thanks to the posts and units for their
assistance in making the affair this
year success.
The Forty and Eight and Eight and
Forty honor societies of the American
Legion, will give their first joint dinner
and dance next Thursday evening ats7
o'clock at the Bannockburn Golf Club.
The committee representing the
Forty and Eight Is composed of Austin
S. Imrie, chairman; James f. Pierce
and j. O'C. Roberts.
The committee representing the Eight
and Forty is composed of Mrs. Carolyn
Herman, chairman; Mrs Leon Arnold.
Mrs. Amelia Boberg, Mrs. Edith M.
Armstrong and Miss Irene Keys.
Austin S. Inirie is general chairman
of the affair.
Costello Post, No. Is. held its regular
meeting Tuesday in the board room of
the District Building. The following
were voted into membership after an
approved report of the membership
committee: Joseph Rosendorf. Albert A.
Gioiosa, James P. Saver, Herman l..
Kline, Domenick Bella. Charles E.
Nally, Charles w. Peck, Charles W..
Kline and Herbert S. Foreman.
The visiting sick committee has been
very active at the local hospitals and
private homes of the members WHO are
Ill and discovered a serious need Of
discarded clothing for needy men, who
ask for wearing apparel most every
day. An appeal was made for shoes,
suits and all kinds of clothing to be
brought to the service offlcer. in room
is, District Building. Paul McGann
gave a talk on the functioning Of the
rational headquarters of the American
Legion, telling the office and duty of
each national officer and the different
departments under their supervision,
explaining in detail the scope and line
up of each national officer.
The Sergt. Jasper Unit of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary recently assisted
in delivering Christmas gifts to the dis
abled ex-service men at Walter Reed
General Hospital The unit also dis
tributed supplies to number Of needy
families, furnishing baskets, coal and
money. Mrs. Mildred Eckles and Mrs.
Edith O'Connor constituted a special
committee in charge Of this detail pro-
viding for Christmas offerings. The
regular weekly meetings of the drum
corps have been resumed. A meeting OF
the unit was held Wednesday at the Y.
w. G. A., Seventeenth and K streets.
Mrs. Mildred Eckles, head Of the organ
ization, presided
The regular business meeting OF La
Societe DIES HUT Chapeaux ct Quarante
Femmes was held Monday evening at
the Hotel Washington, the change OF
the date of the meeting being in order
that the partners could attend the
birthday dinner of the George e. Killeen
Unit.
The social meeting for January will
be omitted and Partner Reagan will be
the hostess for the February meeting
The joint dinner and dance of La
Societe des Quarante Hommes ct HUT
Chevaux and La Societe des HUT
Chapeux ct Quarante Femmes will be
held January Is at the Bannockburn
Country Club. Tickets may be had
January Is at room 211 Transporta-
ton Building, headquarters of the
American Legion. Carolyn Herman is
chairman.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8, held a
special meeting at the Hamilton Hotel
on Wednesday night, at which plans for
tho form fioY1 Of a most rife team were