Evening star., 1932-02-07

Club, 1925 Massachusetts avenue, Wed
nesday evening. Included among the
new members admitted were Jack Har-
rison Fanciulli. Lester H. Reese and
James j. Mccarthy. Ralph L. Cham
bers, chairman, National Rehabilitation
Committee, Disabled American Veter-
ans of the World War, also was admit
ted as a member.
Paul H McMurray, retiring finance
officer was presented post finance Of
ficer's gold badge in appreciation of un-
usual services rendered. The members
engaged in considerable discussion re-
garding the adoption Of junior Amer
ican Legion base ball team. Comdr.
Edward L. Marthill presided.
The first of the series of boxing bouts,
previously announced by the American
Legion, under the auspices of Columbus
University, was held at the Strand The
ater last Thursday evening between
Washington and Jefferson University
and Columbus University The second
bout will be held February % between
the University of South Carolina and
Columbus University. Tickets may be
obtained at department headquarters,
Thomas Costello, Room Is District
Building; George Frye, Room II. Post
Office Department. Twelfth and Penn
Sylvania avenue. and Louis J. Willette
Royal Blue bus line, Raleigh Hotel.
Victory Post will meet February 8,
with Comdr. C. w Browning presiding
The subject Of veterans preference will
be discussed by the post representative
on the committee, John A. Shaw Mem
bers of the post who are employees Of
the washington Navy Yard will be in
terested in a communication received
by the department commander from
Secretary Adams of the Navy Depart
ment on the question of veterans pref
erence as administered at the Navy
Yard In addition, a communication
from the Secretary Of the Navy to Rep
resentative Rankin will be read and dis
CuSSed
Victory Post Drum Corps under the
leadership of Raymond A Burke will
participate in the Bicentennial celebra-
ton and parade at Alexandria, Va The
drum corps is cooperating with the
Bicentennial Committee Of the Legion
and the Bicentennial Commission in
ceremonies throughout the Bicentennial
year There will be formal ceremonies
on George Washingtons birthday. Flag
day. Decoration day, independence day,
ArmiStice day, as well as number of
ceremonies incident to the reception Of
foreign dignitarieS and delegations Of
legionnaires from the various States
Comrades Krauskopf and Shultz are
expected to resume their entertainment
program and Comrades Lanahan and
Buchanan will undertake the closing
ceremonies, under the direction Of Past
Comdr. Norwood P. Cassidy.
Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. Is,
American Legion Auxiliary, held its
regular business meeting Wednesday at
1lO6 Connecticut avenue.
The birthday party of the unit will
be held at the Lotus, 1877 Fourteenth
street, Tuesday at o'clock.
The James Reese Europe Unit. No. 5.
American Legion Auxiliary, held its
regular meeting at the Y. NJ c. A with
Mrs. Nellie B. Walker president, pre-
siding.
Reports regarding the carnival spon
sored by the unit on January l8 to %
at the Lincoln Colonade were given.
Mrs Walker and Mrs. Anderson, official
representatives of the unit of the De-
partment of the American Legion
Auxiliary of the District of Columbia
were present at the regular department
executive meeting on January 81, at the
Willard Hotel.
George E. Killeen Unit of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary held a bingo
party in the Killeen Club House last
Wednesday
A number of the members attended
the Women's Patriotic Conference on
National Defense last week.
President Mary Esther Kolhos held a
special meeting of the committee chair
men at her home last Sunday, when
matters of interest to the unit were
discussed.
The next regular meeting OF the unit
will be held February 10 in the George
E. Killeen Club House in Georgetown.
A meeting of the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing Post No. o. the
American Legion. scheduled to be held
February 8. has been postponed and
will be held on Leap Year day, Febru-
ary 90, at which time the post will hold
A Leap Year dance in conjunction with
its formal meeting. The dance will be
arranged and conducted by a commit
tee headed by Miss B. V. Pagan.
u S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
American Legion.-Ruth Marks, Beulah
Phoebus and Genevieve Sparshott were
Joint hosteSses to the Advisory Council
which met at the home of Comrade
Marks Thursday evening.
The next meeting of the post will be
held tomorrow evening at the Thomas
Circle Club. Entertainment Chairman
Eloise Broaddus, and her committee
have arranged program to celebrate
the three outstanding events OF the
month: George WaShington's and LIN
coins birthdays and st. Valentines day.
Following the program refreshments
will be served.
At the last post meeting IS new
members were initiated, making the
total number Of paid-up members Tor
the year 233
Past Comdr. Lucille Allen OF the
Americanism Committee expects re-
turn tomorrow of the sewing and knit
ting articles she distributed to a vol
unteer class. These materials we're
furnished by the Red Cross and I'm
ished garments are to be returned 10
that organization.
MANY of the comrades are endeavor-
ing to obtain uniforms before the pa
rade February %. Already between 10
and 20 have sent in their orders. Ten
comrades are bowling every Friday eve
ming. The swimming class started with
seven and more members are expected
at the meeting Monday evening.
The Entertainment Committee of the
Stanley Church Depue Post met at the
home of Capt. Thomas G. Carlin, 1850
Sixteenth street, last Monday night for
final action on the tentative plans for
the entertainment of post members and
their guests following the presentation
of post colors at the Kennedy-Warren
the evening of February 27. There will
be dancing.
Mrs. Liedy Depue, mother of STAN
ley Church Depue, in whose memory
the post was named, has donated the
national colors to the post, the pres
entation of which will precede the
dance.
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett,
chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics,
Navy Department, paid tribute to the
military forces of the United States
and advocated strong national defense,
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