Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1927, Page 68

Veterans of All Wars. The thirty-ninth annual convention and encampment of the Army and Navy Union will be held here Septem- ber 4 to 8 and remain in session until all’ the business to come before it is transacted. ates to this national conven- ach department wrrison and are apportioned at the | io of one delegate to each 50 mem- | of a “garrison.” | addition to the past officer, na tional officers, department officel = commanders and regular ace el = and alternates, a grand of veterans of all wars and an educational parade are planned. i ngements for the event are be- the national headquartel vy Union, Room 11, Mu- ipal Building. C. O. Howard is na- fional commander. American Legion. than 14,000 reservations for nce convention pilgrim he American Legion had been received pt national headquarters by July 15, the closing date for bool . Howard national commander. an This did not_include reser- n the mall and in the hands 1t is fnated that when all reservations have been received from the field the move- fnent will be well above the 15,000 first advance sailing in the pil- age is from New York on the dent Harding, August 10. The gs fall around Sep tember 1 to 10 and the return sailings may be had as late as November 3. everal tips on travel for American Legionnaires going to the convention were announced by Comdr. Savage. | Strictness of the French government in enforcing taxes on cigarett matches, soaps and certain other cles makes a heavy fine liable up: tempts to smuggle such 1 the country without paying ta sengers may take in cigarettes, smoking tobacco and chewing tobacco, not to exceed one kilo, about 500 cigars, for their personal use by paying a t ranging from 150 to 320 francs. rti- The Department of New York was Jeading in the races for two of the na- tional membership cups awarded an- nually by the American Legion auxil- jary, this month. Large gains in mem- | bership were shown by a number of States. An increase of 936 over the number of members enrolled in the State on September, 19 of last year zave New York the lead in the contest for the Biester trophy, to be awarded to the department of 10,000 or more members which shows the greatest numerical increase at the opening of the Paris convention over the same date last year. lowa was second in_this con- test, Massachusetts third, Wisconsin fourth and Pennsylvania fifth. In the contest for the Cheney tro- phy, open to States of 8,000 members or more und based on the percentage of membership gain, New York showed a gain of 5.31 per cent, against 2.4 per cent for Wisconsin, 1.2 per cent for Towa, and .22 per cent for Minne- sota. World War veterans who hold per- manent forms of Government life in- surance ' and who have permitted their policies to lapse by non-payment of premiums can still reinstate their insurarce. according to Watson B. Miller, national rehabilitation ‘chair- man of the American Legion. The *“dead-line” on reinstatements, July 2, applied only to the old wartime term insurance, Miller explained. Holders of the so-called ‘“converted” policies can reinstate any time on fulfilling the usual premium and health require- ments, he explained. 3 The members of Victory Post, No. 4, American Legion, after the post mesting: last 3w Dutch lunch. Later pigis twere dis.| cussed for the formation of a club. The form of the club will be that of an Army kitchen and will be known as Victory Post, No. 4, Army Kitchen. Club names for the following officers werz chosen: Commander, K. P.; first vice, grease ball; second vice, spud peeler; finance .officer, keeper of the gold fish; adjutant, ink slinger;" de- gree master, mule skinner; orderly, dog robber, etc. It was decided that, although to be eligible for membership to the club one must be a member in good stand- ing of Victory Post, and the club shall always be under the jurisdiction of the post, the post and club will be two distinct and separate bodles. The club members will elect its own officers, who may or may not be officers of the post. Nomination of officers for the club will be held at the close of the next regular meeting. A nation-wide effort to encourage the half million World War veterans wi» have not yet applied for their ad- justed compensation certificates will b~ begun soon by the American Legion, according to Watson B. Mil- ler, chairman of the Legion’s national rehabilitation committee. The time limit for filing application for the ad-| justed compensation expires January 1, Miller explained. App ‘oximately 3,500,000 veterans have applied for the compensation, records of the Veterans' Bureau show. Certificates with an aggregate face value of $3,300,000,000 have been is sued, payable to the veteran at the expiration bf 20 years or to his dependents in case of death prior to that time. Already £33,890,000 has been paid to the de- pendents of 33,169 veterans who have died since receiving their certificates. The certificates also have a loan value, which increases each year, and more than 700,000 veterans have se- cured loans on their cerificates, amounting to a total of more than $65,000,000. The “Forty and Eight"” for the Dis-{ trict of Columbia has started out on & new vear of activity as a conse- quence of the holding of the annual rande promenade of the City Club last Thus night and the election of new officers. Reports submitted by the various officers indicate that Voiture 174, La Soclete Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, which is | the Grande Voiture for the District of Columbia, s:ands thirtieth in the ranks of units in the honor society of | the American Legion, has a membership in excess of | 000, Austin §. Imirie of the Quentin Rooseveit Post, who was the retirin yrand chef de gare, was unanimous elected as cheminot nationale or na- tional committeeman. Thomas J. of the Jasper Post was elected alternate on the cheminots. F.. Pierce of the was activities of the box car | militaire for the next 12 G. Fraser of the J. triumphantly and unani- cted for his third term | saire intendant, or treas-| months. Post W mou C. Roberts of the Walcott Tost was elected grand chet de train, or vice president; Robert N. Zacharias | of the Cooley-McCullough Post grand conducteur, N. War Guthrie of the Spengler Post sous grand conducteur, Thomas D. Walsh of the Costello Post grand garde de la port, Dr. €harles 1. Grifith, Roosevelt Post, prand garde aux chevaux; Raymond A, Burke, Victory Post, grand drapeau, or color guard; Dr. C. 8. G Andersop, Lincoln Post, grand med- icin, or surgeon; Rev. F. J. Hurney, llo Post, grand aumonier, or n, and the following five merm- ers at large of the grand cheminots, or local executive committee: George Frailey of the Tank Corps Post, Maj. E. T. Hitch of the Lincoln Post, Maj. |named as delega 3 which nation- | | and Printing Post, and Norman B. Landreau of the Cooley-McCullowsh Post. To represent the Washington *“Hom meys” at the Paris Promenade Na- tional J. F. Plerce, R. M. Zacharias, Gen. John J. Pershing, Thomas D. Walsh and C. B. Des Jardens were tes, and Willlam Wolf Carl Brown, Richard Seelye nes, Paul J. McGahan and Gen. William Mitchell as alternates The newly elected offi stalled by Premier Histo: Paul J. McGahan, one of the organ- izers of the Forty and Eight, who as a past department commander and national executive committeeman from the District of Columbia department of the Legion installed Department Commander J. Miller Kenyon and the other Leglon officers at the recent de- partment convention. Smith, e Costello Post will meet next Tues- v evening in the hoardroom of the istrict._ Bullding_at 8 pm. The newly “elected officers’ and the ap- pointees of the new commander will take office at this meeting. Depart- ment Comdr. T. Miller Kenyon will conduct the installation. Comdr. William Mitchell will sur- render the gavel to Comdr. Thomas Mason, jr. Willlam F. Franklin he. comes adjutant emeritus, and the man- tle of his office falls on Martin Goerl, now assistant adjutant. John H. O'Connell will be nominated by the commander to continue as finance of- ficer. Past Comdr. Danlel J. Donovan will assume the office of judge advo- cate. Willlam F. Franklin, as quartermas- ter, will be charged with the care and distribution of the 2,200 German war trophies received by the post during the past week. All Legionnaires are invited to attend the installation cere- monies: DISABLED AMERICAN WAR VETERANS. The executive committee of the Dis- trict of Columbia department of the Disabled American War Veterans will hold a conference this afternoon at the Willard Hotel with National Comdr. William E. Tate of Atlanta, who is due here this morning for his first official visit to Washington. The committee will have Comdr. Tate as the guest at a dinner Tue: 31\'bcven1ng at the Army and Navy ub. The D. A. V. here will support the proposal of the District of Columbia Department of the American Legion that Congress grant authority for the appointment of one trainee from tie civilian military training camps in each Army corps area to West Point. A letter to that effect was sent by Capt. Fred Kochli, commander of the D. A. V. here, to James W. Boyer, jr., of the Legion resolutions committee. Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Graybacks of the District of Columbia branch of the Military Order of the Cootle, Sunshine Degree of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, gathered Tuesday night for the last meeting of the grand (second) degree to be held before the national encampment. The meeting was called to order by Grand Seam Squirrel Frank Heise. Electlons and installations of the grand officers were held, after which the grand shirt reader and his delousing crew aided the nits to become Graybacks. After ‘chow,” served in Army style by the grand keeper of the crummy duffie bag, Joseph B. Gardella, and his K. P. gang, the rest of the evening was de- voted to entertainment. T. N. T. Pup Tent, No. 1, the local first degree unit of the Military Order of the Cootie, at its last meeting de- cided to eliminate all business at its meetings and devote the time to pleas- ure. A committee will handle all sug- gestions as to amusement, and has Ppromised to surprise the Cooties at the next meeting with several stunts. Insignificant Seam Squirrel Abram Grudd was installed at the last meet- ing by Supreme Seam Squirrel Val Brandon. Cootle Brandon announced that having been transferred to Cali- fornia he would leave for 'his new home in a few days. This will be two national officers of the M. O. C. T. N. T. will lose, inasmuch as Supreme Adjutant E. J. Buffalo expects to re- ceive sailing orders in a very short time. Insignificant , Shirt Reader Will Cavanaugh, with the leaders of his crew, Cooties Oliver and Lukenbill, flying_Cooties from Bolling Field and the Naval Air Station, have several new stunts which they will use during the public initiation at the Cootie excursion to Marshall Hall August 5. A topic of interest will be discussed at the next meeting, that of choosing uniforms for the Cootie parade, to be held at the national encampment at Providence, R. I. At the last Cootie parade held at a national encamp- ment, in which cups were offered as prizes, T. T. won two out of a pos- sible three for which the tent was eligible. ¥ Post_meetings this wesk are: Thurs- day, Equality, Walter Reed; Friday, Front Line. The District of Columbia Depart- ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold its last meeting prior to the de- parture of the local vets to Provi- dence, R. 1, for the V. F. W. national encampment, tomorrow evening in the board room of the District Building. The following resolutions will be acted upon at this session and, if passed, sent on to the rasolutions com- mittee for action at the national en- campment: Seek legislation permit- ting graduates of C. M. T. C. camps to take examinations for entrance to West Point; abolishing of the Bureau of Efficiency; Government hospitaliza- tion of overseas women. A delegation from this department recently inspected the C. M. T. C. camps ‘at Fort Howard, Fort Hoyle, Fort Washington and Fort Eustis. A committee will soon present to the student showing the best all-round ef- ficiency, at each of these camps, a V. F. W. honor medal, on behalf of the local department. Comdr. Beattie spent two weeks at Fort Howard, while Senior Vice Comdr. C. B. Jennings and Patriotic Instructor J. W. Boyer are now un- dergoing training at Forts Eustis and Doyle, respectively. A special meeting of Front Line P No. 1401, Veterans of Foreign ars, was held July 29 for the pur- pose of taking action on several mat- ters of importance, one of which was to aid and assist the department in making arrangements to form a bugle and drum corps for the coming na- ;llonl.‘nl encampment at Providence, Val N. Brandon, a charter member of the post, and national commander of the Cooties, who has gone to Cali- fornia, was presented with a travel- ing bag by his fellow members. The Dresentation was made by Supreme Adjutant E. J Buffalo, at the last meeting of National Capitol Post, No. 127, Veterans of Foreign Wars, served as commander of National Capitol Post, No. 127, during 1924, Department Inspector Joseph B. rdella has inspected this post and will give his report to the department August 1. The delegation from this post attending the national encamp- ment at Providence in September will make its headquarters at the Crown Hotel. Front Line Post expects the largest delegation of any post in the city to attend this encampment. C. B. Jennings, a member of this | post and senior vice commander of the District of Columbia Department of the Veterans of among the eight W ing the “Blue cour C. Camp at Fort Eustis, Va. A survey of 408 colleges and uni versities in the United States by the Gen. Amos A. Fries, past department cymmander and member of the Na- tional Press Club Post; Francis F. Miller of the Bureau of Engraving Department of the Interior shows that of all the students enrolled in these institutions last year 8) per cent were partially or wholly self supporting. THE -SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, JULY_ 31, 1927—PART 3. Civilian Army News Approval has been given of the | training schedule for the 496th Field { Artiller; Col. E. Francis Riggs com- manding, a Washington Reserve fleld artillery regiment (240 mm. Howitzer motorized), which active duty train- ing will be held at Fort Eustis, Vi trom August 7 to 21. The period from to 8:30 p.m. on Mondays Tuesdays, Thursdays and Frida; will be de- voted to critique of the work of the day and conference and study of work of the following day. All officers who are planning to attend this camp should provide themselves with the reference texts, which may be obtained trom the superintendent of documents Government Printing Office, this cit The training will be held in conjunc- tion wth the 5ist Coast Artllery, a Regular Army unit stationed at Fort Eustis. Tactical walks and terrain exercises will be given field and staff officers of the 496th Regiment under the supervision of the camp com- mander. The following lectures will be given iny days and evenings, the reg- ulations being quoted for the informa- tion of the local reservists who m: desire to familiarize themselves more thoroughly with the military subjects which will come up for discussion dur- ing their encampment before that train ing begins: “Artillery Information,” T. R. (training regulations), 430-105, sec- tion 19; “Sound Ranging,” T. R., 435- 60 and T. R. 43 Selection, Organ- ization and Operation of Command Posts and Observation Posts,” T. 430-105, section 12, an phs 25 and 26 Army Regulations, Combat Orders,” T. It ragraph 247; “Counter-batter ., 430105, section at those local Res | may have some advance infor’ | to the scope of the training they |pursu> at Fort Eustis the fol ibjects, together with the vegulations indicated, will (demon: tillery 105, T taken ration 3y 1st Coast Ar change: firing—elements of t . paragraphs 1 430- forming the e methods, 115 sheaf, rapid_and delibers 114, 40, 159 to 179, egulations 430-8 ccmmands, |ing regulations 430-7 sion bracket adjustment training regu material and standing gun drill (75 mm. gun), ning regulations 320-95 and para- 0 to 52, training regulations re and use of Field Artillery instruments, paragraphs and 44 of training regu- ion of rapid- ulations 430- care and nd other motor vehicles, regulations genefal p , pl eks of mobilization; Field Artilles and observation of fire, training regulations 430-10 aps and use of gaps in firing, tr: {ing regulations 190-3 |aration of fire b; s, training service practice; conduct of fire, tr s | ing regulations 430- cupation and organization training regulations 430- perc ad- ning regulation: es and customs of the s regulations 600-10; salutes a Army regulations 600-2 seorder selection, o of pe ition, 155; laterai ju ~ent, courtes Army {ing will be concluded with a confe ence on the Inactive tr Organized Reserves and the revision of tha War Department’s polices go erning the Officers’ Reserve Corps. ¢ Riggs, ommanding officer of in- | the regiment, who heretofore to camp Artilles ent this ye: has not heen r, due to the fact that he in the best of health. Public Acceptance Proclaims it:— e ——————————————— e ettt The following local officers of the regi- | gin tomorrow 14 days’ active train- Iexe(‘nll\'e the o ment have applied for this training and will attend the approaching camp. They are First Lieuts. Sidney P. Simpson_and Harmon S. Meissner, Second Lieuts. Clarence E. Gelger, Charles W. Lewis, Peter S. Lum. Samuel F. Turner and James R. Wannan. Applications have been a bit slow in coming at the local Re- ;| serve headquarters, but with the ap- proach of the actual training time ic v |is believed that many of the Wash- ington Field Artillery officers belong- ing to this regiment will file their ap- - | plications to undergo this training. The following changes affecting Reserve officers residing in Washing- ton were announced last week by organized Reserve headquarter: alter D. Rogers, Cavalry Re- attached to the 306th Cav instruction and training: Lieut. “harles W. Phife try Reserve, will begin 14 ¢ actlve duty training at Fort Wash. ington, Md., beginning today. Pvt. Edwin B. Albough, 1719 Lincoln road northeast, aving enlisted in avalry Reserve Corps, Is as- the 306th Cavalry Regl- , 62d Cavalry Division. following Reserve Officers shortly undergo active duty training in_the varfous branches of the War Department indicated: Maj. Thomas L. Heffernan, Judge ral Reserve, will com- plete his active training in the of- fice of the judge advocate general on August 7. Second Lieut. Earl ¢ Wheeler, Fngineer Reserve, will be- | of hours ing in the office of the chief of engi- neers; Lieut. C Albert A. Keesler, Engineer Rese: wili undergo 14 days’ training in the oflice of the chief of engineers, effective August T First Lieut. Frank 8. Garcia, Engi- neer Reserve, goes to the engineer reproduction plant, Washington Barracks, D. C., effective August 14; First Lieut. Otto H. Sylvester, jr. Quartermaster Reserve, will com plete today his active training in the office of the quartermaster; Maj. Thomas C. Bourke, Field Artillery Reserve, and Col. Norman E. Bor den, Infantry Reserve, will pursue.a four-week course of instruction at the Army War College, effective September 16 and 17, respectively. Capt. Falk Harmel, Air Corps_Re. serve, a Washington Reserve officer, has been ordered to active duty at Wright Field, Ohio, effective August . Second Lieut. Sidney E. Cot- nam, Engineer Reserve, will be on 14 days’ active duty in the office of the chief of engineers, beginning August 7. There are still a number of Re- servists who are not aware that they must establish the required number credit before they can be re- ippointed in their present grade and section. 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