Evening star., 1925-07-26

now second vice commander, winch
creates vacancy in the Office of
will be held for this Office OF third
vice commander at the regular meet
ing of August 13 at City Club, and
the election will be in the regular
meeting September 10.
The members of the post are busily
engaged In recruiting new members
in order to receive the citation Of.
fered by national headquarters, In
dianapolis. to any post in which the
membership average for the past four
years is exceeded by September. Adjt.
George l.. McGurn presented this mat.
ter, and, according to records at de-
partment headquarters. only seven
more members are needed.
Comdr. Earl j. Brown of the Carry
On Post, No. 26, was a guest at the
recent meeting, and the members
pledged hearty cooperation in a bene-
Mt project Of the Carry-On Post
The personnel of the American
Legion's delegation to the annual
Grafton of World War Veterans,
which meets in Rome, Italy. Septem-
Der 10 to Is. has been announced by
National Comdr. James A. Drain
The delegation is composed of the
following: H. Nelson Jackson, Bur-
lington, VT. chairman; l.. r. Gignil-
lat, Culver, Ind, vice chairman; :;
Russell Creviston. retiring national
adjutant. Indiana, secretary: William
B. Follett, Winter Park. Fla; Joseph
H. Thompson. Pittsburgh; Repre-
sentative A. Platt Andrew, Glouces-
ter, Mass: Rev. William P. O'Con.
nor. Cincinnati, past national chap
lain; Past National Adjutant Lemuel
Boiles. New York City. and Gen. Ed
ward l.. Logan, Boston. One addi-
uonal member each will be selected
by the posts of Paris and London of
the Legion. The delegation will sail
from New York August 1s.
McGroarty- -O'Connell Post. No. Z.
American Legion. held a special
meeting July Is in the board room of
the District Building. to devise I'M
mediate means of preventing further
discrimination in the United States
Government bureaus in the matter
Of dismissals and demotion of war
veterans whose work Is satisfactory.
A telegram was sent to National
Comdr. James A. Drain notifying
him of the general dissatisfaction
now prevailing among veterans en-
ployed in the United States Govern
ment service. This telegram was
drafted by a committee composed OF
Harland Wood. Lee Schwalm, John
Fleming and Raymond A. Burke.
A letter vas also sent to Secretary
Of the Treasury Mellon asking him to
review the records of veterans about
to be reduced or dismissed from
Public Debt Service of the Treasury
The annual election of officers will
be held August 4. O'Clock. 915
Fifteenth street northwest. Impor-
tant matters relating to veterans
welfare will be discussed, and a full
attendance of the post is expected
Several applications for membership
will be voted on at this meeting
Capt. Julias l. Peyser, department
commander. will induct the newly
elected officers to their respective
positions.
Two special events of the recent
dedication of the new National Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary headquarters
were the donation of a table for the
hall from the District of Columbia. in
honor of its president. Mrs. Leon
Arnold. and the presentation of a desk
and chair from Ohio. in honor of Mrs
Hobart National President Mrs. o.
D. Oliphant was pleased with this gif;
from the department.
The national headquarters was
given the American Legion and its
auxiliary in honor of the first heroes
from Indiana, and will be called the
World War Memorial" and wher
finished will cost $10,000.0 900.
The Department of the District OF
Columbia is planning a garden party
on the grounds of the Sailors and
Soldiers Home, Ninth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, Aug
ust 81 and %. There will be beauty
contests for men, women and babies
Miss Edna Mcintosh is chairman
and will be assisted by Mrs. Shanna
Mrs. John Killeen, Mrs. E. Tietz, Mrs
Edith OConnor. Mrs. Twyman, Mrs
T. v. Walker. Mrs. Leon Arnold, Mrs
Louise White. Mrs. D. Miller. Mrs
P. Dorsey and Mrs. G. H. Davis.
The Arlington broadcasting station
one of the most powerful in the world
will broadcast the message of Ameri
can legionnaires speaking in the in
terest of the national convention OF
the American Legion. to be held al
Omaha, Nebr., October 5 to 9. accord
ing to an official naval order issued
by Capt. Ridley Mclean, director oi
United States naval communications.
Twice each week from now until the
convention meets the radio station
will be available to legion speakers
for as long a time as they desire. said
Capt. Mclean. 1t is estimated tina,
at least 50,800,o00 people, scattered
throughout the country. will hear OF
the legion convention through the ra
dio stations alone.
Totals are mounting steadily for the
American Legion $5.000.000 endow
ment fund for disabled veterans anC
orphans of the World War as the cam
paign sweeps over the country, &C
cording to National Commander James
A. Drain.
Commander Drain announced that
Secretary of State Kellogg and AT
torney General Sargent have accepted
membership on the national honorary
committee for the fund.
Military Order of the World War.
Word has been received here thai
from early reports 1t seems consistent
that the 1925 national convention o.
the Military Order of the World War
to be held at the orf-Astoria, IL
New York city, September "a, 20 anl
26, will be the largest and most i'm
portant in the history OF the organi
Zation.
The national convention executive
committee has been appointed. and 1t.
personnel Is: Comdr. Robert E. Tod
chairman; Maj. Gen. James G.. Har.
bord, Brig. Gen. Palmer e. Pierce
Brig. Gen. Samuel McRoberts, Brig
Gen. George A. Wingate, Brig. Gen. A
d. Andrews. Comdr. w. s. Balm.
bridge, Lieut.. Comdr. Wells Hawks
Col. Roger d. Black, Lieut.. Col. M. J
Farrell, Maj. Robert z. Condor, Maj
Chandler Smith. Capt. George L. Darte
and Lieut.. o. F. From
Disabled American Veterans.
Having conferred here for one week
with officials Of the Disabled American
Veterans and officials Of the Veterans
Bureau on problems Of rehabilitation
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