Evening star., 1935-01-13
-HEoDORE CoGSWELL Of Au-
gustus p. Gardner Post has
been appointed chairman Of
the Constitutional Committee

the Department of the District of Co
lumbia American Legion March Is and
16.
Other members selected by Depart
ment Comdr. James O'Connor Roberts
are: Joseph J. Malloy, Sergt. Jasper
Post; Byron G. Carson, department
Judge advocate, Vincent B. Costello
Post; Ernest Allwine, Quentin Roose-
welt Post; Henry G. Warburton. Fort
Stevens Post; Warren E. Miller. Stuart
Walcott Post, and William H. Nc
Grath, Washington Police Post.
The committee will consider sug-
eestions, revisions and amendments
which will be submitted by the vari-
Gus posts and prepare them for con-
sideration by the convention, which
will take final action in this connec-
ton.
The first membership contest Of the
department for the year closed Janu-
ary at midnight and the winners
have been announced by Department
Membership Officer Charles c. Allies.
The winner of the first prize for Sc
curing the largest number of new
members was awarded to M. j. Mac
MILAN of Jane A. Delano Post. The
prize was $40 The winner of second
prize of SIS was A. M. ]. Bergh OF
Quentin Roosevelt Post; third prize.
$40, by First Vice Comdr. Raymond
M. Lanigan of George Washington
Post and fourth prize, IS, by G. L.
Bede of Government Printing ONCE
post.
Sergt Jasper Post, No. 13. met at
the Thomas Circle Club last Thursday,
with the commander, William A. Nc
Callum, in the chair.
Post Membership Officer William
A. KerShner presented several new
applications for membership. He is
the first member of this department to
qualify for an American Legion but
ton offered as a prize by the Depart
ment of the District of Columbia.
A dance to be held jointly with
Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. 13, American
Legion Auxiliary, will be held at the
Arlington Hotel on st. Valentines
night. Jess Chaillett, entertainment
officer, is in charge.
A party was held at the Thomson
School, where 16 veterans families
and 54 of their children were served
with baskets, candy, fruit and nuts.
Each child was also presented with a
toy.
Plans for a pivot card party to be
held at the Hamilton Hotel February
4 were completed at the meeting OF
the Advisory Council of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, the American
Legion, Thursday evening at the home
of Margaret Edwards. Past Comdr.
Lois Beach McRae and Elizabeth
Gladmon were co-hostesses.
Past Comdrs. Mary Tatspaugh and
Helen c. McCarty are joint chairmen
of the committee in charge OF the
card party. Comdr. Pinney, Past
Comdr. Jane Breen and Charlotte
Berry and Anna Frame will receive
the guests and assist those in charge.
Edna Smith is chairman Of the Ways
and Means Committee.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
evening at the Thomas Circle Club.
A reorganization meeting of Cooley
Mccullough Post, No. %, will be held
next Wednesday night at the club
house of George Washington Post,
1441 Rhode Island avenue. Walter
w. Burns is acting commander.
A meeting of the committee in
charge of the annual department ball,
February 81, at the Mayfower Hotel,
was held at the department headquar-
tiers, Bond Building, Wednesday eve
ming.
Chairman Thomas J. Frailey an
nounced the following assignments:
Francis F. Miller, Box Committee; Ed
win w. Luther and George P. Grove,
Music Committee; Miss Charlotte
Berry and E. w. Luther, Ticket Com
mittee; Benjamin Aronsohn, Decora-
tions Committee; DR.. B. C. MacNeil,
DISTINGUISHED Guests Committee;
Emily Carey, Patroness Committee.
Additional committee assignments will
be announced later.
The Subcommittee on Tickets and
Music will report Monday evening and
the General Committee will reconvene
for the weekly meeting on Wednesday
evening at department headquarters.
James F. Kehoe is vice chairman of
the General Committee and Raymond
j. Queenin treasurer. Department
Comdr. ]. O'Connor Roberts addressed
the meeting.
Jane A. Delano Post, No 6, met re-
Gently when it was announced 19 bas-
kets were packed by the post for un-
fortunate families of veterans, visits
were made to sick and disabled
nurses, and presents and messages sent
to members away from home.
A card party will be given in the
parish hall of the Church of the
Transfiuration, Fourteenth and Gala
tin streets, January %, at 8 pm.
The next regular meeting of Bunker
Hill Post, No. 81, will be held Tues
day evening at the Hay Loft Club, 1925
Massachusetts, avenue, for nominating
delegates and alternates to the special
department constitutional convention
March Is and Is.
There was meeting Of the Minstrel
Show Committee and members of the
cast at 822 Twentieth street last Mon
day. The first rehearsal of the minstrel
show was held under the direction of
John S. Gibson. Rehearsals will be
held Tuesday at 1926 Massachusetts,
avenue.
The Executive Committee met last
Tuesday at 42l4 Twelfth place north
east. Entertainment Officer Mack
Myers made his report regarding the
New Year eve party, which was held
at Ingleside Farms. Welfare Officer
weitzel announced Christmas baskets
were distributed.
Entertainment Officer Myers and his
committee are making plans for a
party March 2.
The Augustus P. Gardner Post, No.
18, will hold welcoming dinner in
honor Of one Of its most distinguished
charter members, Brig. Gen. William
Holland Wilmer, world-renowned
ophthalmologist, who has just returned
to washington upon completion of his
tour of duty at the Wilmer Institute
at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,