Evening star., 1935-02-24

~ annual Child Welfare Con-
ference Of Area B, sponsored
BY the Legion Auxiliary. to be held
March / and at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel, Baltimore. This will be joint
conference and in addition to repre-
sentatives there will be in attendance
representatives Of the Eight and Forty
and Forty and Eight. This area Is
represented by the District OF Colum-
bia. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey.
New York, Pennsylvania. Virginia ana
West Virginia. Frank E. Samuel, ma
tional adjutant, will be one of the
speakers.
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the local department will be
held Thursday night in the board
room, District Building.
Fort Stevens Post. No. 80, and Fort
Stevens Post Squadron were hosts to
the Northwest Community at Paul
Junior High School on George Wash
tngton's Birthday. The program was
arranged by Chairman j. T. Fahey
and included addresses by John
Clagett Proctor and Arthur Reilly,
a concert by the Fort Stevens Drum
and Bugle Corps, the comedy, The
Hill Billie From Peoria: selections
by the boy soprano, Norman De Meza,
and the wonder Of magic by Mr..
Catanach.
Henry l. Quinn presented the
medal awards in the post essay con-
test which was conducted in the
sixth grades of the elementary schools
in that section under the guidance
of Joseph A, Walker.
Fort Stevens Post Squadron, the
Sons Of the American Legion, was
definitely organized, As candidates
being initiated by Comdr. Hargrave
and the officers installed by Detach-
ment Comdr. Bush. All civic organi-
cations of the community were rep
resented.
Sergt. Jasper Post, No. l3, will
meet at the Thomas Circle Club
February % for election of delegates
and alternates to the department
convention in March.
At the last meeting rs new appli-
cations were approved. Seventeen of
these were presented by w. P. KerSh-
ner, who was presented with gold
Legion emblem. AS result the post
won the four membership trophies
offered last year and Comrade
kershner was appointed custodian of
trophies for the post. The post will
participate in the testimonial dinner
and dance to be given in honor of
Past Comdr. Joseph j. Malloy, under
whose leadership the post attained
the largest membership in the Dis
trict of Columbia last year. This
will be held at Broadmoor Hotel
March 2.
Victory Unit, No. 4, met Thurs
day at Central High School, with the
president, Mrs. T. c. Chapman, pre-
siding. A Valentine party was held
The unit participated with colors
at the exercises at Lincoln Memorial
on February II. and also took part
In exercises on George Washingtons
birthday. Plans are being made for
the units birthday anniversary party
in April. Mrs. Chapman has ap-
pointed past department president,
Mrs. Joseph H. Minis, as chairman
OF the Committee on Arrangements.
The next regular meeting of the
unit will be held Thursday at Central
High School.
The squadron banner was presented
at the meeting Of the U. S. S. Jacob
Jones Squadron, Sons of the Amer
ican Legion. held at the Thomson
School. Detachment Comdr. Porter
L. Bush spoke
Comdr. Elsie M. Pinney of the U.
S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, Amer
lean Legion, presented the award of
two Sons Of the Legion" rings to the
winners of the essay contest, Courtney
Carwithen and Melvin Frame The
prize winning essays on The Life of
George Washington" were read and
movie on the subject of George Wash
1ngton was also part of the program.
Members of the U. S. S. Jacob Jones
Post served refreshments.
Among the guests were Department
Senior Vice Comdr. Lineburg, Second
Vice Comdr. Kate K. Briggs, Depart
ment Americanism Officer Albert Tats-
paugh. the parents of the squadron
members and representatives Of other
squadrons.
Government Printing ONCE Post,
No. 33, American Legion, will hold a
minstrel show in Harding Hall on the
nights OF March and 5. The men,
bers of the minstrel troup are all Le-
gionnaires. After the show on each
night there will be dancing until
O'Clock.
There are now 40 members of the
post band and uniforms have been
ordered. The band is becoming one
of the best bands in the city and will
play several numbers at the testi-
npnial dinner to be given the public
printer at the Wardman Park Hotel
March 2.
Comdr. Robert r. Spriggs presided
at the meeting of Bunker Hill Post,
No. 81. held at the Hay Loft Club,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue last Tues
day evening. Department Comdr. j.
O'Connor Roberts was a guest.
Delegates to the departments spe-
cial convention, also alternateS, were
elected as follows: Comdr. Robert r.
Spriggs, First Vice Comdr. Chester
j. Wolf, Second Vice Comdr. John r.
Weitzel, Third Vice Comdr. Mack N.Y.
ers and Adjt. L. j. P. Fichthorn. Al
ternates-Judge Advocate William
Leo Collins, Past Comdr. Robert A.
Ralph, Past Comdr. William A. Killer
lane, Daniel ]. McGill and Robert
Nice. Tomlin.
Raymond A. Eichhorn, chairman,
Bunker Hill Post Squadron, Sens of
the Legion, announced a meeting Of
the squadron March at 42l4 Twelfth
place.
Entertainment Ofiicer Mack Myers
reported his committee has plans
nearly completed for the posts St.
Partick's ball to be held at the Knights
of Columbus Home, 920 Tenth street,
March 16.
Vincent B, Costello Post, No. IS, met
Tuesday night in the board room,
District Building. Delegates elected