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chairman, Miss Eunice DesseZ, past
department vice commander and Tor
mer commander of the U. S. s. Jacob
Jones Post.
The commanders of those posts from
which no committee member has been
as yet appointed. have been requested
by Miss DesSez to assign a representa-
tive for the meeting, at which import
ant matters will be taken up. The
committee anticipates its own ability
to offer numerous free scholarships in
local educational institutions to the or
phans Of war veterans next Autumn.
The American Legion Auxiliary. De-
partment Of the District of Columbia,
under the direction of Mrs. Howard S.
Fisk. department child welfare chair
man. will hold a vesper service in
honor of the child at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, May l. at
g o'clock, with the cooperation of DR..
Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor. and DR.. An
drew NJ Brodie, assistant pastor.
An interesting program of patriotic
music and short address by DR.. Brodie
has been planned. High School Cadets,
Girl and Boy Scouts will be represented
at this service and it is requested that
Legion and auxiliary members, with
their families, attend.
National Child Welfare Chairman
Mrs. A. A. Carlson requests fitting
At a meeting of Victory Post, No 4,
American Legion, in Odd Fellows Hall,
Tuesday evening, the following candi-
dates were elected to membership: A. G.
Duble, J. H Brewer, James Holmes
Ben Lust, j. B. Thomas, G. E. Smith,
s. P. Grubb, A. H. Grolman, F. c. Hill
der and L. F. Waite.
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma sent
his regrets on his inability to be pres
ent, due to committee work in con-
nection with the legislation pending
for this payment. Senator Thomas has
stated that he will be present at the
next post meeting if it is possible for
him to do so. Comdr c. W. Browning
presented National Comdr DeCoe of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Vice
Comdr. McGrath of the local Legion
department as well as Comrades Hoep-
pei of California and Garcia of New
York, who made addresses.
Past Comdr. Norwood P. Cassidy,
department executive committeeman,
reported the adoption by the Executive
Committee of the Department of the
District of Columbia on Monday night
of a resolution directing the national
executive committeeman to propose and
vote for the immediate cash payment
of the adjusted service certificates at
the May meeting of the Executive
Committee in indianapolis and directed
him, if this motion failed to carry, to
move for an immediate poll of all mem
bers of the American Legion on the
question.
A resolution was adopted by the post
informing the local Chamber of Com
10 10rnnncad rllt for
Government employees would be reflect
ed directly in the purchasing power Of
the employees and in the sales Of the
local merchants.
The post directed that telegram be
sent to National Comdr. Henry L.
Stevens suggesting that as he was not
representing the true will Of the
American Legion, he should resign.
Quentin Roosevelt Post will meet at
g O'Clock tomorrow evening at the Po-
tomac Boat Club with Comdr. William
H. Grass presiding The members will
receive the broadcast or the victory
membership celebration" over a ma
tional coast-to-coast radio nook-up, at
which time Legion posts all over the
country will be taking parc.
Comdr Grass announces he has ap-
pointed Paul J. Bergh as finance Of
The monthly meeting of the Kenneth
H Nash unit, No. 8, was held at the
Hamilton Hotel with Mrs. William D.
Mulby, president. presiding.
Fidac Chairman Mrs. Reta Callahan
told Of plans for the Fidac program at
the next meeting. An album with views
of memorials and monuments will be
made by one of the members, to be sent
to the Pershing Memorial, in France,
which is also part of the Fldac pro-
gram for this year.
The unit participated in a program
given at Walter Reed Hospital through
the Department of the American Legion
Auxiliary. The unit voted that the
auxiliary support the American Legion
concerning the Rankin bill.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Stuart Walcott Post will be held at
the Garden House of The Dodge Hotel,
April 26 at 8 pm.
At a recent meeting of the Executive
Committee Of the post at the residence
of the post commander. DR.. Ray F..
Guynn, plans were outlined for con-
tinuing the drive for new members.
Arrangements were made for an oyster
roast the latter part of April and it
is also contemplated to give boat eX-
cursion during the month of July.
COmrade Samuel Rose, national
radio officer of the American Legion,
has received from Miss Margaret H.
Lower field director of the American
Red Cross at Walter Reed General
Hospital, letter of appreciation of the
various entertainments which have
been provided for patients at that hos
pital through his efforts.
Practice games have been played by
the base ball team sponsored by the
post and the players give promise of
a team that will rank high in the de-
partment league during the present
season The names of the players
composing this team and a schedule
Of the games TO be played will be an
nounced later.
Henry C. Spengler Units representa-
ton in the Army day parade included
President Jennie F. Knight, Mrs. John
Spengler, Mrs Clara Sonneman, Mrs.
Hortense Fuller and Mrs. May D. Light
foot, with the unit colors escort
Music Chairman Mrs. Ruth Pritchard
with Mrs. Virginia Shelton, soloist, and
Second Vice President DR.. Laura
Brennon, who gave readings, participat
ed in the program at Walter Reed Hos
pital the evening of April 5, given by
the auxiliary department, under the
direction Of the chairman, Mrs. T.. E.
CorWin
The unit will give a testimonial
reception from 4:30 to $50 O'Clock
April % at the Rochambeau, 815 Con-
necticut avenue, honoring Mrs. Lowell
Fletcher Hobart in recognition of con-
structive leadership as national preSi-
dent OF the American Legion Auxiliary
and retiring president general of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
Invited to receive with the president
Mrs. Jennie Knight, will be the Legion's
vice department commander, Miss Helen
Sprague. and department president, Mrs
Sue p Minis. Three hundred invita-
tions have been issued HosteSses will
be Mrs. William Wolff Smith Mrs. J.
O'Connor Roberts, Mrs. Rice Means and