Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

meeting of the HOWARD g. FISK.
post last Tuesday
night, when Past Post and Past De-
partment Comdr. Z. Lester Jones con-
tributed $50 to the fund to be raised
for this purpose. The coiors OF the
post have been represented at every
national convention to date and Past
Comdr. Fisk expects to carry them in
the parade at the eighth convention
TO be held in Philadelphia. October
II to Is next. 1t Is the only post in
the department of the District of Co
lumbia with a 100 per cent record.
and one of the few posts in the United
States out Of the IL 900 posts to hold
this signal honor.
The post flag was presented to
the post by Mrs. Henry r. Rea of
Pittsburgh, Pa, August IL, 1919.
Mrs. Rea was at that time In charge
Reed Hospital, where a number of
disabled members Of the post were
confined. The colors were then car
ried to the first national convention
held in Minneapolis. Mimi, in No
vember, 1919: thence to Cleveland,
Ohio, in 1920: Kansas City, Mo-. In
1921: New Orleans, La. 1872; San
Francisco, 1923; st. Paul. Mimi, 1924 !,
and Omaha, Nebr., in 1928. The total
mileage covered by the colOrs in tour
ing the United States is 20,763 for all
of the conventions. For each of these
conventions the post has been
awarded a silver band showing name
Of city and date of convention in
scribed thereon. by national head
quarters. These bands, now number
ing seven, have been neatly fastened
on the flagstaff of the colOrs and are
highly priced by the members of the
post 1t is in order that the 100 per
cent record may be upheld that the
post desires to have the cOlOrs repre-
scented next year in France that the
movement to send Comdr. Fisk
abroad was started. The flag Is of
blue silk, standard size, ands bears
the inscriptions: George Washington
Post, No /. of the American Legion
Organized March Z, 1919. Department
of the District Of Columbia. The
First Veterans Post of the World
War"
Past Comdr. Fisk was the first
post and the first department adjutant
of the American Legion in the United
States. He was appointed In each
instance by Past Post and Past De
partment Comdr. T.. Lester Jones, who
was also the first veteran to be hon
creed by these positions in the United
first unit Of the American Legion on
March Z, 1919. To date Mr.. Fisk has
attended every meeting of his post
since 1919, has been a delegate from
George Washington Post to every
department convention and has been
either q delegate or an alternate 10
every National convention in the his
tory of the Legion. This record Is
not held by any other Legionnaire In
the District department or throughout
the entire organization.
At the meeting last Tuesday night
the following were elected to repre-
sent the post at the department con-
vention to be held August 27-2S. when
department officers will be elected:
Delegates Comdr. j. j. Murphy,
Past Comdr. Howard s. Fisk,
Past Comdr. Wallace Streater
and Gilbert T. Rude: alternates, Paul
v. Collins, DR.. NJ. H. Darnall, James
p. Cromwell and Nathan j. Cosel.
Capt John r. Brooke. Jr., was cleo
ted to membership and John Bishop.
a former member. reinstated.
The delegates to the department
convention went uninstructed so far
rs local affairs were concerned, but
were instructed to present the name
of Gen. John J. Pershing, a charter
member of the post, as candidate
for national commander of the Amer
lean Legion. The department con-
vention will he urged to indorse Cen
Pershing and request the delegation
to the national convention at mia
delphia in October to present his
name with O. view to his election to
the highest office in the Legion. 1t
Is pointed out that with Gen. PerShlng
heading the largest veteran organlZa-
ton in the world on its pilgrimage to
France next year II would do
much to foster and perpetuate the
comradeship growing out of that
conflict.
REQUEST for a general review OF all
claims OF disabled World War vet
Grams against the Government under
the provisions Of the Johnson law
passed by the last session OF Congress
will he made of Director Frank L.
Hines of the United States Veterans
Bureau by Watson b. Miller. chair
man of the American Legion's ma
tional rehabilitation committee.
The purpose of the review. Mr.
Miller stated. would be to assure to
every veteran who has a claim already
IN file with the Veterans Bureau the
benefits of the new measure recently
signed by the President.
Benefits approximating $15,ooO.0O0
are expected to accrue to disabled
veterans from the new bill, which
embodied Recommendations of the
Legion, during the first year or It's
operation alone.
Provision of a permanent rate OF
$50 a month compensation for life In
behalf of men with arrested cases or
tuberculosis and an extension OF vocar
tional training were the chief liberal
fzations contained in the new bill.
Trainees undergoing placement train
ing are granted an extension OF slN
months to complete their work.
Veterans receiving instruction or
training in institutions were granted
an extension of two years where
necessary to complete their courses.
The eighth annual department con-
vention of the department of the DIS
tr;c+ of Columbia the American