Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
American Gold Star
Mothers

The American Gold Star Mothers
held their first Fall meeting Tuesday
evening 1t Hotel Hamilton with the ma
tional president, Mrs. Seibold, presiding.
The recording secretary, Mrs. Carlysle
H. Gordon, reported the meetings held
during the absence of the president
while she was overseas and also a meet
ing held in the home Of Mrs. Seibold
on her return from France. when she
gave report of the Gold star pilgrim
age.
Communications were received from
the President of the United States. Mrs.
John D. Sherman and Mr.. Arnold
Kruckman of the Bicentennial Commits
sion. Albert r. Rogers of the Yorktown
Sesquicentennial Commission. Mrs.
Lowell Fletcher Hobart. president gen.
eral D. A. r.; Mrs. Eugene Williams,
secretary-treaSurer Argonne Unit,
American Legion Auxiliary Of New
Mexico; Mrs. Edith H. Bird, national
president United Spanish War Veterans
Auxiliary; Mrs. Ada H. Harrison, ma
tienal president Veterans of Foreign
Wars Auxiliary; Michael Inselbuch. adj
jutant Blind Veterans National Chap
ter of Disabled Veterans; Rev. Fred C.
Barker, pastor of st. JoSephs Church,
Paris, France; Mrs. Leona P. Stahl,
treasurer Los Angeles Chapter. Ameri-
can Gold Star Mothers: Mrs. Mae Con-
ley. secretary Long Beach Chapter,
American Gold Star Mothers; Miss
Helen E. Pyles; Tom Cushing, Disabled
Veteran. at Boone, N. c.: Fess C. Chris
tiani, Miss Adelaide Kelton and the
following Gold Star Mothers: Mrs. John
c. Kelton, Mrs James H. Tibbitts, over
seas pilgrim: Mrs. K. M. Gallagher,
overseas pilgrim; Mrs. Mary j. Bates.
president Jackson City American Gold
Star Mothers Mrs Anna Leslie, over
nil n A Iolfnn
seas pilgrim: Mrs. George Horatio Cor
ham. Mrs. Elizabeth Mayer, Mrs. Lydia
Lindsey, Mrs. E. S. Bruce. Joseph Fus-
EEK of the C. NJ. T. c. and Mrs. E. G.
Christiani.
The following new members were pre-
scented by the Membership Committee
and accepted: Mrs. Margery S. B. Mil
Ter of Yankton, South Dakota, mother
of Robert Howard Miller Company G.,
9Th Marines, killed in action October 4,
1918: Mrs Ida M. Hanks of Powder
River Mont, mother of Peter A. Hanks,
Company 1862, Ninety-first Division,
killed in action September 30, 1918;
Mrs Angelina Charter of Manchester,
N H., mother of Louis U. Charter,
ton June 18, 1918, also mother of David
Charter of Company L, 23d Infantry.
killed in action July Is, 1915 Mrs. Ella
S. Fields of Ashland KY, mother of
Clarence Fields of Company E, LIST
Division, 28th Infantry killed in action
May 90, 1918: James N. jenkins Of
Jackson, Mich, father of William
Arthur jenkins, stationed at Queens
town. Ireland, U. S. Naval Reserve. died
December 16, 1918, of bronchial pneu-
monia, an honorary member.
Invitations were received from the
United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
to attend its national convention at
New Orleans. La. and from the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars Auxiliary to at
tend the national convention at Kansas
City. Mo. The Mothers approved the
request to purchase Christmas greeting
cards from the National Chapter of
Blind Disabled Veterans, through
Michael Inselbuch, adjutant
The president reported flowers sent to
two i'll members, Mrs. Guedry and Mrs
Porter. and a floral gold star sent to
Mrs. James H. Tibbitts to cast on the
sea from the S. S. Roosevelt, sailing
August 10. honoring World War heroes
who were sacrificed at sea.
Mrs Charlotte E. Davis was appointed
as guard. Mrs. William Meeks was ap-
pointed flag custodian. Mrs. Mary Kill
leen was appointed chairman of Ways
and Means and will be assisted by Mrs.
E. S. Bruce, Mrs. Howard w. Davis,
Fannie F. Meeks. Plans are under way
for luncheon. card party and bazaar.
A gold star pin, insignia of the or
ganiZation, will be presented during the
September IS meeting at Hotel Ham
ilton to Mrs. Jacobs for having pre-
scented the largest number of new mem
bers from June 4, 1880, to June 4, 1881
A. K Shipe, chairman of the Hospitality
Committee of the George Washington
Bicentennial Commission, will address
the meeting.
tree will be planted by the Mothers
in honor of our first President during
the Bicentefnial observance of 1882.
Mrs Ben H.. Fuller, wife of the COM
mandant of the U. S. Marine Corps,
has been invited to take charge Of the
planting The Mothers will be among
the patrons of the Yorktown Sesqui-
centennial and Mrs. Seibold and Mrs.
E. M. H. Guedry have been designated
as official delegates to the celebration
at Yorktown.
Mrs. Bradley A. Snyder, Gold and
Silver Star Mother, was an honored
guest of the evening with her daughter,
Marion Snyder. who is a past president
of the Snyder Farmer Auxiliary of the
American Legion of Hyattsville.