Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05

Similar action was taken a few days
ago by University Post Of the American
Legion, in Brooklyn, N. Y. That or
ganization demanded ''as a matter Of
| former service men his reason for the
Communication Of the sentence Of Smith,
| and that Secretary Baker advise former
| soldiers whether there was any good
and sufficient reason for the final COM
mutation"
| Most of the American Legion posts
| in the District of Columbia have elected
their delegates to the Departmental! con-
| vention, which will meet in the board
O'Clock December Is, and the other
| posts will act this week, as the dele
| gates are required to be named one
week before the convention assemblies.
| The membership and resolutions COM
mittees for the convention will meet the
(! evening of December Is, at departmental
| Headquarters, 823 18th street, and each
| post has been asked to name its mem
| bers on the respective committees before
! that date.
Interest in the coming convention is
divided between several amendments aan e.aos, 10
mended by the departmental executive
committee and the election of officers
| for the coming year, including de-
partmental commander.
! Col. George TAFT, state commander
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
preside at the first annual meeting
| of that department. which will be
held in community service building,
| 91S 10th street, next Tuesday evening
Delegates from the six posts of the
order in Washington will be present,
| as will all of the state officers.
This was the first state department
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to
be organized unoer the regulations
| promulgated at the national encamp-
ment of the order here last Novem-
| Der, and Commander TAFT will have
| important administrative matters to
! lay before the delegates when they
assemble.
| Most of the state officers of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars attended the
| Jurisdiction of the Virginia depart
ment in Alexandria last Thursday
! night The Washington delegation
left this city for Alexandria on the
| interurban line at 7:15 o'clock, going
direct to Dreadnaught Hall. where
The first post of the order to be form
ed in Alexandria was organized I'M
der the direction of Washington vet
Grams.
Election of officers for the year
1921 will be the principal business Of
Tank Corps Post, No. 10, Of the
American Legion, at it's meeting in
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce rooms tomorrow evening at
/ 1870 o'clock, although other matters
of Importance will come up for &C
, ton.
Applications for membership in the
post are being received almost daily
from men still in the service with
the Tank Corps troops stationed at
Camp Meade. Many Of them are men
| who saw service with the tanks over
seas and have re-enlisted.
Suggestions have been made that
Admiral Peary Post, No. 427, Of tho
Veterans of Foreign Wars, move its
heaquarters from the old naval hospital
building to convenient place in the
southern quarter Of the city, near the
| navy yard and marine barracks.
Many of the members Of the post
live in the Southeast section. and the
change would make their attendance
mander Seckelman has the matter I'M
der Amusement, and will advise what
ever action majority of the members
| favor. The post election will be held
at the old headquarters tomorrow
evening.
| Concentrating the second anniver-
sary. of their entrance into Germany
the District Of Columbia Chapter OF
the Rainbow Division Veterans AS
! socia held a banquet at the Oc-
cidental Hotel last Wednesday night
The guests included Maj. Gen. Charles
T: Menoher, former commander of the
divSsion; Representative Royal C
Johnson. Maj. ". Merrll-Smith and
Capt: Oscar Underwood son of the
bers Of the veteran division who are
now patients at Walter Reed and
other HOSPITALS were present.
| Edward j. Mahan is president of the
local chapter Of the division associa.
Meetings are held monthly at 1904
| street northwest
Christmas contributions to need,
persons. particularly the families Of
the war. are to be considered BY
James Reese Europe Post, No. 5 (coi.
ored(. of the American Legion, at it,
regular meeting to be held in the Dun.
par High School, LIST and N streets
Monday evening, December Is. Con.
tributions for such gifts are beine
received by r. r. Lovett. a member oi
the post, at 312 K street.
Post officers for the coming yea.
will be nominated at the meeting mex
week, and delegates to the state con.
vention will be elected.
| Inc Laoles Auxiliary of the Veter.
ans OF Foreign Wars will be hosts al
be held in Pythian Temple on Ocean.
Der IL. All members Of the order and
their friends will be welcome. and the
proceeds from the sale Of boxes will
go 10 the relief fund Of the order.
An open house and smoker will he
held at the Community Service buiId =
! ing next Tuesday night by Fred Bar
rack Post OF the Veterans of Foreign
| Wars. Following the state conven-
ton. which will be held at the same
| time In another room Of the build
| ing, the departmental officers of the
| order will pay an official visit to
the post.
| Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant Of
| the American Legion. has received a
| letter from j. Brooks Parker of PhiIa-
delphia, who has just returned from
| Paris, in which was Enclosed a letter
! from Commandant Perignon of the
French association Of those persons
| decorated with the croix de guerre.
| The letter tells of the work Of the
| French association and states that
its Membership is open to Americans
is Association Amicale des Croix de
Guerre, SO Boulevard Haussmann,
i Paris.
Latest reports from the state de-
partments of the American Legion
show total Of $3.50 posts. Eighteen
| new posts were established during
the week ending November IL. IlIi-
nois and Texas led, each state having
added four posts. Seventeen new
the total to 1,489. Kansas was first
with five units.
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