Evening star., 1931-11-29

| cate, and Egbert E. Corwin, Depart
ment Ball Committee chairman, pub
licity officer and Bicentennial Co,0mit q
tee chairman. Comrades Idler, Simon
and Orlando H. Smith, Jr., were Sc
lected by Comrade Corwin to ser&e with
him on the Bicentennial. Committee.
Orlando H. Smith, Jr., was welcomed
! by the commander as a new member.
Church leaders Of all denominations
throughout the country will be invited
to attend the national convention of
the American Legion next year in Port
| land, Greg.
This was announced by Henry L.
! Stevens, jr., national commander, at a
meeting of department commanders and
adjutants at their annual conference
at national headquarters in Indian
apoliS
THE American Legion has been ridi-
culed and actually prosecuted by some
persons and organizations seeking to
discredit our influence" he said. Il in
| tend correcting this at the next ma
tional convention. 1 will request that
outstanding and distinguished represent
atives of all the churches sit in your
conferences and committee meetings at
the convention, and sit on the floor of
the convention, in order that they can
see for themselves the constructive work
that you are doing. These ministers,
then, will be living aff1davits as to the
service which the American Legion is
rendering to God and country"
| James Reese Europe Auxiliary, No.
5, American Legion, held its monthly
meeting Tuesday evening at the Y.
M. c. A. Emma j. Anderson, depart
ment historian, was presented, and re-
ceived a basket of flowers from the
| officers and members.
At the Garnet Patterson Junior High
School there will be a paper revue.
| December Is, at 8 pm. sponsored by
the auxiliary, to entertain the veterans
from Walter Reed Hospital.
The George E. Killeen Unit Of the
American Legion Auxiliary filled nine
Thanksgiving baskets and presented
them to the families Of nine destitute
ex-service men.
The unit was honored in having two
of its members, Mrs. Mary Killeen and
Mrs. Ada Riley made officers of the
District of Columbia Department Aux
| iliary of the American Legion at its re-
cent convention.
Several members of the unit attended
benefit dinner-dance, given Wednes-
day by the local chapeau Of the 8-and-
40 at the Forestville Club.
The Rehabilitation Committee, un-
der the direction of its chairman, Mrs
Flora Fay, spent an evening at Mount
Alto Hospital playing cards with the
veterans hoSpitalized there. The COM
mittee plans to repeat the visit on
the evening of December 7.
The next regular meeting of the
unit will be held on December at
the Killeen Club House in Georgetown.
Lincoln Post, No. II, will hold its
regular meeting at the Masonic Hall
Fourteenth and Kenyon streets, No
vember 30, at 8 o'clock. Several ap-
tiated by the Alexandria Post degree
team. Visiting Legionnaires will be
welcome to attend.
Dr. T. Edward Jones was recently
elected commander of James E. Walker
Post, American Legion, at a meeting
held at the Twelfth Street Y. M. c. A
Other officers are: Senior vice COM
mander, Stephen Madison; junior vice
commander, James B. Lomack; chap
lain, Rev. j. w. Bundrant: historian,
Louis H. Russell: quartermaster, John
SWEENEY; judge advocate, j. Franklin
Wilson; Sergeant-at-armS, l.. A. Will
liamS; color bearers, John Wood and
! Albert Valentine.
West A. Hamilton, past commander
and veteran adjutant. Will serve with
DR.. Jones, and William H. Burrel, COM
mander in 1881, was reappointed
finance officer.
These officers will be installed with
appropriate ceremony by Fred Fraser,
| department commander, at the regular
meeting, December 10, at the Y. M.
! C.. A.
DR.. Jones has already served the
post two terms, in 1923 and 1929. Dur
ing his regime, the post made a re-
members. He is the holder of the Dis
tingushed Service Cross and is assistant
surgeon-in-chief Of Freedmen's Hos
| pital.