Evening star., 1926-05-30
Veterans of Great War

Charles Riemer. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Seitz, Mr.. and Mrs. i. Campbell, Capt
| and Mrs. Michael Driscoll, MIR. and
Mrs. Lewis Werden, DIR. c. Miller, DIR
Henry NJ. Spillan. Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Kelly. Paul Scotford of New
York, and others.
American Legion.
a Flag day program will feature the
regular meeting Of the Sergeant JAS
per Post. No, 13. the American Le'
gion, to be held next Wednesday In
he Blue Lodge room, Odd Fellows
Hall. Prominent American Legion Of
ficials have been invited to partici-
pate. The principal speaker will be
Bert NJ. Parmenter. first assistant at
torney general.
Comdr. j. Thad Baker. assisted by
the Memorial day committee of the
post, will hold services today at Pros.
the post will also join in the Memorial
day services of the District of Co
lumbia Department, the American Le-
gion, cooperating in the joint COM
mittee with all veterans and auxil-
iaries, under the direction of the
Grand Army Of the Republic in Ar
lington National Cemetery tomor.
row. The auxiliary unit of the Ser
geant Jasper Post, headed by Mrs.
Bernita Shelton Matthews. president
of the Woman's Bar Association. dis
posed of a large number of poppies.
The smoker held last Wednesday in
the Odd Fellows Hall was well attend
ed and the post quartet, consisting of
Stephen j. Garrity, Harold Hummer.
w. Alfred Halen and Lawrence B.
Dunn, featured with singing of war
time songs. Sixteen new members
were admitted at the last regular
meeting.
Idaho Department Of the American
Legion was conceded the Henry ID.
Lindsey National Membership Trophy
by the West Virginia Department dur
ing the May session Of the national
executive committee. The trophy is
awarded to the department having the
highest percentage of it's preceding
years membership enrolled by mid
night of February IS each year.
At the close of the contest February
IS the Lindsey Trophy was awarded
to West Virginia with a percentage
of 124.9S, as against 1903 per cent
for Idaho. Idaho contested the award
on the ground that some $50 men,
bership cards from that department
should have been counted. These
disputed cards were lying at midnight
of February 2S in the Indianapolis
post Office and were not delivered to
the national headquarters, through
no fault Of Idaho's," it was pointed
out, in time to be counted for Idaho
In the contest. Idaho's percentage.
including the disputed cards, was ap.
proximately 135 per cent.
West Virginia sent it's cards to head
quarters by the department COM
mander and adjutant, who placed
them in the hands Of national officials
late on February IS. Idaho sent it's
cards by air mail. Florida Depart
ment, which had won the Lindsey
Trophy the two preceding years,
finished close third.
Announcement before the national
executive committee that West Vir-
ginia had conceded the Lindsey Cup
to Idaho was made by National Ex-
ecutive Committeeman James H. Nc
Ginnis of West Virginia. In appre-
citation of West Virginia's action, a
new cup, presented by the Department
of California, to be known as the John
r. Quinn Cup in honor of Past Ma
tional Commander Quinn of California,
was awarded to West Virginia.
The conditions governing the award
of the Quinn Cup after 1925 will be
worked out and announced later by
the committee on trophies and
awards. it was stated by National
Executive Committeeman George d.
Hatfield of San Francisco.
The James T.. Walker Post. No. 26,
American Legion, has completed plans
for the annual observance Of Me-
mortal day today. The members of
the post will assemble at the head
quarters, 1853 u street, at 2:30 pm.
and go to Payne and Woodlawn ceme
teries i'll automobiles where they will
decorate the graves of soldiers and
sailors and conduct brief ceremonies.
Allied with the Charles Sumner Post,
No. 9. G. A. r.; O. p. Morton. No. /.
and Charles Sumner, No. 3. Women's
Relief Corps, G. A. R.: Gen. Guy V.
Henry Garrison, No. 9, and Julia Men.
Henry Auxiliary, Army. and Navy
Union; Rear Admiral Charles NJ.
Thomas Camp. No. 3: Sergt. George
Berry Camp, No. 10; Eva Allensworth,
No. 2. and Virginia Berry, No. 6,
Department Of the Po-
tomac. United Spanish War Veterans;