Evening star., 1926-10-31

be appointed by the incoming com
mander.
The following candidates, whose ap.
plications for membership were ap-
proved previously, were initiated into
membership: Horace T. Jones. George
G. Rodgers, jr., w. r. Gregory and
August Werner
The post was entertained by two
separate reports of the recent national
convention of the American Legion
in Philadelphia by Comdr. T. N
Templeton, and Senior Vice Comdr
Floyd w. Woolley, delegate and alter
nate, respectively, to the convention.
An auditing committee, to examine
| and audit the books Of the post was
appointed, to consist of Henry ).
Fones, Judson c. Dale and j. OC'
Roberts.
The election of officers will be held
November %.
The American Legion, which just
closed it's convention in Philadelphia,
will meet in 1928 in San Antonio, Tex.
1t was with difficulty that the conven-
ton decided on the place Of meeting
at that time. Miami, Fla, and Detroit
were strong bidders for the conven-
ton.
The national headquarters report
in Philadelphia was the largest in the
history Of the Legion. The parade
was a record breaker for the Legion,
taking until pm. to march before
E4he reviewing stand, in which stood
Nce President Charles G. Dawes, Gen.
Rhn G. Pershing. Past National
kG mdr. John r. McQuigg and Col:
k2se es Picot, official representative OF
-. French government. The line OF
march started at l pm. and more
| than 10000 men and women were In
line.
Paris was chosen for the 1927. con
vention and it is estimated at this
time that 10000 men and women Will
, go from the United States.
Col. Yves Picot, member of the
French Chamber of Deputies, and
jacques Truelle Of the French foreign
office, attended the convention as gov
fernment representatives of France
and reiterated the invitation OF
France to the Legion. Messages were
read from the French President, Gas
ton Doumergue, Premier Raymond
Poincare, Marshal Foch, Aristide
BRAND, minister of foreign affairs
the Comite d'Entente and the Semaine
du Combattant, and the Allied Fed
Grated Societies of French Veterans,
Oil uL S3lilSo tilC <1iiSAASe~AA '~SSA~S-~ -
come to their country.
The Paris bound Legionnaires will
sail from seven official ports of en-
barkation. They are: Montreal, Bos-
ton, New York, Hampton Roads,
Charleston, Jacksonville and Calves
ton or Houston, with New Orleans a
port of call The ships which will
transport the Second A. E. F." will
be % of the finest liners af1oat.
The Monahan Post band Of Sioux
City. Iowa. again won the first prize
in the competition Of the more than
so bands at the convention, and re-
newed its title of being the official ma
tional Legion band. 1t won the
title first in 1922. Second prize, Post
No. 1 band Of Columbus. Ohio; third
prize, Post No. 124 band Of Beaver
Dam, Wis; fourth price, Batavia,
\. y, band; fifth prize, Williamsport,
Pa, Post No. band.
The drum and bugle corps contest
was close, the Racine, Wis, outfit los
ing the first place it had held to the
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Post, No. 13O; sec
ond prize, Post No. S5, Kankakee, H.;
Post No. 76 Of Racine, Wis, third
prize; Post No. 80 of St. Paul, Minn.,
fourth prize; Post No. 326 of Shelby
Ohio, fifth prize.
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renee Larson of Rockford, Ill.
The first prize for individual drum
ming went to E. o. Robinson, Post
No. IA, of st. Petersburg, Fla: second,
Frederick Shuttle, Post No. 76 of Ra-
cine, Wis.
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey department teams won the rifle
awards in the order named. The post
teams in the order of their winning
were: Ferguson Post, 333, Philadel-
phia; Neenah Post, 33, Neenah, Wis;
Argonne Post, 6. Elizabeth, n. j. In
dividual rifle honors We're won, in or
der named, by NJ. W. Dodson, Fer
guson Post 333, Philadelphia: H. c,
Miller Post, $50, Reedsburg, Wis, and
c. V. Harlow Post, 1, Milwaukee, Wis.
Pistol awards were made to depart
ment teams in order named, as fol
lows: Wisconsin,, Post !; Pennsyl-
vania, Post 333; Wisconsin, Post 2.
individuals: J. B. Gay, Post AZ, Wis
consin: John Meyer. Post 33. Wiscon-
sin, and Frank Schneider, Post 33,
Wisconsin.
Trapshooting prizes, in order named,
went to New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin te m s. individuals:
Charles H. Horner, Brooklawn, N. j.;
E. J. Grasso, Jersey Shore, Pa; and
]. D. Jacques, Woodhouse, N. j., Aux
iliary: Davenport, Iowa, and Toledo,
Ohio.
Kenneth II. Nash Post will hold a
rally night November 8 at the Gavel
Club, 719 Thirteenth street. The
meeting will start at o'clock with
short business session. Then a class
will be initiated, after which there
will be an entertainment. At the last
meeting the nominations Of Capt. F.
H. K. Reynolds and M. Y. Wilt were
received for the office Of junior vice
commander, made vacant by the
resignation of Mr.. Coggswell. Com
mander Elliott A. Hunt urges all
members of the post to be present.