Evening star., 1926-04-04
American Legion.


The executive meeting of e. :.
:. Jacob Jones Post, No. >. of the
American Legion. will be held Tues
day evening at the home of Senior
Vice Comdr. Charlotte Berry. l6l V
street northeast, With Junior Vice
Comdr. Mabel Staub assisting.
The American Legion Americanism
commission of Indianapolis, Ind, is
conducting u Nationwide contest
among the various high schools
throughout the country and soliciting
compositions from high school pupils
up to and including the age of l6 years
on what is known as the National
Flag Greed Contest" Various prizes
VIII he given to the successful con
testants in this event. The local
department Of the American Legion
has received 100 compositions from the
high schools of the city George j.
Jones. head of the department of his
tory for the local high schools, is 60.
operating with Capt. Julius |. Peyser,
department commander, and Harlan
Wood. Americanism officer. in solicit
ing the interest of high school pupils
of the District of Columbia in this
contest. DR. George w. Churchill,
professor of American history at
George Washington University; Miss
Sarah Simon. head Of the department
of English in the local high schools,
and Maj. Gen. William \. Bethel, re
tired, have been selected as the judges
In this contest Through the courtesy
ot the Frederic j. IIaSkin InfOrma-
ion Service the local department Of
The American Legion, through the
AmcricaniSm officer is distributing
ccpieS Of the Constitution Of the
I'nitrd States. the Articles of ContCd-
cI9tiiOu and the Declaration of lnde-
pendrucc 10 each post of the American
Legion with the request that they de
vote at least 80 minutes of the pro.
gram of its meetings to a study and
discussion of the various provisions of
these documents. 1t is the belief of
the officers of the legion that a thor
ough understanding of these docu-
ments inureS to better citizenship and
greater respect for law and order.
The McGroarty O'Connell Post of the
legion has already adopted q resolu
ton favorable to the request Of the
local officers. 1t is believed that the
other posts Of the legion will adopt the
same program at their future meet
ings. The patriotic agencies asso-
ciated with Frederic j. Haskin have
made free distribution of these docu-
ments possible for those interested and
'''tlNclN thSdSeu III -Niltei ACdAIlSili
work.
Plans are being completed for the
banquet to be given by the s Cha
peaux ct 40 Danes and the 40 Hommes
Ell CheveauX next Thursday at pm.
At the Lee House. Mrs. Mary l..
kolhos. president departmental Of the
and 10 will welcome the guests, and
Dr. +. c. MacNeil. grand chef de
guerre of the 40 and will also extend
r. welcome on the behalf of the NoituTe
If the District of Columbia. Mrs.
Kenneth A. McRae. as toastmistresS,
will present the speakers of the eve
ming, among whom will be the two
guests of honor, Mrs. George Dobson,
president national of the and 40. and
Capt. Paul ]. McGahan. historian ma
tional of the 40 and s. Following the
banquet. a program will be given. fol-
lowed by dancing. The committee in
rharge of arrangements consists of
Mrs. M. +. Kolhos, Mrs X. A. McRae,
Mrs. ID. J. Donovan, Mrs. NJ. L. Wit
comb, Mrs. NJ. II. Warner. Miss Edith
NJ Warren. Mrs. V. S. Benedict and
DR. +. c. MacNeil.
At the meeting last week Mrs. Mary
killeen and Mrs. Leon Arnold acted
~ hostesses to the salon. entertaining
the partners at a seated supper fol-
lowing the business session. Several
new names We're presented for mem
hership and il was announced that
these new candidates would be ini-
tiated at the meeting April %. On
May 4. the and 40 will give Il May