Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19

Jane A. Delano Post, No 6. held in
stallation of officers at the War
Mothers Home Department Comdr.
Rice Means installed the following:
Commander, Mrs. Mabel L. Day; senior
vice commander. Miss Eleanor May
nard; junior vice commander, Miss
Nellie Rothwell; chaplain, Mrs. May
Lee Reinoehl: historian, Miss Marietta
Pierson: adjutant. Miss Minerva Bailey;
finance Office, Miss Mary Maxey.
The past commanders ring was pre-
scented to Miss Anne PTyde. retiring
commander. by past Department Comdr.
Paul J. McGahan. Talks were given
by Rev. Howard Snyder. department
erintendent Of United States Navy
nurses, and Miss Gertrude Bowling.
superintendent Instructive Visiting
Nurses Association.
Mrs. George Gordon Seibold. founder
and national president of the American
Gold Star Mothers, told Of the pilgrim
age to France .-.
The post was presented with three
silver trophy cups for membership, the
Julius Peyser Cup Harlan Wood Cup
and the Dorothy Harper Cup. and an
additional cup for the best decorated
float in the department convention pa
rade. Theodore Cogswell, chairman of
Trophies and Awards Committee. made
these awards. Harry Nestor sang. Miss
Grace SpTucebank recited and the Fill
gate babies danced.
The Veterans Preference Committee,
consisting Of Department Comdr Rice
w. Means, chief adviser; Edward l..
Marfhtl. chairman; Edgar Baker, vice
chairman; John Arthur Shaw, secretary;
William p. Kershner, Hugh A. Kerwin,
James D. Kehoe, Raymond A Burke,
Norman r. Grant, NJ. H. Bennett, Rex
ford A. MADDEN, Miss Jane r. Cox,
Joseph J. Idler. Earl j. Brown, E. c.
Babcock, George H. Rycraw and Mrs.
Kate Briggs. met at department head
quarters and adopted a resolution urg-
ing the President and Congress to abol-
ish pay cuts now in effect and that
Government salaries be returned to
their former status
The committee also adopted a resolu-
ton urging the President to set up a
unemployment register of the Civil
Service Commission and asked him to
issue an executive order making it man
datory that all former Government en-
ployes who previous to the time of their
separation from the service had a civil
service status be re-employed before
any other persons in all Federal Gov
eminent positions, and that all veterans.
wives Of totally disabled veterans and
widows Of veterans be placed at the top
OF the class or group.
The department commander outlined
what the program of the District of Co.
lumbia Department should be in SO far
as veterans preference is concerned.
Chairman Edward L. Marthill an
nCI10HnJ that at the ~
the committee it would take up the
study OF the veterans preference bill
and that five members of the commit
tee viii De selected to prepare the pres
eneation Of the legislation desired before
the proper committees of both branches
CT Congress.
The initiation Of eight members by
the degree team Of La Societe des 40
Hommes ct 8 Chevaux was held at the
Iest meeting of Sergt. Jasper Post, No.
-, at the Thomas Circle Club. 1926
NJ ssachusetts avenue.
Now appointments included Samuel
Dsvids, master color sergeant: Ira F.
"a MILAN, color sergeant: Robert j. |
Cnaillet, welfare officer with Gust A.
C5resS, vice chairman of Hospital Com
mittee, and John H Snyder, vice chair
man of Funeral Committee: Russell w.
Clarkson. Department Convention Com
mittee; Ferdinand G. Fraser, National
Convention Committee; Robert M. Phil
lips, veterans preference officer: John
B. Hicks, child welfare officer; Earnest
A Golden, chairman, New Members
Credentials Committee, and Maj
Thomas j. Frailey. historian
Robert J. Davids. 10-year-old son of
Samuel Davids, was made post mascot.
Capt Paul H. McMurray retiring post
commander was presented with a gold
past commanders badge. New mem
bers admitted included John H Van
Week, Charles Fletcher White, Sot
Rovooss Harry Dunn, Tully Graybill,
Samuel ~ LichenS and Cecil Alexander
Smith. Past Comdrs. Ralph A. Cusick,
Ferdinand G. Fraser, John j. Orlosky,
Paul H. McMurray and Thomas j.
Frailey spoke. Capt. Joseph ]. Malloy,
post commander, presided.
Takoma Park Post Joined in the
ceremonies conducted at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier on Armistice day
and carried the flags of the allies of
the World War at the massing of the
colors.
A box social was held jointly with
the posts auxiliary following the last
meeting.
Bunker Hill Post. No. 81, will meet
Tuesday night at 1916 Thirteenth street
northeast.
The post gave an oyster roast recently
at the Summer home Of John McCabe
on the Chesapeake Bay. Department
CCmdr- Rice w. Means and his wife,
as well as the vice commanders and
other department officers, attended.
In the recent department member