Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25
Veterans Of Great War

sas and Oklahoma. Denver-Colo-
RADIO, Wyoming. Utah and Nevada.
San Francisco--Northern and south.
ern California. Portland 49, Oregon,
Washington, Montana and Idaho. st.
Paul-Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wisconsin and Michigan. In
dianapolis - Illinois. Indiana, Ken.
lucky. Ohio and West Virginia Dali
las-Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
New Orleans--Louisiana Mississippi
and Arkansas. Atlanta--Tennessee
Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South
Carolina.
Each State France convention Off
Ger will have charge Of the first book
ing OF berths, beginning November IS,
1926, on the steamers assigned to his
delegation. There will be "a ocean
liners, but in anticipation Of a greater
demand for berths than the housing
accommodations in Paris can care Tor,
an allotment of space, based on men,
bership in the Legion, will be made.
-T,wenty-eight committees are ar
ranging the plans for the national
convention of the American Legion
to be held in Philadelphia next Octo-
Der.
Under the direction Of Vincent A.
such executives as Maj. Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, commanding general of
the Sd Corps Area; j. Willis Martin,
dean of the local judiciary; Gen. w.
W. Atterbury. president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and others are
serving for the Legion convention
The various committees are headed
as follows: General committee, chair
man. Col. Vincent A. Carroll: distin-
guished guests, j. Willis Martin; pub
licity, Rowe Stewart, executive secre
tary Of the International Advertising
Association; entertainment and con-
tests, w. Whitney Ball; hotels and
housing, James S. Rose; hall and seat
ing, James Francis Ryan; printing,
John Clark Sims; concessions, Thomas
Moore; supply, Fabian Levy: informa-
ton. Thongs ". Griest: finance,
Edgar s. Gardner; automobiles, j.
Borton Weeks; reception, John NJ.
Dervin; Forty and Eight. Joseph w.
Breen, premier chef de chemin de fer;
American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Will
liam II. Biester, jr.. president or the
PENNSYLVANIA department of the or
ganization: aviation, George F. Lim-
mer, director of aviation for the
Sesquicentennial international Expo
sition; police arrangements, Col Mil
lard D. Brown; parades and public
gatherings, Maj. Gen. William G.
Price. jr.; honorary chairman, MAJ.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur; naval, Will
liam H. Creamer, jr.; legislative,
George Wentworth Carr, and conces-
sions, Erskine Bains.
Mayor w. Freeland kendrick OF
Philadelphia heads the honorary COM
mittee for the convention and Col.
Edward J. Meehan is the executive
secretary of the general committee.
Active on the committee as vice chair
men are Edwin f. Hollenbeck and II.
Harrison Smith.
Indian Dawn" is the name of the
song that will be sung by American
Legion Auxiliary quartets competing
in the nationa! contest for auxlllary
quartets during the national conven-
ton of the American Legion Auxiliary
October II to Is.
Indian Dawn" was chosen by the
national music committee, headed by
Miss Blanche w. Scallen Of Mime
apolis, national chairman.
Each auxiliary quartet is to sing
two songs-one to be chosen by the
national music committee and the
other by the individual quartet. The
music committee urges that auxiliary
units select something Tor their second
song that is mot too lengthy.
A massed chorus Of several hundred
voices will sing the song Indian
Dawn" after the quartet competition.
The songs that will be used for COM
munity singing at the national con-
vention, according to the committee,
are the national anthem and other
patriotic songs, Smiles" Jack Up
Your Troubles katy" over
There" There's a Long, Long Trail,
"Old Black Joe," MY Old Kentucky
Home" and LII Liza Jane"
Announcement of the prizes which
will be given for quartet winners Will
be made later.