Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01


seam squirrel of the Military Order
Of Coolies. Top Notch Tent, No. l.,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
District of Columbia, is completing
arrangements for the annual
Scratch" to be held at Marshall
Hail. August 10. Committees are
being organized to prepare a spe-
cial program of events for the out
ing.
Past Comdr Guy Birdsall, chair
man of the resolutions committee.
will submit several resolutions for
ratification at the national encamp-
raent.
sFrank Heise, general chairman of
the annual field day to be held at
Marshall Hall, August 10, has ap-
ppinted the following aides: William
Thomas, transportation; Senior Vice
C;amdr Bird. athletics; John ], Allen,
ufgzes; Capt. W. Harris, Charles
ton" contest: Frank Thomas, public
iS,s Comdr. Buffalo. -of-war
teams.
Equality Walter Reed Post will
meet next Thursday, at which time
the post will receive its share of the
funds from the recent Buddy Poppy"
campaign. The various relief commit
tees will be apportioned their per-
. CEUIdEo VI Tic 4u1luS ACGCANS0s
Several important resolutions to be
sent to the coming national encamp-
n1ent at FL PaSo, Tex, will be pre-
scented to the post for final action. and
delegates to the national encamp-
nlent will receive their instructions.
The delegates are Edwin S. Bethel
helm, jr., national legislative chair
man, and Guy H. Birdsall, past COM
niander. Alternates are Sam Berlin,
Cen. Frank Z. Hines and Arthur
Millmore. The quarterly report of the
trustees is expected to be made at
this meeting and it is anticipated that
several important recommendations
will be made.
The newly reorganized ladies' auxil-
larry will meet August 10 and it is
expected that it will be formally in
stalled by Mrs. Mary Lucas, State
deputy.
September campaigns will be con-
Quoted in a number of cities to COM
plete the American Legion $4,000 900
endowment fund for disabled veter-
ans and orphans of the World War,
National Comdr. John r. McQuigg has
Announced.
Membership standings of the various
departments of the American Legion
Just announced By national headquar
tiers are: Alabama, 1892; Arizona,
1925: Arkansas, $3.50; California,
2652S; Colorado, 6.615; Connecticut,
I .a94; Delaware, 1076; District of Co
lJfnbia. 2,202; Florida, HIS; Georgia,
1910; Idaho, 4,722; Illinois, 52,64S; In
diana, 16,549; Iowa, 30,536; Kansas,
1925; Louisiana, 4,917; Maine, $40;
Maryland, 2,1S1; Massachusetts,, 25.S37;
Michigan, 1859; Minnesota, 26,342;
Mississippi, 3,S41: Missouri, 10000;
!, Montana, 1901; Nebraska, 1866; Ne
vataa, TAG; New Hampshire, 4,137; New
Jersey. 1851; New Mexico, 1,943;
New York, 52,34S; North Carolina,
9d32; North Dakota, 7,742; Ohio, 3D.
6S7; Oklahoma, 17,60S; Oregon, 9,605;
Pennsylvania, 5000; Rhode Island,
1852; South Carolina, 4,249; South
Texas 14,458; Utah, 2,282; Vermont,
2,s77; Virginia. 5,183; Washington, IL
IA; West Virginia, 1851; Wisconsin,
24817; Wyoming, 1882.
The executive committee of the
u. IS. S. Jacob Jones Post, NO z,
American Legion, VIII meet next
Thursday evening at the home OF
Condr. Esther V. Hall, 1903 Webster
street, at s o'clock. Marion Browns
Home Fund team has arranged a
lawn fete for the evenings OF Au-
gust 2, 3 and 4, at 6441 Georgia ave-
nue..
a corps of approximately 125
picked men, to be known as the
ytiard of honor for the France con-
vention trip of the American Legion
IN September, 1927, is to be. chosen
bS the departments and the France
convention committee. The COM
nilttee announces the following
method of selecting the men for this
highly coveted honor:
First, will be representation at
large. Second, will be representa-
tim on the basis of Legion mem
bership in the departments. Third,
viii be representation on the basis
OF membership records for 1926.
sIJnder the first provision each
Legion department within the con-
finental limits of the United States
Will be entitled to one member:
Second. each department will be
entitled to an additional member Tor
each full $4,000 members accredlteu
ID 1t on the books of national head
quarters at the close of business
September II, 1925. Fractional parts
OF lis, 900 will not count.
THIRD, each department which
sttrpasses by the greatest percentage
OF the nearest approaching 1t In
1925 membership quota assigned by
national headquarters will be en-
titled to one additional member, the
States being preferred in the order
OF their accomplishment. This third
basis of representation, however,
will be considered only for as many
places in the total of l25 as are LETT
untitled by the other two methods of
SELECTION. 1t is estimated there will
ba % of these third choice places
available.
Each member of 9the guard of
honor will be from feet to 6 feet
inches tall and will wear an espe-
cialiy designed uniform. Their duties
viii include being a travelling In
formation bureau and lost and
found department. One duty viii be
to- give full and varied service to
legionnaires and their families while
in France. Each member will be as
signed to a French gendaTme, who
Will accompany him on his route.
Each department will nominate the
members of the guard to which 1t is
entitled, subject to the physical and
other requirements laid down by the
France convention committee.
The guard will have it's expenses
paid to the convention from the port
Of embarkation and return to that
port. The committee will furnish the
ursiforfns. The committee reserves
tho right to select the members from
any department which fails to exer-
Z. afse its privilege of nominating.
renal approval of all members Of
the guard win rest with the COM
nlittee.
Iegionnaires are urged not to APP
p1S to the committe for appointment,
as all nominations will be made by
Alnh Aar,a rskrfaA1afa Each flnnninea Will