Evening star., 1933-02-12

fered by Past Department Comdr
Ferdinand G. Fraser in the membership
drive. A testimonial dinner will be
given to retiring Comdr. Edward l.
Marthin by the members of the post
at the Roosevelt Hotel next Thursday
John J. orlosky Is general chairman
and Comdr. Paul H. McMurray will be
Ralph j. Chaillett, jr, William A. Nc
Callum, william r. Beall, Mai
Thomas j. Frailey, Frederick A. Money
Joseph j. Malloy and Russell w. Clark
son. Arrangements for entertainment
have been completed by Albert j.
Llufrio.
La Societe des HUT Chapeaux ct
Quarante Femmes held the monthly
social meeting with Lillian Reagan and
Jennie Knight as hostesses. The guest
was Partner Jennie Stewart Of Okla
homa. On Monday evening members
met at the Mayhower Hotel under the
direction of La Chapeau Nationale
from many States who were here as
delegates to the Women's Patriotic Con-
ference on National Defense.
Cherio Chairman Florence Beuchley
will entertain at Mount Alto Hospital
February 20. The next business meet
ing Of the salon will be February 15
at the Hotel Washington.
Stephen P. McGoarty Post, ~, and It's
auxiliary held card party and dance
at the New Amsterdam Hotel, February
4. The post will hold its regular meet
ing at the Sears s-Roebuck Art Galleries,
l106 Connecticut avenue, February II,
when two amendments to the conSt1tu-
tion will be acted upon.
E c. Schmidt and Thomas Murray,
chairman of the Membership and Uni
form Committees Of I'd Division Post,
have called a special meeting Of their
committees, for the purpose Of having
all new members equipped with uni
forms for participation in the inaugural
parade. Post Comdr. Thomas Mason,
ir., has received several applications
for membership the past week and has
called a practice session Of the post
Dance Committee, Comrades Allen,
Brown, Folsom, Selecman, Vallin and
Wright met Monday evening to COM
plete plans for the annual dance of
the post to be held February 20 at the
Cairo Hotel.
At its mi-monthly meeting Tuesday
night the Vincent B. Costello Post, No.
is, was addressed by Col. John Thomas
Taylor, legislative representative of tie
Legion, on the veterans legislation sit
uation in the current Congress.
Past Post Comdr. Richard A. O'Brlen,
in charge of the inaugural festival to
be held at the Villa Roma on March 3,
Daley as chairman of the Entertain
ment Committee for this occasion.
The Costello Post Drum and Bugle
Corps will act as guard Of honor at the
Italian War Veterans rally to be held
at Central High School Auditorium on
February 10. It also was announced, in
response to invitation from the depart
ment commander, that Costello Post
will march in the inaugural parade as
unit. Eighteen were admitted to
membership.
Mmbers of George Washington Post
will participate in their annual pill
grimage to Mount Vernon February 20,
announcement Of which was made at
the meeting of the post last Tuesday
night. held in the post club house, 144l
Rhode Island avenue. Comdr. Charles
Demonet announced the start will be
made from the club house at $3.50 am
February % and that the trip would
be made in automobiles of members OF
the post. On arrival at Mount Vernon
they will march to the tomb, where
brief services will be held, while Comdr
Demonet places a wreath on the Tomb
of washington. The post colors will be
at the gates of the tomb with the men,
bers standing at attention.
Members were also advised to appear
in their uniforms or the ofilcial Ameri'
can Legion uniform to participate II
the inaugural parade March as par1
of the Sd Division, which Will be com
manded by National Comdr. Louis A
johnson. All American Legion pos,
colors will be massed directly back o.
the colors Of the national commadel
and his staff.
Past Comdr. Theodore Cogswen o
Augustus B. Gardner Post, and vic'
chairman of the annual department
Ball Committee, addressed the meeting
| on details of the evens February "a II
the Mayflower Hotel.
Two card party propositions wer'
presented to the post for considera
ton. One is joint public card part!
with the Jane A. Delano Post and th'
other q contract bridge inter- American
Legion post tournament to be held a
the post club house, while the joint ont
| to be held at one of the large hotels
! The matters were referred to the fol
| lowing committee. Past Comdr. Bernart
C. MCGEE chairman; Past Comdr. VII
liam e. Porter and Ralph Werner.
The post will be represented in tht
American Legion Junior Base Bal
League, under the management Of Wal
ter j. West.
Mai Edwin S. Bethlehem, adjutan'
general of the Military Order Of th'
World War, spoke.
The U. S. s. Jacob Jones Post viii
meet February 13 at Thomas Circle
Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue, at 8
pm. Edna p. Smith, chairman Of en-
tertainment, has arranged program.
Arrangements are being made by the
Americanism officer for the purchase OF
an electric lathe and machine. and also
wood for the machine, for the use o!
boys woodmaking classes Of the North
east Boys Club. The blind section of the
Library Of Congress has placed an order
for 40 more copies of the book Wash
ington's Own Country" the master
Ethel Jane Rule.
The American Legion medal award.
for the best essays on George Wash
ington" by boy and girl Of the seventh
grade Of the public schools, which were
to have taken place at the February
meeting, have been postponed until
the March post meeting.
At q recent meeting it was decided
that only those in uniform would bt
permitted to march in the Inaugural
parade March 4.
Victory Post will meet Tuesday al
Odd Fellows Temple, 419 Seventh street
at o'clock
Raymond A. Burke, president of the
Victory Post Drum Corps, on February
sent detail to the Arlington National
Cemetery as a guard of honor to Mrs
Blackburn, national president Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the American
Legion, and her distinguished guests
Mrs. Blackburn placed a wreath on the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier. Sergt
Gillieart blew taps. Later In the day
Victory Post furnished guard Of honor
to National Comdr. johnson, Dept
COYndr IandrealI and Mrs p1o ockb,,,.,,