Evening star., 1923-11-11

| fashion.
There will be no particular blare
| of trumpets in the rendering of tribute
to the unknown dead at Arlington
this afternoon by legionnaires. They
will be present as Americans with an
appreciation of their citizenship. And
| at their recent national convention
declaring that "the American Legion
emn obligation owing to those who
sleep in that long chain of battle
! fields in Europe, which have been
immortalized in American blood.
States to progressively continue cor
| dial relations with our former allies
70 the end that the sacrifices made by
these, our comrades, shall not have
| been in vain
THE American Legion knows the cost
or War-it demands proper prepared
ness for war on the part of the nation
which its members served. 1t will work
for that preparedness. But it earnestly
desires a prevention of war. and to-
| day, when nations people rejoice that
la war ended five years ago, and this
thought found its expression in the fol-
lowing resolution adopted at, its recent
annual convention at San Francisco,
mend the thoughtful consideration of
peace, and actively urge the stimul4sss
] ton and development of worthy plans.
and means for permanent peace; and
|
selves to any particular partisan or po-
| ltical plan for world peace, that we
do pledge ourselves to the continued
support of any practicable and work
BILE plans tending to promote perma-
nent peace; and further, that to this
end a committee upon permanent peace
| be appointed by the national commander
! to investigate and promote this inn
| portant phase of world endeavor and
| bring to the next annual convention of
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! may be practicable and helpful in eff
fectuating the sincere desire of the
American Legion to discourage war
and secure permanent world peace
The American Legion members in
the District of Columbia are rejoic-
ing with their comrades of the Serv-
ice throughout the United States, but
they are particularly proud that it is
their privilege to go step further
and journey today to Arlington to
what is the nations outstanding
shrine of patriotism and there pause
for moment in solemn reflection and
reverent tribute to the nations dead"
Potomac Post. No. 1885, Veterans of
Foreign Wars. will be installed by
aids next Thursday, in it's headquar-
ters. 921 Pennsylvania avenue south
east. Invitations have been sent to
National Commander Brett, Gen.
Stephan, and all post commanders
and members of posts. The officers are
A. F. Laufer. commander; Harry
Walt, senior vice commander; Edwin
Connolly, junior vice commander;
Charles A. Love. quartermaster; A.
Columbus, chaplain; Charles E. Will
liams, officer of the day; Frank II.
Heise, adjutant. Immediately after the
ceremonies refreshments will be served
by the women.
gram for the coming year as outlined
at the fifth national convention at
| San Francisco recently was made to
| the members of George Washington
Post, No. l. the American Legion, by
Past Commander Howard S. Fisk, a
/ delegate to that convention, at a
! meeting of the post held last Tues
day night at headquarters of the
| post, 1929 / street northwest.
The speaker told of the attractive
! program arranged by the general
| committee at San Francisco and of
the hospitalities extended to those
from the National Capital during their
stay on the Pacific coast. He COM
mented on the resolutions presented
by the District delegation and adopt
ed and of the efforts to elect Past
Department Commander James A.
Drain national commander. The col
ors which he carried in the six-mne
parade in a rainStorm were returned
room. The post will for the third time
receive a silver band to go on the
flagstaf of the colors because of
their presence in the annual parade.
Bands have been previously awarded
at Kansas City and New Orleans.
William F. Mahony. chairman of the
tinfoiI committee, reporteds that ex-
cellent progress was being made in
the collection of tinfoil for the well
fare fund of the post. He also re-
cd hot n "a mn
Der of states had approved of the
plan for the donation of cement to be
used for cementing the corner stone
in the new clubhouse when it is dedi-
Gated.
Wallace C. Streator informed the
meeting that he had been advised
that earth from several of the battle
fields and cemeteries in France would
be forwarded at an early date to the
post to be placed at the base of the
new fiagpole recently erected on the
property of the club.
Frank p Platz, for the past two
years national color bearer, and John
Thomas Taylor, vice chairman of the
returned from the fifth national con-
vention at San Francisco.
Department Commander Paul ]. Nc
Gahan has announced the appoint
ment of Past Commander Charles B.
Hanford as department historian for
Admiral Edward w. Eberle, chief
of naval operations of the United
States Navy, was the speaker at
of Columbia Chapter of the Military
Order of the World War. held Thurs
day at the Hotel La Fayette. Capt..
xEnnalls Waggaman, commander Of
the chapter, presided and more than
400 members were in attendance. Ad-
IA har- l..
text and declared that it was largely
through such organizations as the
9ne he was addressing that the mes
sage to the American people of the
hecessity of sane preparedness from
2 military and naval standpointcould
Be spread.
. He declared that by slow processes
between the period of the Spanish
american war and the world war
and by splendid strides in the past
nve years there had developed a COM
mun1ty of interest in the matter Of
national defence between the Army
ana the Navy that found these two
great organizations today working
shoulder to shoulder in impressing
lne american people with the neces-
est point of efficiency. Admiral Eberle
polnted out the dangerous position
thse United States found itself in with
regards to it's Navy as a consequence
o.. tne limitation of armaments con-
1eEence and the treaties which grew
e, ouz OF that meeting. He emphasized
the necessity of congressional appro-
pratlon TO enable the American Nayy
to build new units to meet the re-
qutrements of the 5-5-3 naval pact
an9 urged the support of all Ameri-
caIss IN the recommendations that will
be submitted to the next Congrrss on
that subject zoo o'i
Ssapt. Waggaman announced that
c2nmlttee represe nting the District
OF columbia Chapter of the MiIitarv
Ordsr OF the World War would attend
services at the Arlington ampi-