Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1929, Page 62

MEETINGS THIS WEEK. April 29 — Visitation, Stuart ‘Walcott, Quentin Roosevelt, Lin- coln and Cooley-McCullough . _“the Dugout,” 1419 Park road, 8 p.m. May 1-—Visitation, Kenneth H. Nash, Tank Corps and National Press Club Posts, Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm. May 2—Jane A. Delano Post, Nurses’ Recreation Hut, Walter Reed Hospital, 8:30 p.m. May 3—Membership commit- tee, room 1046, United States Vet- erans’ Bureau, 8 p.m. Department Comdr. Harlan Wood, with the members of his staff, will pay 8 visitation to Stuart Walcott, Quentin Roosevelt, Lincoln and Cooley-McCul- lough Posts at a joint meeting, to be held tomorrow night at “the Dugout.” 1419 Park road. The idea of annual visitations to all posts comprising the Department of the District of Columbia, the American Legion, was inaugurated by Department Comdr. Wood, the first of these visitations taking place last week. On Tuesday night he attended, with his departmental staff. a joint meeting of the Victory and Bureau of Engraving Posts at the Interior Depart- ment auditorium. The next night he visited a joint meeting of the Henry C. Spengler and Sergt. Jasper Posts at the ‘Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue. In each instance the meetings were largely attended and proved an innovation in American Legion circles. He will continue to make these visita- tions each week until all of the posts have been visited. Members of the various posts are urged by Department Comdr. Wood to continue to put forth every effort in securing new members if the local de- partment expects to win the first Ken- tucky derby, which closes on the after- noon of May 18. The Department of the District of Columbia, while still leading the field of 52 departments in the membership race, is only a slight margin ahead of the Department of Hawail. The District of Columbia has an average of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary of 144.86 per cent. while the far-away Department of Hawaii has 142.25 per cent; in other words, the District is leading by 2.61 per cent. The Department of Wyoming is third with 95.66 per cent; Depart- ment of Michigan fourth, 91.02 per cent, and the Department of Indiana fifth with 90.87 per cent. National headquarters has announced that all membership cards must be on file in Indianapolis by 2 o'clock on the after- noon of May 18, at which time the membership race closes. The national officials have arranged to announce the winner of this first Kentucky derby of the American Legion, at the same time the winner of the fifty-fifth annual Kentucky derby, which is being run on May 18 at Louisville, 15 announced through the press of the country. ‘The board of governors of George ‘Washington Post, No. 1, elected John Lewis' Smith, an attorney of this city, to fill the vacancy of chairman of the Woard, which was caused by the recent death of Col. E. Lester Jones. He is a past post and past department commander of the American Legion and has taken an active part in Legion affairs since the organization founded. The board of governors felt the loss of its former chairman, and the board contain an excerpt of the high esteem in which Col. Jones was held by his comrades. The American Legion junior base ball team that wins the champlonship of this department will play in a regional tournament at Philadelphia. Pa., according to Dan Sowera national director of the Americanisrs commis- sion of the Legion and who & in charge of the base ball activity. will be played in Shibe Park of Phila- delphia, the champion State nines of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia will cross bats, The Philadelphia re- gional serles, in which the champion team from this State will take part, will be played August 15 and 16, ac- cording to arrangements made by Sowers. There was never more interest in junior base ball of the Legion in this State than at present, said Sowers, who estimates that half a million boys will take part in the Legion national tour- nament. * Should this State win the regional championship, it will then compete in a sectional tournament with the win- ners of five other regions in the East The winner of the sectional will be- come the Eastern championship team and will compete with the Western series next September. The winner of the junior world series will be the guests of the American and National Leagues, with all expenses paid in the big world series. The Oak- land, Calif, nine won the national championship of the Leglon junior world series last year. ‘The annual banquet of Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13, the American Legion, was held April 15, at the La Fayette Hotel. Comdr, Esmond Callahan was toast- master. The first speaker of the evening was Dept. Comdr. Harlan Wood, who gave a talk on “Increased Membership.” He pointed out that the membership has increased 41 per cent and his goal is 5,000 members by the middle of May. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans’ Bureau, lald stress on the benefits the Government is giving the veterans. He said he d that some day Congress would see fit to pass the necessary laws whereby all veterans of all wars, both past and any that might occur in the future, would be given equal benefits, Judge Robert E. Mattingly glorified the American soldier and urged every member to see that every eligible man joins the American Legion. Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa gave a talk on training the American soldier to shoot and his experience in organizing classes of instructors to car- Ty on target practice. He stated that from the days of the Revolutionary War the man who cam shoot straight is the good soidier, and no doubt Sergt. | tra furnished the music. | tatnment was provided by the Vincent | Costello Post minstrel troupe. was | | Post, | Walker Post, fourth, with 76 per cent, | partment, | membership paid-up for the year are | thed for first pla champlons in the Leglon junior world | THE Jasper, who was a hero of that war, knew how to handle the rifle. Hiram Hummer was chairman of the banquet committee, assisted by Thomas J. Frailey, Laurence B. Dunn, John J. Orlosky, B. J. Woods, John J. McGinnis | and Andrew J. McLaughlin. A section of the Navy Band Orches- The enter- In the local post fleld in the member- ship campaign ¥ictory Post is leading, with 112 per cent of its membership |minutes of the last meeting of the|quota paid-up. The Bureau of En- graving and Printing Post is second, with: 90 per cent; Vincent B. Costello third, 78 per cent; James E. and Kenneth H. Nash Post, fifth, with 66_per cent. Three auxiliary units of the local de- with 50 per cent of their They are Vincent B. Costello, George E. Killeen and Ken- | neth H. Nash, while Henry C. r In_ this regional tournament, which | e Sl e Al unit is fourth, with 40 per cent, and James Reese Europe, fifth, with 39 per cent of its membership paid-up. Department Comdr. Wood, Austin S. | | Arlington National Cemetery with mili- Imirie, chairman of the membership committee, and Mrs. Carolyn Herman, secretary of the membership committee, are urging legionnaires to put on pres. sure in order to put the Department of the District of Columbia “over the top,” with the 5,000 membership, which was the goal set by May 11, At one of the largest attended meet- ings of the department executive com- mittee since Department Comdr. Wood was inaugurated into office last year the question of the dates for the an- | nual department convention was dis- cussed and voted to leave the exact | dates to be selected in the hands of a special convention committee to be ap- pointed. The executive committee voted that the convention be held during the week commencing August 12. This spe- cial committee will also have power to arrange all details in connection with the convention and also the place where it will be held. ‘The junior base ball league of the American Legion was discussed and the members of the committee were ad- dressed by W. W. WIit, president of the Amateur Umpires’ Association of the District of Columbia, who has been ap- pointed executive manager of the Legion teams. Six teams have to date been arranged for from the following posts: George Washington, Victory, Jane A. Delano, Henry C. Spengler, Lincoln and National Press Club. Department. Comdr. Wood has appointed the follow= ing committee to represent the Legion: J. J. Orlosky, Forest F. Bartl and War- ren E. Miller. Announcement was made of the re- cent death of E. Lester Jones, the first commander of the department of the District of Columbia and also com- mander of General Pershing Past, No. 1, which was the first post in the Ameri- can Legion. A telegram was read from national headquarters deploring his death and paying tribute to his memory. ‘The telegram concluded with these words: “The Legion owes a at debt of gratitude to the memory of the man who was so instrumental in shaping the destiny of our organization in its early days. In his death the Legion has lost a faithful and enthusiastic member and ::u country a loyal and patriotic cit- = Welfare reports were presented by Mrs. Mary Esther Kolhos, child wel- fare officer, and Charles Kohen, welfare DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE . Large umbrella “Martin Chuzzlewt . Vehicle on runners, Anxiety. Evil influence: poetic. 7. Mountain range. Existence. Scent. On the ocean, City of Peru. Intrude. Cans Severely criticizing Comrade, Rapture. Unit of work. A rigid plece turning about an axis. Fasten, Lean Reflected inverted images. First in excellence. Labels Prohibit Despondent Ice crystals. Sin Load: archaic. owing. Goober. mentioned in . . Any person. Wood of the agalloch. 98. 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Pointers used in synagogues during reading of law. disease of ani- worn by 96. (and the first woman’s SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. officer, and also by Ben L. Fuller, serv- ice officer of the department. National Executive Committeeman jPaul J. McGahan made a detailed re- i port on the standing of the department in the national membership race and of the local posts. The executive committee accepted the | offer of scholarships by the Emerson In- | stitute of this city, presented through Past Department Adjt. Clyde B. Stovall. Guests of the committee during the { evening were Eugene Weston, vice com- i mander of Hollywood, Calif.. Post, and | Clarence Burg, depariment adjutant of | the Department of Louisiana, both of whom, were welcomed by Department Comdr. Wood. | "Prior to the opening of the depart- | ment executive committee meeting De- | partment Adjt. Howard S. Fisk spoke | over the radio on “The Early History. Objects and Achievements of the Amer- {ican Legion.” In outlining the early i formation of the veteran organization of those who participated in the World War he referred to the active work on the part of E. Lester Jones, the | first post and first department com. (mander in the American Legion and of his recent death and interment in tary honors. The speaker told of re lations between the Legion and the United States Veterans’ Bureau, the American Legion endowment fund, as- sistance rendered disabled veterai through hospitalization and rehabili- tation work, laws benefiting the ex- service man and other activities of the organization. Post Comdr. Anne S. Humphrey of Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6, announces that the next regular meeting of the post will be held May 2 at 8:30 o'clock in the Nurses’ Recreation Hut, Walter Reed Hospital. The “hut” is the third building from Georgia avenue and But- ternut street entrance. The meeting is to be followed by a social hour, ‘The members of the U. 8. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, are preparing to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the founding of the post at the United States Marine Barracks Auditorium May 22. This post is composed exclu- sively of yeomen (F). who served in the United States Navy during the ‘World War, and was the second post to be chartered in the local department post to be formed in the American Legion. The following committee has been appointed by Post Comdr. Lucille Allan to arrange the details of the celebra- tion: Mrs. Carolyn Herman, chairman; | Mrs. Amelia Boberg and Miss Lillian Reagan. Nine new members were mustered Six. sion . . . offeri D. C.. APRIL 28, 1 920—-PART 4. into the es Reese Europe Post, No. 5, American Legion, last Tuesday night at its regular meeting, held at the Twelfth street branch of the Y. M. C. A. Maj. L. E. Atkins, commander of the Vincent B. Costello Post and Fran-| cis F. Miller, past commander of the| Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post, | addressed the post on the drive for 5,000 | members in this department, which closes May 18. The anniversary committee, headed by Past Commander Alexander Mann,| reported arrangements had been com- pleted for the tenth birthday anniver- sary of the post, June 27, to be giv at the Whitelaw Hotel. Members of the auxiliary have been asked to serve on the various committees. has been authorized to prepare a souve- The committee | nir program for the occasion. Past Commander J. M. H. Graham | announced the first assembly of the|both department and nation: band committee will be held Tuesday mit their findings, together empowered to incur any expense or en- ter into any agreements without first consulting the department commander. The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the V. F. W. in the District of Columbia has been asked to name a representative to work with this committee. The following committee has been appointed to make the necessary ar- rangements for conducting the annual department encampment to be held in June: E. S. Bettelneim, O. W. Hollings- worth, D. E. Campbell, J. L. Hart, S. B. Lapin, F. R. Heise, H. L. Miller and G. J. Neuner. The chairman of the above n | committee will be prepared to submit a | repoit to the council of administration at its meeting May 6. J. F. Beattie, E. J. St. Jacques, C. H. Reilley and J. A. Praether have been named a committee to make & s .idy of the entire matter of C. M. T. C. awards, and sub- ith suit- night, at the residence of the com-|able recommendations, to the council mander, for the purpose of formulating | plans for the organizing of the James Reese Europe Post, No. 5, Band, which cas authorized by the post several weeks ago. Past Commander Graham is the chairman. More than a score of members have signified their inten- tion of joining the band, some of whom | are retired musicians from the 9th and | 10 Cavalry and the 24th and 25th In-| fantry. Veterans of Foreign Wars. MEETINGS THIS WEEK: ‘Wednesday — Overseas Drum and Bugle Corps, National Guard Armory. Thursday — Equality - Walter Reed Post, No. 284, Pythian Tem- ple. Capt. Frank Lockhead, commander of | the District of Columbia Department | Veterans of Foreign Wars, has named the following as members of a special | committee to make a preliminary study | of the feasibility of acquiring a V. F. W. | building in the District of Columb\n'; Chairman, Maj. Harry Coope; secre- tary, H. C. Davis; O. W. Hollingsworth, G. J. Neuner, D. E. Campbell, E. 8. Bettelheim, S. B. Lapin, E. C. Babcock, G. L. Tait, J. L. Hart, F. R. Heise, T. E Fawcett, H. L. Miller and F. D. Caskey, This contemplated building would be used for the activities of the District of Columbia Department and its affiliated auxiliary units. Capt. Lockhead is espe- cially desirous that this study cover all phases of such a project sufficiently to enable a final decision to be made in the matter. It is expected a report of this committee will be made in time to present it to the department encamp- ment in June. The committee is not Setting the distinction of the All-American continues « + « unaffected. different today It’s as new and refreshingly it was when introduced. New and different in style, of course. That’s obvious to everyone who sees the car. And it’s new and different in performance as well . . . offering the balance . . . the poise . . . the road- ability seldom found in a car of such moderate price. 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The officer in charge of the corps has been asked to forward to local headquarters, for ratification by the council of administration, a copy of the rules and regulations for the con- duct of the Overseas Drum and Bugle Corps. ‘The officers of the corps, Te- cently elected, are: Officer in charge, Capt. Harvey L. Miller; sergeant major, W. B. Winslade: sergeant. I. H. Silver- berg; adjutant, J. S. Latham; quarter- master, H. Volkman. Participating in the apple blossom festival at Winchester, Va. last week, the Overseas Drum and Bugle Corps | carried off first honors, and with it a prize of $100. for the best-appearing and most military looking outfit in line, | and it gives the corps the added honor | of leading the big parade at the 1930 festival. The Drum Corps will take a trip to Harrisonburg. Va., in June for the De- partment of Virginia encampment, then to Baltimore for the Maryland encamp- ment, and the District of Columbia en- | campment in this city, and a possibility of leading the local chapter of the Rain- bow Division Veterans at the national encampment of that organization in Baltimore. The trip that the members of the corps 1s looking forward to is to the na- tional encampment of the V. F. W. at St. Paul, Minn,, in August. There are several valuable prizes awarded at #hese na::nml encampments, for nmmical units. | Artille Pront Line Post held its regular meet- ing last Tuesday cvening at the Sol- diers, Sailors and Marines' Club, with Comdr. H. L. Miller presiding. Appii- cations of seven new members were ted upon. “Goldie” Ahearn, former welterweight champion of the A. E. P.. and now chairman of the athletic com- mittee of Front Line Post, reported that arrangements have been completed for | six boxing shows, under the auspices | of the post, at the Kensington, Md., Armory, during the Summer months. | These shows will be strictly amateur | affairs, with A. A. U. sanction. Some | of the topnotch boxers of the East and | South will appear on the cards. Capt. Miller will promote the shows for Front Line Post. aided by Comrade Ahearn. | Messages were read at this meeting from Elsie Janis, the “Sweetheart of the A. E. F.” and the Ambassador of | France. The message from Miss Janis | was In Teply to one sent to her by the | post upon the occasion of her recent illness in a Paris hospital. The mes- | sage from the French Ambassador was one of appreciation of the post passing a resolution mourning the death of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, former com- mander-in-chief of the allied armies. W. S. Winslade, I. H. Silverberg and Tom Murray were appointed an enter- tainment committee to arrange for en- tertaining features after the close of cach post meeting. Tom Mason, Tom Murray and Mack Somerville were named a committee to consult the Vin- cent B. Costello Post of the American Legion with a view of holding a joint m?;;‘mg?of the two units. e Front Line Auxiliary supplied a buffet lunch. The luxllug mlpkpel Teg- ular visits to the Naval Hospital, and, according to Mrs, H. L. Miller, its presi- idenl. more than 200 cartons of cigar- | ettes have been distributed at this in- stitution by the auxiliary since the visits were inaugurated. A large delegation from the auxiliary accompanied the V. F. W. Drum and Bugle Corps to Win- chester, Va. National Capital Post, 127, Veterans of Foreign Wars, held its regular meet- ing Monday evening at Pythian Temple, Comdr. Oscar W. Hollingsworth pre- | siding.” assisted by post officers con- ferring the initiatory degree. Officers present were: Senor Vice Comdr. Jacob | De Hart, Junior Vice Comdr.. -Emil Gerin, Quartermaster strand, Adjt. Ruben C. Musechlitz, Chaplain Charles E. Neff, Officer of the Day David Blakeman, Guard Michael Guiffre, Color Bearers Chris- | tian G. Schieble and ‘Eli Lidstone, Post | e ————— Philippine Isiands; Perdinand E. Lame breht, Motor Transportation Corps, World War, served in France; William R. Clements, Aero Squadron, World War, served in France and Germany.; Harry A. Nelson, 147th Infantry, World War, served in France, Germany and Belgium. General order No. 15, Headquarters Department, District of Columbia, V. F. W., announced that a committee has been appointed to make a preliminary study of the feasibility of acquiring & V. F. W. building in the District of Columbia. Following members of Na- tional Capital Post have been assigned on the committee: Maj. Harry Coope, chairman; Post Comdr. O. W. Hollings- worth and Past Comdr. George J. Neu« ner. It is desired that the committee submit a report of its findings and rec- ommendations to the department com- mander in time for its submission to the department encampment in June next. John J. Allen, chairman entertaine ment, announced plans for first annual excursion to Marshall Hall June 1 were being completed. The committee con= sists of Harry P. Clements, David Blakeman, Clauddis Burton, Ernest Wickstrand and William Cavanaugh. Fight and Forty. District of Columbia Salon Departes mental, 8 et 40, will honor children of World War veterans at its annual Play | day party. at the Marine Barracks, May | day eve, April 30, commencing at 8 | o'clock. Sixteen little girls from the Neighborhood House will present the May pole dance as given on the White | Mouse grounds last Easter Monday. The |Marine Band will furnish the muslri Following the May pole dance there will be a junior grand march, the partici- pants being children of World War vet- erans. followed by general dancing for all gue: ‘The patrons and patronesses’ list ac- ceptances to date include Gen. W. C. Neville, commandant of the Marine Corps; Gen. John A. Lejeune and Mrs, Lejeune, Gen. P. C. Harris and Mrs, Harris, Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the Children's Bureau, and Miss Katherina F. Lenroot, assistant chief; Mrs. Mere ritt O. Chance, president of the Woma« Ernest Wick- | en's City Club; Mrs. Lowell P. Hobart, president general of the D. A. R.. Des partment Commander Harlan Wood and Mrs. Wood, Past Department Coms manders Col. J. Miller Kenyon and Mrs, Kenyon, Gen. Amos A. Fries and Mrs, Advocate James F. Bird and Trumpeter | Pries, Maj. Julius I. Peyser and Mrs, Bernard S. Bladen. The following were admitted to membership: Harry Wil- son, past commander of Liberman Post, No. 110, Brooklyn, N. 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