Evening star., 1919-10-12

of the legion. when the national con-
vention meets in Minneapolis, Novem-
Der 10, IL snd. IL.
BY virtue OF his early work in organ
izing the legion and his service at the
caucus in st. Louis last May. Col
Jones has established wide reputa-
ton as an executive and an organizer,
and 1t Is assured that the local dele
gates will have the support Of several
other delegations when his name is
proposed next month.
1t was while serving in France as an
officer in the transportation branch of
the air service that Col Jones first
took up the work of organizing the serv-
ice men. task which has continued to
occupy his time and energy. He dis
cuSsed the plan with officers and men
in Paris and Brest. and on his return to
Washington last February met with
others in the service, with the result
that they called caucus
The first post of the legion was or
ganized In this city March Z last, with
Col. Jones as its commander. and word
of this was cabled to Paris, where
other posts were formed a short time
later. The post was originally Gen
Pershing Post, No. l, but when the St
Louis caucus decided that no post
should be named for living man the
name was changed to George WASH
ington Post. No. l.
Col. Jones was chairman of the Dis
trict Of Columbia delegation of fifteen
that attended the ST. Louis caucus
May 8, 9. and 10, and while there he
was made chairman of the committee
on constitution and bylaws, one of
the most important positions in shap-
ing the destinles of the infant legion
Returning to Washington he was
made chairman of the department
here, which has won praise from the
national headquarters in New York
as being the best organized depart
ment in the United States.
After two weeks of energetic ef-
fort to recruit members for the six
teen American
Membership Drive legion posts in
to Be Continued. ~ mnrs,un a. harsh,n .. me LII
paign shows no signs of letting up,
and 1t is planned to continue the drive
until "Armistice day." November II.
Even that date will mark no falling
off in the desire to enroll every former
service man and woman, but recruit
ing will be left largely to the regular
mem bership committees.
No recapitulation of the results of
the drive has been possible as the new
members have Joined widely separated
posts, but conservative estimates
place last weeks recruits at 1000, and
the blue and gold lapel button of the
legion is seen more and more on the
streets and among the employees of
the government departments
Stuart Walcott Post will make a
special campaign, beginning tomor-
row. to enroll former service men now
employed in the Treasury Department
Commander o. v. kessler Of the post
was in conference with officials of
the department last Friday arranging
to meet the men there who are eligi-
BILE for membership in the legion.
In enrolling members in the Ameri-
can Legion emphasis is laid on the
fact that rank makes no difference"
In the Army one man may have been
on permanent kitchen police and an
other the colonel of the regiment
But the little blue and gold button
makes them "Comrade Doe" and Com
rade Roe" and no one can tell which
was the colonel and which was
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Daniel ]. Donovan, chairman; julius
I. Peyser and Kenneth McRae, form
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