The Washington times., 1921-09-25
LEGION FAVORS
|. WAR MEMORIAL
At ARLINGTON
George Washington Post No. !
Elects Delegates to Depart
mont Convention. s :.

The election Of delegates and al
ternates to the department conven-
t,on to be held October IL and 10;
the retention of the national 3ervice
division of the American Legion In
this city; the erection Of a suitable
memorial to the heroes OF the world
war in Arlington NATIONAL Cemetery;
the employment of sx-service men
and women In the veterans bureau
In preference to non-service men ana
women: the election OF new members
and adoption of cpmmittee reports
were the principal matters receiving
the attention of fthe members OF
George Washington Post. No. ], the
American Legiong at a mesting held
last Tuesday night in the board room,
District building.
The action of Post Commander
Howard 8. Fisk in urging the de-
partment executive committee to en-
deavor to secure an Appropriation
from Congress for the erection OF a
memorial in Arlington National Gem
etery as q tribute to those who lost
their lives in the world war, similar
to those erected for the civil war and
Spanish american war dead, and the
employment Of ex-service men and
women In the N0teTdub Wuo
approved by the post. =
Post Commander Howard 8. Fisk
was directed to use his good offices
In bringing about a policy In the
Veterans Bureau Of employing ex-
service men and women in SO far as
Ia possible and practicable.
Want Division Retained.
Following q lengthy discussion rel.
al a.. kA Al nvSA fxAx Rak.x. -
from this city to Indianapolis, Ind,
Of the national service division of
the American Legion, a resolution
was adopted deploring such action,
and Post Commander Fisk was di-
rected to confer with Department
Commander Drain spd urge its re-
tention by the national executive
committee. "
The post instructed it's delegates
to the department convention to put
forth every effort possible In secur-
ing Endorsement Of q resolution which
amends the. War P.sk act, allowing
$500 instead OF 500 for burial ex-
penses and also payment by the
United States Of the return Of a
veterans body to his home, II still
in the service or in a hospital re-
ceiving treatment. which Is included
In the above amount.
Supplemental Bonus.
The post will also urge the con-
tinuation Of the bonus supplsmentins
the base pay Of commissioned Off.
GERS Of the military forces. especially
those In the U. s. Public Health
Service, which 1t is proposed to
discontinue on June %. 1892.
90 The following were elected to mem
bership In the post: James r. Hook.
er. Theodore p. Pendleton, Casper
Lawrence, Walter 8. Welsh, Roy F..
Beesey, Roy F. Hilder, Carlton D.
Haas, Marshall NJ. MacLain, Francis
c. Evans, Carey r. Church, Clarence
A. Hemphill, Willard A. Pollard, jr.,
James Edward Wilson. jr.. Norman
A. Deveney. Mercel w. Whiteford,
Paul Q. Tucker, Robert Potvin,
Lewis d. Asmies, Torrance ". Corrl-
gan, Garrett Oliver Van Meter and
Garrett Edwin Van Meter.
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected to attend the de-
partment convention on October ia
and Is: Past Post and Past Depart.
ment Commander E. Lester Jones,
Post Commander Howard s. Fisk
Charles b. Hanford, John Thomas
Taylor, Past Commander Kenneth "A.
mcRae. H. w. I.ongfellow, John Muir.
ply, T. V. Walker, Albert E. Haan,
A. L. Giacomini. Stephen r. Till
man, Paul v. Collins, Robert A. VIII.
liams ana Lew 8. Mohler. Alternates'
were elected as follows: Joseph n.
Mcdonald, Percy B. Mccoy, u. p.
Ellis. w. N. Williams, p. r. Tayior.
z. T. Mutersbaugh, L. o. Colbert
Nathan ]. Cecel, William Lawier,
samuel Shapior, Bryde w. Royce,
Snarles 8. Beilman and George +.