Evening star., 1925-08-09
American Legion.

khe seal of F'idac. inter-allied feder-
Btion of World War veterans. accord
ang to announcement made by James
v Barton, national adjutant.
I In this manner the quarter
fnlllion members in the American Le-
Eion will be members of Fidac in fact
es in name" said Mr.. Barton
FWherever a Legionnaire may be, if
Fe has his Legion card with him, he
Fln be accorded the courtesies and
privileges extended TO members of FL
pac."
:, ( Placing of the seal on the cards fol
Vows out resolutions of the national
congress of F'fdac suggesting that all
anember associations have the Fidac
zeal on their membership cards.
( Those provisions of the johnson Act
NNOrld War veterans legislation
drawn up and sponsored by the Amer
pcan Legion, which became caught in
Ehe legislative jam at the close of the
past Congress, will be pressed for
passage at the next session by the
patioDal rehabilitation committee of
She legion, according TO Watson s.
,sMlller chairman.
/ Among the provisions to be pressed
For passage are: To permit the pay
fnent of disability compensation retro
actively to April of 1917: to provide a
arrested cases of tuberculosis: to pro
Wide family allowances for all bene-
SlclarleS who are totally disabled; to
provide for the reinstatement of in
Surance by disabled veterans who are
unable TO pay the back premiums and
interest; to remove all dates for the
conclusion Of vocational training: to
remove all time limits for the filing of
stability claims; TO provide for the
81 e IL.
corps in the Veterans Bureau service
! Chairman Miller declared that it
Will be necessary to secure an appro-
prlatlOn from Congress at the Decem-
per session amounting IL approXi-
Snately S13,S5O, 900 so that the Vet
srans' Bureau can carry out its pro-
gram for the construction of new
Veterans hospitals During the last
TWo sessions authorization was grant
Aed to the director of the bureau to ex-
pend Sl6,S50,O00 for this purpose but
due to legislative ComnliCations aris-
+nS a the end of each session only
S5,65O,O0O actual cash was appropri-
Rted
: William F. Franklin. chairman of
fhe membership committee of Vim
gent 3. Costello Post No. Is. has
sEiyen up his plans for a trip to Ireland
This year in order to give his whole
attention to engineering an extensive
membership drive, beginning this
month. y few more automobile volun-
Ieers and solicitors to canvass the
names of the eX-seryice men in his
possession is asked.
The post is planning a welfare ex-
rursIon down the river in the near fu.
Sure for the members and their
friends.
The Daily Bulletin of the Metropoli-
Tan Police Department is thanked for
e full front page for the care of ex-
service men in emergency cases which
Will greatly spread the news that all
are entitled to free medical attention
and ambulance service by calling DIR.
Gunion, Columbia 255.
The next meeting of the Bureau of
engraving and Printing Post of the
american Legion will be held August
a3. Several committees in charge of
Bffairs vital to the orga ganization will
make reports. OF especial interest 10
the post will be the report of the chair
man OF the excursion committee. The
Teport of the endowment fund commit
tee, 1t is declared, will show success
full canvass of the post membership
And will call for certain action that the
chairman thinks will be of benefit to
khe post.
. Numerous inquiries from depart
snents of the American Legion, want
ang to know lin what position do we
hlarch in the grand parade at the ma
fional convention of the legion at
Cmaha?" has resulted in announce
a1ent of the following final and COM
plete membership report by national
headquarters here
4 a departments position in parade
Order. = o. NJ in
convention hall and preference in ho-
tel accommodations at the convention
are determined by the relative per
centage of membership figured against
the average membership of the de-
partment for the years 1a21-22-23-24.'
1, Florida, l34.95: ?, Mexico, 1921;
3, Nebraska, -1QS.34; 4, Wyoming,
104.73; 5, Oregon, 1913; 6. Wisconsin.
1927; 7, Delaware, 95.32. 8, Minnesota.
e2.96; 3, Connecticut, 93.5a: 10, penn,
sylvania. 86.05, IL. South Dakota.
S3.91; y, Alabama, S3.65; IS, North
Dakota, 1884; Il. South Carolina
S127; Is. New York. SOFA: 16. Ten
nessee, 1921; II, Illinois, S0.07; 1S,West
Virginia, 1928; ~. New Hampshire,
F8.50; 20, Iowa, 1909; u, Alaska, 1851;
22, Rhode Island, 77.44: %, Washing
ton. 1927; -, Colorado. 1912: 25,
Michigan, 1853; 26, Idaho, 1925; 27,
Kansas, TAOS; IS. California, 74.O3: %,
Georgia. 1898; 80 North Carolina,
1925; 81, Arizona, 7O.55; 80, Ohio,
6S.93; SO, France, 6855: 81 Virginia.
1923; 35, Maine, 66.97; 36, Massachu-
Fetts, c5.36; 81, Oklahoma, 64.64; 38.
Utah, 64.63; 80, New Jersey, 64.05: 40,
mississippi, 6196; Al, Nevada, 61O4:
42, Hawaii, 60.66: 43, Kentucky. 5S.42;
"a, Panama, 5S.41: IS, Texas, 1924: As.
s1ndiana, 5764; At, Montana, 57.59: As.
FNTaryland, 55.77; 40, Vermont. 55.13;
$50, District of Columbia, 1852: 81,
sArkansas, 47.31; So Missouri. 44.O5:
53, Louisiana, 4156; 54, New Mexico,
20; 55, Philippine Islands. % Sc, and
Sc, Porto Rico. 1921.
, McGroarty-O'Con Post. No. :.
She American Legion, met Tuesday
sRnd elected the following officers for
Sthe ensuing year: Raymond A. Burke.
post commander; Lee w. Schwalm,
Sfirst vice commander: Cornelius e.
sTIanahan, second vice commander:
Thomas ]. Luckett adiutant; Peter
sDolan, assistant adjutant; Charles B.
i.Ellsworth, finance officer; David w.
EClose, quartermaSter; Paul A. Hurney,
Serge Henry B. Smallwood.
Z. j.. Cunningham.
ihistorian; Kenneth Buker. chaplain;
Robert Hundley and Edward Minter,
Scolor bearers; Alhertus n. Schroeder.
welfare officer; William H. Opitz CHAIR
Snan), Leroy Cooke, Charles Patterson.
gBert Corwin and James NJ Henderson,
Hnembership committee; Harlan Wood
achairman), Eugene L. Callaghan, Jo-
sSeph Cannon, AlbertuS n. Schroeder