Evening star., 1926-02-07
Veterans of Great War

gulf port, has been definitely aban-
to ship legionnaires from Guf States
and Southwest States directly to
Charleston, rather than take the extra
time of running a ship around the
Florida peninsula
The McGroarty O'Connel Post, No.
!, American Legion, held its regular
monthly meeting in the board room OF
the District Building Monday. Ken
meth Bovay and Alan Sproul were
elected To membership. "A resolution
was passed and directed to be sent to
Representative Curry OF California, in
dorSinG his proposed bill for the re-
tirement of Col William Mitchell as a
major general The post adopted a
resolution favoring legalized boxing in
the District, as embodied in the bill OF
Representative McGregor.
A committee composed of Command
er Raymond A. Burke, Vice Command
er Neal Lanahan and Welfare Officer
AlbertuS Schroeder, was named to call
upon Capt. Peyser Immediately in be-
half of veterans employed in the GOV
ernment who may be affected by re-
orga niZationS and diSmiSSalS in the
various branches of the Federal SerV
ice.
A resolution was passed to defray
the expenses of one member to the
Paris convention of the American Lee
gion in 1927. This prize is to go to the
member giving the best service to the
post and the American Legion during
the years l926-7, and to he selected
by the post officers.
Harlan Wood Il member of the post
oh, of NAt -
committee outlined some of the work
being done by the committee. The
post una nimouSly iudorSed the Allied
Veterans entertainment to be held in
Washington Auditorium. Lincoln's
birthday. The post Will occupy box,
and has extended invitations to Treas
ury officials To attend and be the
guests of the post.
The latter part of this month twen-
ty field drums, bass drums and two
sets of cymhals Will be purchased for
the newly organized drum corps. 1t
is the hope of the post to attend the
Philadelphia convention in body and
be escorted by the drum corps now
being formed.
The next meeting will be held Feb
ruarv "a in the board room of the IDS
triCt Building.
The James f. Walker Post, No. &c,
American Legion. met at the Twelfth
Street Branch Y NJ. c. A. January
IS. with Commander Frank A. Cole
man presiding. Reports We're made
by Judge Advocate Campbell c. John
son on the New man case and by
West y. Hamilton, rehabilitation chair
man. The Gasque school bill was de-
nounced, although the post favored
the election OF a board of education.
:. .In III To
bership: James l.. Scott, Tally Holmes.
William Stewart Nelson, Eugene Dav
idSOn. Joseph Cooper and lverSOn
Mitchell.
The officers installed at a recent
meeting are: Frank A. Coleman, COM
mander: Charles G.. Young, senior vice
commander: John +. Porter, jr., junior
vice commander; Oscar j. w. Scott,
cha plain: John SWEENEY, quartermas-
ter; S. II. Epps, historian; w. A.
Brooks, master alarms; w. +. Alex
ander.. sergeant-at-armS: Robert Dy-
son. senior color bearer; Charles B.
Lomack. junior color bearer; Elbert
Williams bugler; Robert Il. Lindsay,
adjutant: Delaney Il. Fontroy. finance
officer: Campbell c. Johnson, judge
advocate.
The meeting of George Wa shington
Tuesday night was featured with the
installation of officers at the club
house, 1929 / street. Past Post and
Past Department Commander E.
Lester Jones of George Washington
Post installed the following officers:
Commander, James J. Murphy; first
vice commander. Walter j. West: sec
ond vice commander. c. ]. Painter,
and third vice commander, w. E.
Porter
After a brief speech by the newly in
stalled commander ne announced the
appointment Of Bernard c. McGee as
adjutant and Howard ). Rappleye as
finance officer.
The post adopted resolution ia
vOring professional and public boxing
in the District of Columbia when
properly controlled by duly author
lied commission. and urged the pas
sd ge of the bill recently introduced
by Representative MacGreeor provid-
ing for the eSJa blishment of such a
commission.
Commander Murphy has appointed
Paul V. Collins as chairman of the
France travel committee. representing
the post on the department committee
Forest Spindle, a charter member of
the post in 1919. was reinstated as a
member Of the post. following his re-
turn to this city.
At the next meeting plans will be
discussed for attending the annual ex-
erciSeS at the tomb of George Wash
ington at Mount Vernon, where q
wreath will be placed on his tomb. A
delegation representing the post an.