Evening star., 1932-04-24

American Legion Auxiliary, held its reg
ular social meeting Tuesday evening at
the home of its president, Mrs. Viola
Costello, 2521 North Capitol street.
Bingo was played, the prizes being
won by Mrs. Sarah Sheedy, Miss Alice
Costello, Mrs. Mae Loveless, Mrs. Sophia
Reynolds, Mrs. Bertha Gerngross, Mrs.
Turner, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Nicie Pur-
rell and Mrs. Nina Brewers.
Arrangements were made for dance
at Forestville, Md, May IT. Mrs. Nicie
Purren is the chairman.
The members were requested to attend
the child welfare services at pm. May
at the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. DR.. j. r. Sizoo will give the
main address. The next regular busi-
ness meeting will be held May 3 at HOG
Connecticut avenue.
Responses are being received from the
members of La Societe des 40 Hommes
ct 8 Chevaux, the honor society Of the
American Legion residing in the Mid
atlantic States, to the invitation ex-
tended by the District of Columbia
Forty and Eight" to attend q prone
made and wreck here in washington
on May %, 20. 30.
Joseph v. Byrne, chairman Of the
Committee on Arrangements. the
Cheminot National from the Grande
Voiture for the District of Columbia,
has announced that large delegations
will be in attendance from Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New
Jersey, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and West Virginia. William g.
Lyons, Chef de Chemin de Fer, or ma
tional commander of the "Hommeys"
r1a nf InAiananntg
the correspondent national, as well as
the commanders of numerous voitures
local and grande and other national
officers will be in attendance.
Francis F. Miller, grand chef de gare
of the District group; Howard H. Buice,
the grand correspondent, with Chair
man Byrnes and Paul j. McGahan, the
premier historian national, headed
delegation of local voyageours mil1taire
vino went to Baltimore on Friday eve
ming to attend the wreck" and prone
made held in the city by several groups
of Maryland Forty and Fighters.
Elaborate plans are also being made
by the local members OF the Forty and
Eight for the party and dance at the
New Amsterdam Hotel, Fourteenth and
Fairmont streets, April 80. This event
has been arranged by the local salon
of the Eight and Forty" in an effort
to raise their contribution quota to the
national child welfare fund.
Under the leadership of Chef de Care
Miller, who has been issued member
ship card 5000 in the local department,
the Forty and Eight members are work
ing to recruit new American Legion
members here In the District of Co.
lumbia and bring the local member
ship up to the 5000 mark.
Department Comdr Fred. G. Fraser
of the District of Columbia Legion De-
partment, is the finance officer of the
Forty and Eight group.
A brief business session-the admis-
sion of 18 new members, an address by
Rev. H. A. Darche, national chaplain of
the American Legion, followed by a
program of entertainment including
boxing bouts, featured Past Comman-
ders' night" Of the Sergeant Jasper
Post, No. 13, at Odd Fellows Temple,
4l9 Seventh street. Past Comdrs.
Joseph Y. Reeves, Thomas J. Frailey,
Ralph A. Gusick, Carl c. Brown,
william A. Kehoe, and Ferdinand G.
Fraser spoke.
Guests included Lee Turner, local
commander of the Disabled American
Veterans; DR.. R. F. Guynn, comman-
DER OF the stuart WalcOtt POST, Comor.
Martin A. Dyer of Engraving and
Printing Post, and Department Men,
bership Chairman James F. Kehoe.
The athletic numbers we're presented
through the courtesy Of Col. Claude T.
Jones, a member of the post and head
Of the National Training School for
Boys. With a total paid-up member
ship of 469, Sergeant Jasper Post now
leads the 26 posts Of the local depart
ment of the American Legion. Comdr.
Edward L. Marthill presided.