Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

Temple, 1912 Ninth street north
west.
With the list of patrons and patron
esses headed by the President and Mrs
Hoover, together with Secretaries Mel
lon. stimson, Hurley, Adams and Davis,
and high ranking naval and military
officials, the Armistice Ball this year
bids fair to be the social event Of the
early Fall season.
The committee, headed by Comdr
William L. Thomas, has worked in har-
mony to secure the attendance at this
ball of those most calculated to lend
definite prestige to the organization.
The diplomatic corps will be repre-
scented to a greater degree than ever
before with the presence of the French
Anba ssador, the Belgian Ambassador
and her highneSs Princess Albert de
Ligne and their daughter, Princess
Elizabeth de Ligne, together with the
Polish. Austrian and Albanian Ministers.
and the secretaries of the legation of the
Netherlands.
One of the most enthusiastic co-work-
this year has been Gen. Frank II. Hines,
a member of the Committee on Invited
Guests, as also has been the case of
the junior vice commander in chief,
Admiral Robert E. Coontz.
The Overseas Band, Drum and Bugle
Corps will act as the honorary escort
of National Commander in Chief Paul
c. Wolman from his hotel to the gold
room of the Mayfower Hotel on the
night of the ball, November II. The
members of the corps will turn out in
full force during the official ceremonies
of installation of Admiral Robert E
Coontz as junior vice commander in
chief.
The following comrades of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department staff and
of the several unit posts have already
Signified their intention of attending
the Armistice ball: Department Comdr.
Thomas, Senior Vice Comdr. Hollings-
worth, Junior Vice Comdr. Preston
Wheeler, Department Adjt. Fowle, De-
partment Q. M. Brode, Chief OF
rice Grudd, Surg. DR.. Cercell, Chaplain
Anderson, Patriotic Instructor Musch-
litz, Historian Edwin Warren, Officer
of the Day Krichton, Color Sergt
Scheibel, Color Guards William Cav
anaugh and Woerner, Bugler Bladen
Post Comdrs Clements OF National
Capital, Golden OF Equality-WalteI
Reed, Stroebel Of Federal, Reich OF
Columbia, HeiSe of Potomac, Hooley
Of Front Line ana Lloyd Kelly OF
Follow Me; Council Members Allen
and Leahy of National Capital. Camp
BELL Boyer and Wischhusen Of Equal
ity-Walter Reed, Moore and Lapin Of
Federal, Owens and Shilling Of Co.
lumbia, DAILY and Tyrrell Of Potomac
Gardella and Harrington of Front
Line and Belt of Follow Me Post. and
Past Department Comdrs. Neuner
HUM. TAFT, Maj Gen. Stephan, Car
roll. Kelley and Miller.
Department Ccmdr. Thomas reports
that the complete rehabilitation of the
disabled World War veterans and pro-
vision for their dependents on the
same Just and equal basis with which
unfortunate victims Of previous con-
flicts have been treated by the Gov
eminent will be the paramount plank
in the national program of the Veteran:
of Foreign Wars for the coming year
There are thousands who have frs
call upon v. r. w. efforts and whose
disabilities are not Service-connected
The only financial aid they get from
| the Government is disability allow
ance, which gives the man who Is COM
| pletely disabled the sum of $40 pei
| month. 1t is obvious, therefore, that
the W F. w. relief efforts must con-
, tinue.
Relief for the widows, mothers anc
| dependents of deceased veterans Of the
| World War also Is to be aggressively
| fought for by the v. F. w. during the
! coming session of Congress. Amend
ments to the recently adopted disabil-
| ity pension" allowance legislation viii
- Nr hanAhfe
available for the widows and de-
pendents (mothers and children) OF
| deceased World War veterans who
were honorably discharged from the
service As in existing legislation
benefiting dependents Of veterans Of
previous wars, these benefits will b'
| sought without the necessity OF prov
| ing that death was due as an actua
result of service. Included in the
| v. F. w. legislative program Will ot
request aimed at the equalization OF
| the World War pension allowance
with those granted to veterans OF the
| Spanish-American War.
National Capital Post at its Tuesday
night meeting, was addressed by Har'
| Ian Wood, past department commander
| of the American Legion, who Is ar
honorary member of the post. The fol
|
| ing year: Commander, Thomas II. J
| Cavanaugh; senior vice commander, c.
Burton, junior vice commander. B. 8
Bladen; chaplain, C.. A. Neff; quarter
master, Ernest WickStrand; oft1cer o.
| the day, Christian Schieble; advorate
Jacob Orken, and surgeon. H. L. Koch
Past Comdr. Harry P. Clements wa:
elected as q council member. The IN
stallation will be made at the Novem'
| Der Is meeting. Department Comdr
Thomas, accompanied by his stan, palc
an official visitation to the post. Elvu'
w. Proud was elected and duly obli'
gated to membership.
Federal Post held its regular meet.
| ing october 81 at Thomas Circle Club
| Department Comdr. Thomas and ms
stan made their visitation. The fol
lowing post officers were elected Tor tn'
ensuing year: Commander, John G
Strobel; senior vice commander. G. G
Williams: Junior vice commander
Charles c. Crowell; quartermaster, j
M. Dean; advocate, Grover G. Moore
chaplain, v. o. Anderson: surgeon, F
G. Lucas, and officer of the day, G. L
| Clinton. A number of recruits were
obligated and refreshments were servec
by the Ladies Auxiliary.
| Federal Post Auxiliary held its regu-
lar meeting last Monday at the Thomas
Circle Club and elected the following
officers for the year: President, Mrs
Rosina Luebkert; senior vice president
Mrs. Lillian Brode; junior vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Betty Williams; treasurer
Mrs. Dorothy Lehman, and chaplain
Mrs. Teresa Dean. The installation
ceremony will be made on November
"a. Last wednesday the patients al
Naval Hospital were taken on q sight