Evening star., 1935-10-13

District of Columbia Department, ana
other officials, to arrange for the Ar
mistice day celebration at Arlington
National Cemetery.
Theodore Cogswen will have charge
of the arrangements on Armistice day
when National Comdr. Murphy Will
make the principal address. Miss
Jessica Dragonette, radio star, Will
render several vocal selections; Mrs.
Melville Mucklestone, national presi-
dent of the American Legion Auxil-
iary, will deliver an address and Rev.
Thomas D. Kennedy, national chap
lain of the American Legion, will offer
prayer.
Comdr Malloy appointed commit
Tee to assist Mr. Cogswell as follows:
Ben Fisher, DR.. B. c. MacNeil, Will
liam P. Kershner, William H. Har-
grave, James Kehoe, Joseph L. Work
man, Richard H. viancour, Nicie Per-
rell, John j. Orlosky, Elizabeth Es-
sick, Ted Luther. Ben Aaronson,
Gregory Cipriani, Charlotte Berry,
John T. Taylor, West Hamilton, AL
Pichione, Fred G. Frazier. Paul ).
McHahan, Sam Rose, William N.
Morel, Mabel Staub, Watson B. Mil
Ter, Tom Mason, jr.; Martin Dyer and
Louise Warren.
While in st. Louis at the national
convention, Department Comdr. NAL
10y, Mrs. Elsie NJ Pinney, department
second vice commander; Miss Edna
M. Mcintosh, national executive COM
mitteewoman, and Mrs. Edythe M.
O'Connor, past president of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary were committee
appointed by the Executive Com
ulittees of this department to study
the working of the Pathflnders of
America, a system in character build
ing.
The average age of members is from
10 to II years and members are pupils
in the public schols, although some
clubs are formed from the pupils In
the junior high schools.
The committee will report the pos
sibiities of instituting such system
In the public schools of this city at
the next Executive Committee meeting.
The department commander an
nounces the appointment of Richard
H. Vaincour of Fort Stevens Post, No.
80, as chairman of the Musical Com
mittee. Other members to serve with
him will be appointed later.
The next Department Executive
Committee meeting will be held in
the board room of the District Build
ing on October "a. when reports of
the delegates to the st. Louis conven-
ton will be submitted.
Through the courtesy of Bishop
James E. Freeman, the services to be
held at the Washington Cathedral on
the Sunday preceding Armistice day
will be held as a memorial for nurses,
patriotic women, welfare workers and
veterans Of the American wars in
Guiding those of allied countries.
The services will be conducted by
the Disabled American Veterans and
many patriotic, civic and veterans or
ganizations have signified their in
tention Of participating. Foremost
among these being the American
Legion.
In conjunction with the recent Con-
stitution day celebration. sponsored
by this department, Constitution
essay contest, beginning last Monday
evening is announced.
The contest will be classified in
three sections, the first being for boys
and girls who are residents of Wash
, ington, whose subject will be How
1.-The Constitution May Affect My Fu-
lure; the second group will be for
persons 10 years of age or over, whose
subject will be What the Constitution
Has Meant for Me-" while the third
group will be for District residents who
have been naturalized in the last Is
years. Their subject will be "Why I
Pledged My Allegiance to the Amer
lean Constitution"
The essays will be limited to $500
words and the contest will close No
vember %. The judges will be Chief
Justice Alfred A. Wheat of the District
Supreme Court; Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, president of the Board of Edu-
cation, and Dan I. Sultan, District En-
gineer Commissioner.
Prizes are an automobile, $500 in
cash and trip to Europe.
At the last regular meeting of I'd
Division Post, No. 28, nomination
Of officers was held as follows:
For commander, Thomas Murray
and Alexander Selinger: senior vice
commander, A. M. Emler; junior vice
commander, Walter B. Terrell; chap
lain, Tom Mason, jr., and color bear
ers. Frank Brosky and A. M. Allen.
The election of officers will be held
r. at the first meeting in November. The
. post will meet next Tuesday evening
at the Colonial Hotel.
Newly elected officers of Bunker Hill
Community Post No. 81, will be in.
stalled by Department Comdr. Joseph
j. Malloy at the regular meeting next
Tuesday at 8:15 pm. at the Hayloft
Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue. The
post has invited the department staff
and post commanders Of the depart
ment.
Entertainment and refreshments
have been arranged by Junior Vice
Comdr. Jack Myers.
The L-31 Club will hold a dance
November is at Beaver Dam Country
Club.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8,
passed resolution changing its meet
ing night to the second and fourth
Wednesdays Of each month. Place Of
meeting, Bacas Bros, Eighth and M
streets southeast. The next meeting
will be held October %.
At the last meeting Senior Vice
Comdr. Mulvey reported on the re-
cent convention Of the American Le-
gion at st. Louis. George Royal, ath-
letic officer, announced the program
Of activities for the coming season.
Comdr. Joe Goldberg presided.