Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1929, Page 61

MEETINGS THIS WEEK. July 2—George Washington Post, 1441 Rhode Island avenue northwest, 8 p.m. July 2—Vincent B. Costello Post, Boardroom, District Building, 8 pm. July 3—Eight and Forty, Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachu- setts avenue northwest, July 3—Sergeant Jasper by Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Mas- sachusetts avenue northwest, 8 pm. The all-day outing and excursion of the Department of the District of Co- lumbia, the American Legion, at Mar- shail Hall, July 13, accoraing to reports| cf the various committee l‘hlh’mfn.i gives promise of being a gala f)c«:askm1 for the Legionnaires and their friends. | The affair is being given for the pur-| pose of raising funds with which to send the Victory and Costello Posts drum corps to the eleventh annual na- tional convention at Louisville, Ky., September 30 to October 4. At the de- artment convention held in this city Pt August a resolution was adopted to this effect and Department Comdr. ‘Harlan Wood is carrying out that man- date. It is the desire of the excursion committee to make this the largest and most successful social event of the present administration. According to the plans as outlined by the excursion committee the program of events will include athletic contests, a base ball| game, prize dancing, a beauty contest and many other novel features for the day. The winners in the beauty con- test and prize dancing Will be announc- ed in the evening in the ballroom. The reception committe will be head- | “The reception committee will be h | Wood, assisted by the officers of his| official staff. The chairmen of the| other committees include the following Beauty contest, H. A. Renz; dancmgl H. Hummer; music, Raymond A. Burke| and James Lynch; base ball, E. 1 Lyon; athletics, Joseph J. Idier: ad vertising, R. A. Burke; tickets, Depart- ment Adjt. Howard S. Fisk; stunt advertising, James Lynch: voting con- test, Mrs. Joseph J. Idler and Miss Edith Summerson; publicity, Paul J McGahan. A meeting of the commit- tee was held Thursday night at de- ment headquarters in the Trans- portation Building at which time com- plete reports were presented. The members of the general commit- tee are as follows: Francis F. Miller, chairman; Raymond A. Burke, vice Department Third Vice Comdr. Emily J. Carey, secretary; De- partment Adjt. Howard S. Fisk, treas- urer; publicity, Paul J. McGahan; E. B. Lyon, L. E. Atkins, J. B. Jones, R. H. Madden, George Cook, T. Norman Templeton, Miss Edith Summerson, T. B. Brewer, Theodore Cogswell, George F. Unmacht, Earl J. Brown, Willlam Grass, H. B. Marsh, H. A. Renz, Wini- fred Nichols, H. Hummer, Mrs, Ger- trude Lowen, Bernard C. McGee, James| F. Pierce, Joseph J. Idler, T. Shee-| han, J. O'Connor Roberts, Mrs. Doro- thy B. Harper, Mrs. Ida V. Murry, Mrs. Melvin J. Wilt, Mrs. Mary Killeen, Mrs ‘Amos A. Fries, Mrs. Prank L. Peckham Mrs. Thacker V. Walker, Miss Gilbert Cone, Mrs. Joseph J. Idler. According to the latest tentative re- ‘ port from national headquarters the | De ent of the District of Columbia was still holding second place in the | contest f5r the John R. Quinn trophy. Among the advantages in winning this contest are the location of the various departments in the American Legion | parade, convention hall and housing as- signments for the coming national con- vention. The Department of Hawaii is leading the 58 departments in the Legion with a percentage of paid-up ‘members over a four-year average of | pri 203.33 per cent; District of Columbia, | Mississippi, | second with 154.64 per cent; i, third, 144.53 per cent; Indiana, fourth with 143.02 per cent and Kentucky fifth with 141.68. The ent of Ken- ! mail from departments in this country | | the " teams { started we have half the battie won.| ment, has yielded to the last position in the big parade, but takes its earned po- | sition in the convention hall and hous- | ing assignments. By vielding fifth po- sition in the parade the Department of Alabama moves up from sixth place to that to which Kentucky is entitled. Even though the Department of the District of Columbia finished in second place there is every prospect that it will | lead the parade, as the Hawaiian Islands may not send a delegation to the con- | vention by reason of the long distance to_be covered. National headquarters advises that “it | is obvious that there may be delayed | bearing the proper post mark, June 15, and that we will not have the final mail from our farthest outlying depart- | ments for _several weeks. While posi- | tions will likely change very little, the | final and definite resulis cannot be an- | nounced with accuracy until the latter | part of July.” In this connection the | Department of the District of Columbia has not only passed its 1928 paid-up membership, but also the quota allo- cated to this department for the current year. Dan Sowers, national director, Ameri- icanism Commission, has advised De- partment Comdr. Harlan Wood that the organization work of the 1929 junior base ball program is now practicaily completed. In speaking of the work Chairman’ Sowers has this to say: “The Legion has done a fine job on this great activity. The movement has been organized in every State in the Union and the boys in thousands of communities have been given an oppor- tunity to get into this big citizen-build- ing sport. Now it remains for us to carry through with the activity. to carry it out in a real spirit of sportsmanship and to drive home the great lessons of | Americanism_which the activity holds | for the youngsters. | “The “successful organization of the junior base ball program this year is | ue to the enthusiastic work of many | thousands of Legionnaires in the dif- ferent departments and posts. The | department_athletic officers have car- | ried the burden of their departments, | formulating _the department rules, stimulating the organization of teams and planning for the District and de- partment _tournaments. The District athletic officers have done similar work | in their, districts, and the Legionnaires | in charge of the junior base ball ac-| tivities of the local posts have done the | actual field work of organizing the | teams and_starting the locel competi- tion. A fine job has been done all | along the line. “Public support for junior base ball | has been very generous and widespread | this year. The success of the activity last year, and the wide publicity which | it gained naturally resulted in an en- | Jarged public interest this year, but the continued endeavors of the leaders in the departments and posts to place the movement before the public have been necessary to bring the support that is being received. None of the Legion's activities have a more general appeal | than junior base ball, and this will be increased if the activity becomes more of an established institution. | “Now that we have the boys énrolled, formed and competition | Our work now is to keep the boys play- | ing and the program moving forward steadily through the local, District and{ State competitions to the regional lnd‘ sectional tournaments and the junior world series. “For the real success of the program, | the teaching of Americanism, the re- sponsibility rests on the men who are actually leading the teams and adult managers. They should be real Ameri- | cans themselves, men who embody the | best qualities of Americans and whol can be an example to the boys. In their contacts with the boys they have an o inciples in L. life, 4 3 T being ‘a constant example of -‘::o: tucky, which will be the host depart- “The Best Motor Oil in the World’? Ask a Pennzoil user if his oil is the best in the world. That’s about the way he will answer?! And he will add —<It’s 100% pure Pennsylvania oil, refined to the last whisper. The best lubrication there is. And it’s honestly cheaper to use than or= sportsman and a good citizen and al- ways holding the highest _ideals THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D.. C., JUNE 30, rtsmanship before the boys in the playing of the games. The winning of ball games is not nearly so important as giving the boys the proper concep- tion of Americanism. A proposal to erect a monument in this city in memory of Marshal Ferdi- nand Féch of France, commander of the allied armies of the World War, was recently made in a resolution adopted by Newport Post of the Ameri- can Legion, Newport, Rhode Island. The resolution stipulated that the monument would be “as a testimonial from the American ion,” and that expense would be met by subscriptions from Legion posts throughout the coun- try. The resolution is to be referred to the Rhode Island department execu- tive committee. Former Vice President Charles G. Dawes, bassador to Great Britain, has accepted an invitation to join London Post, No. 1, the American’ Legion, according to word received here. “I shall be de- lighted to become a member of London Post No. 1,” Ambassador Dawes wrote in a note of acceptance to Jesse Silver- man, post commander, Plans are under way for Gold Star mothers and widows of World War vet- erans buried in France to make free pilgrimages to the American cemeteries in Europe and the battlefields of the World War, Since the World War there have been many simple pilgrimages by moth- ers and widows to the cemeteries in France, but most of the bereft mothers of America whose sons’ bodles are still | burfed in France have been unable to do_so. Now, however, every Gold Star moth- er of a service man buried overseas and every widow who has not remarried since the death of her husband may make the journey. The United States Government_has made provision for conducting them on quiet piigrimages to the cemeteries abroad. Congress last March passed a law making the oil- grimages possible and provided that all arrangements should be directed by the Sccretary of War and all ex- penses should be met out of public fund. National Adj. James F. Barton of the American_Legion has asked that all posts of the American_ Leglon and all units of the American Legion Auxiliary do everything possible to inform moth- ers and widows of the pilgrimages. He has requested that posts and units re- t the names of the mothers and widows of thelr communities to Maj. Gen, B. F. Cheatham, quartermaster general, War Department, Washington, D. C. Full name of son or husband should be given, the branch in which he served and the cemetery in which he is buried overseas. 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The Secretary of War ‘will prescribe regulations as to the time for each group pilgrimage, itin- eraries, the composition of groups, ac- commodations, transportation, program, management and all other details. Stepmothers, mothers through adop- ton and any woman who held the place of a parent to a deceased mem- ber of the military or naval forces for | a year before he entered service will | be ‘entitled to the privilege of the pil- grimage. Only widows who have not remarried since the deaths of their husbands are eligible to make the pil- grimage. Members of U: S. 8. Jacob Jones Post who attended Mrs. Georgia Munroe's luncheon June 22 at her home for the benefit of the post's home fund had a pleasant time. After lunsheon was | served the guests went hiking through the woods, picking flowers, and some o1 them waded in the brook. Many mem- bers were present at the theater party| last Monday evening at the National Theater. | The edvisory council held a meeting yesterday afternoon on a launch and safled down the Potomac River as far as Gunston Hall. Luncheon was served while making the trip on the boat. and later many of them went in bathing. Comrades Pinney and Opitz acted as hostesses and served a supper after the party started back for Washington. Veterans of Forelgn Wars. National Capital Post, No. 127, Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, held its regular meeting Monday "evening, at Pythian Temple, with Comdr. Oscar W. Hol- lingsworth presiding, assisted by Past Comdrs. A. Eugene Pierce and Daniel Leahy acting as senior and junior vice | commanders, due to absence of regular officers Jacob DeHart and Emil Gerin | being on sick report. | The _excursion Past | ! Comdr. John J. Allen, chairman; James | | F. Bird, treasurer; Past Post Adj. Harry P. Clements, Ernest Wickstrand, Claud. | dis Burton, George Dixson, Micheal | Guiffre, Willlam Cavanaugh, David | Blakeman, Ruben C. Muschlitz, Print E. ‘?chnmefi.e, Thomas Mclntyre and | Em committee, recent buddy poppy sale. The sick com- mittee, in its regular report, showed that regular visits to all hospitals were being made and most of the members on sick report were recovering. ‘The following committee was ap- pointed to assist Fred C. Lucas, depart- ment chairman, to plan and conduct the annual hospital outing of the De- | partment of the District of Columbia, | Veterans of Foreign Wars: Comdr. ‘W. Hollingsworth, Past Comdr. Edward ‘W. Coffey, George Dixson and Michael Guiffre. The committee will meet in joint department committes to decide upon the time and place for holding the outing, and will make the necessary arrangements therefor. Abram Grudd. department junior vice B. YOUNG - | business meeting at the Soldiers, commander and chalrman of “On to St. Louis Club,” supplied all posts with copies of plans and schedule for dele- gates and visitors to the thirtieth an- nual national encampment of the V. F. W. to be held at St. Paul, Minn, August 26 to 30. Plans for chartering through Pullman sleeping cars for the round trip, using cars at St. Paul as sleeping quarters during the encamp- ment in lieu of hotel, are being con- sidered and will be possible to have such arrangements with a minimum of 25 persons to a car. Running time from Washington to St. Paul is about 30 hours, and the schedule will be so arranged as to have about four hours’ stopover for sightseeing in Chicago. ‘The following delegates and alternates were elected to represent National Cap- ital Post at the national encampment: Delegates—Comdr. Oscar W. Hollings- worth, Samuel G. Mawson, department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic; Christian G. Scheible and Past Comdr. John J. Allen. Alternates —Ernest Wickstrand, Thomas R. J. Cavanaugh, R. C. Ambrose and Maj. Alexander Lochkwitz. Maj. Thomas E. Fawcett, department senior vice commander; Ernest Gt Jacques, department quartermaster; Frank G. Thomas, junior vice com- mander local chapter American Dis- abled Veterans; Frank R. Heise, depart- ment chief of staff; Joseph B. Gardelle, department inspector; Dr. A. V. Cercell, Oscar H. Kee, Harry Heeley and Victor C. Galllermain, senior national vice commander, Military Order of the Cooties; Capt. W. W. Davies, past com- mander Admiral Robert E. Peary ship; John K. Hart, commander Columbis Post: James J. Ormonde, Eugene Bag- ley Post, No. 9, of Maine, and Charles ‘W. White, Lawton Post, No. 27, Manila, Philippine Islands, made addresses. ‘The Ladies Auxiliary of Front Line | Post, No. 1401, led by Mrs. Clay Keene Miller, president, payed a visit to the patients at Naval Hospital Tuesday cvening, which unit Front Line has | taken over for relief work. Seventy cartons of cigarettes, two cartons of cigars, two cartons of pipe tobacco, two cartons of chewing to- bacco and 100 packages of tooth paste were distributed to the patients. With the addition of Comrades Beas- ley, Clements, Emmerts and Melton, from Potomac Post and Comrades Caus- sin and Norman Volkman from Front Line Post, the membership of the Over- seas Drum and Bugle Corps of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars now numbers 45, uniformed and fully equipped. ‘The Ladies’ Au: ,. Potomac Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, held = , Sail- vith the FEATURES COMBINED ONLY IN MARQUETTE IN THE $1000 CLASS Long rakish lines— 114-inch wheelbase. Closed Bodies by Fisher Non-glare Fisher VV windshield. New type mohair upholstery—has rubberized back. Spacious rear seat. Adjustable front seat. Remarkable power plant—motor develops 67.5 brake horsepower. High-compression cylinder head. Rubber engine mountings. Thermostatically-con- trolled water cooling. Completely sealed engine. 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It was decided to hold only one meeting each month during the Summer. Federal Auxiliary held its regular monthly meeting at the Thomas Circle | Club, June 24, Mrs. Fred Lucas, state deputy of the District of Columbia Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars, was unanimously elected a delegate to th= national convention in St. Paul, Minn. Mrs, C. H. Reilley was chosen as | alternate. Mrs. Lucas is also indorsed for na- tional junior viee president by several of the auxiliaries and it is expected will be unanimously chosen by her local district for this position. The regular meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary to National Capital Post, No. 127, Veterans of Forelgn Wars, was held Tuesday evening at Pythian Temple. The chief of staff for the District of Columbia, Mary Lucas, was & guest and gave a short talk on matters of im- portance to the auxiliary. Three candidates were initiated into membership—Mrs. Katherine Lawson, Mrs. Dorothy Depro and Mrs, Sallie Clements. | “Election of delegates and alternates to the National Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and their auxiliaries, to be held at St. Paul Minn., the latter part of August, fol- | lowed, with the following result: Dele- | gates, Mrs. Ross L. McAlear. and Mrs. Rebecca Allen; alternates, Mrs. Helena Davis and Mrs. Louise R. Hoffman. The auxiliary went on record as in- dorsing the chief of staff for the Dis- trict of Columbia, Mrs. Mary Lucas, to be natfonal junor vice president, a copy of the resolition to be forwarded to the national secretary for the Ladies’ Auxili- aries to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The members of the auxiliary were guests of the Department of the District of Columbia, V. F. W., at the opening meeting of their encampment, held in the auditorium of Western High School June 27, 28 and 29. The next regular meeting of the aux- fliary will be held July 9. Elizabeth’s | i MARINE CORPS | Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, former commandant of the Marine Corps, will arrive in New York aboard the Army transport Somme, July 8. He has been on an inspection trip of Marine Corps posts and stations on the West Coast, and will, after conferring with the com- mandant of the corps, Maj. Gen. Wen- dell C. Neville, anent the heeds of the corps at the West Coast stations, go on leave status till October, when he will have been placed on the retired list. Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, Logam Feland and John Henry Russeil, three outstanding general officers of the corps, will in all probability, according to_a former active officer of the corps, bo the only ones considered to fill ‘the vacancy which will be created in the Fall by the retirement of Maj. Gen. Lejeunc. Brig. Gen. Butler, senior brigedier general of the line of the| Marine Corps, will be the logical of- ficer to succeed to the vacancy created by the retirement of Gen. Lejeune, by reason that he heads the list of briga- diers of the line of the corps by reason of senloMity in rank which he holds, but, if service be considered, three brigadier generals of the line are senior to Gen. Butler, these being Gens. Ben Hebard Fuller, John Henry Russell and Dion Williams, respective- ly, in the order named. Brig. Gen. John Henry Russell ar- rived in the city during the past week and is stopping at the Powhatan ‘lo- tel. Gen. Russell is American high commissioner to Haiti, and has been continuously on such detail since February 11, 1922, with the exception of a few short vacations in this coun- try, and after completing his present stay -in Washington he will procesd on an extended months in Europe, at the expiration of which time it is expected he will re- turn to Haiti, unless high administra- tion officlals direct otherwise. ‘The junior examining board of the Marine Corps was in session at corps headquarters last Tuesday. The senior examining board was also in session at corps headquarters during the past week. Caot. John Halla, aide to the commandant, is also recorder to both boards. Maj. D. C. L. 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