Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21

During the first part of the week
just ended the eyes of the American
Legion members all over the UniteC
States were turned toward W ash
ington. and the meeting in conference
here of all the state commanders ano
the national commander with mem
bers of Congress and officers of the
war risk and vocational bureaus has
done "a world of good" in the opln-
ion of Commander r. Lester Jones OF
the District of Columbia department..
Congress wants to help out the
service man. particularly the man VINO
has been wholly or partly disabled
said Commander Jones yesterday. "but
II did not know what was the best
thing to do. The members of both
houses were glad to get the opinion
of those who had studied the situation
first hand and who could give them
the viewpoint of the service man
Now l believe that Congress is going
TO help us by passing mucn heeueo
legislation"
The principal recomme nda lions of
the conference agreed on just before
adjournment We're passage OF the
Sweet and WATSON bills. and comb bin
ing under one head the public health
service in so far as it deals with ex-
service men. the federal board for vo-
cational education and war FISK ou-
reau. The conference also held that
hospital facilities for soldiers are al
present Inadequate and more such
buildings should be provided.
Many who heard the address of Ma
tional Commander D'Olier of the
American Legion at Liberty Hut last
Wednesday night were struck with
the idea that it's sentiment was eX-
actly that expressed five days pre-
viously in a resolution adopted by the
executive committee of the DlStrlct
of Columbia department at speciai
x,h a g
ton if any should be taken as re
suit of the engagement of Fritz
kreisler in this city.
The resolution. introduced by Frank
A. Connally. cautioned legion members
against any show of violence. holding
that such action would definitely in
dictate "A lack of faith in the established
Institutions of the republic. the funda-
mental principles of the legion being
the preservation of law and order"
Commander D'Olier in the most sig
nifcaut speech he made while in Wash
inston, said: I'VE know there is only
one way to maintain law and order.
and that is through orderly process of
government and its duly constituted
agencies. In times of need and emer-
gency We members of the American
Legion stand ready. as individuals and
as citizens. to support and strengthen
and speed up. if necessary. the civil
authorities charged with the mainte-
nance of law and order.
Kenneth A McRac. member of the
departmental executive committee of
the American Legion and delegate to
the recent national convention. has been
elected commander of George Washing
ton Post, the first post of the legion
10 he organized in the United States.
The other new elective officers are:
Howard VI. Peters, senior vice COM
mander and Lieut.. Col. Roy Winton.
.-el RI ,.la,- NJ
Rae has not yet named an adjutant or
any other appointive officers of the post.
The new commander served throughout
the war as an enlisted man, being dis
charged as a sergeant early this year
and given commission in the Reserve
Corps.
The silver loving cup offered by ma
tional headquarters OF the Veterans of
Foreign Wars fof the post enrolling
the largest number of members dur
ing the recent drive has been won by
National Capital Post, No. 121. of this
city. The trophy is now being en-
Sraved. and will be formally present
ed some time next month. This post
viii hold its annual election tomorrow
tons having been made at the last
meeting in Noyember. Edward H, |
Hale has no opposition as the nomi- |
nee for post commander.
1t is probable that a new post of the ,
Veterans of Foreign Wars will soon
De organized in the northeast section
OF the city. and another in Alexandria.
Va Missionary work in these fields
has been done within the last few
days by Mr. Hale. W. G. Jameson.
D. X. McConville. J. X. McConville, J.
r. Baicom and Capt Bertram E.
Snodgrass.
Local officers of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars have asked that denial
be made that that organization ex-
poets TO amalSamate with any other
order. or that it is in any way con-
nected with other military associa-
tons. This order was founded al
most twenty years ago by men who
mad served in Cuba. the Philippines
ana China. and has recently had its
ranks greatly augmented by men who
served in France
L. s S. Jacob Jones Post of the
american Legion. organized by the
FORMER yeomen CD. is going to take
care OF an entire orphanage Christ
mas day. The guests will be the chill
dren from the Brucn Home, $50 18th
street. The little folks will be
brought to the clubhouse at 1919 K
street at 10 o'clock Christmas morn
in the afternoon
santa Claus himself will distr;bute
sifts from a big tree that will be dec
GRATED by the fair sailors. and every
cHiid VIII be remembered At
CLOCK there will be a Christmas din
ner served. and the afternoon will he
devoted to games and stories. The
Sris OF the post are bending All
thelr energies to make this a rovaI
treat for their little guests.
Mem oers OF other posts of the Amer
ItdH Legion n
informal dances which are given 80
saturday evening at the l.. s. : Jacoh
Jones POST clubhouse. An America
get in. ~
Madison l.. Hill was reelected com
Inahder OF Robley u. Evans Post q
the American Legion at thu ANN
intelihs inns month. and r J. Beer
HdH was CHOSEN senior vice com
mander Jsr.Da ID f.,taI, 'oI-
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