Evening star., 1924-07-27

alternates to the approaching ma
tional convention of the American
chosen at this time. Nominations for
these various offices will be made on
Friday night and the election will
take place on Saturday night.
The retiring elective officers include
Department Commander McGahan
Senior Vice Department Commander
William f. Franklin, Junior Vice
Commander DR.. Jesse l.. Hall and Vice
Department Commander Miss Eunice
DesSon. The terms of the department
finance officer, Howard S. Fisk; the
department adjutant, T. Norman Tenn
pletion. and the department executive
officer, Joseph J. Idler, who were ap-
pointed by Commander McGahan. also
end at the convention.
A spirited contest for The various
offices in the department is forecast
and there are numerous matters to pc
brought before the convention for the
action of the delegates that VIII give
impetus to the work that the Ameri-
can Legion in Washington is carry
ing on.
The budget committee is scheduled
to have its final meeting prior 10
the convention at the department
headquarters, Room eos international
Building, 1919 + street northwest. to-
morrow night. Col. George TAFT Is
chairman of this committee. "hlch Is
drafting Il special report to SUBMIT
to the convention.
The representation of each of the
twenty-eight posts of the American
Legion in the District of columbia IN
the convention has been fixed AS OF
their paid-up membership on July "a.
The largest single delegation will be
that of George Washington Post;
Each of the posts has elected Its
delegates and alternates to the local
meeting and has designated its mem
bcrs of the committee on credentials
and rules and the committee on reso-
lutions These committees are to
hold a session next Thursday night.
The commanders of the various vet
Grams organizations in Washington
and Mrs II. f.. Fawcett. department
president OF the Department or the
District Of Columbia of the American n
Legion. have accepted invitations to
make brief addresses at the opening
session of the legion conclave. MAJ
Guy Withers. brother OF George
Withers, chairman of the Legion
national orphans committee' VINO
chairman of the committee for the
District of Columbia on that enort
will also render a report.
Another feature will be the report
of Capt Watson B. Miller, past de-
partment eommandsr shi1fation nhu com.
mittee. who will tell of the activities
of the national executive committee
of the American Legion for the pas
year The financial report WIZ oe
presented by the department nnahce
officer, Howard S. Fisk.
The various posts have been re-
uuested to put such resolutions as
they intend to seek acton on at Ine
convention in the hands OF the reoiu-
tions committee so that II may Son
slider these at the meeting it VIII hold
Thursday night. The first session
of the convention will start at 1:oG
o'clock The convention Will be caiieo
to order by Department Commanoel
McGahan and the invocation VIII oe
offered by the department chaplain
Rev. DR.. Hugh X. Fulton or the
Northminister Presbyterian Church
who is member of the Sergean,
Jasper Post.
The James E. walker Post. No: 20
American Legion, held its regular
meeting Of the month at the Tweittn
street branch y. NJ. {. a. THURSDAY
evening. Commander West A: Ham,
ilton presided. Comrades Rlcharo
Battle, Fenner, walker, fiahspur
CLAYTON and Fred Battle were elect,
ed to membership. Post Historian .
n. Epps recounted the leGion's actifi-
ties in department and natlonal con
ventions. A resolution was propose
setting forth plea for LEGISLATION
which will render possible the forma-
tion of colored legion posts in the
South. representation in the veterans
Bureau, on the Medical Board ana the
amending of the soldiers bonus Id"
A committee composed of ;. II. Epps
j. F. Porter, w. NJ. Norris ano w: Il
SAVOY were nominated to frame TINS
resolution to include additional fea'
lures before it's reporting A resolu-
tion to President and Mrs. Gavin
Coolidge extending sympathy on tne
death of their son, CALVIN, Jr.' "aS
adopted. y
retired. was appointed to represen'
the post on a committee to investigate
charges that inadequate ward group
ing at Mount Alto Hospital afects
the health of coloreo pa1ienius. ON,
historian S. H. Epps were elected
delegates, and Vice Commander John
+ Porter, jr., and d. b. Fantroy, al
ternates to tthe department conven
ton. Comrade Battle OF the 24th IN
fantry Regiment entertained witt
seweral selections and Comrade viii.
iiams former y. NJ. e. A. secretary
made an address. Later he was maze
an honorary member OF the post
7 The Reed johnson bill concerning
the disqualification OF veterans was
discussed. The next meeting will bt
held August 2S.
Al VI.
~ the Veterans Of Foreign Wars, has
sent the following message to eacf
member and each local post or the
veterans of Foreign Wars through
out the United States in behalf ol
our national defense test "hich VII
he held September IL:
"Defense test. September IL, 1874
is a day and occasion of special sig
nificance to the Veterans OF Forelsr
Wars, made up. as it is. of men wht
have taken conspicuous parts In oul
wars.
I'VE who are of their number know
that so long as strength of mind ant
body remains to them they will re
spond in time of emergency.
THE defense test is to let the peo
Pile visualize the initial prosesse'
which will be necessary in order Il
mobilize our forces for national de
| fense. 1t is a demonstration for tn
plans Of mobilization.
| "That the place in the national de
fense of the Veterans OF Foreisl
wars may be made plain to all.
call upon our comrades to turn ou
ON September IL and if not par
of any unit of the Army, Nationa
| Guard or Reserves, that they joil
such a unit as Defense Day Volun
teerS."
| The national headquarters Of th
Veterans of Foreign Wars has re
! ceived word that the following gov
ernment departments will grant leav
of absence to members of the Veter
ans of Fore gn Wars in service or il
employ who wish to apply for tn
same to attend the 25th National v
F. w. Encampment, to be held a
Atlantic City. N. J., September 8 t.
10, inclusive: War Department. Nav.
Department. Treasury Department
| including the Mint and Assay Offie
United States Civil Service, Unite,
States Marine Corps, United State
Post Office, Sd Army Corps Area ant
United States Veterans Bureau.
| Cen John / PershinE has notifiei