Evening star., 1932-03-06

and thus the first post Of the II 900
posts comprising the American Legion
| was formed. The officers were Col. E.
Lester Jones, U. S. Army commander:
Lieut.. Comdr. Lewis P. Clephane, U. S.
| Navy, senior vice commander; Capt.
Howard M. Peter. U. S. Marine Corps,
Junior vice commander; Lieut.. Howard
s. Fisk, U. S. Navy adjutant; Sergt. M
| G.. Greenfield, U. S. Army, quartermas-
| ter; Pvt. Ralph M. Wolfe, U. S. Army,
! quartermaSter.
| At the St. Louis caucus in May OF
that year part of the temporary con-
stitution povided that no post should
be named after a living person, which
resulted in the name being changed
from Gen. Pershing Post, No. /" to
George Washington Post, No. II at
largely attended meeting in the Central
High School on May 19, 1919, following
the return of the delegation from st.
Louis.
The commanders of the post since its
organization include e. Lester Jones
(deceased), John Lewis Smith, kennetn
A. McRae, Howard S. Fisk, Charles B.
Hanford (deceased), Lew S. Mohler,
Percy B. MCCOY, Wallace Streator.
Charles O. Shaw, ]. ]. Murphy, Gilbert
T, Rude. Charles J. Painter, Paul v.
| Collins (deceased), Bernard G. MCGEE,
| William E. Porter and John Thomas
| Taylor.
The Executive Committee of Takoma
Park Post met at the home OF Comdr
Beacock Chairmen OF the various
Standing Committees were also In at-
! tendance.
The post will have its first annual
/ BANQUET and dance at the Takoma Park
Community Center April IA. The de.
! tails of this banquet were discussed ana
| preliminary arrangements were made
| The banquet is to be served by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Takoma Park
Fire Department.
The next regular meeting Of the post
will be held March 10, when the post
will hold open house for the families OF
the members and prospective members
of the post and the Ladies Auxiliary.
The Entertainment Commlttee mas ar
ranged a program.
The Stephen P. McGroarty Unit No.
27, held its monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Eva T. McGroarty, unit
president, in Falls Church, Va. Guests
Of the evening were MIS-. joseph n.
Minis. department president; Mrs. ADA
v Murray, third vice president Of the
department; Mrs. Rose Levy, depart
ment treasurer; Mrs. Mary x. K1leen,
department chaplain: Mrs. Irene Ar
mold. department parliamentarlan' MIS-
| Dolman, Miss Levy, Miss Dolman ana
Mrs MunSon H. Lane
The unit pledged itself to the pro-
| curement of unit auxiliary colors this
, year. Mrs. Alfred Simon, chairman OF
ways and means, announced "kooty
party" to be given at her home Tor the
! benefit of the unit. Mrs. Elsie Garri-
| son. Americanism officer, offered to
dress a doll requested of the unit by
Mrs Ada Murray, Fidac chairman OF
the department. for entry in the con-
| test to be conducted in the near future.
| Miss EyangeIine McGroarty, member
ship chairman, presented the applica-
tion of a new member, Mrs. Edna The
lander The unit formally welcomed
Mrs. Theodore R. Smith as member.
| Mrs. Egbert E. Corwin, liaison officer,
made a report of matters of interest to
the unit discussed at the last Executive
Committee meeting Of the department.
AS this meeting was on the second
birthday anniversary of the unit, the
post and distinguished guests were in
vited to a social meeting after the busi-
ness meeting, with Mrs. McGroarty and
Miss McGroarty as hoSteSses.
The unit presented the wreath to the
Department of the American Legion
PAeASSSA
! ington Monument February % by Mrs.
Ada v. Murray, third vice president OF
| the department.
The unit and post have under con-
! sideration the planting of tree in
memory of Stephen P. McGroarty.
Costello Post continues to lead the
! department membership drive with 408
members paid to date. Six applicants
were admitted to membership at the
last meeting A resolution, introduced
by Comrade Reynolds and unanimously
supported by the post, requesting that
Armistice day be made legal holiday,
November II, was adopted by the De-
| partment Executive Committee, at its
last meeting.
John Thomas Taylor. commander of
George Washington Post, No. !, spoke.