Evening star., 1932-02-14
American LIE gion

George Washington Club House. 144l
Rhode Island avenue, through Comdr
Anne Pryde, Columbia 1895.
The post colors will be carried In the
Bicentennial parade In Alexandria, Va.
on GeorgeWashington birthday ami
versary.
The monthly meeting of U. S. S. Jacob
Jones Post No. 2, American Legion
was held Monday evening at the
Thomas Circle Club. Following the
business session, was an entertainment
arranged by the entertainment chair
man, Eloise Broaddus and her com
mittee. The program featured George
Washingtons. Lincoln's birthdays and
st. Valentines day.
Comrade Amy Hammond read a
brief sketch on Lincoln. Doris. little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Rook. recited, and later, tap danced
Mr.. Seaman rendered songs, accom-
panied on the piano by Miss Gather
inc Richardson. An essay was given
by Georgia Munroe. publicity officer
The commander and some comrades
expect to participate in the parade in
Alexandria February %. The COM
mander requests all comrades who ex-
pect to parade to meet her at Gadsby S
Tavern at 11:30 am.
Membership chairman, Buelah Phoe-
bus, reports the following new men,
bers: Mary Edna Casberlan, Anna
Burke, Bertha Cosbey and Rebecca B.
Swartz. Re-instatements, Helen E
Connors, Francis j. Even, Helen M
Waters and Susie Richardson.
There was a meeting of the Enter
tainment Committee Saturday evening
at the home of the chairman, Eloise
Broaddus, for the purpose of discussing
plans for the posts birthday party
in May.
A meeting of Victory Post, No. 4,
American Legion, was held on Tuesday
evening IN the Odd Fellows Temple
Senior Vice Comdr. Walter D. Rogers
opened the meeting and proceeded
with the initiation of new mem
bers. He was assisted by Chaplain
Albertus NJ Schroeder. The new men,
bers were: DR.. w. F: Peters. Vincent
Bruno, j. r. Tate, Charles Needham,
Robert Long and Henry T. Hey. The
gavel was then turned over to the
freshman commander, Mark E. Burn
ham, who injected merriment into the
meeting by his humorous rulings on
parliamentary questions. Henry F.
Hill, jr, member of the James Fitz-
gerald Post of Augusta, Me, spoke.
Comdr c. w. Browning spoke on
employment of ex-service men in the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
and also as to his appearance be-
fore the Senate District Committee
with reference to the so-called Howell
bill. Browning stated that he advised
the committee that the American Le-
gion of the District Of Columbia IS un-
IL to CD nf hot
bill which would permit search war
rant to issue on suspicion only, and to
the bill in its entirety because it would
further crime conditions which the
national convention in Detroit had con-
demned in advocating a referendum on
the prohibition amendment.
Norwood P. Cassidy. chairman of the
Committee of Social Affairs, announced
Representatives John E. Rankin OF
Mississippi and John c. Schafer of Wis
consin had been invited to address the
meeting February %,
The American Legion Auxiliary, De-
partment Of the District of Columbia
entertained at dinner in honor of Mrs
Agnes j. Bourisk national vice presi-
dent Of the Eastern Division. who
visited this city during the recent Ma
tional Defense Conference.
The dinner party. arrangements fol
which were made by Mrs. Irene Ar
mold. past department president Of the
District of Columbia, at the request of
the department president, Mrs. Joseph
H. Minis. was held at the Washington
Hotel. The commander Of the Amer
lean Legion. Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Fred Fraser, was
among the distinguished guests and
offered a trophy to re awarded by the
Department Of the American Legion
Auxiliary of the District of Columbia.