Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

guests at o luncheon at the Hotel
Washington this afternoon. The event
will be under auspices of the Past. Pres
idents' Farley, national organization
made up OF past presidents OF the vari-
Gus units, State and national and local.
OF the American Legion Auxiliary. The
arrangements are in charge OF the ma
tional secretary, Mrs Dorothy B. Harper
OF Washington, past national chair
man and a past national treasurer Of
the American Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. William H. Cudworth of MIL
waukee, national chairman, announced
the call for the meeting several weeks
ago, in view of the fact that many of
the members were to be in washington
for the Women's National Defense Con-
ference and the meeting Of the Ma
tional Rehabilitation Committee of the
American Legion. Reservations for the
luncheon are being made through Miss
Eunice DesseZ, CIT Eighteenth street,
acting secretary Of the local committee.
Mrs. Wilma Hoyle, national president
of the American Legion Auxiliary, and
Ralph T. O'Neil, national commander
of the American Legion, head the list
of guests for the luncheon. The other
honor guests include: Representative
Royal C. johnson of South Dakota.
chairman of the World War Veterans
tives; Capt. Watson B. Miller of WASH
ington, chairman of the National Re-
Mobilization Committee of the American
Legion, and Mrs. George B. Kellogg Of
Chicago, chairman of the National Re-
Mobilization Committee of the American
Legion Auxiliary.
The annual birthday party Of the
George E. Killeen Unit, the American
Legion Auxiliary, was held at 1850
Massachusetts avenue January %.
Dinner was served, followed by dancing.
A birthday cake was cut by DR.. B. G.
Mcneil, commander of the American
Legion. Department of the District of
Columbia. who was the guest of honor
Mrs Irene Arnold, president of the
unit, was toastmistress and introduced
the distinguished guests. among whom
were DR.. Mcneil, Capt Watson B. Mil
Ter and Mrs. Daniel Miller, Mrs. j. H.
Mimms, Mrs. Ada Murray, Mrs Edgar
Corwin, Mrs. Bertha Y. Werthner. Mrs.
William Franklin, Miss Helen Sprague,
Mrs. Carolyn Herman, Miss Edna Nc
Intosh, Mrs. Amy Hammond, Mrs. Nc
1ntosh and others. The guests were
presented with corsage bouquets of
roses and sweet peas and a lamp was
presented to Mrs. Mary X. Killeen. past
president of the unit, by the members.
The eleventh annual banquet of
Lincoln Post, No. II, the American Le-
gion, was held at 1882 Connecticut ave-
nue. Tuesday. Comrade James r. Hit
selberger was chairman and Robert S.
Tolson POSTMASTER. Representative j.
Paul Kvale of Minnesota, Ba-num
Levitan, president of the Columbia
Heights Business Mems Association;
Frank J. Sobotka, chairman Of Public
Relations Committee, Columbia Heights
Business Mems Association; George A.
Provost, vice president and general
counsel Park Savings Bank; Carl H.
Donch, manager of Riggs National
Bank, Fourteenth and Park road Of
flee, and DR.. H. c. Woolley, first assist
ant physician st. Elizageth's Hospital,
made addresses. Mr.. Battenfield gave
selections on the accordion.
The regular meeting of the post was
opened with Comdr. Van Hise presid-
ing, in which favorable action was
taken upon applications for member