Evening star., 1934-11-18

Quarters at lQQ1d1ldpO1lS. OepdI llIitilI
Comdr. James OConnor Roberts, Adjt.
Howard S. Fisk, Watson B. Miller,
chairman of the National Rehabilita-
ton Committee; John Thomas Taylor,
vice chairman of the National Legisla-
tive Committee; Carl Brown, national
service officer; John Lewis Smith, ma
tional executive committeeman for the
District of Columbia, and various
members of the Staffs of the national
committees with headquarters in this
city, are en- route to the session. 1t
will open tomorrow morning and con-
tinue through Wednesday.
The conference will open with the
invocation by Rev. Park w. Hunting
ton, national chaplain, followed by
greetings from Frank N. Belgrano, jr.,
national commander; Mrs. A. c. Carl
son, national president of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, and John D.
Crowley. chef de Chemin de Fer, Forty
and Eight.
The session Tuesday will be fea-
tured at noon by the annual tele-
graphic roll call, when kilograms will
be received from all parts Of the coun-
try showing the number of paid-up
members for the 1885 year.
The final session will be addressed
by Thomas M. Owen, jr., national his
torian, and National Comdr Belgrano
The visiting officials viii be enter
tained tomorrow night at banquet
of the Voiture Rationale La Societe
des 40 Hommes ct Chevaux in honor
OF National Comdr. Belgrano; Chef de
Chemin de Fer John D. Crowley. Ma
tional Treasurer Neal Grider at the
Indianapolis Athletic Club and a
luncheon Tuesday noon at the same
club as guests of the Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce. The speakers
will be Comdr. Belgrano and Past Ma
tional Comdr. Edward Hayes.
The first meeting of Lincoln Post
under the commandership of G. W.
Taylor and his newly elected officers
will be held tomorrow night In the
Riggs Bank Building, Fourteenth
street and Park road. The mandates
of the annual convention at Miami
Fla, will be discussed. The annual
Christmas party for needy children
will also be planned. Proceeds for
this party will be raised by an oyster
roast and barbecue the afternoon of
December at the Eastern Power
Boat Club, Fourteenth and Water
streets southeast.
Post colors and the colors of its
squadron of Sons of the Legion were
maSsed at the services of the Un-
known Soldier at Arlington and at
the grave of George Dilboy, Congress
sional Medal of Honor man, Armistice
day. The colors of the squadron,
carried by Color Bearers Culver and
Arthur thinner, were presented 10
the squadron in memory and honor
of George Dilboy and the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Wolfe.
At the meeting of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing Post, No. %,
last Monday, three members were
presented with gifts of appreciation,
as follows: Adjt. Helen Oberndoerfer,
gold Legion pin; Finance Officer
Thomas McDonough, an American
Legion bill-fold, and Past Chairman
of the Ways and Means Robert Mont
gomery, bill-fold
The post voted, through its accept
ance of the Executive Committees
report, to sponsor its own Christmas
party. Names Of needy children, not
necessarily veterans children, will be
submitted by Bureau of Engraving and
Printing employees. Refreshments
were served.
James E. Walker Post officers were
Installed by Department Comdr. j.
O'Connor Roberts at the last meet
ing, as follows: Commander, Louis H.
Russell: senior vice commander, Mer-
vim S. Sumner; junior vice COM
mander, Haydee Patterson; surgeon,
DR.. George L. Johnson; historian,
Stephen S. Madison; quartermaster,
John SWEENEY; Judge advocate, j.
Franklin Wilson: chaplain, John w.
Smallwood; sergeant at arms, Cecil
Butler; color bearers, Albert Petite
and Hurja Smith; finance officer,
William H. Burrell; adjutant, West A.
Hamilton; representative to Executive
Committee, Louis H. Russell.
Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, will meet
Tuesday at its headquarters at 35l6
Thirteenth street northeast. Details
concerning two prizes Of $50 each Of
fered by the department of the Amer
1can Legion, one to the Legionnaire
having his dues paid up and the other
to the individual securing the most
new members, will be announced.
The L-31 Club, composed of the
wives, brothers and sisters of members
OF the post, held a dance at the Lee
House last Friday.
j. Fred Chase, chairman of the
Building Committee, will make an
nouncement at the next meeting rela-
tive to a permanent home for the post.
Comdr. SpriggS has appointed the
following officers: AmericaniSm, Zeb
T. Hamilton; membership, Chester ],
Wolf; service and welfare, John r.
Weitzel; entertainment, Mack Myers;
athletic, John McCabe; uniform, John
r. Weitzel; publicity, L. j. P. Fich-
thorn; building, j. Fred Chase: finance,
Grover w. Tribble; resolutions and
constitutional, William Leo Collins;
historical, jeremiah Dullea; employ
ment, J. Fred Chase; graves registra-
ton, William A. Kilerlane; child well
fare, John R. Weitzel.
Post, No. 13, held at the Thomas Cir
Gle Club, 10 applicants were accepted
for membership
Reports on the recent national con-
vention were given by Comdr. w. A.
McCallum, Past Department Comdr.
Fred Frazier, Junior Past Post Comdr.
Joseph Malloy, Past National Veterans
Preference Officer Edward Marthill
and Comrade William Kirschner
Announcement of Thomas Frailey
as chairman of the Washington's
Birthday Department Ball Committee
was made. Past National Veterans
Preference Officer Edward Marthill
announced the resolution sponsored
by this department was passed at the
Miami convention, from which he has
just returned.
To Lawrence Abreo, jr., 4-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Abreo
Of 1851 Perry place, goes the distinc-
ton of being the first son of the