Evening star., 1926-09-05
Veterans of Great War

constitution with respect to post
representation at department con-
ventfons were referred 10 the depart
ment executive committee for con-
sideration.
The executive meeting OF tho pest
will be held next Thursday evening.
with the assistant adjutant Of the
post. Ella I4eech. at her homs. 1926
Sixteenth street.
Vice President Charles g. Dawes.
and himself an American Legion
naire. will be the guest OF honor and
principal speaker at the eighth an
nual convention of the American Le
gion in Philadelphia. to be held Oc
tober 11-15. National Comdr. John r.
McQuigg announced. He will review
the national parade to be held Oc
tober IL, and will attend g. dinner 10
be given in honor OF distinguished
guests.
The convention will be the sscssd
national gathering of the Legion
which Dawes has attended. and his
position in the reviewing stand this
wear will be in contrast 10 that ~
two years ago In st. Paul at the
Legion national convention held
there when he refused to be In the
reviewing stand. and. instead.
marched with his home delegation: CT
Legionnaires from Evanston. Ill. ~
that time Dawes was a candidate Tor
Vice President, and his presence a.
the convention was marked nv the
absence OF politics and his ability 7"
refrain from discussing political
issues.
The Vice President Joined the E'
anston Post, No. ~, soon after his
return from France in 1919, and ha~
been active i'll the organization.
4 gold trophy will be awarded 7"
the members Of the American lie
cion who travels the longest distanC"
by motor car to the convention. Az
other trophy will be awarded TO IN"
Legionnaire with the motor ca'
which is Judged the best decorated.
Announcement Of the awards was
made by col Vincent \. Carroll. na
tional vice commander of the Amer
lean Legion and chairman OF tn"
committee in charge Of arranging IN"
Philadelphia convention. The Key
stone Automobile Club of Philadei-
phia will award the trophies.
The election of officers Of Georc"
Washington Post. No. /, for the enSl'
ing wear will take place Tuesday ll'ghi
at s O'Clock at the headquarters or th''
post. 1920 I street.
The list of members of the posi-
nominated AT the last meeting 10 T."
voted on Tuesday night. together with
the respective offices, Is ~ follows.
For comma nder Gilbert r. Rude ami
r. +. kroskauf: first vice comma nder.
Charles J. Painter. Henry w. Ions
fellow and Charles j. West; second
vice comma nder, James y. Crom"eH
and William I.awler; third vice com
mander. Bernard G. MCGee. Judson Z.
y. knoppen and Charles $. Beilman
ouartermaster. Henry ]. Eath AMI
John Bishop; sergeant at-arms. Pas'
Comdr Howard $. Fisk: surgeon
DIR. NJ. II. Darnall; historian. Pas
Comdr. Howard :. Fisk: master
alarms j. j. Owens. and color bear,
ers, William Lawler and Henry j.
Rath The office of chaplain will IL
filed Tuesday night. The officers viii
be installed September II al the club
house.
The members of the post are elate'l
over the action of the recent depari
ment convention at the Central tilCt.
School. when the delegates from tn"
various posts in this department,
voted to send Past Comdr. How
ard :. Fisk to the coming eighth a1I
in Philadelphia October Ills. as -
delegate. lie received the larGes'
number of votes as delegate. AMI
for the eighth consecutive year is he
ing sent as a representative on TIL"
delegation from the District depar
ment. tIe has gone to every nationaI
convention in the history of the 1e
gion. either as a delegate or alternate.
in an official capacity.
The members of George Washiug-
ton Post appreciate the action moi
only in eIecting Past Comdr. Fisk
hut also in voting unanimously I"
support another member of the samc
post. Gen. John J. PerShing. for ma
tional commander. The newly electc!
department comma nder. Gen. Amos y.
Fries. at the concluding session OF tho
eighth department convention declared
himself heartily In favor of this az
ton, and announced his intention +"
put forth every effort at the COMING
Philadelphia convention to elect Gen.
Pershing as the leader next year ~
France of the American Legion.
The post il arranging to have :,
large representation at the national
convention. and Comdr. j. J. Murphy
mas sent out q call for members !"
send III the names OF those conteni-
plating the trip. y special cOnYen-
ton committee was appointed by
Comdr. Murphy to arrange the de-
tails and discuss the proba bility Of
a distinctive uniform for. the occasion,
The committee Is composed Of Past
Comdr. Howard s. Fisk. chairman:
Fast COmdr. Wallace Streater and
Nathan j. tosel
The colors Of the post will be In line
in the big parade to be held in con
u i0E
ventiOn Tuesday. October ~. In tho
Quaker city. The post colors have
been In attendance at every national
convention 10 date. and arrangement
are now being made to have them II;
the parade in Paris in the early F'sl
of next year
scholarship fund dedicated to NJ.
memory of DR.. Kate Waller Barrett
former national president Of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary. was created
at the convention Of the Virginia de
partment OF the organization in Alex
andria, Va The fund will be main
tanned by voluntary contributions, Dr.
Barrett was the auxiliary's secoud
national president and was widely
known for her work in the organiza
ton. Her home was in Alexandria
Intensive efforts to enroll all Cold
star women in tho American Legion
Auxiliary before the national conyeu-
tion of the organization in Phila
delphia October Ills. are being start
ed by auxiliary units throughout the
country, according 10 Maude r. CId
worth. national chairman Of the
Gold Star committee. The convention
is expected to be the largest in the
history Of the auxiliary and will bring
together the greatest number of Gold
Star women ever assembled, It is pre-
dicted.
Thousands of Gold Star women
already are members Of the auxiiiary