Evening star., 1933-12-24
post sponsoring the winning team will
receive q cup trophy.


Stephen p. McGrcarty Post. No. 27.
met December Is at the Thompson
School, with Ccmdr. Wiley M. Fuller
presiding. Adjt. George j. Rohrich re-
and four other members to Sergt. Jas
per Post Earl O. Pollock of Arlington,
Va, and George H Jones of PA Ninth
street southwest, both of whom served
in the Field Artillery during the World
War. were admitted to membership.
The post will hold its annual dance
in February, before Lent. Harry G.
Scheitlin was appointed chairman Of
the Committee on Arrangements.
Charles Kohen of Costello Post spoke
on welfare work, the education of war
orphans and other subjects.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Takoma
Park Post, Nd. %, and the post will
distribute baskets of food to families of
veterans residing in Takoma Park and
sent a Christmas package for Frank
Troll, who is in a Government hospital
in New York.
The Welfare Committee. Mrs. John
E. Lind, chairman. will receive dona-
tions of clothes for distribution to de-
serving families. The auxiliary will
call for these clothes if desired. Phone
Shepherd 2279.
The post and auxiliary will have a
dance and party January IL in the
fire house. They will attend evening
services at the Presbyterian Church
January at the invitation Of DR.. r.
Paul Schearrer
The Executive Committee of the post
will meet at the home of C. NJ Thomp-
son, Elm avenue, December % at 8
o'clock.
The appointive officers of James A.
Delano Post, No. s, are: Welfare, Miss
Mary Hawthorne and Mrs. Elizabeth
Essick; membership, Mrs. Florence
Lyons; sergeant at arms, Mrs. Isabelle
Knight; quartermaster, Miss Bertha
Scoring; publicity, Mrs. Mary Lee
Reinoehl; ways ana means Miss Anne
Harkins; entertainment, Miss Virginia
Wedderburn; color bearers, Miss Nellie
Rothwell and Miss Orene West; child
welfare representative to Department
Executive Committee. Miss Mary Haw-
thorne; alternate delegate, Miss Mar
garet Maddox. Miss Anne HarkinS will
serve with Miss Eunice Dessez on the
Education OF War Orphans Commit
tee.
Stanley Church Depue Post, No. 80,
met Wednesday night at the New
Colonial Hotel. Donald Stanley Depue,
9-year-old son of Stanley c. Depue
opened the meeting by singing Amer
lea" There was initiation Of IA men,
bers of the Forty and Eight degree
team. The Grand Chef de Care of the
Forty and Eight, James H. Phillips
spoke.
Comdr. Horton announced that the
petition for charter of THE Sons of
the Legion" unit will be sent forward
this week and 40 have signed the petit
tion. The following new members were
admitted to the post: Pearson B. Brown.
Louis B. Umlauf, James A. Rider, VIII
liam S. Bassler, Lloyd j. Simmons, Will
bur H. Bladen, Byron C. Lutz, Leon
M. Grant, Edwin W. Cats, George G.
Behrens, Amos L. Smith, Vernon L.
Rogers, Edison Counts and Emil Muel-
endorf, from New Orleans, La, post.
La Societe DeS HUT Chapeaux Et
Quarante Femmes, Salon No. IA aided
in the sale of Christmas seals for the
Washington tuberculosis Association
with a booth at the Mayf1ower Hotel
under the direction of Child Welfare
Chairman Mary Esther KohloS assisted
by Edythe O'Connor, Mary Kehoe, Marie
Hargy. Mrs. Thompson, Ola Lee, Ellis
Chrisman, Teresa Paro, Dorothy Harper
and Elane Humphries.
About go children were entertained
with Christmas party Friday evening
at the Thompson Community Center.
Santa Claus distributed gifts to each
child and sweets Christmas carols were
sung by Music Chairman Lou Warren
and her committee followed by various
sketches Of entertainment.
Chairman Amelia Boberg announced
the next class in bowling will be jan
uary 4.
The next social meeting will be held
by Departmental Chapeau Pauline Paro
and her officers January 8.
Partners are requested to dress in full
regalia at the reception and dance to
be held December % at the Marine
Barracks honoring the American Le-
gion's District of Columbia war orphans.