Evening star., 1935-12-15

to Connecticut avenue and north to
Woodlex road, east on Woodley road to
Cathedral avenue and from there to
the point in the park directly under
meath the bridge where the ceremonies
will be held. All legionnaires are re-
quested to turn out for parade.
This department is cooperating with
the tuberculosis Association in con-
nection with the annual sale of its
Christmas seals. A booth has been
placed in the PalaiS Royal store for
this purpose.
Horace Lineburg, department Amer
icaniSm officer, has called meeting
of all post Americanism officers to be
held in the department headquarters
in the Bond Building Tuesday at z
pm. to make plans for the presenta-
ton Of medals to the students of va
riouS schools in the District of Co.
lumbia.
Bunker Hill Post. No. 81, will meet
at Mike Ralph's, 1000 Michigan ave-
nue. northeast, next Tuesday. A short
business meeting will be followed by
an oyster roast.
The posts party will be held at the
Kennedy Warren February /.
Ray Bichhorn, 1922 Kearney street
northeast, is in charge Of the men,
bership drive.
Comdr. T. A. Bean announced
chairmen of committees as follows:
Americanism, Thomas F. Royston;
membership. Raymond A. Eichon;
service and welfare, w. l.. Collins;
entertainment, Francis P. Gaugee; /;
athletic, w. B. Ludwig; uniform. Harry
Bair; publicity, w. A. Kilerlare; build
ing, J. Fred Chase; resolutions, R. L.
Irwin; finance, A. J. Powell; civic
relations, Frank A. Varney: historical,
John R. Weitzel employment, ]. Fred
Chase; Sons of the Legion, Raymond
]. Doyle; sergeant at arms. w. B.
Ludwig; surgeon, DR.. E. F, Magner.
Comdr. Mack Clark of Vincent B.
Costello Post, No. Is. appointed Will
liam F. Franklin, past commander,
as post adjutant.
The post will have an oyster roast
and beer party during the early part
of January, with special committee,
Al Sugrue, chairman; Bill Franklin,
Tom Costello, Henry Heine. George
LIE Dane and Finance Officer Charley
Mumford, in charge.
The post, under direction of Past
Comdr. Charles Kohen, will sponsor
an entertainment tomorrow for the
veterans at Mount Alto Hospital with
performers from the Maryland Club
Gardens and also Haughwout and
Davis, Hawaiian guitar artists, and Joe
King, ventrlioquiSt.
Among veterans recently admitted
to membership were George w.
Gunter, e5th Company, 9Th Marines:
Joseph B. Irvine, 836th Aero Squad
ron; Alphus E. Tavenner, 328th Motor
Supply Train; John De Witt, 1l6th
Ambulance Company, and George
Briggs, Company E, I'd Engineers, I'd
Division.
At the next meeting next Tuesday
evening in Musicians Hall, ll05 Six
teenth street. there will be a short
business session, followed by a sketch
Being Educated at the State Fair"
and also refreshments.
The Columbia Post, No. "a, met
Tuesday at the Soldiers. Sailors and
Marines Club. The Giee Club sang.
The Sons of the Legion are increas-
ing in membership and their Drum
and Bugle Corps is holding practice
under the instructorship of Comrade
Hammer.
Comdr. Pollock announced an auxil-
iary unit was about ready to apply for
its charter.
The Drum and Bugle Corps has been
excused from rehearsals until after the
holidays. The usual practice Is to be
resumed on the 18th of January.
At the post meeting January mo-
tion pictures of the parade at the
national convention at st. Louis will
be shown. -
A meeting Of the committee in
charge of the New Years eve party Of
the Forty and Eight was held at the
home of Chairman C. Cassard Schroth
last Wednesday evening when final
arrangements we're completed. 1t will
be q dinner dance at the Mayhower
Hotel.
AS this party is limited to $50 all
Voyageurs and Legionnaires who wish
to attend are requested 20 obtain their
tickets from members of the commit
tee before December 20, when the list
will be closed.
A party of about IS members OF
Local Voiture, No. 174, Of the Forty
and Eight, went by special car to Will
mington, Del, last Friday, to attend
the Wreck" held in honor of Ferdi-
nand G. Fraser, Sous Chef de Chemir
de Feur, Rationale. Sous Chef Fraser
is a well known Voyageur and past
department commander of the District
of Columbia.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2
met last Monday evening. The chair
man also reported that 824 pages OF
Braille sheIlacking was accomplished
at the Red Cross Chapter house by so
volunteer workers from the post during
the past month.
The post has awarded school med
ais for many years past and will do
so again this year.
Edith Quinn, historian during the
past year, presented framed picture
of Past National Comdr. Frank N.
Belgrano. Past Corndr. Jane Breen
presented the framed charter of the
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Squadron, Sons
of the Legion. With it she has a list
Of charter members as well as orig
| inal applicants for the charter. The
next meeting of the squadron will be
held at the Thomson School January
8, 1896.
/ The following were accepted for
membership: Mary e. Jones, Gladys
Mason. Mary Douglass. Christine Cor
don, Martha Witcomb, Bertha Alder
man, Hattie Todd, Elizabeth Fields
and Belva Lynn.
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