Evening star., 1933-10-29
American Legion

officer, DR.. Arthur j. Hall: Memorial
day officer, John A. Smith; aviation Of
ficer, William c. Buell..
Samuel Rose, national radio ofhcer,
announced an extensive program over
both the Columbia and National Broad
casting Systems on Armistice day. Par
ticipants in this program will be Secre-
tary of War Dern, National Comdr.
Ed A. Hays, National Chaplain Rev.
Robert j. White and the national presi-
dent of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Depart
rlent Comdr. Rice w. Means will be
chairman Of this program and the
United States Marine Band will furnish
music. The invitation of the depart
ment commander to Miss Jessica
accepted.
Misses Peggy plantz, Catherine More.
land. Louise Taylor. Irene Edwards,
Margaret Carroll. Elizabeth Guthridge,
Mildred Covey and Wicklein and Mar
tyn Brothers gave vocal and dancing
numbers, accompanied by Arthur Man
cell. Miss Geraldine Silverberg, daugh-
ter of Nathan Silverberg, also enter
tanned with tap dancing. accompanied
by I. Rosenberg.
Victory Post Drum and Bugle Corps
will hold a Halloween prize maSque ball
next Tuesday night at the Washington
Auditorium for the benefit Of its
maintenance fund. Elmer. the char
acter populariZed at the recent Ameri-
can Legion convention in Chicago, will
be brought here for the event.
The ball will open at 8 o'clock and
continue until 3 am.
Lincoln Post at it's last meeting elect
ed officers, as follows: Commander,
Clarence T. Milne; first vice COM
mander, Hubert G. Mclean; second vice
commander, Frederick Byrne; third vice
commander, Joseph M. Blubaugh; chap
lain, Hampton D. Percy sergeant at
arms, Harold Emery; finance officer, E..
G. FleSter; department executive COM
mitteeman. Porter L. Bush; color bear
ers. Russell Sisemore and Lee Rollins.
Comdr. Milne appointed R. D. Phillips
adjutant. They were installed by De-
partment Comdr. Rice w. Means, who
afterward made an address. Past Comdr.
William N. Morrell is chairman Of the
Armistice Ball Committee.
An executive meeting was held at
the home of Comdr. Milne last WedneS-
day and plans for the coming year were
discussed. Past Comdr. Porter L. Bush
WAS dppOulIeo CIldlIuldI Ol tlic SlNlC
Relations Committee to promote a closer
cooperation between the members Of
Lincoln Post, the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association and the Columbia
Heights Business Men.
An advisory council meeting of u.
S. S. Jacob Jones Post No. 2, was held
at 1734 N street Wednesday evening.
Members of both the retiring and the
incoming advisory councils were pres
ent and photographs were taken
At the installation meeting, the post
confirmed the following appointments
announced by Comdr. Briggs: EStelle L.
Richardson adjutant; Marie Luebkert,
assistant adjutant; Rose C. OHara,
employment officer; L. Dorothy Brun
ken. finance officer, Grace Keleher
Mead; assistant finance officer; Helen
c. McCarty, legislative officer; Char
lotte Berry, necrologist; Mayme E.
Smith. publicity officer; Mae Leimbach,
uniform and ceremonial officer, Lucille
Allan, war orphans scholarship officer;
Alberta Lacy, Americanism chairman
and assistant color bearer; Genevieve
Sparshott, athletic chairman; Elsie M.
Pinney, auditing chairman: Jane NJ
Breen, child welfare chairman; Mary
2. Weide. entertainment chairman;
Mary j. Tatspaugh, hospital and sick
chairman; Belle K Graves, member
ship chairman; Edna P Smith, refresh
ment chairman; Helen c. Spraeple,
service and welfare chairman, AND
Edith W. Quinn, ways and means
chairman.