Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1932, Page 34

I America The Department of the American Legion Auxiliary, District of Columbia, through the efforts of Mrs. Egbert E. Corwin, chairman of radio and pub- licity, with a delegation of American Legion Auxiliary women, co-operated with the national chairman of radio, American Legion, Sam Rose, in the re- ception extended Kate Smith, radio singer, at Union Station, February 5. Mrs. Joseph H. Mims, department president, presented flowers in the neme of the department and through the medium of a specially arranged broadcast over station WMAL, made & brief address of welcome to the singer, whose plans for the week included en- tertainment of the ex-service men in| the various hospitals in the District. Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. 13, American Tegion Auxiliary, met recently at the Hay-Adams House with Clara G Humphries, president, presiding. Re- ports were given by the delegates, who attended the national defense confer- ence. Five new members were obli- gated and plans were made for a mem- bership drive. The unit voted to co-operate with the American Legion, department of the District of Columbia, in its cam- paign for jobs for the unemployed Legionnaires. Addresses by William D. Lyons, Chef éc Chemin de Fer, La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, and Edward n Legion | George Washington Club House, 1441 Rhode Island_avenue, through Comdr. | Anne Pryde, Columbia 4895. | The post colors will be carried in the | Bicentennial parade in Alexandria, Va., on GeorgeWashington birthday anni- versary. ‘The monthly meeting of U. 8. S. Jacob Jones Post No. 2, American Legion was held Monday evening at the Thomas Circle Ciub. Following the business session, was an entertainment, arranged by the entertainment chair- man, Eloise Broaddus and her com- mittee. The program featured George ‘Washington's, Lincoln's birthdays and St. Valentine’s day. Comrade Amy Hammond read a brief sketch on Lincoln. Doris, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles | Rook. _recited, and later, tap danced. Mr. Seaman rendered songs, accom- | panied on the piano by Miss Cather- ine Richardson. An essay was given | by Georgia Munroe, publicity officer. The commander and some comrades expect ta participate in the parade in Alexandria February 22. The com- mander requests all comrades who ex- pect to parade to meet her at Gadsby's Tavern at 11:30 am. Membership chairman, Buelah Phoe- bus, reports the following new mem- bers: Mary Edna Casberian, Anna Burke, Bertha Cosbey and Rebecca B. Swartz. Re-instatements, Helen E. Connors, Francis J. Ewen, Helen M. Hollenback national chairman cf the Child Welfare Service of the American | Legion, and the admission of 24 new | members featured the meeting of the Scrgt. Jasper Post, No. 13, held at the | Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachu- seits avenue. National Chef Lyons told of the activities of the Forty and Eight in assisting Legion membership | es and pleaded for continued in- terest for increase in membership in the Jocal department. Chairman Hollen- back outlined the plans of the Legion's employment commission and made an appeal for local personal support of legion members in securing employ- ment Other speakers included John A. Shaw, director of the local United states Employment Bureau, Depart- ment of Labor; Department Adjt. C. W. | Browning and Department Comdr. Fer- | dinand G. Fraser. The new members admitted were Jack H. Fancuilll, Ralph 1. Chambers, A. L. Metz, George N. Shoreck, Melvin H. Naiman, Walter B.| Jarvis, Benjamin F. Furrow, Glen S.| Thom, Galen H. Green, James B. Skin- | yer. Daniel M. Jordan. James J. Mc- Carthy, Rex Skile, Vincent S. Egan, Robert S. Gillette, jr.; Lester R. Reese, Andrew T. Brown, Charles R. Stern, | Charles B. Wood. Frank H. H. Nolte, | Edward V. Seacoast, R. S. Mitchell, Dr. | Charles W. Tegge ana Guy Ritchey. | Comdr. Edward L. Marthill presided. The regular meeting of Kenneth H. | ash Unit. No. 8, was held at the Ham- | Hotel, with Mrs. Willlam president, presiding. | on national defense were | Irs. Franklin Nash and Mrs. Lillian Urban, Hospital Committee. told of visits to hospitals and sick members of tre unit | Entertainment Chairman Mrs. Albert | Parham made plans for a card party and entertainment to be held at Walter | Reed Hospital for World War veterans next Friday. Mrs. Fisher Washington, Jowa. and Mrs. T. F. Madden of Ant- rim, N. H, made addresses. Jane A. Delano Post heid its regular monthly meeting at the Graduate Nu Association, 1746 K Comdr. Anne Pryde presided. The welfare chairman reported visits had been made by her committee to several sick nurses, who are patients at Mount Alto Hospital and Washing- ton Sanitarium Mrs. Elinor Bates. Mrs. Rose C. Thompson, Misses Emma Ammon, Kate E. Hertzer, Caroline Hutcheck and Catherine McGuire were elected to membership. A card party will be given by the, post February 19 at 8 pm. at the street. The Famous High Grade Long Shuttle Rotary Type A Beautuul Table When Closed! —For those planning S time. models that have been the nationally known Westinghouse mof | bers. Waters and Susie Richardson. There was a meeting of the Enter- | tainment Committee Saturday evening at the home of the chairman, Eloise Broaddus, for the purpose of discussing plans for the post's birthday party in May. A mecting of Victory Post, American Legion, was held on Tuesda evening in the Odd Fellows' Temple | Senior Vice Comdr. Walter D. Rogers the meeting and proceeded | opened with the initiation of new mem- He was assisted by Chaplain Albertus N. Schroeder. The new mem- bers were: Dr. W. F. Peters, Vincent Bruno, J. R. Tate, Charles Needham, Robert Long and Henry T. Hey. The gavel was then turned over to the freshman commander, Mark E. Burn- ham, who injected merriment into the meeting by his humorous rulings on parliamentary questions. Henry F. Hill, jr. a member of the James Fitz- gerald Post of Augusta, Me. spoke. Comdr. C. W. Browning spoke on employment of ex-service men in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and also as to his appearance be- fore the Senate District Committee with reference to the so-called Hcwell bill. Browning stated that he advised the committee “that the American Le- gion of the District of Columbia is un- alterably opposed to provisions of that bill which would permit a search war- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, An informal discussion - regarding auxiliary matters was held after din- answered questions and tions pertinent to the American Legion A The Stanley Chumeh Debue Post, No. 30, will hold a meeting Februaw 16 at 8 pm., when a report will be nade by the Entertainment Committee which is promoting the Bicentennia dance to be held at the KennedyNarren February 27, followirg the cerenonies attending the presentation of tle post colors. Each member will be exended the privilege of inviting, througy the post commander, a limited numler of Representatives in Congress fron his home State. Other officials, t in Government and: Legion circles aave been invited as hohor guests. Committee met The Entertainment at the home of Post. Comdr. T. N. Tan- pleton last Tuesday. night. Stuart Walcott Post will meet Fei- ruary 24 at the Dodge Hotel. Vie Chairman of the National Rehabilita tion Committee of the American Le- end es- rats of the ARMY AND NAVY NEWS Arm; ‘The confirmation Senate of the nomination of Col. F. Coleman to be chief of finance, with the rank of major general, from April 23, succeeding in that office Maj. Gen. R. L. Carmichael, is the single develop- ment since the recall by the Senate three weeks ago of some six nomina- tions of Army officers after they had been confirmed as general officers. The five other suspended nominations, in- cluding Brig. Gen. E. T. Collins to be major general, and Cols. Louis M. Nutt- man, Infantry; Harry Burgess, Corps of Engineers; rt S. Abernethy, Coast Artillery Corpd, and Alfred T. Smith, Infantry, to be brigadier generals, will be disposed of at a later date, the next vacancy to be filled being that occasioned by the advancement of Brig. Gen. Campbell King on May 1, for which vacancy Col. Nuttman has been nominated. The Advisory Committee on Research y. last week by the gion Rcbert M. Tolson will speak on the subject of service rendered to dis- abled veterans by the Rehabilitation | Committee. Members of the t will participate tn the Bicentennial parade in’ Alex- andria February 22. The athletic officers of various legion posts met at department headquarters Wednesday night and discussed mat- ters pertaining to the department base ball league for the coming season. Stuart Walcott Post is sponsoring one cf the teams in this league. The Vincent B. Costello Unit cele- brated its eleventh birthday anniver- sary with a dinner dance at the Lotus last Tuesday. The unit will hold a social meeting Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, at 1106 | Connecticut avenue. Post Comdr. John Thomas Taylor of | George Washington Post, No. 1, the American Leglon, announces Wash- ington's birthday will be an active one for members of the post. Members of the post are requested to assemble at the Church of the Immaculate Con- ception, Eighth and N streets, at 8:45 o'clock, February 22, when he will head the Legionnaires and participate in the patriotic mass, to be celebrated by Father Washington, assisted by former Department Chaplain Francis J. Hurney, rector of that church. All posts in the Department of the District of Columbia will be present and colors will be massed as the Legionnaires march into the church, between files of United States Marines in uniform, At the conclusion of the services at the church the Legionnaires will pro- ceed in automobiles to Mount Vernon, where Comdr. Taylor will place a wreath | on the tomb of Washington on behalf | of this post, following an annual custom rant to issue on suspicion only, and to | the bill in its entirety because it would further crime conditions which the national convention in Detroit had con- demned in advocating a referendum on the prohibition amendment. Norwood P. Cassidy, chairman of the Committee of Social Affairs, announcec Representatives John E. Rankin of Mississippi and John C. Schafer of Wis- consin had been invited to address the meeting February 23 The American Legion Auxiliary, De- partment of the District of Columbia, entertained at dinner in honor of Mrs, Agnes J. Bourisk, national vice presi- dent of the Eastern Division, who visited this city during the recent Na- tional Defense Conference. The dinner party. arrangements for which were made by Mrs. Irene Ar- nold, past department president of the District of Columbia, at the request of the department president, Mrs. Joseph H. Mims, was held at the Washington Hotel. The commander of the Amer- ican Legion, Department of the Dis- trict of Columbia, Fred Fraser, was among the distinguished guests and offered a trophy to he awarded by the Department of the American Legion Auxiliary of the District of Columbia. | parade. of the post. Brief exercises will be held at the tomb and will include “Taps” by Bugler Thomas. Leaving Mount Vernon the Legion- naires will go to Alexandria, where they will participate in the parade, which is scheduled to start at 12 o'clock. Department Comdr. F. G. Fraser and his staff will participate in the exercises and will lead the delegation in the After the parade the Legion- naires will proceed to the base of the Washington Monument, where., at 3 o'clock, Comdr. Taylor will place a wreath, this time on behalf of the| Department of thé District of Columbia, | the American Legion. A brief cere- mony will take place, after which the delegation will be dismissed. Rugler ‘Thomas will also sound “Taps” at the exercises at the Monument. " Adjt. J. J. Murphy of George Wash- ington Post requests members with automobiles report to him at Eighth and N streets in order to furnish trans- portation to members of the post to Mount Vernon. Other Legionnaires owning cars should report to depart- ment officers to assist in transporting other Legionnaires to Mount Vernon and Alexandria. Past Comdr. Howard S. Fisk, historian of George Washington Post, is complet- ing his work of writing the history of the post from the date of its organ- cn Military Education met here last week for the purpose of outlining plans for the expenditure of the Mershon fund, which is disbursed under the wpervision of the New York Com- nunity Trust for the purpose of devis- 1ig means to improve the quality of Anerican citizenship, mentally, morally and physically, through the means of unwersal military training. The com- mitee is composed of the following: Col.Charles B. Robbins, former Assist- ant ecretary of War; Brig. Gen. L. R. Gij t, superintendent of Culver Militey Academy; Lieut. Col. George C. Mirshall, jr, Infantry, assistant commadant of the Infantry School, Fort Bening, Ga. Lieut. Col. Ralph C. Buhon? this city is supervisor of this research gork. Navy. According.to Rear Admiral F. B. Up- ham, chieffof the Bureau of Navi- gation, it wi} be necessary to have ad- 4 ization on Mich 7, 1919, in anticipa- tion of the apjyroaching anniversary to be celebrated ¥arch 7. The meeting scheduled for Rarch 1 has been can- celed and will held in connection with the celebralon March 7. A printed copy of the histqy of the post will be presented to eacy member on March 7. Comdr. Taylot.announces the Com- mittee on WorldWar Veterans’ Legisla- tion, to which ws referred H. R. Bill 8578, providing #lowances for widows and children anddependent parents of veterans of the Warld War, has report- ed the bill back t¢the House, with the recommendation tlat the bill be passed at this session. TH§ is the major piece of legislation advosmted by the Legion and provides the myment of $20 per month to a widow.without children; $26 to a widow witkione child and $6 for each additional &ild. For orphans | the payments are: One child, with mother living, $6; ea®@ additional child, with mother living, $6; one child, child, mother not lving, $6. For | dependent father or nother, who has | reached the age of 65, the sum of $15 to one parent and $20 b both parents. | The bill has met with opposition of leaders in Congress, why are opposed to the provision for depeident parents, but this feature is not beng sponsored by the Legion. ‘The Bureau of Engravini and Print- ing Post, No. 23, has tuhed in 20 entries for the District o Columbia Department bowling tournanent, which is to be held February 27 at Arcadia bowling alleys. Negotiationsgre under way toward framing a bowlhg match between the Bureau Post team and a | police team that will repreent the Southeast Business Men's Assaiation. Comdr. Martin Dyer and 3 large number of post members attenled the birthday party of the Vinopt B. Costello Unit of the Ladies’ Auxiliary at the Lotus Restaurant last Tiesday evening. Membership Officer Willlan E. Dobbins announces the total mexber- zhip of the post to be 165 paid uj to- ate. i SEWING ACH Offered this INES Month at the unprecedented low price of— A Special Allowance for Your Old Machine! pring sewing this offer comes at a most opportune These are not “sale” machines in any respect, except price. But selling regularly at $160.00. Each equipped with knee control, sewing light and all other attachments. anteed. Fourth Floor. Down Balance on Convenient Terms tor built in the head, Bradleystat Each fully guar- Same Machine Open ann, Pann. Ave.—Eighth and D Sts. Hemstitching Done While You Shop! We Repair All Makes of Machines D. C, mother not living, $20 each additional | FEBRUARY 14, ditional officers to take care of the needs of the Navy when the ships now building and authorized are completed. Under the act of August 29, 1916, the line of the Navy was limited to 5499 officers (4 per cent of the authorized enlisted strength of 137,485). The in- W. | creace in officer personnel is due to the fact that the Navy is operating smaller vessels now than was the case in 1916, when the 4 per cent ratio was laid down and the battleship was the main- stay of the Navy. Cruisers, destroyers, submarines and aviation require a far larger proportion of officers to enlisted men than do the battleship and aircraft carrier, and in view of this requirement the ratio should be increased, Admiral Upham explained, to 5.3 per cent of the authorized enlisted strength. The controller general of the United States has decided that former Rear Admiral J. F. Le (MC.), U. 8. N, recently retired with the rank of vice admiral because of service in the Canal Zone during the construction of the Panama Canal, “is entitled only to the retired pay, based on the active duty pay of the rank of rear admiral, which rank he held on the date of re- | tirement.” 1In his decision, the con- troller cites laws from which, he says, “it must be concluded that there is no permanent grade or rank on the active or retired list in the United States Navy higher than the grade of rear admiral to which any officer of that service can be promoted; also, that there is no law authorizing permanent rates of pay on the active or retired list in the Navy for vice admirals.” ‘The question has been raised whether. Brig. Gen. James C. Breckinridge, now in command of the Marine detachment at the American legation, Peiping, China, will be kept in China. Col. Louis M. Gulick, U. §. M. C., now is en Toute to Peiping to relieve him from 1932—PART TWO. command of that detachment. Gen. Breckinridge is under orders to the United States and he is slated for duty as head of the Marine Corps Schools at Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va, ' If his services are required at Shanghal or elsewhere in the Far East, it is within the province of the com- mander in chief of the Asiatic station to assign him to duty. Capt. Willlam L. lhoun, who was | detached from the Naval Academy last week, will assume command of the | U. 8. S. Rochester tomorrow as the re- | lief of Capt. Lawrence P. Treadwell, who will come to duty at the Navy De- partment as a member of the examin- ing board. Comdr. Cortlandt C. Baugh- | man, who has been on duty at the Navy Department in the naval intelli- gence office, has been assigned to duty as executive officer of the U. S. S. Arizona, relieving Comdr. Irving H. Mayfleld, who will come ashore. Comdr. Paul H. Mastedo, now on duty at Navy Department in the naval intelligence office, has been assigned to duty at Camden, N. 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