Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
American Legion

Celebration of George Washington,
birthday will be held under the auspices
of the Department of the District 81
Columbia, the American Legion, Feb
ruary %, starting with military mass
at 1890 o'clock in Immaculate Concep-
ton Church, Eighth and N streets, OF
which Rev. Francis j. Hurney, chaplain
of Vincent B. Costello Post and past
department chaplain, is pastor.
Bishop j. M. Mcnamara will preside
at the military mass while Right Rev
Ignatius Smith will deliver the sermon
AT the conclusion of the mass, which
Will be about noon. luncheon will be
served in the Immaculate Conception
Hall, and at 80 o'clock patriotic serv-
ices will be held in the Immaculate
Conception Auditorium, adjoining the
church. Addresses will be made by
prominent speakers, and during the
program solos will be rendered by Miss
Florence Yocum.
The invited guests will include men,
bers of the diplomatic corps, the District
Commissioners, officers and their STATS
OF the various veteran organizations in
the District, cabinet officers and Army
and Navy officials.
In connection with the celebration
Past Comdr. Francis F. Miller of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post,
who is the department ceremonial Off
GER will place at the base of the WASH
angton Monument wreath on behalf
of the Department of the District of
Columbia
The committee in charge of the cele-
bration is composed of Richard A.
O'Brien, chairman. F. G.. Fraser, Miss
Marjorie D. WoodzeIl, William H. Nc
Grath, Edward L. Marthill. julius 1.
Peyser, Henry LoveleSS, William A.
Kehoe, Francis F. Miller, Martin Dyer,
Gregory Cipriani. James F. Kehoe,
Howard S. Fisk, Watson B. Miller, Ger
aid Shelly, Charles H. Knight, Rev.
Francis j. Hurney, Mrs. j. H. Minis,
Mrs. Leon Arnold.
Comdr. William E. Porter of George
Washington Post, No. l, the American
Legion, announces that members of the
post will assemble at $50 o'clock Feb
ruary % and proceed by automobile to
Mount Vernon, where a wreath will be
placed on the tomb of George Wash
angton. after whom the post is named
ahe trip will be made in automobiles
and the post colors will be in the line of
march from the gate on the outskirts of
the grounds to the tomb. A brief cere-
mony will take place at the tomb i'm
mediately on arrival in accordance with
the annual custom. The pilgrimage will
be headed by the officers of the post
with the wreath and colors and followed
by members of the post
At the next meeting of the post, Feb
rllary II, preparations will be discussed
in connection with the twelfth ami
Versary of the post on March and also
amendments to the constitution and by
laws.
Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. Is, cele-
brated its tenth anniversary with
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the Cairo Hotel Among the distin-
guished guests from out of town was
Howard c. Smith, past department
commander of Maryland. Greetings of
welcome on behalf of the unit were ex-
tended by the President, Mrs. Ada "
Murray. Fluctuations on behalf of the
department were extended by Senior
Vice Comdr. Frazier. Greetings were
extended by Capt Thomas Frailey, de-
partment publicity chairman; James
Kehoe, Bureau of Engraving Post. and
Mr.. Noyes of Victory Post. The history
of the unit activities was given by the
past unit president, Mrs. Margaret
Franklin, who was also the first de-
partment president.
The next business meeting of the
unit will be held at the Cairo Hotel
February II at 8 o'clock.
The unanimous Endorsement of Past
Comdr. Ferdinand G. Fraser for the
Office of department commander of the
American Legion and the election of
Louis r. Dennis as post chaplain fea-
tured the meeting of Sergt Jasper Post,
No. Is. the American Legion, Wednes-
day evening at the Thomas Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts avenue Comdr.
William A. Kehoe, who presided, an
nounced the appointment of Frank A.
Feller as athletic officer, William NJ
Greene as publicity officer, John j. Or
losky as judge advocate and Edward L.
Marthill as welfare officer George A.
Bache. chairman of the Committee on
Awards, and Daniel H. Pratt, head of
the Auditing Committee, submitted re-
ports. Sixteen candidates were elected
to membership.
The commander appointed Daniel A.
Washburn to head a Committee on
Constitution and Bylaws, naming Jo-
seph L. Brown, Thomas j. Frailey and
F. G. Fraser to serve with him. The
appointment of a Resolution Commit
tee, with Cornelius F. Mccarthy as
chairman was also announced Robert
II. Pritchard and Floyd w. Baker COM
plete the personnel of this assignment.
The commander of the new Washing
ton Police Post, No. 49, the American
Legion, William H. McGrath, addressed
the members.
DR.. B. G. MacNeil, department COM
mander, has appointed Francis F. Mil
Ter, past commander of the Bureau of
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