Evening star., 1935-11-17

Friday: Guard Of Honor, Ma
/ tional Guard Armory, 8 pm.
~ oMDR. Joseph Malloy. Dis.
trict Of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion,
- has given Endorsement to the
safety campaign being carried on by
The Star and has requested every
member Of the local organization to
sign safety pledge card and live up
to 1t. He announced pledge cards and
stickers for windshields may be OBJ
tanned at the department headquar-
ters In the Bond Building:
The departments officers have
launched . membership drive. The
quota has been set at 2,434 but Comdr.
Malloy is urging every effort be made
to surpass 1t. As q special incentive,
Department Membership Oficer Jack
O'Connell of Costello Post announces
several membership prizes to be COM
peted for by the members Of the sew
eral posts.
The Kate Clagett Trophy was estab-
lished by the U. s. s. Jacob Jones
Post, No. 2, at q meeting last Monday
evening at the Thomas Circle Club.
It will be awarded annually to the
squadron Of the Sons Of the Legion
with the greatest percentage Of mem
bers as of February %. Permanent
possession Of the trophy will be the
reward of winning for three success
sive years. The trophy established
honors a nuch-loved, deceased COM
rnander Of the post. Mrs. Clagett
served in the United States Naval Re-
serve Force during the World War. be-
ing stationed in the Navy Department.
Reports Of officers for work accom-
plished during the commandership Of
Elsie M. Pinney were submitted and
approved. The post history and q
scrapbook prepared by Historian Edith
Warren Quinn were received.
New members elected were Ethel I.
Martin, Thalia Muse, Cathrin Lissler
and Selma zuker and the attendance
prize was awarded to Elizabeth Glad
mon.
Braille shellackiag was resumed last
Tuesday evening under the direction
Of Past Comdr. Mary Tatspaugh.
chairman Of the Americanism Com
mittee. This voluntary work for the
blind is accomplished at the Red Cross
Chapter House, with Mrs. Cora Drake,
Red Cross representative in general
charge. Chairman Tatspaugh has
asked for volunteers for the first and
third Tuesday evenings Of each month.
Tribute was paid to one Of the
founders Of the American Legion last
Monday when services were held at
the grave Of Col. and Mrs. z. Lester
Jones, following the services in the
Amphitheater in Arlington National
Cemetery. The speaker was Rev. H.
n, d. Sterrett.
The services were held under the
auspices OF the George Baldwin Nc
Coy Unit Of the American Women's
Legion, Of which Mrs. Jones was the
organizer and at one time president.
and George Washington Post, Amer.
lean Legion, founded by Col. Jones.
The colors Of both Of these organ
asations, as well as the colors Of the
department Of the American Wom-
EMS Legion, we're present. Miss Cecil
Lester Jones. daughter Of Col. and
Mrs. Jones, placed the wreath, pre-
sented by the George Baldwin Mccoy
Unit m the graves of her parents
during the services.
I'd Division Post, No. 2s, at its last
meeting held election Of omcers Is
follows: Commander. Alexander Sell
niger; senior vice commander, Aloin
Emler; Junior vice commander, walter
Terrell; chaplain, Thomas Mason, jr.
and color bearers, A. M. Allen and
Frank J. Brosky.
Communications were read from
Walter M. Walsh, American consulate
general at Vancouver, British Colum-
bia, Canada, and r. v. Grosbeck, now
serving on the U. S. S. Nevada with
the Pacific Fleet.
= The officers will be installed by
Department Comdr. Joseph ]. Maloy
and members Of his staff at the Co.
loniaI Hotel next Tuesday at 8 pm.
The department commander has an
nounced the appointment OF Thomas
Frailey, q past commander OF Sergt.
Jasper Post, as chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Education Of War Orphans.
The post bowling team has won
more than its share Of honors, ac-
cording to Q report recently issued by
the oficial scorer Of the Legion Bowl
ing League. Comrades Gumb. Flana-
gan, B. J. Woods, George Lee, Hawley.
Is well as Capt. Dan Goodacre, COM
prise the bowling team.
- The Sergt. Jasper Squadron Of the
Sons Of the American Legion are
meeting regularly. Harry Ware, chair.
man; william Grenfel, Owen Parmele
and Samuel David comprise the COM
-mittee in charge of the Sons ac-
tvities.
A New Year eve party will be held
ct the Mayflower Hotel for Legion
naires and their friends. The list Is
limited to $50 persons. @. Cassard
Schroth, chairman Of the committee
In charge Of the party. has COM
pleted the program that calls for
dancing from 10 pm. to 3 an, q
midnight supper and breakfast.
Tickets are being distributed by
Martin A. Dyer, Francis Miller and
Al Sommers, Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing Post: Fred Fraser,
Joseph J. MAlloy, ]. r. chaillet, G. r.
Mccarthy and John Orlosky, Sergt.
Jasper Post; John II. o'Connell, John
A. Long, Raymond J. oueenin and
Byran Carson Costello Post; John
O'Connor Roberts, Stuart Walcott
Post: Frank Gauges, Thaddeus Bean
and John Mccabe, Bunker Hill Post;
John Mcvickers, A. r. Popkins,