Evening star., 1934-12-23
RRANGEMENTS have

Tie rOrCy anu GlSuC anu
Eight and Forty 70 present Christ
mas gifts to the veterans in various
local hospitals as well to more thar
400 children of veterans and more
than 100 families.
Department Comdr. James O'C
Roberts, Miss Edna Mcintosh, presi-
dent of the auxiliary, and Miss Anne
D. Pryde, director of welfare and re-
lief Of the American Legion, with
the various post commanders, made
the arrangements. E. P. Van Hise Is
chairman of the Christmas Cheer
Committee.
The veterans in st. Elizabeth's
Hospital will receive cigarettes, candy
and fruit, while those in the other
hospitals will be presented with a box
OF stationery, stamps and two pack
ages of cigarettes, with cards from
the organizations in charge Many
of the posts have undertaken to look
after the interests of individual fam
lilies. Every permanent relief family
of a veteran will receive a basket
while the several hundred children
will be given toys and candy. Orders
will be given to parents for shoes and
clothes for the needy children.
Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, met al
35l6 Thirteenth street northeast last
Tuesday.
The Entertainment Committee has
completed all arrangements for the
posts New Year eve party at Ingle-
side Farms, on the Rockville pike.
A meeting Of the Minstrel Show
Committee and members of the troup
will be held January at 8 pm. at
822 Twentieth street northwest. John
s. Gibson has been selected director
Of the minstrel show.
John Weitzel, welfare officer, and
his committee will distribute Christ
mas baskets to the needy this week,
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2
held its annual Christmas party last
Thursday evening at Immaculate Con-
ception hall. Members of the COM
mittee, headed by Child Welfare
Chairman Elizabeth Gladman, having
arranged the party, secured toys,
candies and oranges; went to the va
rious homes and brought the children
to the party. The Maurice Winthrop
School Of Dancing presented a pro-
gram OF entertainment. The Admiral
Coontz Chapter Of the American War
Mothers, through President Eleanor
Wagner, donated to the party.
The Welfare Committee and vol
unteers will meet today and tomorrow
at the home Of Comdr. Pinney to
assemble and distribute the Christmas
baskets of food, clothing and toys.
Chairman Winnie Brannon investi-
gated needy cases. Gifts will also be
taken on Christmas morning to all
former yeomen Cd who are patients
In Mount Alto Hospital.
Louise Matthews and Blanche Paul
recently gave a card party at the
home of Comrade Matthews for the
benefit Of the post.
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, met
Tuesday in the rooms of the Wash
ington Board of Trade, Comdr. Samuel
Rose presiding. Department Comdr,
J. O'C. Roberts, accompanied by Vice
Department Comdrs. Milne and Line
berg, and Thomas Kirby, national
legislative chairman Of the Disabled
American Veterans, were guests. Com
rade Catanach entertained with
slight-of hand tricks. Membership
oath was delivered by Comrade Rob-
erts to H. Spano. Applications for
membership were made by J. ]. Steuer
and Morris Cohen.
The post will distribute four baskets
to the needy for Christmas.
The Ladies' L-31 Club, affiliated
with the Bunker Bill Post, will hold
q bingo and card party at go M
street northeast January IL at 8
o'clock. Mrs. Helen McCabe, 2603
Twenty-fourth street northeast, is
chairman.
George Washington Post, No. 1, at
its club house, 1441 Rhode Island
avenue, held a gay Christmas party
for the children of veterans yester-
day afternoon. Each was presented
with q gift. candy and cake.
National Comdr. Frank N. Bel
erano, jr., will make a Yuletide broad
cast from his home in San Francisco
over the National Broadcasting Co.
network Christmas eve, at 6 o'clock
Eastern standard time, December "a.
Detachment Comdr. Porter l.. Bush
Of the Sons Of American Legion has
been advised by Bryce P. Beard, ma
tional chairman of the Junior or
ganization, that 20,730 sons of vet
erans have Joined in the new organi-
cation. The District of Columbia won
the Beard Trophy, the first ever to
be swarded, for having organized the
largests percentage of squadrons dur
tng%the%hrst year of the new outfit.
Thomas M. Owen, national his
torian of the American Legion, has
announced the details Of the post his
tory contest for 1885 in a commune
cation to the local department. Sew
eral prizes have been provided.
Takoma Park Squadron of the Sons
Of the American Legion received its
charter the evening of December 13.
It was presented by Comdr. Ben Wolf
son of the Maryland Detachment of
the Sons of the American Legion and
accepted by John Fetty, first captain
of the newly organized squadron and
son of Comdr. Brooke Fetty of Takoma
Park Post of the American Legion, and
Past President Hope Fetty of the Ia
koma Park unit of the Ladies Aux
iliary. The boys also received the
greetings of Vice Comdr. for the
Southern District Lawrence w. Smoot
of the American Legion and Vice
Comdr. for the Southern District
Lewis Beacock of the Sons of the
American Legion.
Presentation of past president pins
and shoulder bouquets were made by
Col. Conger to Past Presidents Hope
Fetty and Agnes Hartley, the latter
of whom was the first president of the
Takoma Park unit of the Ladies' Aux
iliary of the American Legion, having
served in that Office for two successive
terms.
Kenneth M. Hawkins, chairman,
presented an entertainment by the
atrical troupe of the Stewart Junior
High School under the direction of
Messrs. Conn and Goldman, physical
and musical directors, respectively.