Evening star., 1920-06-27
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR


which will be held IN Cleveland, Ohio,
September 26 to 80. The District of
Columbia department probably will
have about a dozen votes in the con-
vention. with as many alternates
present.
Delegates and aIternates to the con-
vention and resolutions which the To-
cal department may wish to lay be-
fore the national convention will be
decided on at the next District con-
vention, which probably will be held
early! in September. The basis of
representation at the national con-
vention will be four delegates at
large from each department and one
from each 1000 members i'm the de-
partment.
The increase in the number of
it impossible for this department tc
have one delegate from each post at
the national gathering, as was done
last November. and it is probable that
all of the delegates will be elected at
large at the department convention.
Indications now are that Liberty
Hut will not be available fer the ma
tional encampment of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars in this city Septem-
Der 10 10 10, ana through tne w ASH
ington Chamber of Commerce efforts
arc now being made to get the use
of the Cantral High School audi
torium for the business sessions of
the encampment. 1t also has beer
suggested that a part of the Centra
stadium could be used for outdoor
meetings if the weather permitted
and every effort is being put forth
to obtain the best possible accommo-
dations for the. veterans when they
come to this city.
Chairman George J. Neuner of the
District of Columbia central committee
has named the following chairmen of
the local committees which will have
charge of the arrangements for the en-
campment: Edward H Hale. speakers
tainment; S. Goldberg. printing and pub
hcity; W. R Gould. hotels and housing:
Edward Grant. banquet to officers;
Frank Farnell, uniforms and flags; E. S.
Bethlehem, jr., transportation.
Inauguration of THE American Le-
gion News Service" was decided on at
recent meeting of national officers and
directors of the Legion Publishing Cor
poration, and the office of the bureau
has been opened at 627 West 43d
street. New York city, under the direc-
tion of Marquis James, a member of the
editorial staff of the American Legion
Weekly. The purpose of the service,
-,
explained in letters which will shortly
be sent to every department and every
post Briefly it is ito tell the world
what the legion is doing and how it is
doing it."
Mr. James, before the war, served for
many years as newspaper man in Chi
cago and New York and during the war
was a lieutenant in the forces overseas
A meeting that in point of enthusiasm
and numbers exceeded any regular gath
ering since its organization was held by
National Capital Post. No. 127. of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. last Tues
day evening. at which 100 new members
were initiated and sixty delegates were
elected to attend the national encamp
nlent next September. In the absence OF
Commander Edward H. Hale. Senior
Vice Commander George l. TAFT pre-
in charge of Capt. Robert G.. Woodside,
national chief of staff; Past Commander
George Neuner and National Aids Ed
ward Grant and H. Fluegel..
Capt. Woodside, who recently COM
pleted wide tour on which he visited
many posts of the order. spoke briefly OF
conditions in other cities, and musical
numbers were given by Miss Selma
Selinger and E. G.. Cline, the latter hav
ing recently composed the "V. F. w.
March"
A large wreath of flowers was
placed on the grave of George E. Kill
leen, a Georgetown man, who died in
the service. by Adjt. William F.
Franklin of Vincent B. Costello Post,
No. Is. of the American Legion. last
week. Killeen was known to many
members of the Costello Post, which
is composed of employees in the Dis
trict building. The latest post to be
organized in Washington has been
named for him.
Eleven delegates to the national en-
campment were elected by Fred Bar
reck Post, No. 341. Of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. at its meeting last
week. and seven new members were
initiated. Past Commander Neuner of
National Capital Post off1ciated as Of
ficer of the day at the meeting, which
was held in Carroll Hall.
Capt H. F'1uegel and S. Goldberg of
Washington were visitors in BaIti-
more last week. where they spoke at
a meeting of Rotan Post. No. 219. of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Their visit was in the interest of
the Gold Chevron. which is published
in the Joint interests of the veterans
of Maryland, Virginia and the District
of Columbia. Members of the order
in Baltimore are conducting block
eight weeks. to raise funds with which
to build home. The carnival is held
in a different block of the city each
week.
Many men in Washington who
served overseas with the Sd (Regular)
Division are planning to attend the
hrst annual convention of the Society
of the Third Division in Chicago, be-
ginning July Is. The society was or
ganized while the division was on the
Rhine as part of the army of occu-
nation and has SS nm MOI No
tional headquarters are,in the Board
of Commerce building. in Little Rock,
Ark
The date of the opening of the con-
vention is the second anniversary of
''Marne day. the day on which the di
vision did so much to stop the ad-
vance of the Germans at Chateau
Thierry. under the command of Mai.
Gen. Dickman.
Beginning July Is all correspond
ence received at national head
quarters of the American Legion in
Indianapolis direct from individuals
or posts will be returned to, proper
department headquarters for COM
ment or disposition by the depart
ment officials. This is in keeping
with poli~y that has been gradually
extended for the last several months,
as the several departmental organ
izations became more and more able
to handle routine work. The rule,
however. will not apply to the pur-
chase of supplies from headquarters
nor to correspondence about such
supplies.
Within short time Uncle Sam will
have paid a quarter of a billion dol
lars to former service men or their
dependents in the form of insurance
or compensation, the total to date, as
announced by the bureau of war risk