Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14

| | DeEue PoSt, NO. 81, Plaza f1otel,
| 8 p47=2.
Thursday-Kenneth H. Nash
| Pos, No. 8. 654 Pennsylvania
| avenue southeast, 8 pm.
are to assemble at the post hall by
80 pm. July 20. The destination is
| Solomans Island, where the party will
be the guests of Vinson Langley.
The Montgomery County Council
of American Legion Posts, which car
ries on an active welfare program in
the nearby Maryland community, is
engaged in it's greatest charity I'M
dertaking. The council is sponsor
ing a pony and horse show to raise
funds for the Montgomery County
| General Hospital and the benefit event
will be held on the East-West High
way, at Chevy Chase, Md, next Sat-
urday.
Proceeds will be used either to
establish an orthopedic clinic at the
hospital or to defray the expense Of
treating widows or orphans Of Le-
gionnaires who are unable to bear
the cost of disqualification.
An interesting program. beginning
at $50 am. and continuing through
out the day, has been arranged by the
committee, and it is expected many
Legionnaires from the District will
lend their support.
The show grounds on which the
benefit will be held are located at
the Maryland entrance to Rock Creek
Park. midway between Connecticut
avenue and Sixteenth street, in Chevy
Chase, Md.
The Takoma Park Chapter of the
Sons of Legion will send its band to
play during the children's classes,
scheduled in the morning, while a
uniformed Legion band from one OF
the Washington posts is expected to
present musical program in the
afternoon.
Government Printing Once Post,
No. 80. elected the following delegates
to the Seventeenth Annual Convention
Of the District of Columbia, to be held
at the Mayfower Hotel, August $40
inclusive: Comdr. o. C. Gaudette.
Senior Vice Comdr c. w. Johns,
Junior Vice w. M Blankinship, Adjt
F. A. Minnigh, R. S. Musick, E. R.
Dixon, William J. Cassiday, T. NJ Pet
erson.
All legionnaires and their friends
are invited to join the post on a moon
light excursion July 26. The S. S. Po-
tomac leaves the whalf at s:45 pm.
Gold buttons were presented o. c.
Gaudette, G. w. Johns and F. A. Min
nigh by First Vice Comdr. Lineberg
OF the Department Of the District of
Columbia, In connection with the
membership drive now in progress.
U. s. S. Jacob Jones Post last Mon
day evening met at the Thomas Circle
Club and elected the following dele
gates to the next department conven-
ton: Comdr Elsie M. Pinney. chair
man; Helen Opitz, Jane Breen, Jane
Cox. Edna Smith, Edna Nelson, Anne
Frame, Belle Graves and Lillian Cald-
well. The alternateS elected were:
Helen c. McCarty, Mary Esther Koh-
los, Edith Quinn, Lillian Sawyer, Eliz-
abeth G. Gladmon, Hattie Prezioso,
Margaret Edwards, Bertha johnson
and Alice Derrow.
After discussion on the subject mat
ter a special committee, consisting of
Helen Opitz, Mary Esther Kohlos and
Helen McCarty, was appointed by the
commander to draft the three resolu-
tons which the post will submit to
the department convention.
Comdr. Pinney was Endorsed as q
candidate for department second vice
commander and the delegation was in
structed to work for her election.
The guest speaker, Past Comdr. Jo-
seph Malloy Of the Sergt. Jasper Post,
briefly outlined his proposed plans for
the department If elected as depart
prize was won by Estelle Richardson
Ruby, the adjutant. Sue v. Sullivan
and Sadie Crumb were reinstated.
Rose O'Hara reported on the recent
picnic given for the U. S. S. Jacob
Jones Squadron, Sons Of the American
Legion, in Rock Greek Park.
Edna Smith. chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee, announced
tickets are available from committee
members in the Navy Department, for
the moonlight trip on the City of
Washington, Friday. The revenue will
be used to purchase an electric talk
ing machine for blind veterans.
The Advisory Council meeting was
held last week at the home Of Dorothy
Drunken with Anne Frame assisting.
Plans were discussed for participation
in the department convention parade,
when the post will endeavor to win
one Of the prizes.
United States Department of Agri-
culture Post, No. So, met July 8 in
room 1850 South Building, when De-
partment Comdr. James O'Connor
Roberts. Department Vice Comdr.
Lineburg, Edith Quinn, and National
Historian Tom Owens were guests.
Delegates to the department con-
vention were elected as follows:
]. L. Koehl, E. w. Luther, T. M.
Grant, H. G. r. Stewart, r. w. VOL
AAcAA1 aAIu 0Iyhu q. hlle.
The disabled veterans in the local
hospitals to the number of several
hundred were guests on an outing to
Liverpool, Md. last Tuesday after
noon. The details were arranged by
E. p. Van Hise, chairman, repre-
senting the American Legion, with
Miss Anne D. Pryde, director of well
fare and relief as vice chairman. The
other organizations included the
American Legion Auxiliary, Eight and
Forty and Forty and Eight Societies.
Music was furnished on the trip
by the United States Marine Band
and the Sons Of the American Legion