Evening star., 1921-07-03
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR
Ac,.,~ Devoted to the Interests Of the Men Who
Defended the Nation Land and Sea.

will be held August :. at Chesapeake
Beach.
With a view to carrying out the
ambition of the late national COM
mander of the American Legion. F.
w Galbraith. for increased member
ship. the District of Columbia de-
partment has launched a campaign.
starting July and concluding July
16.
At a meeting of the local commit
tee, headed by Vice Commander A. S.
Imirie, as chairman. plans were out
lined for the campaign in the Dis
trict. The following subcommittee
were appointed: Street car adver-
tising. ]. p Yoder; movies. Charles
printing m and posters, Howard S. Fisk.
John Mackey and W. A. Hamilton.
1t was decided to adopt and dis
tribute placards concerning ex-serv-
! ice men joining the legion and cards
giving the names of the various
posts. leaving it to the prospective
member to select the post of great
est interest TO the applicant.
Two hundred and fifty members of the
American Legion. representing every
state in the Union, are to sail for
France. August 3. to participate In the
unveiling of monument to the United
States army at Flirey, in the famous
sector northwest of Toul." Franklin
D'Olier. past national commander, will
head the party.
The delegates are going in response
to a formal invitatio issued by the
in Paris August II. and will go first to
Bordeaux to receive the freedom of
the city" thence to Strassbourg.
stopping at various cities en- route;
party will tour the battlefields, ter
minating the trip at Chateau Thierry:
where they will lay the cornerstone Of
the Roosevelt bridge. being constructed
there to replace the one destroyed In
1918 when American troops stopped the
German advance.
Doubling Of the present membership
OF Robley d. Evans Post, No 4. Ameri-
can Legion. will be attempted tomor-
sued by Col. F. w. Galbraith. national
commander, who died recently. This
membership drive is being launched
with the aim of securing sailors. chiefs
and officers of the Navy now residing in
this vicinity
Any service man or ex-service man
who desires to join is asked to secure
application blanks from John Mackey.
$40 Seward square southeast; c. J.:
Cavanaugh, 203 c street southeast, and
H; J. Davis. 40 sth street northeasI.
The next meeting Of the post will be
held July Z. at Old Naval Hospital. 9Th
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east.
The hall committee appointed recently
to secure a new meeting place for
National Capital Post. No. 127, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, reports that
quarters have been secured at zoos
Z street northwest. The first meeting
will be held Friday evening, July Is,
at which time nominations and elections
for post officers will be held. There
will also be an election Of five dele
gates and alternates to represent the
post at the national encampment to be
held in Detroit, Mich, next September:
Many members and friends attended
a rally and entertainment Tuesday even
ing at Community Service hall. The
guests were Representatives Simeon D:
,Fess of Ohio and Hamilton Fish, jr.. or
New York. both of whom made patri-
otic addresses.
A Joint meeting Of the executive and
resolution committees will be called
afxer the election Of officers and dele
gates for the purpose Of shaping mat
ters to be presented at the coming en-
campment Matter to be brought be-
fore the encampment will be that OF
separating ex-service men from posi-
tions under the government while re-
tanning non-service men.