Evening star., 1933-02-19
American Legion

An address by Col. John Thomas
Taylor, vice Chairman OF the National
Legislative Committee of the American
Legion, and the admission of four new
members featured the meeting Of the
Eergt. Jasper Post at the Thomas Cir
Gle Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue.
The members admitted were: Will
liam F. Parlett, John Daniel Gallagher,
Alton L. Mcguire and DR.. Duncan
MacCalman. Membership prizes were
awarded to John M. O'Connor, Joseph
j. Malloy and Alfred v. Parker. The
members voted to subscribe for box
for the department ball at the May
flower Hotel, February "a.
Second Division Post will hold a
short meeting tomorrow night at the
Cairo Hotel, followed by the annual
dance. In addition to post COM
manders and officers Of the department.
the following have accepted invitations
to attend: Department Comdr. N. b
Landreau and his staff, Capt. Watson
B. Miller, Col. j. Thomas Taylor,
Comdr o. w. Hollingsworth, ST.; Vice
Comdrs. H. c. Davis, Walter F. Boehm
of the " F. W., Department Comdr.
Ashi Of the D. A. ", Capt. w. H
Colston Of the Rainbow Division Vet
Grams, Lieut. Comdr. A. v. Cercell, 9th
Marines Brigade; Lieut.. v. G. Fuschini
of the 29th Division Veterans; Howard
S. Fisk, past commander of George
Washington Post, and John Orloskey
past commander of Sergt Jasper Post
Post Comdr. Thomas Mason, jr., and
E. j. Brown will serve on the Dis
tinguished Guests Committee; K. T.
Wright and NJ Folsom, on the Floor
Committee; A. M. Allen and j. M. VAL
lin, on the Door Committee; A. A. Sc
lecman. refreshments.
A meeting Of victory Post was held
February IA at Odd Fellows Temple,
419 Seventh street with Comdr.
A. j. Kearney presiding The guest of
honor was DR.. H. c. Dickinson, presi-
dent of the Society of Automotive
Engineers.
The post will have as guests during
the Inauguration, the Metropolitan
Boston Firemon Post and their guests
numbering about 400, and caravan has
been arranged to show them points of
interest in Washington.
Comrades Lanahan and Cassidy had
an election as to who would lead the
uniformed marching unit of the post
in the inaugural parade. Comrade
Lanahan was victor by close vote.
Vincent B. Costello Post will meet
Tuesday at Immaculate Conception
School auditorium. The degree team of
the Alexandria Legion Post will obligate
and initiate 126 new members Of Cos
tello Post. Comdr. Raymond King of
the Alexandria Post will direct the
initiation.
The membership battle between the
commander and adjutant was inaugu-
rated the first Of the month and the
following elected to membership at the
last meeting: Narciso Rocchi, Milton
Andrew Wannan, Alfred Louis Stern,
Howell Norwood Miller, George Chester
Dow, Fred Anderson Smith, Richard H.
Viancour, Meredith Hooe Pollen, Farm
ham Rhodes Miller, Otho Larkin Rog-
ers, Charles Joseph Nora, Elmore Mont
gomery Strickland, Hynes E. Terry,
Frank D. Feeney, Christopher L. Nc
Caffrey and Louis F. Rupertus.
The post is sponsoring a veterans
celebration of the inaugural period with
supper dance at the Villa Roma,
March 8.
At the last meeting the post voted
to participate as body in the inaugu-
raj parade March and the members
will be notified of the time and place
Of assembly at later date.
Ray Palmer. Sanford Carrier and Jack
Baxter represented the post in the
amateur boxing championships at Mad
ison Square Garden, February 8, and
Palmer brought back a championship,
the first local boy to be successful in
these meets.
Costello Drum Corps will act as a
guard of honor at the presentation Of
colorS to the italian World War vet
Grams at Central High School at pm.
today preceding which they will be
served with dinner by Comrade Anthony
Di Gregorio at the Mobile restaurant.
Comrades Knott, Mcintyre, Quirk,
May, Aktovitz, Lands, Reynolds, Kelley,
Grant and Daley Of the Costello Post
Drum Corps have been appointed to act
as ushers in the George Washington
Birthday celebration at the Immaculate
Conception Church the morning of
February %.
Richard H. Viancour, until recently
a member of the BraXton Perkins Post,
Newport News, Va, and organizer of the
drum corps for that post, has been ap-
pointed instructor of music Of the Cos
tello Drum Corps.
Post Comdr. Norman r. Grant has
appointed George D. Frye as chairman
of the Publicity Committee.
u. 8. s. Jacob Jones Post met Monday
at Thomas Circle Club. The entertain
ment included poem recitation, COM
posed by a 9-year-old girl, in memory
of Abraham Lincolns 124th birthday
anniversary, by Past Conldr Mary j.
TatSpaugh; a Valentine recitation by
little Jeanette Cohen, several vocal
solos by Miss Ethel Roddy and remarks
in memory of George Washington by
Amy Hammond.
The Braille group will be held Feb
ruary 81 at the District Chapter House
of the American Red Gross. 1870 E
street.
The post and its members are invited
to attend the George Washington me-
mortal exercises at Continental Memo
rial Hall, February %, at $50 am.
The Forty and Eight of the District
of Columbia will join with the Forty
and Eight of Virginia, February 81, in
joint wreck" at Alexandria. The
wreck" will be preceded by a dinner
at Hersheys, King and Cameron streets,
at 6 pm. to which wives and sweet
Eight are invited 1t will be held at
the Armory 8 pm, while the women
are entertained at Gadsby's Tavern,
headquarters of the Alexandria Legion
After the wreck" the men will rejoin
the women and dancing will follow.
All members who have qualified can
didates should submit their names and
qualifications at once to the grand COR
respondent. l44l Rhode Island avenue.
Col. John Lewis Smith has been
Committee for the annual military ball