The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
AMERICAN LEGION
VETERANS TO HOLD
ELECTION TUESDAY
Delegates and Alternates
For October Convention
To Be Chosen.

Delegates and aiternstes TO the
coming department convention will
be elected at the meeting Of Georg-
Washington Post No. /. American
Legion. in the board room. District
Building. next Tuesday at y
o'clock. The convention vul be-
held in the board room, District
Building. Friday and Saturday
nights. October IL and Is. and H.
expected TO be one o. the most i'm
portant meetings held in the history
OF the department A number OF
matters to be presented to the
Third National Convention. at
Kansas City, Mo. October 81, No.
vember / and 2, will be acted on by
the local convention. Delegates and
alternates to the national conven-
tion will also be selected at that.
time.
Plans are under wsy and rehear-
sails are being held for the compl'-
mentary benefit 10 be given by the
Shakespeare Society OF washing
ton. at Gonzaga Hall. November "a
and 26. on which dates The Mer-
chant Of Venice" will be presented
with a professional cast The cast
will include Charles Il. HanfOrd. the
well-known Shakespearesn actor.
who is chairman Of the entertain
ment committee Of the post: Rev.
Earl wilfey. pastor Vermont Ave
nue. Christian Church.: John 81
Kline, local stock fsvorite and for
many years leading man in Shake
spearean plays: Walter W. Beck. Z.
z. Ruebsam. Arthur J. Rhodes. d.
q. V. wilcox. Lawrence Droney.
Elton B. Taylor. T. W. Harvey. J.
y. Bonum. Miss Lulu G. Adam
Miss vietta Droney. and Mrs. Mabe;
owen Wilcox. dramatic director o.
the Shakespeare Society.
Gen. J. J. Pershing. a member o.,
the post, sailed last week for
France. where he will select tn
body OF an Unknown dead Amer
can soldier in the world war TO be
buried in Arlington National Gene
terry on Armistice Day. Novemb-T
IL
Post Commander Howard s. Fls:.
has been appointed a member Of q
special committee TO draft rules fu-
the coming department convention.
The following delegates Of Ma
tional Capital Post Is7. Veterans O.
Foreign Wars, left Friday evening.
September Is. for the twenty-se--
ond annual encampment OF the or
ganizat'on to be held a; Detroit
Mich. September ls to "a Col. Geo
l. TAFT, post commander: Capt
Francis VI. Van Natter. qr. Eicr
comma nder: NJ. b. Baldenburr. u. A..
commander: Geo. J. Neunsr. pos.
quartermasters Henry Iorelsss
post bUgler. and the Rev. Esrri riro4
ID. Boyer. dept. chaplain. Tie dele
gates agreed to vote for tire Tr
election Of Robert C. woodsi6e ~
commander-in-chief and tC noniI-
nate for judge advocate -ener
Robert c. Parrot. a merrbsr -
( National Capital Post. Effort We
be made to have appointed grogL
the District veterans the cNafrassh
Of the National Legislation Conmlf-l
tee. IL being the concensus Of opin--
ion that all veteran bodies ~
center their legislative comrlt'cr-
in Washington in order TO as-ist -
promoting legislation bencfasa q
former service men
The executive committee h-id IL
weekly meeting Tuesday eveninns
September IL. and discussed IA
matter Of former service men offer
ing themselves as wage slaves ~
the auction block The committee
unanimously condemns such action
and believes that authorities in 'h-
communities should prohibit n.
practice. The committee voices
objections OF having the Land 90
the Free and the Home Of iH-
Brave" converted into what may o.
later referred TO as The LAND o.
the Graft and the Home OF a.
Slaves"