Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1926, Page 5

D. C. LEGIONNAIRES EAGER AT ELECTION Cardidacy of Father Francis Hurney Pushed as Na- tional Chaplain. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. October 15. —Members of the District of Colum- bia delegation to the eighth national convention of the American Legion today turned thelr undivided atten tion to the election of national of- ficers, following which plans for the homeiward-bound trip will be com- menced. The delegation resumed its activities pn the floor of the conven. tion this morning, and this afternoon the election will take up the closing hours of one of the busiest conven- tions in the higtory of the Legion. In the field for national officers the g“sn.w of Columbia had one choice, at of national chaplain, with Father Francis J. Hurney, chaplain in the Navy during the World resent assistant rector Church, Tenth and G a member of Vincent | B. Costello Post. Last night members from the Na- tlonal Capital and their friends par- tleipated in the annual grand ball in ition hall, at the entrance of the Sesqui grounds. Sesston Ts Strenuous. Yesterday proved one of the most strenuous da of convention week. As most of » work of the conven- viow generally placed before the fwesutions committee, the entire ¥ 3 proceedings were devoted to theste matters. To give an idea ‘of the voluminous work given to this rommittee, approximately 1800 reso- ltions viere run through the grind- er before the report could be pre- pared and presented for considera- tion by the convention. In several instances, notably that of the World Court resolution, which was favoribly indorsed by the reso- lutions committee, but vetoed when it came before the deliberative body, resolutions were rejected on the con- vention floor when objection was raised and roll calls demanded. One of the resolutions presented | Peyser, past department commander: | Esther Kohlos, Congress provide for a National Guard armory in the District. This proposition has been urged by the various military bodies in the Na- tional Capital for many years. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries was the District representative on this committee, Col. “Billy” Mitchell, former assist- ant _chief of the Air Service of the Army and a delegate to the conven- tion, aided materially the committee on aeronautics in the preparation of its report. He declined the chairman- ship of the committee. preferring to remain in the rank and file and give the committee benefit of his technical knowledge. The big social feature of the week was the States dinner last night at the Elks Club, which was partici- pated in by nearly 2,000 Legionnaires. Never before in the history of the club has such a brilliant"affair been held. One of the tables iri the banquet room was represented by the Eight and! Forty of the District of Columbia. It was the only unit of thisycharacter in the banquet room, the other tables representing auxiliary Legion. The District table was deco- rated with a minature home and grounds surrounding it in the center of the table, depicting child welfare work. units of the Notables at Table.~ Those in the party at the District table included Past National Comdr. James A. Drain and Mrs. Drain; Wat- son B. Miller, national rehabilitation officer; Mrs. D. B. Miller, iss M. C. Gelger, commander of yeoman (F)| Post, No. 50, Philadelphia; Julius I. Paul J. MecGahn, national executive | committeeman; Mr. and Mrs. George Dobson, A. C. Antonucai of Philadel- phia; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Mc- Rae, Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Shadle, Miss E. K. Stewart, Mrs. Irene Arnold, Mrs. Emma Belt, Mrs. Louis White, Mrs. Mary Duvall, Howard S. Fisk, past commander George Washington Post, 1; Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, | Mrs. Dorothy Wilding, Mrs. Miss Emily commander Belleau Wood F Mrs. Thomas E. Fawcett, Van Ness. Mrs. Ethel Fowler, Edna McIntosh, Mrs. Mary Killeen, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Barcus of Indian. apolis. A pall of gloom was sent over the District delegation when word was re- celved from Washington of the mur- der of Detective Sergt. Arthur B. Scrivener, who was a member of Cos- tello Post. Vice Comdr. Henry M. Jett of the same post and a member of the detective bureau, réturned to Washington immediately on learning of the tragedy. Notes. by the District of Columbia delega- tion and adopted recommended that \ LOANS Made Promptly —on homes in D. , sections of Montgomery County, Maryland, for three or five years at lowest current rates. building loans and re-financing of maturing trusts. BOSSE=rHELPS FOUNDED 1907 K Street—Main 9300 1417 NO APPRAISAL CHARGES UM TIT! The report of the national legisla- tive committee was presented to the C. and adjoining Also OR & LE TWO TROUSER S | vention c¢n the voluminous report of ¢ [last NAMELESS VET RECOGNIZED AS MARINE BY LEGIONNAIRE By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, October 15.— Facing thousands of members of the American Legion, assembled in an- nual convention, “Jerry Tarbot,” the leglonnaire without a name, without relatives and _without memories, learned definitely for the first time that he had served with the American expeditionary forces in France. His identity, however, still remains a mys- tery. Standing in a brilliant circle of light cast upon a tiny platform in the Sesquicentennial Auditorium, Tarbot peered into the faces of the vast as- semblage in the hope that some one would recognize him. “Does any one recognize this man?” asked the chairman. After several minutes of unbroken silence Tarbot stepped from the plat- i convention by John Thomas Taylor of George Washington Post. » Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chairman of the District delegation, has entire- iy recovered from his aitack of in- digestion and spent one of the live- liest days of his careér on the con- vention floor yesterday. Robert M. Tolson and 1. H. Horton, the latter secretary of the national rehabiliation committee, are rgich pleased with the actions of the M- the committee, in which they played active ‘parts. Paul J. McGahan was one of the aides in the annual Forty and Eight parade last night down South Broad street. The wrecking crew got in its work at the Academy of Music after the parade, initating candidates. Austin 8. Imirie, chief de gare,of the Forty and Bight from the Distffct, | took an active part in the proceedings | night, heading the army of marchers from the National Capital in | the Forty and Eight parade. EISEMAN’S| TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats .65 $4 form with head bowed in disappoint- ment. Then suddenly the cry: “I know that man; I know that It came from Benjamin Spang, a Sesquicentennial guard. » “I recognized him,” said Spang, ‘‘as a member of the 16th Company, 5th Regiment, United States Marines. 1 was in the 47th Company and both companies were in the same battalion. I was a sergeant and often boxed against a man named Sullivan in the 16th Company. I remember Tarbot as a man who used to hang around when we were boxing." ‘They Compare Notes. Then Spang and Tarbot, whose memory goes back only three year when he was released from a Stoc ton, Calif., insane asylum, began to compare notes. 5 “I remember seeing Spang, “‘at Colombo an again at Belleau Wood.' “Yes,” sald Tarbot, visibly straining to roll back the curtain of the past. “I remember going into action with 24 men led by Lieut. Robinson.” you,” said evares and THE BOOKKEEPER —pouring over his books con- tinually subjecting his eyes to a strain. No matter how “strong” his eves may be, they need care. 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