Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
Veterans of Great War

lean Legion Auxiliary gave a Valentine
party in honor of the disabled veterans
OF the Walter Reed and Naval Hospitals
February II at the District Chapter
House Of the American Red Cross. Sew
enteenth and d streets. The program
Of entertainment was as follows: Pvt. A.
]. johnson, magician; Miss Alberta
Rothoerg, reading; Mr.. A. F. Dunn, vo-
cal solo; Miss Mary Turner, reading:
Miss Rebecca Scott, tap dancing: Miss
Helen Hayes and Miss Jane Arnold, dia-
logue; Miss Doris RoSedale, toe dancing:
Mr.. Hiram Hummer, reading, and the
Victory Post Ministries accompanied by
Mrs. Charles Hess at the piano.
Mrs. Mildred EckleS, president of the
unit, introduced Ferdinand G. Fraser,
commander of the Sergt. Jasper Post.
No. IS, the American Legion, who pre-
sided.
The committee in charge consisted of
Mrs. Edith O'Connor Miss Nellie Mar
shall, Mrs. Rose Martin, Mrs. Alice
Dewar Miss Alice Venezky Miss Clara
HUMPHREYS, Miss Ethel Hodges. Mrs.
Bernita Shelton Matthews, Miss Anna
Venezky. Mrs: Dora Weiner, Mrs. Thad
Baker, Mrs. Elise B. Shea, Mrs. Ruth
Orlosky and Mrs. Margaret Jacobs
Dancing followed at the conclusion of
the program OF entertainment. Refresh
ments were served.
The regular business meeting of La
Societe des HUT Chapeaux ct Ouarante
FemmeS will be held next Wednesday at
8 pm. at the Washington Hotel All
the partners are requested to attend.
as the constitution and its amendments
will be acted upon. The chairman of
the constitution committee, Emily ].
Carey, has called meeting of the COM
nittee tomorrow at the Army and NAVY
Hotel, 800 Connecticut avenue, at pm.
Jane A. Delano Post. No. 6. will hold
its regular meeting next Thursday at 8
pm. at 1887 K street. Miss Maude
Alton, principal of the local Ameri-
canization School, will be the guest
speaker. Refreshments will be served.
Comrade Lloyd, chairman of the ways
and means committee is arranging a
card party to be held at the Thomas
Circle Club the evening of March a..
The U. S. s. Jacob Jones Post. No. 2
American Legion, will hold a card party
tomorrow night at the All States Hotel,
on Nineteenth street between and F.
streets.
The post is conducting a membership
drive which will close March 7. Mem
bers who have prospective members are
requested to pntify Mary Weide. Co
lumbia 1902 or Branch 125 at the Navy
Department. A prize will be awarded
the member bringing in the greatest
number of new members.
The advisory council will meet March
at the home of Ella Leech, Apartment
70 at 1925 Sixteenth street Members
are requested to assist in the Braille
work. Plans are being made for a
rummage sale to be held May IS and ~.
Comdr N. D. Golden of Equality
Walter Reed Post, American Legion, has
been presented with gavel made from
q timber removed from the White
House roof
Past Comdr. D. E. Campbell was one
of the speakers at the ceremonies Feb
ruary 20 incident to the unwilling of
the memorial in the Veterans Bureau
to Col. Richard q. Cholmeley Jones,
former director Of the bureau. The
movement for this tribute to Col Chol-
meley Jones was sponsored by Equality
Walter Reed Post. The tablet was for
mally presented by Senator Carter
Glass, who, as Secretary of the Treas
ury, was responsible for the appoint
ment OF Col. Cholmeley Jones as direc-
tor. 1t was unveiled by his twin brother
and his nephew and was accepted on
behalf of the bureau by Gen. Frank
Hines, director of the Veterans Bureau
and member of the post.
A resolution has been adopted favor
ing the giving of a military status to
nurses of the Red Cross who actually
served in overseas hospitals during the
war.
A communication has been directed
to DR.. Ballou, superintendent Of
schools, deploring the existence and
spread of Communism among the
pupils of the local schools, as reported
by the press, and requesting an investi-
CATION as to its extent prevalent In the
schools, and further requesting that all
reasonable efforts be used to stop it.
The post has amended its bylaws to
provide that the initiation fee be fixed
at 81 and that the annual dues be So.
Mark S. Robson was obligated as a
member.
At q meeting Of the Stephen p. Nc
Groarty Auxiliary Unit, No. 81, held
last Thursday at the Winston Hotel,
Mrs. Thacker v. Walker, past president
of the District Of Columbia Department
Of the Auxiliary, installed the newly
elected officers. The unit is now re-
cruiting new members and is also max
ing arrangements for several social
functions to be held jointly by the
post and auxiliary.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.