Evening star., 1926-06-13
Veterans of Great War
American Legion.

Gus departments Of the American lie
gion have been announced from ma
tional headquarters as follows: Ala
bama, 3,277; Arizona. 3.015; Arkansas
5,1S4: California, 23.445; Colorado
5,5S3: Connecticut, 7,l3s; Delaware
916; District of Columbia, 1900; Flor
ida. 11,153; Georgia. 7,184; Idaho. 4,23S
Illinois, 4S.725; Indiana, $1,000: Iowa
26.650; Kansas, 1S,145; Louisiana
Massachusetts, 23.753; Michigan, IL,
1853: Minnesota, 24,956: Mississippi
3,52S; Missouri, 9.101; Montana. 1901
Nebraska, 1855; Nevada. SGT: New
Hampshire, 1925; New Jersey, 1916
New Mexico, ,629; New York. Al ,482
North Carolina, 1924: North Dakota
7,349: Ohio, 30,143; oklahoma, 1880
Oregon, 1854; Pennsylvania, 43,5l0
Rhode Island, 2,450; South Carolina
1861: South Dakota. 1857; Tennes
see, 1851; Texas, 11,4S2; Utah, 2,l24
Vermont. 1852; Virginia, 4.677' WASH
ington. 1923; West Virginia, S,OO1
Wisconsin. 1927; Wyoming, 3,4l2.
Announcement that the American
Legion, through its National Ameri
canism Commission. will continue the
observance of American Education
week was made by Frank {. cross
director of the commission.
Plans for holding the week. which
will be observed in November. are
now being worked out by the Legion,
MIR. Cross said. Definite dates Will be
announced soon.
The United States Bureau OF Edu
cation will not participate In the dlrec
tion of the week. as 1t has done In re
cent years, Mr.. Cross said.
Upon receipt Of information to this
effect from DR.. John j. Tigert. com
missioner of education, the National
Americanism Commission voted tt
continue the promotion or American
Education week, upon the recon-
mendation of subcommittee or the
commission, of which DIR. Tigert MIN
self was chairman.
American Education week was IN
stituted by the Legion in 1921. More
than $50 national organizations CO
operate in the observance.
More American Legion auxiliary
charters for new auxiliary units were
granted in May than were issued IN
any previous month in the history ol
the organization with the exception
of the organizing years, national ON
cials of the auxiliary announced.
Wisconsin led the States in appli'
cations for charters submitted with ~
On MAY | the membership of the
auxiliary was more than $4,000 mem
bers greater than the membership on
May / last year.
Minnesota department was the rrst
of the big Seven" auxiliary depart
ments to surpass its final 1929 mem
bership enrolment, Mrs. Lucy Boyd
national secretary, announced.
Fathers whose sons are members OF
the American Legion and fathers
whose sons died in the service of theil
country during the World War viii
he able to join the American Legior
pilgrimage to France next year at the
special reduced rates provided legion
naires and members of the American
Legion auxiliary, according to Bow
'man Elder, chairman of the France
convention committee.
The decision to admit fathers of leg
ionnaireS and gold star fathers was
made following a recent conference
with railway officials at which railway
lines agreed TO grant the special re
duced round trip fare to and from the
ports of embarkation for the father:
as well as for the veterans themselves
Steamship and Paris hotel accom-
modations and other features of the
Itldlii "Trip, lIlCluulIlS cANui SioilS ~ lhe
American battlefields and American
cemeteries in France, will be made
available to the fathers through the
France convention travel officers OF
the various departments, according to
John j. Wicker, jr., of Richmond, Va.
national travel director for the France
convention.
1t will now be possible for fathers
to accompany their sons back tC
France and visit with them the scenes
of the war, and those fathers whose
sons never came back, the thousands
of fathers of the men who now lie
forever in the soil of France, will be
able to visit the graves of their boys
as part of the greatest commemora
tive pilgrimage the world has ever
known, Mr.. Elder said.
The inclusion of the fathers makes
1t possible for a veteran to take his
entire family to France with him as
members of the regular Legion tour
since wives and mothers are eligible
to membership in the trip by virtue of
their membership in the American
Legion Auxiliary.
1t is estimated that several Thousand
fathers of veterans will be included in
the total of 10000 who go to France
next year for the Legion gathering.
The Sergt. Jasper Post. No. 13, the
American-Legion.w will hold it's annual
excursion and field day July .3 at
Marshall Hall. Features of the day
will include athletic contests and a
base ball game. Special committees
are completing arrangements to make
this affair one of the largest in the
history of the post.
Bert NJ. Parmenter. First Assistant
cAI.
was the principal speaker at the Flag
day celebration Of the Sergt. Jasper
Post. Other guests of honor were
Capt. Paul j. McGahan, national eX-
ecutlVe committeeman, past depart
ment commander of the District of
Columbia, the American Legion; Capt.
Thomas J. Frailey, senior vice COM
mander, District of Columbia Depart
ment; Theodore Cogswell, department
junior vice commander, and Maj.
Charles w. Freeman of the veterans
joint committee.
Resolutions were introduced by Capt
James w. Boyer and Hiram Walter
Hummer for approval of citizens mill
tary training camps, and vote of
thanks to Capt. Thomas j. Frailey for
his service as general chairman of the
American Legion Memorial day COM
mittee, cooperating with all veteran
organizations under the direction of
>#tais Grand Army Of the Republic.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted. Maj. Herbert l.. Buell. and
Maj. Henry w. Daily were among the
new members initiated in accordance
with the American Legion ritual and
manual of ceremonies. Post Com
mander j. Thad Baker presided.
The James f. Walker Post of the
American Legion met Thursday at
the Twelfth street branch of the Y. M.
G. A. Announcement was made that
many members will attend the conven.
ton in Philadelphia, and preparations
for carrying a band are being made.
A meeting will be held next week in