Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-01
RMISTTCE day exercises, N


4 a Cemetery, will be under All
spices Of the District Of Columbia De-
partment, American Legion, at noon
Secretary Of War Harry w. Woodrine
will make the principal address
President Roosevelt Is expected tc
place q wreath on the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.
Comdr. Horace w. Lineburg last
week appointed Past Department
Comdr. Rice w. Means to arrange fol
the program.
Col. Means later appointed COM
mittee to assist him as follows: vii.
liam P. Kershner, c. Cassard Schroth
Lillian Sawyer, Robert M. Huey
Joseph Goldberg, Nathan Silverberg
Elmer Mckay, Thomas Fawcett. Al
Shugrue, Rudolph Blick, William c. d.
Lacy, Harry A. Rentz, Edward NICE
Lewis, James F. Pierce. Al Somers
Arts Waters, o. C. Halloran, John
Petrie, Arthur Fredette, Ralph Kelly
Robert r. Spriggs, John D. Kiley
Massie Blankenship, Harry B. Pollock
J. I. Below, Fred Grant, Emory A
Eslin, Arthur Thomas and Reginald
Reilly.
Comrade Kershner will be in charge
Of the arena and tickets and will be
assisted by John Freeman and Fred
Money. There will be no tickets is
sued for the arena itself, but tickets
will be issued for the boxes and the
rostrum only.
Appearing on the program will be
Department Comdr. Lineburg, who
will be the presiding officer; Harry w
Colmery, national commander, the
American Legion, who will make an
address; Mrs. o. w. Hahn, national
president, American Legion Auxiliary
and the national heads of the Forty
and Eight and the Eight and Forty
Music will be furnished by the United
States Army Band, while the Ma
tional Champion Legionettes Quartet
will sing. The invocation will be Of
fered by Rev. Park Huntington. past
national chaplain Of the American
Legion, and the benediction will be
pronounced by Rev. Howard E. Snyder
chaplain of the Department of the
District of Columbia.
The arrangements at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier will be under
the direction of Comrade AL Shugrue,
while the actual laying of the wreaths
will be under the direction of the ma
tional pilgrimage officer, William N
Morrell. The services at the tomb will
take place directly following the close
Of the exercises in the amphitheater.
There will be no parade in the morning
preceding the exercises. A detail of
soldiers from Fort Myer will act as
ushers in the amphitheater and at the
tomb.
The exercises will be broadcast over
the Columbia Broadcasting System and
the National Broadcasting Co. from
1915 to pm.
The Advisory Council Of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post met Monday at the
home of the commander, to outline
plans for the new year.
Under the supervision of Comrade
Drake. shellacking of Braille for the
blind will be resumed Tuesday at the
Red Cross. Regular evenings will be
the first and third Tuesdays monthly,
thereafter.
Rose OHara, chairman of the Sons
Of the Legion, announces meetings OF
the squadron will be held the second
Friday each month at the Thomson
School.
Department Comdr. Lineburg and
his staff, accompanied by the guard
Of honor, oficiated at the installation
ceremonies Of Government Printing
Office Post. No. 80, on October "a
The officers installed were: Com
mander, Fred A. Minnigh; senior vice
commander, George w. Johns; junior
vice commander, Joseph w. Brand
finance officer. TRIMMER c. Chap.
man; chaplain, Penn H. Howard
sergeant at arms. Arthur L. Greer
and executive committeeman, Edward
A. Newman, Herbert H. iced, Mary
N. Wright, William A. Dempsey.
Comdr. Minnigh announced the
following appointments: Adjutant
Lawrence w. Trumbull; service Off.
Ger, Louis H. Schaumleffle; Judge ad.
vocate. Massie W. Blankinship
Americanization officer, Otto Wolf
publicity officer, Joseph H. Toussaipt
Sons Of the Legion officer, Hobart T
Walker; historian, Morris Weinstock
band manager, Eugene F. Gass; as.
sistant sergeant at arms, Peter A
Strait; athletic officer, Charles J
Newell.
The Ways and Means Committee o.
Lincoln Post has arranged for a dance
at the Broadmoor, 1901 Connecticut
avenue, November % to raise fund!
for the posts annual Christmas party
The Sons of the American Legior
Squadron met at Powell Junior High
School on Friday evening. Officer!
were elected and installed.
The post will meet tomorrow nigh
on the third floor, Arcade Building
Fourteenth and Park road. There will
be entertainment and refreshments.
At the last Department Executive
Committee meeting in the board room
Of the District Building the depart
ment chairman of trophies anc
awards announced the award to TIT
outstanding Legionnaire for the yea
would be awarded to Mary Tatspaugh
q past department vice commander
and past post commander of jacob
Jones Post. She will be awarded the
Watson Miller Trophy.
Department Comdr. Lineburg an.
nounced the following appointments
Armistice day officer, Col. Rice w
Means; athletic officer, George Royal;
budget officer, Albert w. Tucker;
child welfare officer, Mary E. Kolhos;
civic relations ofilcer, Col. John w
Thompson: graves registration Of
ficer, Frank Howell; legislative officer
Edwin H. Luther: membership officer
Edward Dixon, and Memorial day Of
ficer, George Fox. James Kehoe wa
appointed chairman Of the Depart
ment Ball Committee and G. G. An
derson q member of the Welfare Ad.