Evening star., 1931-11-29
American Legion

A short business session and pro-
gram of entertainment comprise tAe
| features arranged for the meeting next
| Tuesday night at 8 o'clock OF George
| Washington Post, No. /, the American
Legion, at TIE post club house, 144l
Rhode Island avenue. Comdr. John
Thomas Taylor wiz preside.
Comdr. Taylor, who has been attend
| ing several important sessions OF ON
cials at indianapolis in connections with
| his official capacity as vice chairman o1
! the National Legislative Committee, an
nounces that the American Legion Is
| showing a decided advance over last
years membership. The 10 departments
having the highest percentage OF 1882
quota of paid-up members by tomorrow
night will be awarded special citations
by National Adit James F.. Barton and
will constitute the big 10" in Legion
membership.
The Membership Committee Of the
post held a meeting last Tuesday night
and the results showed that the post
was far ahead of last year in its paid-up
membership. A membership drive is
under the leadership of Past Comdr
Wallace Streater Many Of the original
members of the post who have been In
different parts of the world are re-
instating.
The members of the George Baldwin
Mccoy Unit of the American Woman's S
Legion will act as hoStesses next Tues
day night and serve refreshments.
The regular meeting of the Belleau
Wood Post, No. 3, will be held at the
home of the commander, 20l Forest
street, Thrifton Village, Va, today at
o'clock All members ere requested to
be present, as plans for Christmas will
be discussed.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post. No. 2,
American Legion, Ssnt 16 baskets of
food to needy families for ThankSgiv-
ing. Each basket contained a large
fresh ham, some potatoes, butter, cof-
fee, cream. sugar, onions, cereal, bread,
soup and four vegetables.
The commander and welfare officer
are pleased with the response to the
call for clothing. Comdr. Mary Tats-
paugh recently turned over to the de-
partment welfare officer, who has asked
especially for mems clothing, several
coats and vests, number of men S
suits and three overcoats. Many of the
comrades also have given magazines
for distribution to the hospitals.
The post was represented at the fol-
lowing department committee meetings
during last week: Department Ball
Committee, by Past Comdr Lucille AL
Ian; Department Bicentennial Commit
tee, by Elsie M. Pinney, and Depart
ment National Convention Committee,
by Past Comdr. Jane M. Breen. Mem
bership Officer Beulah Phoebus attends
the department membership meetings
and is pleased with the good showing
of this post
Next Tuesday Is Jacob Jones Post
night for Shellacing Braille sheets for
TIE bind at the Red Cross Chapter
House, 1870 E street, from $50 to 9
pm.
The post was entertained at a silver
tea last Sunday at the home OF Ways
and Means Chairman Daisy Clark.
TakCma Park soon will have an ac-
tive unit of the American Legion AuXil-
iary. AS a result of meeting held at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Hartley, application has been made
for charter by IL women who took
part in the meeting, and officers pro
tenn have been elected, as follows: Mrs.
Charles A. Hartley, president; Mrs. M
F.. 1verSon, secretary, and Mrs. l.. E.
Beacock, treasurer. The names ap-
pearing on the application as charter
members are Mrs. A. l.. Conger, Mrs.
Edward j. Coping, Mrs. Charles A.
Hartley, Mrs. Charles N. Thomson,
Mrs. M. F. Iverson, Mrs L. E. Beacock,
Mrs. j. E. Fredericks, Mrs Horace
Walker, Mrs William L. A. Strawbridge,
Mrs. N. D. Guerrier and Mrs. I. M.
Evans.
Mrs. T. w. Walker, past department
president of the District of Columbia,
attended, assisting with the organiza-
ton.
The charter is expected to be re-
ceived within the next few days, as the
application has been turned over to
Mrs. Charles T. Conrad, president of
the Department of Maryland, who is
taking it with her to the meeting of
department presidents now being held
at Indianapolis. AS soon as the auxil-
iary is formally recognized another
meeting will be held for the election
of permanent officers, formation of
standing committees, etc. Meantime
it is the desire of the auxiliary to in
crease its membership as rapidly as
possible. in an effort to emulate the
recent success of Takoma Park Post of
the American Legion, with which the
auxiliary will be affiliated.
At the last meeting of Stephen P.
McGroarty Post, No. 81, American
Legion, the constitution was amended,
making the position of finance officer
an elective one, instead of an appoint
i've one, and the present incumbent,
David w. Close, was elected to the Of
flee. Resolutions were adopted indors-
ing the granting of franchise to the
citizens of the District Of Columbia
the making of Armistice day, November
II, national holiday throughout the
country, and the uniform known as the
official American Legion uniform.
Comdr Lewis H. Guenther presided
and during the course of the meeting
made number of appointments, JOS
eph p Idler being made membership
and employment officer; Wiley M.
Fuller, acting adjutant and judge advo-