Evening star., 1926-05-30

James Reese Europe Post, NO. b,
Kenneth Lewis Post, No. 20, and
auxiliaries of the American Legion
the post will participate in joint
| memorial service at 1880 Pm. under
1 the auspices of the Joint Memorial
Metropolitan A.. M. T.. Church, NJ
street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. Chaplain Maj. Oscar J. w
Scott, u. 8. A., retired. will deliver
the memorial grafton.
| The post will assemble at S:30 to-
morrow, In front Of the Twelfth street
! Y. NJ. G.. A. with veterans of the G.
A. r., Army and Navy Union, United
| Spanish War and American Legion, to
march to Thirteenth street and Penn
| sylvania avenue, escorted by a band,
| prior to the trip to Arlington Gene
terry.
The members Of George Washing.
ton Post. No. i, the American Legion,
| were entertained last Tuesday eve.
ming with an illustrated lecture on the
polar regions by Lieut.. Benjamin H.
Rigg, United States Coast and Geo.
| detic Survey, at the clubhouse, 1929
/ street.
Lieut.. Rigg accompanied Comdr.
Mcmillan on his last trip In the ship
Peary to tho North Pole, and his ex.
periences proved revelations to his
auditors. who completely filled tho as
sembly room of the clubhouse.
honor of being the first to fly over
the North Pole. was a member Of the
same expedition with Lieut.. Rigg and
paid tribute for his intrepid feat. He
enlightened his audience with maps
and photographs taken in the Far
North.
Vocal solos were rendered by Mrs.
Noble Newport Potts. accompanied
by Miss w. A. Swenk at the piano.
Mrs. Potts is the wife of q veteran of
the Spanish War and ii
president of the National Patriotic
Council and Is a staunch friend Of the
opened by Comdr. J. J. Murphy. who
presided during the evening.
Members of the post have been re-
quested by Comdr. Murphy to partici-
pate in the Memorial day parade to-
morrow morning, starting from the
District Building at 9 o'clock and
passing in review before President
Coolidge.
The next meeting Of the post viii
be held Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
at the clubhouse. 1929 street.
Members of Congress We're called
upon by the national executive COM
mittee Of the American Legion at
It's Spring session at Indianapolis,
Ind, to block adjournment until the
three bills on the Legion's major legis.
lative program are brought out for
vote.
kilograms to this effect were sent
to every Senator and Representative
bearing the names Of every member
of the committee. The action was
by unanimous vote.
Action on the bills is being blocked
in the House, it was said. by q group
of influential leaders, comprising
Speaker Nicholas Longworth Of Ohio,
John Q. Tilson of Connecticut, ma
jority leader; Bertrand II. Smell Of
New York, chairman of the rules
committee, and George p. Darrow of
Pennsylvania, chairman Of the steer
ing committee.
The three bills whose passage is
sought at this session are: TtR John.
son bill for disabled veterans, the
Tyson-Fitzgerald bill. granting to dis
abled emergency Army officers the
same retirement privileges as have
already been granted to the eight
other classes of World War officers.
and the Green bill, assuring justice in
adjusted compensation matters for
parents Of mon who lost their lives
in service.
The executive meeting Of the Bel.
leau Wood Post, No. 5, the American
Legion, was held Tuesday evening at
the home Of Ethel Fleming. A tentae
tive report on the sale Of poppies was
made. and also plans for tha posts
birthday tea were completed. Refresh
the close Of the meeting. The mem