Evening star., 1924-11-30
Veterans of Great War

An endowment fund of $5.0Oo.000
for orphaned children of the World
War and INDECENT and disabled for
mer service men will be sought in
nation wide campaign to be launched
soon by The American Legion, 1t was
announced at national headquarters
in Indianapolis. Ind. President Cool
idge has accepted the honorary chair
manship of the legion's national
committee to raise the fund, National
Commander James A. Drain an
nounced.
Decision to raise the fund was made
at meeting OF the legion's national
finance committee upon recommends
tion of National Commander Drain.
The endowment fund program was
given authorization by the sixth na-
tfonal convention OF the legion at
ST. Paul pending approval Of details
by the finance committee, including
Wilder Metcalf. Topeka, Kans, chair
man; John r. McQuigg, Cleveland,
Ohio and Edgar B. Dunlap Gaines
VILE, Ga.
The urgent need of raising the
fund Immediately was pointed out by
Mark T. Mckee, Detroit, Mich, a men,
ber OF the Legion's child welfare
committee. He declared that the
existing facilities Of the legion for
caring for the orphaned and helpless
children of former service men who
were either killed OF died as a result
| of their war service are overcrowd-
ed. The legion has a children's bill
let at Otter Lake, Mich. under op-
Grafton, and one at independence,
kans., under construction.
National Commander Drain declar-
ed, I'VE must look close to home and
see the great underlying misery caus-
ed by the great conflict We must
help the disabled man. He is our
first obligation and he needs us now.
The American Legion must keep faith
with its fallen comrades by seeing
that the helpless children are not de-
prtved of the opportunities that are
rightfully theirs, because their IA
theirs were killed fighting for their
country. Bind up the wounds Of the
disabled and care for the widows and
orphans must be our slogan"
At the last meeting of the Henry C.
| Spengler Post, No. II, American Le-
| gion. officers for the coming year
were nominated as follows: For
| commander. w. Laurence Hazard;
| senior vice commander, James B. Jones:
| junior vice commander. Dr. d. A.
| White; finance officer. Edgar II. Hale;
| quartermaster. Earl c. Smithson;
| master at arms. F. H. Heidenreich
| surgeon. DR.. Charles r. Luce; chap
lain, Arthur L. Smith; historian, Alex
| Summers. The post proposes to
| amend it's bylaws to make the two
| color bearers appointive positions in
| stead of elective. An amendme mt was
| also offered to the bylaws to create
the post of bugler. These proposed
| amendments will be acted upon at
the December meeting. Sydney c,
| Cousins was elected to membership
! and obligated.
The Henry c. Spe ngler Posts schol-
arship in local business college will
be filled at the next meeting. The
committee in charge OF this schol-
arship is considering several appli-
| cants. 1t is open to any boy or girl
| preferably son or daughter OF an ex-
service man. Applications should be
sent to Maj Gen. Anton Stephan
| chairman of committee.
At the last meeting of Columbia
Post, No. s33, Veterans of Foreign
| Wars the nomination committee
| made the following recommendations
! for officers for the ensuing year: For
| commander, James b. Jones; senior
| vice commander. DR.. Douglas A
| White: junior vice commander. John
| Fleming; quartz rmaster, John L.
Hart: chaplain. Capt. Melach: master
alarms, J. l.. Nash. The post con-
| CURED in recommendation of commit
| tee Elections will take place at De-
| Cember meeting.
! Robert X Christiansberry. d me m
/ Der of Columbia Post. has been ap-
pointed editor of Foreign Service. the
| official organ of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, with headquarters at Kan
sas City The post will institute an
active recruiting campaign in De-
! cember to double its membership
| The meeting in December to be an
| uounced later. will be a social.
Equality Walter Reed Post. No. 2S4
| Veterans of Foreign Wars. chartered
! December !, 1919, will celebrate 1t:
fifth birthday with a banquet at the