The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
Patriotic Activities
American Legion

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Of Henry C. spengler Post. American
Legion. has been appointed by Com
mander James A. Drain as adjutant
sof the District of Columbia depart
nent to fiil the vacancy created by
the retirement of Adjutant Howard
s. Fisk. Mr.. Fuller has been very
active in the organisation of the
Legion in this department. He serv-
ed during the war as a lieutenant
OF engineers and now Is chief clerk
and acting superintendent OF the
engineer reproduction plant at
Washington Barracks. Miss Esther
Laubach. of U. s. s. Jacob Jones
Post, and Paul Z. Twyman, of Henry
C. Spengler Post. have been appoint
ed assistant adjutants.
At a lively meeting last week. u.
s. s. Jacob Jones Post, composed of
1900 women who served under the
navy during the war. went on rec
suffrage. The post adopted this
resolution on the grounds IL was
especially unfair to deprive men who
had served in the army or navy of
their votes.
At every meeting this post will
take up some civic question for dis
cussion. The talks will be infor-
NAL with the idea Of giving the
members a practical knowledge of
some Of the big questions of ma
tionwide interest today. A num-
ber of prominent speakers are ex-
pected for the summer meetings.
The athletic committee Of U. s. s..
Jacob Jones Post plans to establish
classes In swimming. horseback rid
ing and tennis for members this
summer. 1t is planned to set aside
several afternoons each week for
the post members to swim at the
Tidal Basin. Arrangements for in
structors will be made and II is in
tended to have every one OF the for
mer navy girls learn how to swim
before the summer is over.
Belleau Woods Post, composed of
former Marinets, celebrated it's
first anniversary at Marine Bar
racks Friday night. A number of
prominent speakers were present
and an entertainment was provided
for the members. Plans to set up
a statue for the Marines killed at
Belleau Woods. near the scene of
battle. still are under consideration
by the officers and members of this
post.
George Washington Post, which
now consists Of more than 1000
members, has established perma-
nent headquarters at room $50.
Southern Building.
Public libraries as memorials for
those who served in the world war
are proposed In bills sponsored by
the District OF Virginia Depart
ment. American Legion, and intro
duced in the Virginia legislature.
The bills would give the board of
supervisors Of any county or the
council Of any city or town the
right to levy an annual tax of not
to exceed two mills for the erec-
tion and maintenance OF a memorial
library.
State aid for the maintenance
of the library would be provided
according to population. A sup
Elementary bill provides that the
state erect a s2.G0o.o00 memorial
library in Richmond IL the city
gives the site.
National headquarters has sug-
gested that posts which have
complaints to make against the
public health service forward full
/ details to department headquar-
tiers. Proper subjects suggested by
national headquarters for investi-
CATION are the conduct and eff
cheney of officers OF the public
health service. medicinal and sur
gical treatment provided in hos
pitfalls, and housing conditions. Lo-
cal Legion posts are asked to in
vestigate fully all complaints.
Jane A. Delano Post, American
Legion. composed of members OF
the Nurses Corps that served
during the war. provided an escort
at the funeral of nurses whose
bodies were brought from overseas
ana buried in Arlington Thursday
Application for a charter for a
new post ia the District of Cclum-
bia Department of the American
Legion was made last week. The
name of the new rost Is George Z.
Killeen Post No. 25. being named
after a Georgetown hoy who paid
the supreme sacrifice in the World
War. Meetings of the post will be
held in the Potomac Savings Bank
Building. corner Thirty-second and
NJ streets northwest.