Evening star., 1937-10-17
Roosepelts Among Sponsors
Of Legion's Armistice Ball
Members of Diplomatic Corps Also Aid
November II Euent-Sugrue Calls
Committee Meeting Tomorrow.

sponsor the Armstice day ball Of the
District Of Columbia Department of
the American Legion, to be held No
vember II at the Mayfower Hotel.
P. A. Sugrue is general chairman
of the committee in charge and has
called a meeting of the committee at
headquarters tomorrow at
8 pm.
The Sons Of the Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps will give a drill at Grit
fifth Stadium today between the halves
of the Redskins Pittsburgh foot ball
game at 2:30 pm. and will also
render several selections before the
game.
Quentin Roosevelt Squadron Of
the Sons will meet at the Potomac
Boat Club october "a at 2 pm.
In connection with Armistice day the
Legion will furnish speakers for serv-
ices to be held at the Hine Junior
High School November 10, IL and IL.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, has cam
celed its Halloween party, october 30,
and will hold a card party-dance in
Stansbury Hall on November "a. -
New members of the post are Fran
els D. Mitchell, 10th Division Supply
Train; Clarence P. Gray, 37th Engi-
neers; Joseph H. West, Marine Corps;
John Deavy, Coast Artillery; John H.
DuBey, 150th Machine Gun Company;
Moses Jacobs, Field Artillery T. c.;
Joe Barry, Joseph E. Powers and John
L. Meade.
President NJ J. Lyons of the Senior
Drum and Bugle Corps has arranged
for the corps to meet in the future on
Tuesday nights in the Roosevelt High
School armory or the Macfarland
Junior High School gymnasium.
U. 8. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
met last Monday at department head
quarters, Denrike Building, with
Comdr. Jane R. Cox presiding. The
following were admitted to member
ship: Eleanor Downey, Edna Cas-
barian and Emma l.. Thomas
On October % at 8 pm, installa-
ton Of officers will be held at the
Washington Club.
Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6, held
their installation of officers last
Thursday at the American War Moth
ers' Club, 1927 New Hampshire ave
nue.. Comdr. Thomas Mason, jr., and
his staff, accompanied by the ma
tional guard of honor, officiated. The
officers are, Commander, Mrs. John
T. Long; senior vice commander. Mrs.
w. M. Owens; junior vice commander,
Mrs. Charles F. Maloy; chaplain, Mrs.
Elmer S. Reineohl: historian, Mrs.
Mabel Day: sergeant at arms, Mrs.
Isobel Knight: adjutant, Mrs. John
j. Mccormick, and finance officer,
Miss Margaret Maddox.
Bunker Hill Post, No 81, will hold
its installation of officers at the
Broadmoor Hotel October 10 at $50
pm. Department Comdr. Thomas
Mason, jr, and his staff, escorted by
the guard of honor, will be in charge
of the installation.
The L-31 Club will have its Fall
dance at Beaver Dam Country Club
November 19 for the benefit of Bunker
Hill Post. Mrs. Grace Miller and
Mrs. Louise Kilerlane are in charge.
of
Grant McAlexander Post announced
he appointed S. S. Copeland as his
torian. Comdr. Gilsinn and Edith
Hayden, president of the posts aux
iliary unit, are co-chairmen OF the
Board of Management, who are
making arrangements for the installa-
ton dance at the Broadmoor October
29, 1887.
Kenna-M Main Post elected the fol-
lowing officers: Commander, E. P.
Van Hise; first vice commander, E. A.
Eslin; second vice commander, Will
liam Wilson; finance officer, S. o.
Boswell; chaplain, Roscoe S. Aull;
historian, Noryal I. Thomas; quarter
master, Anthony Spudis; sergeant at
arms, William F. Johnson color
bearers, Thomas Crane and N. I. Cox;
surgeon, DR.. Ralph j. Haws. Samuel
j. Parrish is adjutant.
Comdr. Van Hise announced the
formation Of an auxiliary unit. II
was voted to sponsor a Sons of the
Legion squadron to be organized BY
Adjt. Parrish. The next meeting will
be October 81 at the Red Cross Build
ing, ST. Elizabeth's Hospital, at 8 pm.
for installation of officers.
Sergt. Jasper Pos. met at the
Pythian Temple, when the new officers
were installed by Department Comdr
Thomas Mason and his staff. The
first post commander, Joseph Reeves
and Past Department Comdr. Horace
w. Lineburg spoke.
The department commander in
stalled Daniel M. Goodacre as com.
mander.
Agriculture Post met in the Cling
ham Club, when Department Comdr
Thomas Mason and Department Adjt
Grover Tribble installed the officers
Of the post. Phillip Blake is the new
commander.
The post will hold dance at tht
Hayloft Inn at Forrestville, Md, Oc-
tober 20.
Cooley Mccullough Post will hole
installation of officers at the Broad.
moor Hotel November 3, at 8 pm
The officers are. Commander, P. A
Sugrue; first vice commander, Guy
C. Nadeau; second vice commander
Bernard Beard, and third vice com.
mander, Edward c. Cruise.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Post held installation of officers last
Monday evening. They are: Com.
mander, Haywood Saunders; senior
vice commander, James Cross; juniol
vice commander, Samuel Greenberg
finance officer, Thomas j. McDonough
chaplain, Nathan Williams; sergeant
at arms, Vincent Munco; Executive
Committee, William Barrett, Jane!