Evening star., 1932-04-10

the merits Of the Gasque bill for widows
and orphans, as prepared by the Com
mittee on Pensions, which provides pen
sions for widows and orphans exactly
the same amounts for the various wars
In which the United States has partici-
lpated
A new membership record was an
nounced by Department Comdr Ferdi-
nand G. Fraser, who said that 90 per
cent OF the local membership had been
paid to date of the quota set by ma
tional headquarters. He urged every
member of the department to endeavor
to make it 100 per cent by April 1s,
when the contest closes.
Several reels Of motion picture
ltravelogues were presented by Harry 2.
Smith. past post adjutant Of Vincent B.
Costello Post, entitled When Cameras
Go Abroad"
Refreshments were served by members
Of Vincent B. Costello Auxiliary.
Henry C. Spengler Unit, No. IL, was
honored by the presence Of Mrs. Alice
H. Sonnehill Of Baltimore on the elev-
enth anniversary of the organization,
March 90. Mrs Sonnehill, gold star
sister, is child welfare chairman for
Maryland Department, American Le-
| gion Auxiliary.
The following gold star mothers were
honor guests: Mrs. John Spengler. Mrs:
William Hamilton Bayly, Mrs. Ethel
Mock. Mrs. Clara Sonneman, Mrs. w. N.
Marston, Mrs. E. NJ. H. Guedry, Mrs.
Della Barber, Mrs. Edna Boardman,
Mrs. Josephine Talks, Mrs. Eugene S.
Bruce, Mrs. Matilda Clark, Mrs. Mar
garet Loveless, Mrs. Mary K. Kllleen,
Mrs. Fannie Meeks, Mrs. Roberta E.
Jacobs, Mrs. Martha Smith, Mrs. Olive
Carpenter, Mrs. Lucy B. Cash, Mrs.
John C. Kelton, Mrs. William ]. Seelye
and Mrs. j. La Bounty.
Many members attended the mass
meeting at Memorial Continental Hall
April S, called by the committee pro-
noting American nationalism. Mrs.
Ethel S. Mock was among the speakers.
The next meeting of the unit Execu-
tive Committee will be held at the home
of Unit Historian Louise White, Port
ner Apartments, April 18.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post was repre-
sented in the Army day parade, led by
Comdr Mary TatSpaugh.
/ The Advisory Council entertained
Thursday evening at the home OF Senior
Vice Comdr. Mary Weide, with Ella
Chambers as co-hoStess.
at Thomas Circle Club tomorrow eve
ming. The commander plans to have
speaker to give a short talk on For
eign Relations"
On March Is members of the post
met at the home of Elsie Pinney to pre-
pare the rs Easter baskets for children.
Margaret Naylor, a member Of the
Americanism Committee, presented a
film on the life of George Washington
at the Washington Hotel in connection
with her work as chairman of the Bet
ter Films Committee of the D. A. r. for
the District of Columbia.
The two young daughters Of vet
eran whose entry into the Girl Scouts
is being sponsored by the post have
started their work as Scouts. Past
Comdr Jane Breen, who is assigned to
Girl Scout activities, conducted these
two girls to Scout headquarters.
Mrs. Egbert e. Corwin, department
chairman, Radio, Music. and Publicity
Committee, will present for the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary a musical pro-
gram over Station VOL today from
2;15 to 2:45 pm.
The American Legion Auxiliary
Units under the direction of Mrs. Eg-
| bert E. Corwin, chairman of Radio,
Music and Publicly and her committee,
composed of representatives from each
unit of the District, presented their
| first All-Unit program at the Walter
Reed Hospital April Radio joe"
Station WMAL, made a radio an
nouncement Of the program. A chorus,
composed of auxiliary members, under
| the direction Of Mrs. Elsie Hart, chair
man of a subcommittee and member
] nf tho Kil1noY1 TTYif Tho O.
mainder of the program consisted Of
| musical numerS, dance numbers, rec
itations and a number presented by
the drum corps of Boy Scout Troop
| No. 40 under the direction Of Sergt.
| Henry Loveless. Those contributing
to the program are as follows; Mrs.
Aubyne Harries UmpholtZ soloiSt; Miss
! Helen Dick dancer; Mrs. Virginia Shell
| ten, soloist: DR.. Laura Brennon, read
er; Miss Grace Powell, violinist; Mrs.
Louise Warren and Mr.. Melvin BeaS-
lee, singers; The Sumby Brothers, a
musical trio; Mrs. Albert H. Parham,
reader; Miss Sally Balbach, soloist
Miss Maude G. Smothers, soloist; Miss
Eddie George, Miss Margaret He'll,
Miss Margaret Lindsey, Miss Elizabeth
Mygarde and Miss Mary Deery, dane
ers Miss Mary ODonoghue, soloist;
Miss Catherine Schofield soloist; Mrs.
Estelle Hunt Dean. soloist Miss Mil
dred Rosendorf, solo dancer, and Miss
Mildred Keyes, soloist. Acompanists
at the piano we're Mrs Dorothy Wild
ing Miss Edith DeCell, Mrs. King, Mrs.
Anna Feelmyer, Mrs. Grace r. Skin
ner, Miss Virginia Baxter, Mrs. Cecilia
| ODea Krogmann, Miss Helen Dean
and Miss Mabel Thickston.
The program closed with the sound
~ bxy Nfrku pnrIant
member of Boy Scout Drum Corps,
J Troop No. 40, and the singing Of THE
Star Spangled Banner" by Mrs. Estelle
Hunt Dean.
The National radio officer OF the
| American Legion, Semuel c. Rose.
| member Of Stuart Walcott Post No.
10, announces the department head
! quarters Of the Legion OF the District
Of Columbia is preparing to carry out
| instructions just issued by Henry l..
| Stevens, jr.. national commander. To
| the department commander outlining
the part each Legion post In this dis
| trict is to take in a Victory Member
ship Celebration" the night Of April
| 10, and assign an out -of town guest
speaker TO every post.
The plan as outlined In the ma
tional commanders letter to Department
Commander F. q. Frazer. II for depart
ment headquarters 10 assign desgnat-
ed speaker 10 go 10 certain poat out
| side Of his own community. city or
county that night. Department head
quarters are also 10 notify the post the
designated speaker has been assigned.
and the post ih 10 Immediately notify
! the speaker of the arrangements.
The program will consist Of one hour
| Of a national coast to coast radio hook
up starting nj 10 pm. eastern stand
| ard time. 20 he 20 e6=6fdinAtsd by every
local post With tie own one hour pro-
gram in which The designated speaker
from out ri town will sppsaf
In the eastern section ~ the United