The Washington times., 1922-09-29
LEGION WANTS
CHANGE MADE IN
.VOLSTEAD Law.
D. c. Posts Almost Unanimous
For Resolution Favoring
Beer and Wines.


the second session OF the semi.an.
nual convention of the District oi
Columbia American Legion. held in
the board room OF the District build
ing, greeted resolutions urging that
the present Nolstcad law be modified
to permit the sale of light wines
and beer.
1t was charged on the floor OF the
convention that thu law WIS enact ID
at a time when more than 1900, 900
voters were in either military or NJ
val service.
The resolutions were presented by
Vincent p. Costello Post, where
they had been introduced by Joseph
Petrowski. The only dissenting
vote came from Capt. Paul V. Col.
lins of the George Washington
Post, who argued that 1t was
against the principles of law and
order TO adopt such resolutions.
The session was opened with a
recitation by Charles B. Hanford.
commander of George Washington
Post No. l. the pioneer post of
the American Legion. The Star
Spangled Banner"
Button Now Figures.
The committee on resolutions, OF
which Norman E. Kane, Of George
Washington Post. was chairman.
read the resolutions. The first
urged laws to prohibit the wearing
Of the American Legion button
by unauthorized persons. William
Franklin charged that prohibition
agents were using the button 10 en-.
trap ViOlators OF the Nolstead law
and to support his accusations. he
asserted that recently in the Dis
triCt. an agent of the prohibition
office used alleged membership
cards in the Masons. ~KSights of
Columbus, Elks and American Leg.
ion to entrap n disabled world war
veteran who was bringing sick
comrade drink from Baltimore.
Among the resolutions vas one
to abandon the word Convention"
for American Legion gatherings
and to substitute the word ZEN
Campment." This resolution was in.
troduced by Lieut.. w. y. williams.
the Oldest veteran of the world war
1t was voted TO use every effort
to have the newly formed band of
George Washington Post and the
Fife and Drum Corps OF Costello
Post go to the national convention
as the official music for the Dis.
trict delegation II was also voted
that laws be amended to admit
the mothers and other relatives of
service men to this country in
preference to other aliens.
1t was unanimously voted to
urge the national organization Of
the American Legion to use every
effort to secure suffrage for the
District of Columbia. The building
OF a strong national guard defense
for the country as a military re-
serve. and erection of fitting
armory in the National Capital for
the local guard organizations were
also affirmed.
Will Honor Nurse.
After long discussion it was
voted that d picture and bio
graphical sketch of Miss Jane A.
Delano, a nurse with the American
Army, who paid the supreme sac
rifice. should be placed IN the war
pantheon. Miss Delano assisted in
the mobilization for duty of more
than $4,000 nurses.
Following the completion Of the
report of the committee on resolu.
tions. the Veterans Bureau Com.
mittee, through its chairman, Paul
T. Collins. made a report, featured
by an objection to the retention in
the Veterans Bureau Of married
women whose husbands are also
| employed. Several representatives
from the bureau were in conference
with the committee.
Mary f. Kohlos, department H.
nance officer, made a preliminary
report, which showed that the de-
partment for the first time has a
good working balance.
The delegates elected to represent
District department at the national
convention at New Orleans are
Charles b. Hanford. William F.
Franklin. Lois NJ. Beach. Alexander
NJ. Bremen, Madison l.. Hill, Thorn
as l.. Frailey. Francis F. Miller,
Bernard F. Buscher and II. l..
Wilson. The alternates are John
Thomas Taylor. w. r. Lee, Daniel
Bowie. d. o. Dickerson. Carl Schoe-
mig, C. w. Kline, Thomas McDon.
ou-h. Howard S. Fisk, NJ. NJ. Par.
ker and David w. Close.