Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1924, Page 45

National Commander of the Ameri- can Legion James A Stuart Walcott I'ost, the Legion, in the board room of the District Building last Tuesday eve- ning and in a brief address outlined ir the ensuing year. Hel assured the mem- bers that there would be no tol American his policies ance of the while uational hand over to his S G election Howard F past commander of ticorge Washington Post, who was of the delegates of the Dis- o the national o outlined the plishments of the conven the members a report in detail. wind- N up his address by inviting the members of the post to visit e Washington Pos mander Homer L Veterans of Foreign address toid the mem- hers of the importance at this time 10 suppress all un-American propa- zanda detrimental in its accom- Commander H. Nash complet | past post Drain visited [t . Riving | < new home | Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, district of Columbia delegation representing Voiture Locale 174 under | the lcadership of Maj. Thacker V. Walker, past commander of George Washington Post, was successful At the New Orleans convention two years ago, an amendment to the con- stitution of La Societe was obtained | which it was thought gave to Voiture 1 e 174 the status of a Grand re, or State organization. thus according to the District of Colum- inm the same rights and privileges | enjoyed by the 48 States of the Union. | During the following 12 months it was declared that the amendment was faulty and grand s denied. At the San ¥ vention last year anothe was cffected, but the officer declared this fai eve of the St. Paul meeting. Argument in behalf of the peculiar status of the District of Columbia was presented to the committee on constitutional amendments by Past { Department Commander McGahan, | who is premier historien national of | La Societe, and the avocat national oncurring constitutional changes were agreed upon and on the motion i 1j. Tha V. Walker, chairman the District delegation, were ac- pted by the committee. When the Promenade National had accepted the proposed changes, the C‘hef de Chemin de Fer Robert M Murphy, recognized Capt. McGahan who asked the convention to set aside ts rules and give immediate consid- ration to an application for a Grand | Voiture charter for the District of | Columbia. This was enthusiastically granted and a three-year fight to Franklin, who headed | al Forty and Eight unit last! year was thus able to take his place on the Cheminots Nationaux, or na- | t utive committee of the | nd the right to the title| of de Gare of Capt. Watson | iller was insured. | t Department Commander Mec- | Gahan, who was one of the founders | of the Hommeys and its premier his- | ion and | ice by ac- | now the only one of | officers of the soclety re- | its roster. Nt meeting of the execu- of the Sergeant Jas-| | per Post, No. 13, the American Legion | was held Friday evening in the offices {of the commander, Raiph A. Cusick. | All the o s, h »f the several | standing 1 a number of | attended. The | set will be held! annual Autumn b - {October 22, The child welfare com- 3 ireen- .. Chambers During the coming week arrange- ments will be made for another com- mittee to handle the sale of the flow- ers November § nization on | the general committee in charge of the ceremonies James . Walker Fost, > 26 American lLegion. met s with Vice Commander John F. Por jr.. presiding. The report of the de partment convention was made. The post accepted the resoiution of Chaplain O. J. W. Scott, who was a representative on the department committee on child weifare, setting | forth the legion's aims in this con nection for the care of orphaned and needy children of the world war rans, which reads us follows: hat this post request the permission of placing receptacles in the various public schools in which the children can voluntarily dep tinfoil, use- 0 automobile curred for support of the child wel- fare campaign under the auspices of Walker intendent of colored school privilege and opportunity for serv- ice.” The post was addressed by Prof Kelly Miller, dean of the Junior Col- lege of Howard University The mo- bilization call for world peace as pro- posed by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America on Armistice Day. November 11, was outlined and indorsed by the post with a view of formulating plans ir the near future for carrying the same before the churches and schools of this group. Sunday With a record of achievemert at a | national convention that was 100 per cent of the program mapped out in advance of their departure, the dele- zates of the Department of the I trict of Columbia of the Americ legion and Voiture L 174 of La ciete des 40 Homme 8 Chevaux Washington are all retufned from the St. Paul conventiors. as are the dele- | gates to the convention of the Amer- ican Legion Auxiliary. The feature was the election of Past Departmert Commander James A. Drain on the first ballot as the national commander of the American Iegion. National Commander Drain i{s a member of the National Press Club Post, and his distinguished serv- ice record in the American lLegion won for him the sigral honor. He re- turned to Washington for a few days after the convention and has now gone to Indianapolis, where he will reside during his term of office Past Department Commander Wat- son B Miller, who had been chair- mar of the national rehabilitation committee, was reappointed to that position by the national executive committee at its first meeting follow- ing the convention. John Thomas Taylor of the George Washington Topt, who has long been vice chair- —An of the national legislative com- mittee, was also reappoirted to that position. Past Department Commander Paul J. McGahan, who had been elected to the office by acclamation at the re- cent department convention, took his place on the national executive com- mittee of the American Legion at the first session to be presided over by Natioral Commander Drain. Capt. MeGahan is a member of the National Press Club Post. Under the leadership of Department Commander Frank L., Peckham, the delegation from the District of Co- lumbia Department took a leading part in bringing about the election of Commander Drain. Each member of the District delegation had an im- | portart committee assignment. and the more important of the resolutions in which the District Department was interested were adopted by the na- tional convention. Department Com- mander Peckham and Past Com- mander McGahan attended all of the important caucuses and conferences out of which developed-the practically unanimous indorsement ~of Com- mander Drain. ln the Promenade National of La " | mander medal. | mittee of the post announced that nother outing would be b within t Minn. attended the ons of the national convention of gion. He was ap- department m . Fra .. Peckham, to s on the national co ttee of child welfare, s capacity repre- | sented b i i of Colum A complete report of the de tions of the convention in St | including the election of Gen. | A Drain as national com- | | mander, will be presented to the| vers of the post Ly Commander he next meeting, October ! ¥ Club. Among the mem- | itly admitted is William B.{ . who served for a period of | 3 months overseas as a member of | general headquarters, A. 1. . | = =T | 'f McGroarty-O'Connell Post, | Ameri¢an Legion, were re- ed, as follows: Raymond commander: Egbert E.| Corwin. first vice commander; Wil-| {liam “H. Opitz, second vice com-| mander: Edward C. Minter, quarter- | a Max D. Sylvester, sergeant-| James Hammond, his- cently e | A, Burke. | lain; Joseph R. m Hibbs, color bearers; Cornelius| ahan, w master-at-arms: L. nt; William H. Opitz Charles’ Ellsworth and | sistant adjutants, and | Ibertus Schroeder, welfore | worker. This post, composed of employes of the United States Public Debt Service, | turned out 100 per cent strong in the | Defense day test and were assigned | as regimental escort for the JZO!h' Infantry, United States Organized Re- serves, Col. Glendie B. Young, com- manding. At the next meeting, Wed- nesday, at department headquarters, {1319 F street northwest, a smoker | will be held in honor of the retiring | commander, Wiley M. Fuller, at which time he will be presented a post com- Equality-Walter Reed Post, No. 284, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will nold an open mecting and entertain- ment next Thursday evening at Pythian Temple, 1012 Ninth street northwest, at members of the Ist Division Society and the Wash- ington Pup Tent of the Military Order the Cooties will be the special post. This' will be night, the entertain- committee having provided an program along ‘“stag” or Thomas D. Roberts of Laurel, nd Herbert A. Church, Cherry- have been designated to e membership campaign in the above-named places. st is pleased in the fact that the recent national encampment re- vlected Capt. Robert B. Handy, quar- termaster general, a member of tKis ost; also that Edward S. . Betgel- eim, jr, was reappointed chairman of the national legislative committee, having already filled this position ‘under four previous administrations. | Miss Agnes V. Brophey, director Red Cross Sefvice, Mount Alto Hos- pital. thanked the post for the recent successful automobile outing given the patients at that institution. The post will celebrate its |birthday anniversary December 1 { with a’banquet and Edward S. Bet- | telheim, one of the original charter |members, has been designated as {chairman of the committee. The Ladies' Auxiliary of Equality- Walter Reed Post will meet next Thursday evening at the home of the | president, Mrs. Vista L. Reed, 1228 | B street southwest, at which time the { delegation that attended the recent encampment will make its report and arrangements will be made to assist | the post in the proposed series of hospital entertainments. It is de- sired to get the name and address of any good vaudeville talent that will be willing to donate their serv- 1ices for this series of entertainments, |forward their name to either Mrs. Vista L. Reed, 1228 B street south- west, or to Myron D. Smith, 2121 F street northwest. Gratification «t the increased ef- ficiency shown by the United States Veterans' Bureau during the past year was expressed by the national rehabilitation committee of the American Legion in connection with the annual convention of the legion at St. Paul, Minn. At the same time certain criticisms were directed at its | operation. The Veterans' Bureau, according to | the committee. is functioning as well {as or better than any Goverpment I'bureau. At the same time it believes | that there is still room for great im- provement in certain departments, No Frank T. Hines, director, personally. Flaws in the functioning of the central office boards of appeals were pointed out. ~ Extreme lnemelencyl was charged against the planning section of the burea.\t direct criticism was leveled at Gen. | SUNDAY INQUIRE ABOUT OUR W. B, Moses & Sons Furniture Carpets F Street and Eleventh STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. SEPTEMBER 28, 1924—PART 9. DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN Established 1861 Linens Upholstery Last Two Days of the September Furniture Sale In the columns below many beautiful suites are listed at very special prices. usually low September Sale Prices. 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