Evening star., 1924-07-13

Ex-Union Soldiers and Sailors and
Veterans of other Wars. 901 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast, six MEM
bers of the Department Of the District
of Columbia OF the American Legion
have been elected to membership on
the board. The home has been in
existence for many years and was
originally sponsored by the Depart
ment of the Potomac of the Grand
Army of the Republic
At the present time it is housed
III the old Naval Hospital building
and furnishes temporary, shelter TO.
tormer service men who have come
to Washington to press claims against
the government and to seek adjust
ment of these claims. Lodgings and
meals are furnished by these men,
and by the legation enacted in the last
session of Congress the scope of the
home was enlarged to include world
war veterans.
AS a consequence of this, the board
of managers. headed by Department
Commander Briscoe A. Goodhart of
the Department of the Potomac OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic.
adopted a resolution to include six
representatives of the local American
Legion organization in the member
ship of the board.
At the meeting of the board held
last Saturday night the following
american Legion representatives
were elected to membership on the
board: Watson B. Miller, past depart
ment commander and a past national
vice commander and a member of
Henry c. Spengler Post. who has
been an honorary member Of the
board for some time; Francis F. Mil
Ter, past commander of Bureau of Print
ing and Engraving Post; Frank L.
Peckham, commander Of Tank Corps
Post; Ennalls Waggaman of George
Washington Post, who is also COM
mander of the District of Colunl-
bia Chapter of the Military Order of
the World War; Thomas ]. FraileX.
past commander of Sergeant Jas
National Press Club Post, department
commander of the Department of the
District of Columbia of the American
Legion.
An invitation to again be an as
sistant secretary of the national con-
vention of the American Legion at
the approaching convention at st.
Paul, in September, has been extended
to Department Commander McGahan
by Russell G. Creviston. the nation al
adjutant. Commander McGahan has
served as an assistant secretary at
all of the national conventions, and
shares this distinction with Bowman
Elder OF the Department of Indiana.
At each convention there are six as
sistant secretaries, who assist the ma
tional commander and the national
adjutant.
Department Commander McGahan is
also scheduled to deliver an address
At the sixth annual convention of the
Department of Pennsylvania, the
American Legion, which will he held
at GreenSburg, Pa, August 81, % and
20. The invitation was extended by
Department Commander J. Leo Col
1ins of Pittsburgh. Pa.
It has been announced from the
new department headquarters in
room EOS International building, 1919
F street northwest, that the number
of delegates to which each post of the
department of the District of Colum
bia of the American Legion will be
entitled in the approaching depart
ment convention scheduled for August
] and ., will be determined by the
paldup membership of July "a.
The various posts of the department
are now engaged in membership
boom in order to obtain additional
delegates to the sixth annual depart
ment meeting.
BY direction of the department ex.
ecutive committee, a message Of
thanks for his action in installing
finger printing apparatus in all the
police stations of the District of Co
lumbia for the benefit of former
service men and women in filling out
applications for the veterans adjust
ed compensation. recently authorized
by law, was sent to Maj. Daniel Sui
livan, the supervisor of the metro
politan police force, during the past
week by Department Commander Nc
Gahan. The various posts OF the
American Legion report that they
are all assisting former service men
in preparing these blanks and that
they have supplies on hand for those
who have not yet obtained them.
The last section Of the District of
Columbia's delegation to the national
convention of the Disabled American
Veterans at Salt Lake City reached
Washington during the week, having
returned by way of Yellowstone
Park.
The convention was voted the most
successful ever held by the D. A. ".
and the delegates from this section
we're especially pleased. as the Dis
trict of Columbia. Maryland, West
for Frank J. Irwin, who was success
ful in his race for national COM
mander
Because of his duties here as ma
past year and a half Commander
Irwin is we'll known in Washington.
Born at Boston and educated at Har-
ward, the new leader saw his first
der in 1916 with the New York Ma
tional Guard In the world war he
went overseas with the 107th Infan-
try of the Twenty-Seventh Division.
denburg line-was severely wounded.
being awarded the distinguished
service cross for bravery in carrying
his platoon forward in one of the
most severe engagements of the war.
Irwin has attended every D. A. v.
national convention since the organi-
zation at Detroit in 1921 and has
served as adjutant and commander
of his chapter in New York as well
as state commander in New York. a
position he held when he was named
as national rehabilitation chairman.
Commander Irwin will divide his
time between national headquarters
in Cincinnati and his home in New
York, although he is expected here
this week to consider number of
matters affecting the Washington
office of D. A. v. in the Munsey
In the fall Commander Irwin will
start a tour to the Pacific coast,
during which he plans to visit scores
of chapters Of D. A. V. in different
parts of the country.
The annual election of officers OF
George Washington Post, No. 4, the
American Legion, will take place nex'
Tuesday at the headquarters of the
post, 1929 1 street northwest. In ad-
tiition to the election of officers fol
the ensuing year, delegates and al
ternates to the coming department
convention to be held at the Distric
building, August 1 and 2, will alst
be elected. The meeting will be pre-.
sided over by Post Commander Lew
s. Mohler.
The following, who were nominated
at the last meeting, of the post OF
July /, will be voted Tuesday night
For commander Percy B. Mccoy ant
Paul v. Collins; first vice commander
Wallace c. Streater and ]. j. Phelan
second vice commander, H. w. Long
fellow; third vice commander, JohI
u Smith and p Maher. quarter