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Marne offensive, St. Mihiel offensive,
the Essey and Rannes sector and the
iMeuse-Argonne. Shortly after the
armistice he went forward with the
army of occupation until March II,
1913, when his division received or
ders to return to the United States,
landing in this country on April %,
1919. He was discharged as a SER
geant at Camp Custer, Mich, on May
| 15, 1919.
Immediately after his discharge he
resumed his work here in Washing
ton with the Department of Agricul-
ture, and was one Of the founders of
the Federal Post Commander Rooney
has announced his intention to inau-
gurate a recruiting campaign for the
members of his post in the more iso-
lated field Offices of the government,
especially in the forestry service and
among the rangers"
The other elected officers of the
post include T.. A. Goldman, senior
| vice commander: A. w. Wells, junior
vice commander: A A. Ruark, off,
Ger of the day; c. A. Brode. quar-
termaster, and Rev. y. J. Torrey,
| chaplain.
Word has been received from the
Secretary of War by Charles William
Kline, late veteran of the world war,
and now employed as claim officer.
Veterans Bureau, that he has been
commissioned a lieutenant in the Re-
serve Corps, effective from Decem be r
%. 1923. Lieut.. Kline is thirty-two o
years of age. single, was educated
in public and high schools of this
city, received his degree from the Ma
tional University. and is q prominent
member of George Washington Post,
No. !, American Legion, and b. p.
Q. E.
The advent of 1924 finds twenty
nine posts of the American Legion
comprising the Department of the
District of Columbia and a member
ship in excess of $500. with the most
definite programs of activity for the
ensuing twelve months in the history
of that organization locally.
This situation, it was explained at
the department headquarters. 1929
New York avenue. lends encourage
legionaires that the American
Legion, nationally. can be expected
TO establish itself more definitely in
the affairs Of the communities in
; which the more than 5000 posts
exist during 1924 than il has in the
previous periods of its existence.
During the past MONTH before the
holidays. Paul J. McGahan. the de-
partment commander. installed the
newly elected officers of many OF the
posts in the District. and during the
course of January meetings il is ex-
pected that he will complete this duty
in the ranks of the other posts whose
new officers are to be installed dur
; ing January.
Increased membership is the goal
of each of the twenty-nine posts OF
j the American Legion in Washington
! And special committees. working
| under the direction of the various
| post commanders. are now busy OBJ
| tainina recruits to the ranks of the
! legion. For various reasons during
| Sha
| District Of Columbia lost more thar
| 900 members There are, however
+, many thousand former service mer
( ard women resident in the Distric
! mination to sell the principles oi
| the American Legion to these mer
| and women and get them to par.
! ticipate actively in legion events.
| Particular attention is being de-
voted at this time to the building ur
! tanned for the department from
] which relief work is constantly
! being done. Washington is a mag
| net to many former service men. who
make their way here in the hort
| that they can effect a quicker ad
| justment of their claims for compen.
| sation because Of disabilities Incl
| dent to their service. and who are ir
| many instances without resources
| Commander McGahan explained. Al
d
| New York avenue, there is maintain
| ed an information bureau, which is
| competent Ito send the questioning
| veteran or veterans dependent tc
! the proper point at which to orig
+; mate his or her claim for fedora
! assistance.
| The maintenance of such a serv.
| ice. which also serves to keep the
members OF the legion generally ad-
| vised on points of interest to the
! former service man and woman, re-
| qutres funds. And in the next yea,
ment Commander McGahan an
nounced, to make the local legion
! organization selfAsupporting.
With budget committee func.
| tioning, the strictest of economies
have been effected and the efforts OF
part of the various posts are being
| applauded from headquarters, be.
cause of the financial stability ar
| increase in membership will give the
department in its work.
ceptfon and ball Of the American Le-
/; gion Auxiliary of the District OF
I Columbia is to he held Tuesday AT
O'Clock at the New Ebbitt Hotel.
Il The following New Year message
Disa bled American Veterans by Ma
| tional Commander James A. McFar-
land:
! FTo all of my comrades in every
section of the world ] desire to extend
| my heartfelt personal and official
greetings of the season.
fully realize that platitudes OF
gratitude have long since outliyed
| their attractiveness to the nations
| disabled. But there should be con-
summate satisfaction in knowing
there is one union of your equally
manned comrades aggressively bat
Ting to translate into action the
promises so profusely offered when
you returned from the scenes Of your
triumphs less than five years ago.
UToday we are greater numerically
! more respected so far as power Is
concerned, stronger in our conscien-
tious determination, and possess a
more thoroughly organized cry for
| the first meeting resulted in a mer-
ger OF defense against the spirit OF
forgetfulness that was spreading
through the land that you helped to
save through your sacrifice.
without attempting to go into a
Of the past year. will assure you
our position at Washington is better
than, at any time in the past For
six months we carried our appeal to
the very homes OF every member OF
the Senate and House. with the re-
suit that today we have the majority
Hayes, as commanding officers Of the
Reserve Officers Training Corps. camp
to be held at Camp Knox. KY, the
summer of1e24 AT the present time
Col. Townsend is on duty as professor
of military science and tactics at the
Ohio State University, Columbus,
Ohio.