Evening star., 1926-04-18

invitation was communicated through
the State Department here.
The exhibition is open to all vet
Grams of the former allies In the World
War. The sole condition is that they
must have been awarded the inter
allied medal. War widows and or
phans now wards of the government
will be admitted upon proof or their
status.
The exhibits will be classed in two
main groups. fine arts and manual
arts. and any object or article pro-
| duced or manufactured by the eX-
hibitor himself may be entered. The
fine arts section will include exhibits
Of Graphic arts, viz. designing, paint
ing, engraving. lithography and archi-
lecture; sculpture and modelling; photo
| graphs and stained glass work. Varied
arts, viz, handiwork in wood, metal,
| leather, paper, china, glass, inlaid
work, textiles, etc.
A maximum of four articles in each
of the above classes will be permitted
each entrant and exhibits must be
placed between July / and July s,
! 1926, and removed between September
! and September 25, 1926.
| Applications for the admission of
entries must be addressed to the Com
missaire General de L'Exposition In
! terallies. 81 Rue de Geole, Caen.
Calvados, before May 20. together
with an entry fee of francs for
leach article entered In the exhibit.
! The allied countries will be given
an opportunity to appoint their own
official delegates to serve on the eXecu-
| tive board of the exposition.
The executive board of the expo
sition in requesting Legionnaires to
participate in the exhibition declared:
I'm memory of the bonds of friendship
contracted during the war. 1t Is our
cordial desire for the cooperation of
our former American comrades-in-
arms in this exposition"
More new units of the American
! Legion Auxiliary were chartered in the
month of March this year than during
any month in the past three years, 1t
was announced by Mrs. Lucy Boyd.
national secretary. Permanent char
ters we're granted to Ga units through
out the Nation during the month.
The Department of Minnesota led
the list of new units chartered with
eight. Indiana and Illinois followed
! in second place with five each. Cali
| fornia and Ohio were third with four
each.
An application for permanent
charter must contain 10 or more sig
natures before it can be granted.
The auxiliary now has 1858 units.
Iowa leads the Nation in the number
of units of the auxiliary with 400.
Illinois is second with 426; New York
is third with 400; Pennsylvania fourth
with 357, and Minnesota fifth with
BAG units.
The executive committee Of the U.
S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, met
Tuesday evening at the home Of Sen
Tor Vice Comdr. Charlotte Berry, 161
V street northeast, with Junior Vice
IComdr. Mabel Staub assistant hostess,
at which time important business mat
ters were discussed and a social was
held.
The regular post meeting was held
Mondav evening at the Endion Club,
| II Jackson place. After the business
session the post was addressed by Mrs.
! Dorothy B. Harper. a department Off
Ger of the Department of Hawaii, who
| told Of the American Legion activities
in Hawaii.
A card party was held by the post
Thursday evening at the Endion Club.
The members of the post are attend.
ming at the Wilson Normal School,
under the direction Of Prof. Gustave
GambS.
American War Veterans Club.
In compliance with the recent ac-
| ton of the American War Veterans
Club. the board of governors OF this
newly formed organization has con-
| ferred honorary membership on the
| following congressional medal of honor
| men, who were decorated for conspicu-
Gus bravery in action during the
! World War:
Alabama, Corpl. Sidney E. Manning;
Arizona, Lieut.. Frank Luke, jr., COrpl.