Evening star., 1925-07-12
American Legion.

the officials in the Washington office
of the Disabled American Veterans.
American Legion.
The most complete campaign of in
formation since the days of the great
Liberty loans is being conducted by
the American Legion National Con-
vention committee at Omaha. Nebr.,
to tell the country of the details of
the Legion'S national meeting there
in October
Fifty million people, nearly half
the population of the entire country,
are going to receive the American
Legion message through radio and
speakers alone, before the convention
opens, declared Maj. NJ. H. Palen,
U. S. A, chairman of the speakers
and radio committee. The leading
radio stations in America have al
ready begun to broadcast to the
world information about the coming
convention. Every city, town and
hamlet is being told Of the big get
together meeting of the Legion.
Speakers bureaus have already been
organized in 43 States, and in another
two weeks every State in the Union
Will have its speakers bureau AL
ready 5000 speakers have been Sc
lected, including Senators, Congress
inent Legionnaires
Reiteration of the warning that
World War adjusted compensation
certificates cannot at this time be
used as the basis for loans is being
made by American Legion service
officials here as a result of a report
from the Secret Service Division of
the Treasury Department that certifi-
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loans under circumstances not sane
toned by law.
The Legion officials declared that
veterans should again be warned
against persons attempting to pur-
chase their certificates and stated that
the World War Adjusted Compensa-
ton Act provides that after the ex-
piration of two years from the date
of the certificates, loans may be made.
Any national bank, or any bank or
trust company incorporated under the
laws of any State, territory, posses
sion or the District of Columbia, is
authorized to loan to any veteran
upon his promissory note, secured by
his adjusted service certificate, any
amount not in excess of the loan basis
which is printed upon the face. of the
certificate: and the act expressly
makes void any negotiation, assign
ment or loan made in violation of
these provisions.
These restrictions were placed in
the act to avoid exploitation of vet
Grams by INSCRIPTIONS money lenders,
while the provision allowing them to
negotiate loans upon their certificates
under certain conditions were in
tended further to protect their in
terests.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Vincent B. Costello Post,
American Legion, held at Comdr.
Charles kohen's store, a report of the
drum and bugle corps was approved
The drum and bugle corps of the
Costello Post will be the official band
of the Legion in the District of
Columbia at the Omaha national CON
vention to be held next October 40.
Sergt. Bugler Loveless is in command
of the corps.
Capt. Julius L. Peyser, the newly
elected department commander of the
American Legion, District of CO.
lumbia, has contributed $500 to apply
on the quota of the Costello Post, of
which he is member, in the
Legion's national endowment drive
for 5000, 900.
Last Wednesday night the post
presented Capt. Peyser with a beauti-
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chair for the first time as department
commander.
The post has received, through
Comdr. Kohen, a letter from Miss
Janet B. HoutZ, field director, Red
Cross, in appreciation of the recent
entertainment given for the patients
and hospital personnel.
The regular meetings of Vincent B..
Costello Post. No 16 the
Legion, have been cut to one each
month during the Summer, but the
committees are quite active.
The drum and bugle corps commit
tee met Monday night and discussed
plans for the trip to Omaha at the
national convention. This organization
has been picked to represent the de-
partment of the District of Columbia
at the convention. 1t is practicing
with the idea of obtaining first prize
in the annual competition.
The endowment committee met
Tuesday night and planned a personal
canvass of the post members and later
drive for funds from members of the
post toward the S5, 10000 endowment
fund. Miss Elsie Schmidt was the
first contributor to the post fund.
Thomas Deckleman. treasurer for the
post fund. announced more than $500
had already been pledged.
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