Evening star., 1922-06-04
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR

The first summer excursion 70 Mar
| shall Hall will be held on Saturday,
June II. Tickets can be obtained
from any member of the post or at
| the Gavel Club office.
/ The Veterans of Foreign Wars, par
/ ticularly through its Americanization
committee, has been invited to par
ticipate in the exercises on Flag day
by Mrs. Laura B. ~Prisk, who is known
as the Mother of Flag Day."
Whether the crown of best all
around athlete in the military forces
of the United States shall rest on
. sailor win be decided when the men
from tine three branches of the serv-
ic4 meet in competition at the third
! annual track and field meet of the
Philadelphia American Legion next
| Friday and Saturday.
Calling attention to the increasing
/ influence of the Regular Army in the
| administration of the United States
| Veterans Bureau. the weekly bulle-
mittee of the American Legion points
| out that John Thomas Taylor. vice
] chairman of the committee, called
| upon President Harding and request
/ ed that no additional Regular army
| officers be detailed to duty with the
| Veterans Bureau. which has exclu-
| sive care of the disabled veterans OF
| the world war.
| President Harding assured Taylor
that no more Regular Army ofhcsrs
| would be detailed to the bureau. the
| bulletin points out that four lieu
| tenant colonels. one major and four
| retired regular officers OF the Army
| are now on duty with the bureau, lin
addition to two lieutenant command
ers of the Navy.
The next regular meeting of George
! Washington Post, No. /, the Ameri-
can Legion, is to be held next
Wednesday night at the new perma-
nent home, 1929 I street. Matters In
| connection with the new home Will
be discussed and an inspection made
of the building. An orchestra from
, Fort Hunt will render selections.
July l has been designated by
National Commander Hanford Mac
! Nider of the American Legion as
membership day To carry on the
legion's comprehensive program for
| the relief of service men during the
summer. Commander MacN1der has
urged united front and an all-in :
July l, the legion chief has requested.
each post shall have increased its
membership by at least 25 per cent.
To encourage higher education and
patriotic research among school chill
dren of the country, the American
Legion is sponsoring national essay
contest which has for prizes $1,000 in
scholarships The contest opened
June ., and closes at midnight Au-
gust l.
! The service mems organization has
asked the cooperation of state. city
and county school superntendents.
seeking contributions of essays from
every eligible school child. Ameri- :
canisn officers of legion posts Will
assist the educational authorities in
the effort.
All girls and boys between the ages
of twelve and eighteen years inclu-
sive are eligible. The subject to be
written on is: How the American
Legion Can Best Serve the Nation" ."
, The rules provide that each con-
testant shall submit but one essay of
not more than 500 words, and that
essays shall be written in an aftirma- =
tive and constructive way.
County superintendents OF schools
are asked to name three judges to
select the best essay in each county.
The winning essays of the counties
then will be judged by state COM
mittee selected by the state superIn-
rendent of schools or school commits
J sioner, for the purpose of selecting
| the three state winners. Final selec-
tion of first, second and third nation
al prize winners will be made from
the three best essays of each state,
and will be announced several weeks
after September 90 by the national
| Judges, whose names will be given
| : The three national prizes will be
! known as American Legion scholar