Evening star., 1934-09-30

No. 80. Germans Hall, 109 Up
shIr street, pm.
for Mount Alto and Walter Reed Hos
pitals. especially during the Winter
months. The first entertainment will
be tomorrow at Mount Alto at pm.
There will be distributed matches and
cigarettes.
Robert r. Allan, charter member,
has again been elected to carry the
post colors to the national convention
at Miami.
The annual award Of Post Certi-
fcate of Merit was made to Joseph
Goldberg, who brought in 18 new
members. Past Comdr. Rexford H.
Madden is conducting a membership
drive.
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, met
September 25 at the Plaza Hotel and
elected officers as follows: Com
mander, Samuel Rose; senior vice
commander, William w. Watt: junior
vice commander, Ira D. Scott: judge
advocate. Emmett r. Carroll; his
torian, Leo o. Drumwright; quarter
master, Leo F. Wise; sergeant at
arms, Ange Robertiello; master at
arms. Allen M. Ergood; chaplain, DR..
Charles E. Ralph; post surgeon, DR..
Jesse L. Hall; color bearers, John A.
Smith and Ernest j. Kay and trus-
tee, retiring Comdr Henry F. Fones.
Installation of the officers was per-
formed by Department Comdr J. O'C.
Roberts, a member and past COM
mander of Stuart Walcott Post, who
was accompanied by the following
members of his staff: Adjt. Howard
Fisk, Second Vice Comdr. Mrs. Kate
K. Briggs and Third Vice Comdr. A.
Milne
The retiring commander, Henry F.
Fones, was presented by Mr. Roberts
with a gold Legion emblem wrist
watch from members of the post. Mr..
Roberts also presented American Le-
gion emblem auto blankets to the re-
firing adjutant, John L. Julius, and
the retiring finance officer, William c.
Buell..
Passage of a resolution indorsing
the investigation of the munitions in
dustry featured the semi-monthly
meeting of Victory Post at Odd Fel-
lows Hall last Tuesday night.
Another resolution urged change
in the constitution and bylaws of
the District of Columbia Legion De-
partment at an early date in order
to eliminate the procedure at depart
ment elections under which the de-
partment commander has a vote
equivalent to so Legion members.
Comdr. Francis Mcdonald presided.
James Pistorio, past vice COM
mander, Vincent B. Costello Post, and
chief in charge of inspectors in the
water registrars office, has been pre-
sented with a nickel sword and saber
by the drill team Of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2. Of which he
is drillmaster. The presentation was
made by Post Commander Mary Tata-
paugh.
The next meeting of Vincent B. Co.'S
tello Post will be held in Musicians
Hall, 1l05 Sixteenth street, october
2, at pm. Entertainment and re-
freshments will be served.
The Bugle and Drum Corps will
meet Mondays and Fridays in the
National Guard Armory at o'clock.
Government Printing Office Post,
No 80, will elect officers tomorrow
night in the green room at the Print
ing Office.
An oyster roast will be held october
6 at pm. at the National Guard
Armory, Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue. The post band will render
selections. All legionnaires are in
vited.
A squadron of the Sons of the
American Legion is being formed in
this post, and sufficient number have
applied for membership to enable the
application for a charter.
Clifton c. Anderson was unani-
mously elected commander Of James
Reese Europe Post. Other officers
are: Senior vice commander, l.. w.
williams; junior vice commander,
Philip A. Clark; sergeant at arms,
William C. Brown; master at arms.
James A. Lockwood; historian, Alex
Mann; chaplain, Joseph Hall; senior
color bearer, John Farrell; Junior
color bearer, Oliver Kenney; Execu-
tive Committee, Past Comdrs. Alex
Mann. George Rycraw. J. r. Ander-
son, Early Person; Comrades Percy
S. Browne, Harry Wilson, Howard
Walker, W. A. Haley. R. Wilkes, w.
R. Lea and G.. W. Edmonds.
Past Comdr. Steven Madison and
Junior Vice Comdr. Smallwood were
guests.
The post and its Drum and Bugle
Corps will participate in the dedica-
ton of Fourth street southwest to-
morrow night 1t will form on Mclean
avenue southwest, Third and Fourth,
N and o streets, at $50 pm.
Past Comdr. A. Mann has been ap-
pointed sergeant at arms of the De-
partment of the District of Columbia
and Past Comdr G. Rycraw has been
appointed a member Of the Welfare
Council Committee.
Stephen P. McGroarty Post, No. 27,
met September 81 at the Thomson
School and nominated officers, as
follows: For commander, David w.
Close and Oslin L. Bush; for first
vice commander, George j. Rohrich;
for second vice commander, Harry
G.. Scheitlin; for finance officer, Eg-
bert E. Corwin; for quartermaster,
David W. Close; for sergeant at arms,
Carl F. Welsh; for chaplain, Alton
B. Altfather; for color bearers, Herbert
S. Ryder and Arthur A. King; for
surgeon, Eral o. Pollock. The fol-
lowing new members were admitted.
effective October 20: Wilbur H.
Youngman, Harry w. Morris, Lester
a.. Kendig, William Logan and Harry
L. Ryland. Charles Kohen Of Cos
tello Post and Porter L. Bush of Lin
coin Post were guests. Comrade
Kohen explained plans for entertain
ments for disabled veterans at the
four service hospitals in the city.
Refreshments were served.
The Advisory Council Of the
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, will