Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1926, Page 38

. Whigh Gen. Pershing is the head, has | Chifstmas a joyful one. Abram Grudd, ' Gen. Frank C. Hines, director of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars. Front Line Post, No. 1401, Veterans of Forelgn Wars, will elect officers Decéiiber 27, in the boardroom of the District Building. Department Commander Reilly and his staft will gnstall the new officers at the first _ Januafy meeting. Commander Jos. B. Gardella has appointed the following mbers of a committee to visit mehpulhtlon ceremonies at all poata of the. V. ‘W. next month: W. J. mrrlngton C. "B. Jennings, A. ' Grudd, W. L. Thompson and the ‘commander. lmfiembeu of the post are u.k!nl an interest in the Overseas Pilgrimage beig planned for the Veterans of Foreign Wars for 1928. Capt. Robt. G. Woodside, past commander-in-chief of the V. F. W, and a member of the Battle Monuments Commission, of chafge of the arrangements for the contemplated pilgrimage. In connec- tiow with the pllgrimage, trips will be ged over the varfous battle s. Commander Gardella has ap- poifited C. B. Jennings, Val N. Bran- don, and Post Quartermaster Harring- ton’as a committee on the pilgrimage. e post welfare committee dealres r from any one in Washington 1( ng of destitute veterans who need assistance in making this 1417 Park road, is chairman of this conmnittee. eodore Stitt, commander-in-chief of she Veterans of Foreign Wars, was the honored guest at a department hmuet at the Arlington Hotel De- 7. Department Commander Ch.fles H. Reilly presided as toast- mfie guests included Rice W. Means, natlonal commander of the United ish War Veterans; Representa- tive- Richard N. Elliot of Indlana, | United States Veterans' Bureau; Dr. Charles V. Petteys, department com- - mapder of the Grand Army of the [ Republic; Col. Winfield Scott, commis- sioner of pensions; Gen. Anton - Stephan, department commander, Mili- tary Order of Forelgn Wars and com- magding general, District * National > Guard; Brig. Gen. Lloyd M. Brett, past commander-in-chief of .the Vet. erans of Foreign Wars; Department Comdr. Edward J- Nolan, United Socfety Veterans of Foreign Wars; and Comdr. Phillips, of the Disabled V.uun-' Association. Mr. Means, Gen. Stephan, Repre- serifative Elliot, Commissioner Scott and Gen. Hines made brief addresses. Charles Kohen, department chal wman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ hospitalization committee announced 0? Edouard Alblon, director of '“’nhlngton Opera, will take his com- pany to Mount Alto Hospital tomor- row evening. This entertainment will be under the auspices of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, for the bene- fit_ of veterans undergnln‘ treatment there. Chairman Kohen made a plea !ur.clothln: and shoes for needy vet- “erans. The articles of clothing will . be Tecelved at 606 Thirteenth street. ~ At the last meeting of Equality- alter Reed, No. 284, Veterans of Legion Auxiliary at a meet- lu December 3. Other officers chosen Mrs. Daniel Duvran, first vice vice orian, Ethel J. Rule; chaplatn, Lu- cille Allan; color bearers, Helen , Amelia Boberg, Mary Weide, e oaeil, Hajen MeCarty, Hops , Helen m«boeeur. I'.jhu'nolco Desses -M Lois B. McRae. posed changes in the post constitution will also be voted upon. Aummmmurpdwbc present. The regalar meeting and installa- uono“heoflmoft.holw 40 Femmes Was ‘Wednesday mnlnxlnuu vmhmmoluu Lee House. Le Chapeau National ery B. xol- hos installed the following officers: chapeau departmental, Miss Emlly J ‘arey; le demi chapeau, Mrs. Edith le demi chapeau, Mr. la Mrs. Viola Benedict; la_cassiere, Mrs. ‘White; chaplain, Mrs. Amy, Hammond; la sergente, Mrs. Irene Arnold; la surintendante, Mrs. Lois McRae; l'ar. chiviste, Miss Edna McInto: The salon is making plans to give happy Christmas to the family of glon. The 8 Chapeaux et 40 Femmes celebrated their first birthday with & dance at the Lee House December 1. The birthday cake was a gift of Or- ganizer Irene Arnold and each guest received & plece from Le Chapeau Na- tional Kolhos, who had the homor of cutting it. Among the distinguished guests were National Vice Comdr. J. G. Sims and Mrs. Sims, Chef de Gare Imrie of the 40 and 8 and Mrs. Imrie, Capt. Paul J. McGahan, national comm.lt- teeman of the American Legion; Le Chnwu Natlonal Kolhos, Irene Arnold and Dorothy Harper of Hawall, Howard Fisk, past command- er, George Washington Post; Charles Riemer, past commander of the Stew- art Walcott Post, and Mrs. Riemer. The Christmas party of ‘the salon will be given by Organizer Arnold at Ler home December 28, and Partner Carley will entertain the salon at her home January 6. All members are in- nergies of the American Legion illary in virtually every State are 1g directed toward bringing Chris- mas cheer to children of World War veterans in orphans’ homes and other institutions, according to reports heing received at national headquar ters. Local units are working, through their depurtiment headquarters, to ake sure that no orphan of a man ( concessions have been granted by a |} all kinds are being as- sembled by the auxiliary organization and will be taken to the lnllltutlonl on Christmas. Toys suitable for the children of different ages are heint gathered in large numbers. Quan. tities of candles and fruits will b. ready for distribution. Practical gifts, such as articles of clothing, will also be given in cases of need. In many States the Christmas gifts for the orphans are being sent to de- partment headquarters of the aux- iliary by the different units, to be re- distributed to the institutions in the States where children of war veterans are living. The women of the units nearest the institutions in most cases will arrange Christmas celebrations for the chlldnn Kenneth H. Nash Post, American Legion, Gavel Club, 719 Thirteenth street, next ‘Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. The business meeting has been called off and in its place will be a five hundred and bridge card party. Through ne;ounuonl completed with eight countries of Europe, mem- bers of the American Legion who travel on the Continent before and after the ninth annual conventlon, in September of 1927, will be saved ap- proximately $1,000,000 by the elimina- tion of passport visa fees, it was an- nounced by Bowman Elder, national chairman of the France convention committee. Ten other countries will take similar action, it is anticipated. Legionnaires desiring to do some globe-trotting in Europe while abroad for the convention may obtain an identification certificate for §1, which will allow the utmost freedom in mov- ing about in European countries. The eight countries agreeing to accept the certificates in lieu of the customary passport and visa charge are France, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, Switzer- land, Holh‘d, d Den- mark. Germany - an countries looking with favor on the plan are Spain, Portugal, Czechoslovakia, ' Rumania, Poland, Jugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, Nor. way and Sweden. Pflvllexn ot Legionnaires - holding identification certificates are unusual in foreign travel. In the past special single gdvernment to a particular group, but the members of the group | i had to ‘remain -together while in the | lii country. In the concession granted to the Legion the walver of a vise charge and of the vise itself will allow Legionnaires to roam over Eurpe as they choose. The identification cer- tificates will be available only to those who make reservations for the France convention journey through the department France convention officer of their State. Reservations for the France o vention journey of the Legion now being received at national hM to 30,000, and Mr. Elder sald that Legionnaires should send their reser- vations in early. The annual election of officers of the Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 18, the Ameri- can Legion, was held at 0dd Fellows' Hall Wednesday evening. The newly | |i elected officers are: Carl C. Brown commander; John J. Orlosky, first vice commander, Lawrence B. Dunn, sec- ond vice commander; Esmond H. Cal- l&hr:n wth:;li v'::e': commander, and HR‘; urch, chaplain. Comdr. J. Thad Eker presided. following Brown made_the -ppounmenb hnlel w ‘Washburn, adjutant; Percy Talley, finance offi- cer; Wilbur C. Plckett Judge advo- cate; John ¥, Callahan, welfare offi- ; Hirman convention officer, addressed the mem- bfi'. xnlll.nln‘ in detail the plans of to Paris as a Member of the s-:ond A. E. F.” movement. 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