Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

Of money equal to their age. for the
birthday box, a penny for each year.
The past post commanders had q re-
union supper at the home of Comrade
woodzell in Ashton Heights. Va. Au-
gust %. Those present were Com
mander Mary Hawthorne, Past Com
manders Pauline McVey Mccarthy.
Pierson, Annie HUMPHREYS and Mar
jorie Woodzell.
At the recent department convention
Post Adjutant Anne Pryde was elected
delegate to the national convention, to
be held in Detroit, September 21-23.
Past Commander Pauline McVey
Mccarthy is one of a group Of nurses
arriving at Brest during the World War,
In a picture illustrating the article.
when Mr.. Baker Made War" in the
July issue Of the American Legion.
Monthly.
The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Post was honored at the recent de-
partment convention by having Com
rade Martin Dyer elected as department
delegate to the coming national con-
vention, and Commander kehoe electeo
as alternate.
The committee headed by Willard
Laws is preparing for the posts annual
crab feast to be held early next month
at the home of Eugene Chelini at
Landover, Md.
At the last meeting of the Geo. z.
Killeen unit of the Ladies Auxiliary CT
the American Legion, held In the Kill
leen Post club house, the following
were elected officers for the coming
year: Mrs. Mary Esther Kolhos, presi-
dent: Mrs Mary Kehoe. first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Sue Reinburg, second vice
president; Mrs. Mary Smith, chaplain;
Miss Sophie Romire. historian: Mrs.
May Speddin, sergeant-at-arms; Mrs.
Fannie Meeks and Mrs. Mary McKen-
zie, color bearers; Miss Isabel Stein
braker, treasurer.
Guests Of honor were Mrs. Katie
Morrison, State president of the Dis
trict of Columbia War Mothers: Mrs.
Roberta Fawcett, past president of the
FDistrict of Columbia Department Of the
Auxiliary; Mrs. Sue Mimms, president
of the federation of presidents Of the
auxiliary; Miss Mable Staub, past adj
jutant Of the District of Columbia De;
partment of the American Legion; Mrs.
CAROLYN Herman, past president of the
8-and-40 of the District Of Columbia:
Mrs Nellie Fisk, British War Veteran
| worker of London, England.
Mrs. Carolyn Herman presented the
retiring president. Mrs Irene Arnold,
with a silver service plate. The presi-
! dent-elect was presented with basket
of flowers by Mrs. Carolyn Herman
| and Miss Mable Staub.
The Bureau of Engraving and Print
| ing Post Of the American Legion. under
command of Post Vice Commander
| William E. Dobbins and by direction
| of Department Comdr. Ferdinand
i Fraser, represented the District of Co.
| lumbia Department of the American
Legion of the reburial in Arlington
| last Monday of Capt. Gwinn, one-time
| commander of the u. s. s. Constitu-
| ton The affair was conducted by the
| Liberty Bell Post of the Veterans of
| Foreign Wars of Philadelphia, which
organization salvaged the body from
| an abandoned cemetery in Philadel-
phia and provided a metal casket and
| the necessary funeral detail.
| Post Comdr. James F. Kehoe has
been selected to serve on the Commit
| tee Of Judges for the firemen's parade
to be held in Washington on Labor
| day.
Comrade willard Laws, chairman of
| the committee in charge of the post
outing and crab feast, announces the
| affair will be held in Maryland Sep
| TENDER 10. Each member will be fur
nished with a bulletin giving further
| details and route map.