Evening star., 1937-10-24
american Legion Will Observe
Macy Day at Rites Wednesday,
annual Armistice Services Being ar
ranged Here-NationaI Commander
to Place Wreath on Tomb.

nittee of the American Legion last
day next Wednesday.
The Legion co-operates annually
with the Navy League in thi~ observ-
ance, which is celebrated October 81
the birthday anniversary Of Theodore
Roosevelt.
National Armistice Day Officer Theo-
dore Cogswell, member of the De-
partment of the District of Columbia
is arranging services at II am. to be
held at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and in the Ampitheater at
Arlington National Cemetery on Armis-
tice day, November IL. This service
is under the auspices of the national
organization.
The presidential wreath will be
placed at the tomb. National Comdr
Daniel NJ Dougherty will pleace a
wreath. This will be followed by a
wreath to be placed by the national
president of the Auxiliary, Mrs. NAL
colin Douglas, and those of the various
State departments, civic, patriotic ano
fraternal groups will follow.
The program in the Ampitheater will
start at 11:45 am. and continue until
pm. being broadcast by N. B. C
from IL to l pm. President Roosevelt
has been invited to speak. The ma
tional commander and the national
president of the Auxiliary will deliver
addresses.
The Marine Band will furnish q
concert in the Ampitheater from II :4s
to IL noon. Seats in the Ampitheatel
will not be reserved, tickets being is
sued for those in the boxes only, which
will be occupied by members of the
diplomatic corps, high-ranking serv-
ice officers, members of Congress anc
those high in Government positions
Each post commander of the Legion
will be allotted four tickets for these
boxes.
Officers of Bunker Hill Post, No. 81
were installed Tuesday at the Broad.
moor Hotel Department Comdr
Thomas Mason. jr.. and his Official
staff. escorted by the national guard
of honor. conducted the installation
The officers are: Commander, Will
liam Leo Collins; first vice COM
mander, Maj. Sanford D. Ashford;
second vice commander. Charles F
Maloy, and third vice commander
William Reginald Brennan. Retiring
Comdr. Grover w. Tribble was pre-.
sented with past commanders media
and past commanders ring, anc
Mrs. Mary Tribble, wife of the retir-
ing commander, was presented with
basket of flowers.
The installation was followed by G
dance and refreshments.
The L-31 will have its annual Fal
dance at the Beaver Dam Country
Club November l9.
The U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2
held its installation of officers Sat
urday at the Washington Club, 170l
K street. Department Comdr. Thomas
Mason, jr., and his staff installed the
following officers: Commander. Belle
K Graves; senior vice commander
Anne Frame; junior vice commander
Edna Smith; historian, Cora Drake
chaplain, Lillian Sawyer: quartermas.
ter, Alike DerroW; sergeant at arms
Lillian Caldwell; color bearers
Blanche Sinclaire and Ruth Marks.
Dancing followed.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8, met
October 13 at the Old Naval Hospital
931 Pennsylvania avenue southeast
Comdr. Allan presiding. The follow
ing were admitted to membership
Myer H. Naigles, Lillard B. Blevins
Frank r. zichl, Alfred H. Ferguson
and John Earl McAuliff.
Certificates of merit were awarded
to William Mulkey. Rexford Madden
and Daniel Haldeman for services
rendered the post during 1887. The
retiring commander, Jack Mulvey
was presented with a past command
er's ring.
George E. Killeen Post will meet
November 9 at 1904 M street at
pm.
At the last meeting Comdr. Harvey
E. Knott outlined the policies of the
post for the coming year and AdJt
Mai. Hugh Higgins announced men,
bership drive in the Georgetown
section.
The next meeting of Sergt. Jasper
Post will be held at the Pythlan
Temple on November at 8 pm
Comdr. Daniel NJ. Goodacre will pre-
side.
Comdr. o. c. Halloran of Stephen P
McGroarty Post announces sometime
early in the next month music schol-
arsf1ip will be awarded to one of the
District World War orphans. 1t is
being made by the Washington Col.
lege of Music and is TO be known as
the Adelaide o. Halloran scholarship
Any World War orphan of the District
may compete by writing Comdr. o. C
Halloran, 1881 Twenty-eig street
northwest.
The committee which will decide the
winner will be composed of the COM
mander, unit president, Miss Faustine
Dennis, president of the Washington
School of Music, Miss Fannie A. Rob-
erts and the Legions national chair
man of World War orphans, Gen. p
c. Harris.
Agriculture Post met, with Comdr
Phillip Blake presiding. Lloyd Burkey
gave short talk on Americanism.
Halloween dance will be given by the
post at the Hayloft Inn, Forestville
Md, October 90.
The next meeting will be held or
November in Room 1899, Soutf
Building, Agriculture Department.
At the last meeting of the Unites
States Treasury Post, held in the Jop.
pa Lodge Hall, Department Comdr