Evening star., 1932-01-24

Victory Post, No. 4, American Legion,
will meet at Odd Fellows Hall, 419 Sew
enth street, with Comdr. c. W. Brown
ing presiding.
The matters of general interest to
Jegionnaires and war veterans which
will be topics of discussion Will lncIude
veterans preference, widows and or
phans pensions and national referen-
DUN on prohibition.
An amendment to the bylaws OF the
post withdrawing its aff1liation with the
Ladies' Auxiliary will be acted upon.
Comrade Rogers will report upon the
progress of the Departmental Ball Com
mittee, Comrades Shaw and Buchanan
upon the unemployment work OF the
post and the department and Comrade
Burke upon the contemplated activities
of the Drum Corps in the Bicentennial
celebration.
Lincoln Post, No. tie the American
Legion, met January IA at the Masonic
Hall. Fourteenth and Kenyon streets,
Edward L. Marthill commander of
Sergt. Jasper Post, and many visiting
members from other posts of this de-
partment were in attendance. Joseph
/. johnson won the door prize, while
C. F. Barrows and J. F. Burns won
prizes.
The post voted to hold a smoker in
its hall at the next meeting, February
IL, at which time a buffet luncheon
will be served under the direction of
the committee appointed by Comdr.
Buice. The matter of holding post
dance at later date was also discussed
and a committee appointed to present
recommendations at the next meeting
for consideration of the post
The following new members have
cd JopkcnT C0Tdar 12n1PS
p. Hall, Herbert Slaughter, Charles
Watkins, Frederick T. Byrne, James A
Blair, James F. Burns, Frank j. Little,
Joseph P. Day, William P. Pennington,
T. David Gates, James A. Barry, Lloyd
Prather, Girard letter, Vail S. Cant1eld,
Charles N. Profitt, Roland Birnn,
James A. Owen, Joseph l.. Johnson,
Philip G. Thompson, Columbus G. Wal
Ter, H. o. Thompson, Harry G. Brod-
erick. Ray L. Huff and Joel r. Moore.
Following the meeting the members
were entertained by Rustic's Hill-Billies
String Orchestra of Silver Spring.
Comdr. Buice desires it to be an
nounced that further meetings of the
post will be held on the second Thurs
day of the month in Masonic Hall,
Fourteenth and Kenyon streets.
u S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
will have a card party February ] at
so M street northeast. Comrade Ella
Chambers is chairman.
Chairman of Athletics Ruth Marks
organized the posts swimming class
last Monday evening at the Y. w.
c. A., Seventeenth and K streets. Al
ready there are eight comrades who
have enlisted for this feature of her
program.
On January Is there were 252 paid
up members.
During the past week the post dis
tributed many dresses, coats and
sweaters to needy families.
At the last post meeting motion
was adopted that the post recommend
to the department Americanism offcer
that the foreign-born in the Amerl-
canism classes be considered in the
matter of school awards.
The Stanley Church Depue Post, No.
so. held a smoker Tuesday evening
The Entertainment Committee has
plans under way for dance at the
Kennedy Warren Apartment Hotel
February 27. All Jegionnaires and their
friends are invited.
Conrade McGr tn presented reso-
luton asking G ange in the conStitu-
ton and by-lar It was tabled for
80 days. to be acted on at the next
regular meeting of the post. There was
presented by tn chairman OF the Reso-
lutions Committee resolution calling
for the support and approval by the
post of the House joint resolution No.
lis, as introduced IN the Seventy
second Congress by Representative
Hugh I. Shot of West Virginia, calling
for: >"The transfer into the classified
civil service of all veterans Of any war
employed by the Government in un-
classified positions, who have been hon
orably discharged from the military or
naval service of the United States"
This resolution was adopted.
New members are Wesley B. Allen,
Incian F. Powell, Harry M. Brown,
Charles H. Warner, Robert L. Anderson
and Corbin E. Louk.
The chairman Of the Membership
Committee announced drive for new
members, to be held shortly, for which
a prize of $40 in gold Is to be offered
to the comrade securing the greatest
number of new members.
The post is planning on entering a
bowling team in the American Legion
handicap tournament at the Arcaola
Bowling Alleys February 27 Members
desiring to compete are asked to write
tTEdIdfn T.. WLlSOIl, Sl3 ENolAo ouAANAH6'
for an application blank.
Adit. r. A. c. Horton appeared in
the new official American Legion uni
form recently adopted by the District
of Columbia. For details as to the
uniform communicate with the adJu-
tant, either by phone (West 2926) or
mail at 1888 Thirty-first street.
Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. IS,
American Legion Auxiliary, held a Spe-
cial meeting at the home of Mrs.
Charles Kohen, 1922 Nineteenth street,
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Viola Costello
president, presided. The unit adopted
the constitution. bylaws and parlia-
mentary rules for 1882, which were
drawn up by the president, Mrs Viola
Costello, with the aid Of the Executive
Committee.
There we're two new members ad-
miUted, Mrs. Margaret Smoot and Mrs
MYRTLE Clerc.
Mrs. Ada MUrry, vice president Of the
Department CT the District of Columbia
gave a report on the Hospital Com
mittee work and read a Litter from the
Hollis Ballaire Post, at Now York, about
the work Of Mrs. Murry and the unit in
visiting Eugene Roman, who is III at
Mount Alto Hospital.
Inc NbhI NttLulB Will US IleIu rtD-
ruary at 8 pm. at ll06 Connecticut
avenue.
Mrs Beatrice Hayden of James Reese
Europe Post was named Miss Europe"
in the popularity contest which was
held last Thursday night at the White
law Hotel She will be given a trip to
New York City with all expenses paid
and will serve as official hostess for
the post during 1882. The runners-up
who won prizes are Miss Rosa Hill,
Miss Lucy Parker and Miss Dorothy
Clomax. B. Murton was awarded a
gentleman's wrist watch.
The post paid tribute to the memory
of Julius RosenWald, who died recently
Howard A. Walker recited the thana-
topSis and at the conclusion OF the
tribute the posts buglers sounded taps.
Leonard williams was given the gold
award in connection with the popular