Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1923, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1023. local department would forge ahead District Legion Race Narrows mest SERE Gnd vecgme u, ‘siromse bership hds decreased to some ex- i TO Tu;o Candldates for Leader R ity Oa weil tanatwili thacs Paul J McGahan and Franklin Seek Office. Both Z ;:o unce Platform--Yote The two candidates for the office of department commandet of the Amerl- an Leion, whose names-will be pro- Posed at the two-day convention start- ing tomgrroaw night, presented their platforsms last hight at a conference held at headquarters of tiie Depart- ment ¢ the District of Columbla, 1423 New York avonue northavest, of post| commanders, _delegates. _and alter- nates-to the convention. | The candidates. are Willlam 1| Franklin, past commander of V' Im(nl( B. Costello Post, and Payl J. Gahan of . the Natioha)l Press ClI Post. John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman of the’ national legislative committee and a member of George | Washington Post, whose name had | been previously menttoned, will not be a candidate, “BilI" Franklin stated among the planks in his platform that he would abolish the office of exccutive officer, °d a year ago, and pay & depart- WILLIAM £, FRANIKLIN, ment ,ul;uum $400 annually, a finance ¢ and employ an rk in the office ually. he said, Hr would by granting perm e enter the old Naval Hospltal at 10th ‘nue, koutheast, uld receive lodgings and » provide a budget 3d unnecessary space id “he eliminated: there would be no commetelalism of the American Legion; the welfare assessment would be removed by ob- |- taining appropriation from, Congress ’nl’ the disabled veterans at t old ital; new posts would be and small posts be-ghgen ance possible to upyoid no _ “bricks” would. be thrown 4t the Veterans Burcaw, but | every effort be made to co-operate- with picdged sunport to | Embroidered Wedding Rings HE ring of a church key has done duty at a mar- riage ceremony. Schmedtie's Genu- ine Orange Blossom Wedding Ring can- not add to the senti- ment, but it sym- bolizes the occasion _ more fittingly than the old-fashioned ring. Diamonds further enrich the entire loveliness of the blossoms. Old rings are readily treated with this design at R R R R R R T lt e touc CARO e, COCOANUT OIL SHAMPOO have been some losses, he sald that there has been an Increase in interest in the organiation, which was a very encouraging eign. The public’s in- terest, he continued, wasa. very valu. able asset to the leglon. He promised every attentlon to the leglon and would devote considerable time at department headquarters and pro- vide reforms as they became ap- parent. John Thomas Taylor followed with a general talk on leglon affaire and interrogated Franklin op many points referred to in his platform. He was particularly interested in proposed legisiative matters in order to mscertain if any confllcted with matters pending before Congress proposed by the national organisa- tion. He enlightened his auditors on many important subjects in which the local department Is interested. Fralley Presiden. Commander Thomas J. Frailey of Sergt. Jasper Post presided, with Commander rrancis F. Miller, of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post acting as secretary. It was rumored last night that an- other small group of leglon officlals has been holding sessions behind closed doors laying plans in connec- tion with both the department con- vention to be held at the District building Friday and Saturday night of this.week and the national-con- S ventfon at Kan Franclsco, October 13 PATL J. 03 AHAN, 8 propositions discussed Is one to pre- the American Legion Auxiliary; mem- | xont the name of a local leglonnaire bership in the department would be | for the position of natlonal command- stimulated; all indebtedness wiped . the name of a na- out and all posts would have a volce e pommitteeman and in the affairs of the department at a dvancement of a candi- council table. He announcéd that the | qate for department eommander. Florence Crittenden Home had been | ju' this gro £ Is conitended, offered to the legion by the Amerl- | may propose a “dark horser can Legion Auxiliary m hl han Gives Views. -« night at the nvention. I'aul McGahan spoke optimistically was pointed “;"(hlim‘ ni, ‘m that of the future of the legion in the R conTe e National Capital, which differed in was held t night and have m he said, from other de- | withdrawn and are engaged In mak- He felt sure that the ing other selections for department ' and national officers. At the meeting | the national organization. It was with l-nl' night, Helu holdtho twenty-six | this object in view that ths depart- B me R it vartment and | ment constituticn was changed at the vention were represented, while |June convention in order to conform three posts have withdrawn their rep- | With the national constitution. = A resentatives who are now attending |number of important resolutions will the smaller conferences. also come up for action at the con- Comference Tomorrow. vention, The two-day conventlon will be opened "t 1130 ociock tomorrow | CITIZENS WILL PROTEST night in the boardroom at the Dis- e e i CAR SWITCH REMOVAL |3 At this convention delegates and al- pli R A e D g "amd aficarn ¢or | Rhode Island Avenue Association S o Becisior ine netionn Says Section Would. Be organization are installed the local officers will be in harness and be pre- Beuriyed of Sevice. pared to carry on in harmosy with J. G. 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Utilitles Commission today to protest vk s g O s edls against. removal of the street car switch e o s e n cal Corps, at Denvyer, Rosci g e Iolapd syenag norineast from | CADETS ARE NAMED. | &' witton “centnpit, u. *" "7 \cial meeting of the assoctation held last ————— —_— night at 20th and Rhode Island avenue | president Chooses Washington| TWO HOLLYW00D DECREES, northeast. e e Resolutions were adopted protesting Boys for West Point. LOS ANGELES, September 6.—Hel nst removal of the switch west to ene Chadwick, nmllrm picture actress, th strect, avhich, it was claimed, would | President Coolidge has appointed | wa deprive residents of the Woodridge sec- | the following cadets-at-large at tho| W Iman, film director, whom tlon of seven cars a day during the |ypiteq States Military Academy: | with non-support. 1. Rich- T inny awards will be made in the| Frank J. Coleman, 1701 Oregon Socnarioieditortor.a m} beautification contest of the association | avenue, this city; Carroll H. 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