Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
American Legion

The U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
| the American Legion, recently turned
| over a scholarship to the American Lee
| gion Foundation for the Blind, and 1t
was awarded to young blind woman
| pursuing her studies In an institution
Of higher learning.
The local post Is composed OF about
400 former Yeomen CD enrolled in the
| Navy during the World War. They have
been interested in work for the blind for
several years. They have devoted sew
eral evenings a month 10 shellacking
| braille sheets sent to the Library OF
| Congress, and recently formed a class
of Girl Scouts and taught them braille
| transcription. They decided this year
| to assist in the education of some blind
young man or woman in securing ad-
vanced training, and established the
scholarship, amounting to $3.50.
The annual conference of the National
Rehabilitation Committee of the Amert-
can Legion will be held here January
81 and February l and 2, according to
announcement by Watson B. Miller,
chairman of the committee.
Besides the members of the Rehabili-
tation Committee, representing the
State departments OF the Legion
throughout the country, there will be in
attendance at the conference State serv-
ice officiais, commanders and adjutants
| of Legion departments, and members OF
| the American Legion Auxiliary Reha-
Utilization Committee.
Frank T. Hines, administrator OF
veterans affairs, and George E. 1jams,
| director of the Veterans Bureau, Will
attend, as will many Of the division
chiefs of the bureau. 1t Is anticipated
| that hearings before Congress on vet
Grams legislation will be going on at the
time of the conference and that those
who wish will be given an opportunity
to express their views as TO pending
measures for veteran relief before the
appropriate committees OF the House
and Senate The conference will hold
its sessions at the headquarters OF the
National Rehabilitation Committee, 500
Bond Building.
The proposed Presidents Club Of Unit
Presidents of the American Legion
Auxiliary was perfected January at
the first meeting at the Hamilton Hotel.
Those present were Mrs. Leon Arnold
of Killeen Unit, Mrs. Edith O'Connor Of
Sergt. Jasper Unit, Mrs. Joseph H. Mime
of Victory Unit, Mrs. Mary B. Corwin OF
McGroarity Unit, Mrs. Carl Werthmer
of Nash Unit, Mrs. Margaret Nelson OF
Lightfoot of Henry C. Spengler Unit.
Mrs. Joseph H. Mime was elected pres
ident and Mrs. May D. Lightfoot secre-
tary. The name of the group is to be
The Presidents Federation Of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary of the District OF
Columbia. Bylaws were adopted and 1t
was unanimously voted that the secre-
| taries of the units should be included In
the membership, the meetings to be
| -. Iax Cf
Sixty disabled veterans, patients at
Mount Alto Hospital, were entertained
| by the Sergt. Jasper Post, No. ID, the
American Legion, last Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock in the Red Cross House OF
that institution John j. McG1nnis
chairman of the Entertainment Com
mittee, was in charge and among the
members of the post present were
| Comdr. William A. Kehoe, Adjt. Earnest
A. Golden, Finance Officer Paul H. Nc
Murray, D. H. Pratt, Hugh j. Mccall
| frey, M. r. Rosedale, William L. Thomas
| Dept. Comdr. of the Veterans Of For
eign Wars Robert M. Huey and Ernest
]. st. Jacques. A committee Of the
| Sergt Jasper Unit, American Legion
Auxiliary, assisted by serving refresh
ments at the conclusion Of the enter
| tainment.
Invitations have been extended by the
department commander, DR.. B. G. Mac
Neil, to Senator James z. Watson Of
Indiana and Senator Joseph T. Robin
son Of Arkansas to be present on the
occasion Of the opening of the depart
ment bowling tournament, the Ameri-
can Legion, February IA, at the Arcadia
Fourteenth street and Park road. De.
| partment Athletic Officer Francis j
Mcdonald is in charge of the tourna'
ment and any ex-service man Is eligible
to enter.
A Past Commanders night was helc
last Tuesday night by George Wash
ington Post, No. !, at its club house
| 1441 Rhode Island avenue.
The past commanders OF the pos
acted as a Reception Committee anc
received the members Of the post anc
visiting Legionnaires. The asSemblagC
was called to order by Comdr. William
E. Porter at O'Clock. He then turned
the gavel over to Past Comdr. Howard
S. Fisk who acted as master OF cere-
monies during the evening.
He presented past commanders jew
els to Past Comdr Charles o. Shaw anc
Bernard G. MCGEE. This ceremony wa
followed by those present standing II
silence for one minute in memory o
Past ComdrS. E. Lester Jones ant
| CnarleS -. f1an1Oroy WHOSE QeatIlS nav
occurred since their retirement from
office. Tribute was paid to their &C
complishments in the upbuilding o. tn
Legion by Past Comdr. Fisk, especial,
Past Comdr. Jones, who had the homo
of being the first commander of tn
post and also the first department com
mander in the American Legion.
The early history Of the American
Legion from the time of the formation
of Gen. Pershing Post, No. /, which wa
later changed to George Washington
Post No. /, at the Cosmos Club OF
! March 4, 1919, up to the present tim
was outlined by Mr.. Fisk, at the con
clusion of which he referred to the worl
of each of the past commanders Of tn
post and then introduced them to tn
audience in the order of their seniority
The past commanders each responde,
: with short addresses which proved to b.
among the most interesting features o
the evening.
The past commanders OF the post in
clude the following: E. Lester Jone;
1919 (deceased); John Lewis Smith
1919: Kenneth A. McRae, 1920; How
ard S. Fisk, 1921 Charles B. Hanford
1922 (deceased); Lew S. Mohler 1923