Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1925, Page 30

THE SUNDAY Two new during the week e| Washington Post, | No. 1, the pioneer post of the American Legion, which) are unequaled in the Department of | e District of Columbia and poss throughout the entire Amer Legion One the seven tation of | of the | ecord is the répre colors at national conventions and the other is the 100 per cent at tendance record of . | Past Comdr. How . | ard Fisk at every post meet ’ since the on of the | post on 1919: as his one depa post argani ploneer March del om to every e 14 | vember 11, department of | the District of Co Pmibla At every one of the seven na-| tidnal conventions as well as a dele. gate to the caucus held at St. Louis, | Mo, in May, 1919, six months prio JMding the first national conven- | tion at Minneapolis, Minn.. in he 919, when a permanent organ ization was perfected and permanent | ers elected eorge W HOWARD S. FISK. No. 1 11.000 When ington Post charter of the American Legion wtended the canens at known as “General In order to wstitution adopted ) post be named it was neces name. which was \d the name | h selected presented to the Rea of Pitisburgh 18. 1919, Mrs. R in charge of Red Cre Walter Reed Hospital. The carried to the first Minneapolis at Cleveland 1921 neisco Minn., 1824, and he total mile ors to date is onventions sts in the tion s it was r any livin to chani Wi onvention n 1919 covered by 3 to the various iption on the Washin: v American Legion. Organ fzed March 7. 1919, Department of the District of Columbia. The First Veterans' Post of the World Since 1921 the national organi has heen awarding silver bands for the flagstaff of post colors represent ‘ ed each year. It was recently announe- | ed by national headquarters that all post represented at the 1919 1920 conventions would be award- | * bands. A ica s been these two band. ind when received Georze Washington Post will | have a one hundred per cent record. | with seven of these silver bands to its | credit Past the orga only adj Post, No. adjutant of Geo 0. 1 When colors filed for Comdr er hecame the first Washington Post, department was created he was ed the first department adjutant. With these two appointments he has the distinction of being the first post and first de partment - adjutants in the United tes At the meeting of George ington Post last Tuesds ght at the 1829 1 street northwest, a 't of the recent Omaha convention was made hy John vlor. a member of the post serving as vice chalrman of national legis lative committee and Post Comdr Fisk an alternate to the convention Tributes were paid to retiring national | ymander James A. Drain. who was ierly a member of G Wash Post and served as depart commander in 1921 A. A. MeCallum 1 of the post Resolutions were adapted approving appointment of Dwight I v of War, a charter mem Couis, Mo.. Post, No. 4. and i MacNider, past na-| mmander of the American Wash was elected Davis | ed to hold on Tuesday ember house with an evenin; ment. In the ab Charles O. Shaw Murphy, pre: smoker at the club of entertain e of Comdr vice commander J ded. Mrs. E Francisco. of the London Shepard of San Calif., was named president American Legion Auxiliary at nvention in Omaha presidents elected were C. Covle of Waterbury. Conn Eastern district: Mrs. A. H. Hoffman of Des Moines. Central. Mrs. I, E. Dal ton of Pocatello, Idaho, \We Mrs Charles A. Pew of Helena, Mont Northwestern, and Mrs. A MeKis sick of Greensville, N. .. Southern At an executive commitice meeting the American Legion Auxiliary in dianapolis, called by Mrs. Shepard the following national officers were elected: Mrs. Elizabeth O'BMen, Mas sachusetts. natlonal chaplain: Mrs Joseph Thompson. Pittsburgh, Pa., re clected natfonal historian. and Miss Emma Hadorn, Topeka, Kans tional treasurer, to suc Mrs thy Harper Miss Bess Wetherholt served three years as national secretary, asked to be relieved within 30 davs. stating that for family rea sons she desired 10 give up her duties in Indianapolis and return fo her home. The committee gave her a vote of thanks for her eficient and faithful service. Miss Wetherholt's successor has not vet heen named. Miss ern Doro of Ohio. Who At the regular election of officers of George E. Killeen Post. No. 25, the following named were elected to serve | for a-period of one vear: William L. | Harrington, commander. Earl E.| Reedy, first vice commander: Preston Freeman, junior vice commander: Rernard S." Buscher. post historian: Rev. Ignatious Fealy, chaplain: Dr.! Charles 1.. Dugan. post surgeon: Ed ward Spedden, sergeant at arms: J. L., Sawyer, color bearer: Dr. John Reedy, dental surgeon. campalgn for | endownment and or children of War was di- | { the seventh convention of the Continuation of the the American Legion fund for disabled veterans phaned and dependent veterans of the World rected by resolution annual national Legion. The endeavor shall ered as completed the convention | resolution declared until ever de. partment has had full opportunity to | complete its share and until every eommunity in the United St nd especially those in which there are | posts of the American Legion, shall | have taken part.” | Posts and departments were urged | to “put forth their best efforts to-| ward raising their share of the fund | and to complete it as promptly as possible.” | Naticnal Comdr. John R. McQuigs. in his speech to the convention im- mediately following his elaction pledged that one of the major efforts of his administration will be the com- plation of the fund. The conventlon committee on the endownment reported that the sum in the hands of National Treasurer Robert H. Tyndall on September 30 was $3,447,990.29. The committee declared that the record indicated | that “thers has been no failure inl shis great campaign at any place, but not be consid | organizations | the Secretary of War to | will soon appoint a : secured thr | met with the id i the | ston. ! mational | Navy Union: Arthur H I national convention of the American bers. | first meeting we | Mrs only relative degrees of success. Representatives of many of the departments still carrving forward | the work appeared hefore Your com- | mittee and reported the determina tion of their departments to carry rd even beyond the assigned % and offered evidence of plans | wting a wholly successful resu! of the work they have had in han the commitiee said “Your committee helieves that the | to be pursned with | and enthusiasm in as where it is yet incomplete to make certain that substantially more than the $5,000,000 originally asked | for will be realized for thix permanent endownment fund.” Walcott Post Amer] Legion, at its next regular meeting. to be held in the bhoard m of the District Building next Tuesday evening, will nominate its officers for the ensuing v his will be an executive meeting for members only. All members of the post are urged | to attend. The post will work with the Veterans of Foreign Wars, No. Avmistice night. and at tend their ball to be held at the Wil lard Hotel. The Walcott Mardl Gras ball will e plice the tter part of November at the Muytower Hotel A queen and her princess consort be again chosen on this ocea sion. Many prizes will be distributed and presented to the best vn:fl‘lmnv-l! persons attending Navy Day Planned. Admiral T. 1 owie, representing the Military Order of the World War. ix general chairman of the plans for Navy day next Tuesday The « nizations participati far include the Veterans of K Wars, the Military Order of Wars, the Military Order of the World War, Admiral Perry Ship, Vete of Foreign Wars: the Navy and other veterans and are invited to Stuart patriotic partict ate. A short assembly will be front of the Navy Building at at which time there will be delegations f sailors and marines and w detail om the Navy Band present. Admiral Edward \W. Eberle, the chief of naval| operations, will preside. and deliver a | short address. after which a formation headed by Admiral Cowie and the par ticipating organizations will proceed to ! the John Paul Jones Monument at the ! fool of Seventeenth street, where | wreaths from the various veteran and patriotic organtzations will be placed in token of the services rendered by the Navy and men of the Navy Gen. Brett. the commander of the District of Columbia Chapter of Military” Order of the World V ked the Secretary of the issue a circu Miicers of the Navy to wear their uniforms on held in | 12:30 i lar urging the Army that day The U Jacob Jones Post of the American Legion met at the Women's | City Club Mo evening. October 12 when Comma “arthy, who had been a delegate. made a report of 1 activitles at the national convention, | Omaha, Nebr. Past Commander Ko-| hen of the Costello Post. the depart- ment welf. officer. spoke of the tentative program of his committee for the coming vear. The commande member of th committee, and | ! post to serve on the the comrade so appointed will be aid ed by a subeommittee within the post. | Junior Vice Commander Hall. chair man of the entertainment committee ugh the courtesy of the Corps. U. S. Army. the loan of several reels of filme entitled “Flashes of Action.” which were shown after the meetin Friday. October 16, Commander Me. Carthy attended the anship con ference held at the Vet ns' Bureau National Guardianship Officer Arnold District nardianship Officer Go and officers of the fourth district which_inciudes the District of Coium West Virginia, Maryviand and ginia., and represent: f the various veterans’ orga ns of the city were present The conference 1 of getting the ve erans’ organizations and their a1 aries to co-operate with the Veterans Bureau in its efforis to protect the | interests of the mentally incompetent | and minors Chairman Knickerbocker of the waye and means committee has com pleted arrangements for the Halloween dance to he held at the Marine B racks Friday evening. October 30. It is _expected that the committes of judges to select the guests who are to be awarded prizes for cosiumes will | be composed of Commander Carey of the Belleau Woods Post. Col. 1. F. ! Fravel of the Kenneth Nash Post and | Mrs. T. V. Walker, president of the | American Legion Auxiliary of the | District of Columbia | nnell Post, N held its regu aturday, Octo of the District McGroarty American Legion monthly meeting in the board r suilding Col. William Mitchell was ziven s great ovation and in an address urged all legionnaires to make an i study of th ation’s defense they could beiter convince ens as to the need of a department of ational def vith three separate divisions. Army, Navy Al Paul Hurney, Lester (.. Fullmer and Cornelius Link, members who recently announced the arrival of the stork in thelr homes, were presented with car ankets by Col. Mitchell | 1 Fisk, past commander of | the George Washingion Post, outlined | the work of the Omaha convention nd was warmly congratulated by the st Comdr. Fisk was instrumental | i® having legislation enacted to ensive s that other citi nse pro- | tect the interest of members employed | lin the Federal service. Harlan Wood. a memher of | e and chalrman of the joint committee. announced that the ! Omaha convention had unanimously | adoptad a recolution requesting that United States efficiency board the personnel classification board and | the workingmen's compensation hoard be abolished and thelr functions trans. ferred to the Civil Service Commis- this veteran | Others whe spoke were C. L. Fox. adjutant of the Army and League, past department commander of the Span ish War Vetérans: Francis H. Hume, departinent commander of the Vet erans of Foreign War William anklin_and Charles Kohen of the stello Post and Joseph Cannen and X J. Shepherd urged the mem- bers to re for the Philadelphia convention Albertus N cer. made a cal hospitals. Preparations are being made for the | annual giving of baskets to needy buddies amd their families on Thanks- giving day. A drum corps is being organized and I veterans musically inclined are urged 1o get in touch with Comdr. Raymond A. Burke. 119 D street northeast: Treasury, Branch No. 643 The next meeting will be held at 216 Third street, Wednesday, November 17, 19: Schroeder, welfare offi port of his work in the The Betsy Ross Club held its first meeting of the Winter at the home of Mrs. Kenneth A. McRae. in Riverdale. Md.. on the night of October 20. Mrs. Mary E. Kolhos gave a report of the Legion, which met this Omaha, Neb. Plans for the Winter were made and the first and third Wednesday vear in | the | erans, | de: ns is dofng excellent work | in Washington, | =irls | eration was there sho | salaries or | it dry, faded, brittle, streaked with there will be several shests and speak- Members of thd club Ntending the > Mrs. Ka A. McRae, Viola S, “t, MAss Annette Burton, Mrs. Mary 1. Kothos, Mrs rtha 5. Whitcomb, Mrs. Frederic G. Sparrow, Mrs, Reva 8. Darrell. Mrs. Katherine Crompton, Mra. Maude H Warner. Mrs. Sara Kaske, Miss Mabel gle, Miss cl Disabled Amergican Veterans. policies for the conduct of Forget-Me-Not day ob November 16, were | week at a joint representing | Geners annual servances Monds decided upon last meeting of committees the District of Celumbia Department of the Disabled American Veterans and the District Federation of Wom en’s Clubs. ate Comdi Chairman W, L. Chambers resented the while Speel, Mrs. John orge T . Clark, 1 and other Disabled Mrs. Virginta White Lorentz Steele and Mrs. John E. Fowler were the dele gates from the woman's federation, which will assist the Disabled Amer ican erans in putth wer its ap peal for f inl assistance for the maintenance of the activities fo help the disabled veterans in Wasldngton. letter from President Coolidge, wrging liberal support of the drive, in which he sald. “The Disabled Amer fcan Ve has | ed of the most effi s read, s was the pent from Gen. nk Hin Veterans' Bu reau, stating th ihled Amer indorse. of the. the Di disabled, not only | but throughouf. the country, by maihtaining laston of flcers 1o act as free attorneys ja the veterans, thelr ind mothers in assisting in the preparation and prom, entation of claims Profiting by the experience of last vear, when there were not enough available cover all points throughout cities where sales of flowers might he made, the représ ntatives of the woman’s federation have decided to start ou this week o organize workers i groups and} place them under leaders so that| every one who wants to help the dis. abled by wearing flowers on Novem ber 16 will have no diffficulty in buving the forget-me-nots The city divided into districts and the girl work in relays so there will on hand throughout the morni afternoon and into the evening Reports at the meetir showed that clergyme! of ligion here are backing the movement to make a success of the Forget not dav..and the District Co ers have decided to issue a proc tion poir out the services the Disabled American Veterans here has given to the d ded men of Wash ton, and calling upon the citizens to support the work by financial as. sistance. It was decided hy have a committee oseph O'Connor, natfonal staff rep- resentative. who will come from na tional headquarters to help in the drive here. One of the decision the joint meeting of the officials of the Dis-| abled Amerfean Veterans and the fed. i be a public | part of N will g promoters ed here will rom the re. | i the fund Ver com- on behamf of the the meet thix week meet g to announcement that no proceeds of the drive percenta or workers, so the receive the full henefits ceipts, which will make to support the Dis American erans’ activities thr the ing vear Offices of t lished In the e been estah. Building e drive hs Munses COLDS Break a Cold Right Up with “Pape’s Cold Compound” Take two tablets every three hours until three doses are taken. The first dose always gives relief. The second and third doses completely break | up the cold. Pleas- ant and safe to take. Contains no quinine or opiates. Milliens use “Pape’s Cold Com- pound.” Price, 35 cents. 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