Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
A REA 3, Child welfare Confer
n ence of the American Legion,
. which adjourned last night, in
4 Baltimore after session OF
several DAYS adopted slogan,


"A Square Deal for Every Child" !
Attending the convention were rep
resentatives from the American Legion.
American Legion Auxiliary, Eight and
Forty, Forty and Eight and other So
cial and welfare organizations. Child
welfare workers were present from
the District Of Columbia, Delaware,
Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-
sinia, comprising Area B.
Department Comdr. of Maryland
John F. McNulty delivered the adj
dress of welcome. while the sessions
were presided over by Chaplain J.
Monroe Stick of Baltimore, chairman
of Area B. American Legion, and Mrs.
j. F. Reed, Harrisburg, Pa, chairman
Of Area B, the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Principal speakers included Judge
Wilbur M. Alter, Denver, Colo,
national child welfare chairman;
Mrs. Ralph c. Risch, Milwaukee. Wis.
national child welfare chairman of
the auxiliary; John D. Crowley, Cam
bridge, Mass: Mrs. Alice Gordon,
Kansas City, Mo-; Miss Katherine
Lenroot of this city, chief of the
United States Children's Bureau;
National Adjutant Frank E. Samuel,
Indianapolis: Milt D. Campbell Gin
cinnati, Ohio; Department Adjutant
Roland F. Cowan of New Jersey,
Judge j. T. S. Waxter of the Balti-
more Juvenile Court, DR.. j. Evans
6cheehle, Llanerch, Pa; Joseph Ed
gar, New Brunswick, N. j.; DR.. Mann
IS Dol ~
Carl c. Brown Of this city, national
service officer of the American Legion
National Rehabilitation Committee.
The conference gave impetus to the
Legion drive to obtain additional
ratifications of the amendment to
the Federal Constitution outlawing
child labor Obtaining ratification by
16 more States to make the child la
Dor amendment effective will be one
of the principal detectives Of the ma
tional child welfare program this
year it was agreed
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, will meet
in the club rooms 305 Kennedy street,
next Thursday at BIS pm. Election
of delegates and alternates to the
departmental constitutional conven-
ton will be held.
The Executive Committee met We'd
nesday, discussing ways and means to
procure funds to send the post Drum
Corps to st. Louis next September;
membership; permanent housing
plans; constitutional changes for the
coming convention; the Sons OF the
American Legion activities in the
post squadron. Comdr. Hargrave pre-
sided.
A card party and dance was held in
the hall last night. Past Comdr. Leo
j, Reel announces the club rooms will
be open on Tuesday and Saturday
night so that the ping-pongers can
prepare for the coming tournament
between the Marietta Park Bears,
headed by Bin Shea. and the post
team. captained by George Arthur
Brodie.
At recent meeting the Fort Ste
Vens Post squadron Of the sons in
stalled officers. as follows: Robert Y.
Tabler, captain; Richard Magee, first
lieutenant; Harvey Caffrey. second
lieutenant; Gilbert Zellan, chaplain;
Joseph A. Purks, adjutant; George A.
G. Blake. finance officer: George
Smith, jr.. sergeant at arms, and Tom
Howard, historian.
Sergt. Jasepr Post, No. 10, gave
testimonial dinner and dance to the
retiring post commander, Joseph j.
Malloy, at the Broadmoor Hotel last
evening. Past Post Comdrs. Orlosky,
Frailey and Malloy we're presented
with past commanders badges, while
Mr.. Kershner was presented with
membership trophy won by him last
year. The POSTMASTER was w. A. NC
Callum. Vocal selections were rem
dered by Miss Dorothy Raynor OF the
American Opera Co.
The last regular meeting of the
post was held last Thursday at the
Thomas Circle Club with the COM
mander, w. A. McCallum, in the
chair. This was a special meeting to
elect delegates and alternates to the
department convention to be held
March Is and Is.
Lincoln Post, No. IT, will meet Tues
day in the Riggs Bank Building,
Fourteenth street and Park road. The
monthly meeting night has been
changed to the first Tuesday in each
month.
Proposed changes in the depart
ment constitution and bylaws, which
will come before the special conven-
ton March Is and Is, will be dis
cussed. Delegates and aiternates to
the convention are as follows: Dele
gates-George w. Taylor. Ray Pratt,
r. w. Phillips and Harold Emery.
Alternates-T. David Gates. Rudolph
Blick, Hampton Percy and Guy Flies
ter.
Columbia Post, No. "a, met in the
Potomac Electric Power Co. auditorium
and elected the following officers: ].
l.. Workman, commander; AL Stern,
first vice commander; Charles Plum
kett, second vice commander; William
II. Opitz, third vice commander; Mark
Burnharn, adjutant; Harry Pollock,
finance officer: George Jigger, sergeant
at arms, and Raymond A. Burke, his
torian.
They were indicted into office by
Department Comdr. j. o. c. Roberts
and his staff at meeting held Tues
day at 1926 Massachusetts avenue.
when q buffet supper was served.
Columbia Post Ministries are being
presented by the G. P. o. Post No. 80,
tomorrow and Tuesday at $3.50 pm.
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, met
last Tuesday night at lot Upshur
street, Comdr. Samuel Rose presiding.
The chairman Of the Entertainment
Committee announced a dance April
26. The application of Arthur j. H.
Bier for membership in the post was
accepted. Comdr. Rose announced
the membership had passed last
years with q total Of 1856.
judge Advocate 4. r. Carroll spoke
on proposed amendments to the de-
partment constitution and bylaws.
BENJAMIN Aronsohn announced the
death Of Harry Blank. a late member