Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22

Alice II. Dougherty, president Of the
Gold Star Mothers OF Pennsylvania |:
Mrs. Hattie M. Milliman, president Of
Kalamazoo unit of American Gold Star
Mothers: Mrs. Della Towne Blake, sec
rotary Philadelphia Gold Star Mothers:
Mrs. James A. Evans of New York, O
War Mother visiting Hartford, Conn: !;
Mrs. Maud A. Whitmore of Parma,
Mich: Mrs. H. M. Courser, secretary
San Diego Gold Star Mothers; Mrs. E.
A. Robertson of Washington, D. c.;
Mrs. H. j. Moeckel. secretary st. Louis
Gold Star Mothers; Mrs. Mary Jane
Bates. president Jackson unit, Ameri-
can Gold Star Mothers; Mrs. Henry
Hunt Mckee, manager of the Capital
City Choristers; Mrs. Ruth Hansforo
SnodgraSS for A Capella Chorus; Esther
H. Julia, hostess for the General Baking
Co.; H. c. Woolley, first assistant physi-
clan at st. Elizabeth's Hospital: Mrs
Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president gen.
eral D. A. r., and Mrs. Della L. O'Brien
department president w. r. C.
Six new members we're enrolled as
follows: Mrs. Emma Ernestine King OF
Michigan, mother of John Eastman
King. who died at Portsmouth Naval
Hospital, April 80, 1918; Mrs. Mary Ro-
ney of Newark, Ohio, mother OF
Dwight M. Roney of Company M, 18th
Infantry, who was killed in battle Oc-
tober l, 1918; Mrs. George w. Robertson
mother of Irving A. Robertson, killed in
aviation service April "a, 1924.
Honorary members are: Judge Walter
I. Mccoy. father of George Baldwin
Mccoy, serving in France in the 18th
Regiment OF Infantry, his death occur
ring July 20, 1918; Fred A. Whitmore
of Michigan, father of Arthur F. Whit
more, who served in France in the l39th
Infantry, Company c, 35th Division, In
the Argonne Forest and on the Verdur
front died of bronchial pneumonis
February 2, 1919; James w. Brooks
father of Phillips Brooks of the Navy
Reserve Corps of Illinois, who died Of
diphtheria July 13, 1918.
The president announced the follow
ing appointments: Mrs. Della Barber
flag custodian; Mrs. Margaret E. War
field, director for Naval Hospital serv-
ice: Mrs. Catherine Barrack, director
for Walter Reed General Hospital serv-
ice; Mrs Eugene S. Bruce, director fol
Mount Alto United States Veterans
Hospital Mrs. Mary K. Killeen, chair
man of the Ways and Means Commit.
| tee: Mrs. James w. Brooks, chairman
of the Visitation Committee.
Mrs. Barrack reported the tea giver
in the Red Cross Building at Walter
Reed Hospital, February 8, which wa:
well attended by the veterans, also
another visitation to various wards
assisted by members Of her commit.
| tee.
Mrs. Warfield reported the benefit
| party given in her home February IL
when she was assisted by Mrs. Killer
and Mrs. Bruce
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen will be ir
| charge of card party at 2146 Georgis
avenue. April %, as guests of the Gen
eral Baking Co.
The Capital City Choristers viii
honor the American Gold Star Moth
ers by presenting a program for thu
| entertainment of the patients in Walter
Reed Hospital on March %. in the Rec
! Cross Building at Walter Reed.
Mrs. Seibold attended the patriotic
service at the Lincoln Memorial Febru
| airy IL. She was accompanied, while
| placing the floral tribute, by her color
| bearers, Mrs. Della Barber and Mrs
E. M. H. Guedry.
| The president and others ATTENDED
| the G. A r. service honoring Lincolni
birthday in the evening at the Congre
! gational Church.
Mrs. William J. Seelye reported he
attendance at the Lincoln birthday OBJ
! servance in the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church Thursday evening. Thu
president and color bearers attended
the third annual visitation to the Ma
| tional Cathedral, which was arranged
by the Society of the Sponsors Of thu
United States Navy, February IS.
A musical program was given by