Evening star., 1935-01-27
\ NATIONAL coMDR. FRANK N.

4 California will be the guest
of honor at a reception and
ball of the California State Society
next Wednesday at the Raleigh Ho-
tel. The society will also honor the
Senators and Representatives from
California. The reception will open
at o'clock.
Representative George Burnham,
president of the society, and Mrs.
Burnham, together with National
Comdr. Belgrano and Mrs. A. c. Carl
son, national president of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, will lead the
procession in the ball room at II
O'Clock. Mr.. Burnham will make the
welcome address. At IL 80 o'clock op-
portunity will be given to listen to
President Roosevelts address, which
will be broadcast.
The Forty and Eight organization
has completed arrangements for a
banquet to be rendered in honor of
James O'Connor Roberts department
commander of the Department of the
District of Columbia, at Sholl'S Cafe,
1882 Connecticut avenue, next Tues
day at o'clock.
Comdr. Robert R. Spriggs presided
over the last meeting of Bunker Hill
Post, No. 81, held at the Hay Loft
Club, 1926 Massachusetts avenue. A
resolution was adopted that the post
favors the original Patman bonus bill
F. Fred Chase, chairman of the
Building Committee. reported plans
for a club house will be submitted al
the next meeting. John S. Gibson re-
ported on the minstrel show soon to be
held. The Entertainment Committee
Mack Myers, chairman, is planning a
dance to be held before Lent.
T. T. Hamilton, AmericaniSm Off
Ger in charge of the Boys Squadron
reported the squadron is enrolling new
members.
At the last meeting of Sergt Jasper
Post, No. 13, Department Member
ship Officer Charles Allies reported
more than 600 members are paid uI
at this time over the same period
for the preceding year.
He presented William Kershner
with a gold Legion button for being
the first member of the department
of the District of Columbia to qualify
with a stated number of applications
He announced he will later present
Comrade KerShner with gold Legion
pin won by him last year for quail
flying in the membership contest.
bulletin on the constitutional
convention to be held March IS was
read by the adjutant. Resolutions
presented by Fred Frazier were passed
and will be brought up at the con-
vention.
Jess Chaillett announced a dance
to be held at the Arlington Hotel on
Valentine night.
The post will invite Senator Gerald
Nye to speak at meeting on the
munitions investigation.
Past Dept. Comdr Harlan Wood ha:
been advised of his being commissioned
a lieutenant colonel on the staff oi
Gov. L C. Blackwood of South Car
olina.
A meeting has been called by De-
partment Graves Registration Officer
Nelia Eichhorn for next Wednesday at
8 o'clock in the Fort Stevens Post
club house, 306 Kennedy street, to dis
cuss the compilation of date of de-
ceased World War Veterans.
She announces the following post
graves registration officers have been
appointed to date: B. C. MCGEE
George Washington Post; Miss Char
lotte Berry, U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post;
Miss Margaret Shaughnessy, Belleau
Wood Post; Miss Marietta Pierson
Jane A. Delano Post Herbert C. Ad-
Ter, Kenneth H. Nash Post; John Ju-
Illus, Stuart Walcott Post: Charles R.
Strobe, Sergt. Jasper Post; Thomas J.
Touhy Vincent B. Costello Post; Louis
A. Williams, James E. Walker Post;
Frank c. Howell, Stephen P. NEGRO
arty Post; A. j. Witten, Tank Corps
Post; Thomas A. McDonough, Bureau
of Engraving and Printing Post; Ken
meth Wright, Second Division Post; G.
H. Goetting, Fort Stevens Post;
Charles E. Fritch, Stanley Church
Depue Post, and Herbert H. Teed
Government Printing Office Post.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8, held
its annual initiation January 10 at
the Hay Loft Committee reports were
rendered by George Grove on depart
ment ball of February 81 Daniel Halde-
man on Sons of American Legion;
John Dodd on welfare accomplished
by the post and by ReXford Madden
on membership, showing that the post
had admitted Sc new applicants and
that the post membership had ex-
ceeded that set by department head
quarters for the year.
The uniformed degree team of the
Snyder-Farmer Post, No. 3, HyattS-
vile, Md, under leadership of Com
rade Snyder, assisted by Past State
Comdr. Aielo of Maryland, obligated 20
candidates. Entertainment was fur
nished by the Julia Cunningham
Dance Studio. Comrade Butler of
Hyattsville rendered a monologue and
Comrades Commors, Mulvey and King
gave short war stories.
A special meeting for consideration
of veterans preference matters was
held last Friday.
The Sons of the Legion, Fort Stew
ems Squadron, met Friday evening at
the hall, 306 Kennedy street. James
Fahy conducted the meeting, assisted
by Charles Coomhs Past Dept. Comdr
Fred Frasier and Comdr Porter l.
Bush of the Sons of Veterans, ad-