Evening star., 1931-12-20
American Gold Star
Mothers

The American Gold Star Mothers
met Tuesday evening at the Hotel
Hamilton. with the president, Mrs.
George Seibold, in the chair. The
meeting was opened with prayer by
MRS. Edith Campbell Harvey. The
pledge OF allegiance to the flag was
led by Mrs. William L. Meeks. Mrs.
Bertha L., Murphy presided at the
piano during the singing Of the nS
tional anthem
Communications were received from
the following: Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Ho-
bart, chairman of the Women's Patri-
otic Conference on National Defense;
Ferdinand G. Fraser, commander Of
the District of Columbia Department of
the American Legion: Mrs. Mary Jane
Bates president of the Jackson Unit
OF the American Gold Star Mothers
Michael 1nselbuch, adjutant of the
Blind Veterans National Chapter, Dis
abled Veterans: Mrs Bessie Knutson,
Gold Star organizer in Minneapolis,
Mimi; Senator David A. Reed of
Pennsylvania, Representative w. Frank
James. Of Michigan, Mrs NJ j. ALL
bright. Gold Star Mother of Syra-
cuse, N. Y, and Mabel Emily Kellogg
of Lansing, Mich, author of song
dedicated to the Gold Star Mothers.
The following new members were en-
rolled: Mrs. Louise M Monroe of De-
troit. Mich, mother of Louis Monroe,
killed in action in France, November
10, 1913; Mrs. Mary J. Albright Of
Syracuse, N. Y. mother of Cecil Edwin
Albright killed in action in France
September 29, 1918; E. Eugene ALL
bright Of Syracuse, N. Y, honorary
member and John Schultz of Marsh
field Wis, father of Paul Schultz,
honorary member.
The Executive Committee presented
the following recommendations, which
were approved: The call for a National
Convention of American Gold Star
Mothers, to convene in Washington in
May, 1882; a resolution to sponsor the
bill reintroduced in the House of Re-
presentatives by Representative John
j. Cochran of Missouri urging the
permanent placing Of the Olympia,
Dewey's flagship in the waters of the
Potomac at Washington, which will
commemorate the Spanish American
War heroes and also the World War
heroes. having brought the remains of
the Unknown Soldier TO America: a
resolution to be sent to Representative
Mary T. Norton of New Jersey, COM
mendlng her action in introducing a
bill to Congress in the interest of Dis
trict of Columbia property owners.
The secretary was instructed to send
a letter OF sympathy to the family OF
William J. Murphy, past national COM
mander Of the Disabled American Vet
erans, who died suddenly in Los An
geles last week and was buried in Ar
lington National Cemetery last We'd
nesday. Mrs. Mary K Killeen, trs.
vice president, and Mrs Eugene S.
Bruce. second vice president. attended
the funeral as representatives of the
American Gold Star Mothers. A letter
of sympathy was sent to Mrs. Lee N
Llnscott, whose husband died at his
home, Dawn Wind. Pasadena, Fla: also
a letter of sympathy to the family of
Mrs; Margaret Phillips, Gold Star
Mother of Hermosa Beach, Calf.
Mrs. Eugene S. Bruce. chairman of the
Mount Alto Hospital Committee, called
attention to the party arranged to be.
held In the Red Cross Building on
Monday evening, December 81, at
Z o'clock.
Mrs. Catherine Barrack reported a
visit to Walter Reed Hospital and the
giving of Christmas cheer to the pa
tlsnts OF ward lob. B3gs made by the
mothers and filled with Christmas re-
membranes were distributed to the
blind disabled veterans The Christ
mas party will be held at Naval HOS
pital during Christmas holidays. which
has been arranged by Mrs. Margaret
Warfisld, Naval Hospital Committee
chairman. Mrs. Olive Carpenter re-
ported her Welfare Committee had gifts
which would be distributed at Christ
mas time Mrs. M;ry Kilesn reported
the financial returns from th9 Ksts
and Means Committee. The Sunshine
Committee. hoc ded by Mrs. Josephine
Talks. will send Christmas greetings to
shut-ins and out of town Gold Star
Mothers.
The president announced the bill re-
queSting a congressional charter for
American Gold Star Mothers was in
troduced in the Senate by Senator
David A. Reed of Pennsylvania and in
the House of Repres ssntatives by Rep
resentative w. Frank James of Mict1i-
gan and prompt and favorable action
would be urged by the friends of Gold
Star Mothers.
The following mothers were ap-
pointed as delegates to the Womens
Patriotic Conference On National De-
fense convening in Memorial Conti-
mental Hall February /, 2 and 5: Mrs.
Mary K. Killeen, Mrs. Carlysle Huston
, Gordon, Mrs. Eugene S. Bruce. Mrs.
Roberta E. Jacobs. Mrs Margaret War
field, Mrs Josephine Talks. Mrs Car
, rie J. Searl Mrs. Ben H. Fuller, Mrs
Bradley A. Snyder. Mrs. Della Barber
i Mrs. Howard w. Davis, Mrs. Eta M.
Nash, Mrs. Edith Campbell Harvey,
Mrs. Grace Zane Carter Mrs. Josephine
Kelton. Mrs. William L. Meeks Mrs
Mary E. Greene. Mrs. Mathilda Clark,
7 Mrs. Margaret E. Loveless, Mrs. G. G.
Seibold
A Christmas party was held at the
| close of the meeting, Elizabeth Gard
ner Coombs gave piano solos, followed
!. by group of Negro spirituals sung by
Julia Culbreth Gray. Ferdinand G.
Fraser, commander of the District Of
Columbia Department of the American
: Legion, delivered an address, to which
the president replied. Mrs Lucia Ram
sey Maxwell read her prize poem on
) George Washington and made brief
, patriotic address. Bradley A. Snyder
and George G. Seibold, Gold Star
Fathers, made brief addresses. and a
tribute to the mothers was sent by
Frank B. Harvey, Gold Star Father.
Mrs. Grace Zane Carter, a member
from Pomona, Calf, and Miss Marion
Snyder and Mrs. Bertha L. Murphy
spoke briefly.
Mrs. Edward Washburn Whitaker,
widow of Brig. Gen. E. w. Whitaker,
was a guest.
Gifts were presented to all. Santa
Claus was impersonated by William S.
Hepner, assistant chief of war service
in the American Red Cross.
The next business meeting will be
January and the evening of January
10. at the Hotel Hamilton, there will be
a social meeting with Charles B. Jen-
nings, commander Of the District Of CO.
!, lumbia Department of Veterans Of For
eign Wars, as the guest of honor.