Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
American Legion

A meeting Of the Veterans Preference
Committee of the American Legion wa
held at department headquarters
Transportation Building. Tuesday eve
ming with Department Comdr. Fraser
presiding. The committee is soliciting
the aid Of other departments in ma
tional campaign toward the objective OF
effective veterans preference.
The officers Of the Lincoln Post Of the
American Legion were installed by the
department commander and his staff
Monday evening at Hillcrest Manor, Co
lumbia Heights.
A committee representing the Ameri-
can Legion. the Eight and Forty and
the American Legion Auxiliary attended
a reception for Nine Schumann- Heink
on the occasion of her arrival in this
city at Union Station on Sunday after
noon She was presented with a
bouquet of flowers by Miss Helen Muir
ply national head Of the Eight and
Forty Flowers were also presented by
the department commander OF the
American Legion, Ferdinand @. Fraser,
who welcomed the famous singer in a
brief informal address. Nine. Schu-
mann Heink was escorted on Friday
afternoon to Mount Alto Hospital by the
department commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, accompanied by Watson B.
Miller, chairman of the National Re-
Mobilization Committee of the American
Legion, where she gave a group of songs
60 the disabled veterans, who are pa
tierts in that institution.
The regular meeting of the Depart
ment Executive Committee Of the Amer
1can Legion was held Thursday eve
ming with Department Comdr. Ferdt-
nand G. Fraser in the chair. There
was presented for discussion on this oc-
casion the applications for charters by
the Brookland- Woodbridge Unit. pro-
posed in the application as the Bunker
Hill Post. An application for a charter
was also made by the Stanley Church
Depue Post and there was also dis
cussed the matter of a Public Utilities
Post. which has been proposed.
On Friday evening the Department
Forty and Eight held in Alexandria,
Va. on the subject OF membership and
national preparedness.
The regular meeting Of the Locale
Voiture of Forty and Eight was held
World Hall, 935 Grant place. This
was the first meeting Of this internal
organization Of the American Legion
for the season and "A Night in Paris
featured the entertainment for the
evening. Francis r. Miller, Grand
Chef de Care, presided
Announcement has been made by the
chairman of the Dance Committee,
Capt. Daniel H. Pratt, that the Judges,
who will select the most originally and
interestingly costumed couple at the
Costume Halloween Dance to be given
by the Sergeant Jasper Post. No. 13,
The American Legion, at the Hamilton
Hotel, october 30. will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert l.. Jarnagin, Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Bishop and Department Commander
Ferdinand G. Fraser. There will be
no admission charge
The next regular meeting Of the
post will be held November at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massa-
chusettS avenue, when the annual
election of officers will be held. Comdr.
William A. Kehoe will preside.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit. No. IS.
held business meeting Tuesday at
the Cairo Hotel. The unit discussed
the card party at the Thomas Circle
Club November 2 at $3.50 pm. to
which the public is invited. The guest
OF the evening was Mr.. Speegman Of
the Hollis-Bellaire Post of New York.
Miss Irene Sheehan spoke.
The next meeting will be held No
Vember 10 at the District Building at
. pm.
At the meeting of the Vincent B. Cos
tello Post in the board room of the Dis
trict Building Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing new members were accepted
Frank Daum, William J. Knott, Joseph
@. Beattie, William Thornton, Alfred
v. Mclaughlin, Frank p. Hardin Rich
ard M. Bante and Julian C. Foster
Comrade Grant, director Of the Drum
and Bugle Corps, requests the members
TO turn out for the parade Halloween
night. Post members are invited to fall
in. The new organization. The Imps
OF He'll will also be in line.
Edward McCabe is the emblem off,
Ger. Comrade Tatspaugh was appointed
uniform ofticer. The post will, in the
near future, appear in the official uni
form adopted by national headquarters
and by the District of Columbia De-
partment. Comdr. Cipriani appointed a
Prospective Ceremonial Committee con-
Sisting OF Arthur Thomas. chairman;
Vernon Daily, M. G. Mcintyre, Owen
jackson, joseph B. Haviland and Elmer
Reynolds. Thomas will act as bugler
for this committee.
The Thanksgiving Turkey Committee
was also appointed. Gerald Shelly
chairman; Edward r. Kelly, r. A.
O,Brien. Vernon DAILY, Thomas A. Cos
tello, Arthur Thomas, joseph Stein and
Maurice Mcdonald.
Comdr Cipriani made the following
appointments: National convention Of
f1cer, Vernon DAILY, and employment Of
flcer. Joseph G. Beattie.
Committee appointments are: Mem
bership-Gerald Sicily, chairman: Ed
ward r. Kelly, Thomas A. Costello. Ed
ward P. McCabe and Joseph B. Hayi-
land
Resolutions and Legislative-Jacob
N. Halper, chairman: Norman r.
Grant, Frederick A. Thuce DR. Daniel
u Borden and Albert p. TatSpaugh
Entertainment-Rev. Francis j. Hur-
ney, chairman: Joseph Stein. Elmer r.
REYNOLDS, Harry Smith and John f.
McCabe
Publicity and Publications-Lloyd H
Dopp. chairman; Elmer R Reynolds,
Harry Smith. Frederic William vile
and Thomas J. DAILY
Welfare and Relief-CharleS Kohen
chairman; Meyer Taske and Harry
Cedar.
Auditing ]. Donovan. chair
man: Curtis A. Jackson and Arthur
Thomas
Athletics-Joseph B Haviland, chair
jackson
Hospital-John j. Sheehy. Never
Taske, G. B. Elinger, Edward s. stan
ton, Harry Cedar. Ben A. Cleary
George II. Goetting, Edmund Baldwin
J. G. Beattie and Joseph Weinberg.
Salon No IA DIES HUT Chapeau p
Qusrante Femmes held its annual ban.
quet honoring the newly elected depart
mtnt 01lceN Of ne American IppjoN
the Forty and Eight and the Officer.
Of the salon IN .,