Evening star., 1926-05-23
Veterans of Great War

Mrs. w. w. Chambers is chairman OF
this committee.
The regular meeting of the Cha
peaux ct 40 Danes will be held next
Wednesday at the home of Edith
Warren, and will be followed by an
informal card party. After dinner at
the Women's City Club last Wednes-
day, about 25 of the members at
tended Keith's. given by the U. s. s.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, the Ameri-
can Legion, for the benefit of the
home fund.
The unanimous thanks OF the ma
tional executive committee OF the
American Legion to Secretary of War
Dwight L. Davis for his action in
protecting the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at Arlington from desecration
was conveyed to the War Department
chief through the medium OF a reSo-
luton presented to the legion body by
Past Department Commander Paul j.
McGahan, the District of Columbia
member.
The resolution also suggests to Sec
retary Davis an additional way In
which the dignity OF the Nations great
memorial may be preserved. and 1t is
expected that 1t will be followed out.
The resolution adopted by the ma
tional executive committee at its In
dianapolis meeting last week was as
follows:
Whereas an armed guard was re.
Gently placed at the tomb OF the Un.
known Soldier at Arlington at the re-
quest of the national commander;
therefore. be 1t
Resolved, by the. national execu-
tive committee Of the American Le-
gion, that the War Department is
hereby extended the thanks of the
American Legion for this appropriate
action, with the request that bugler
be detailed to sound taps over the
tomb each evening when the guard is
dismissed, and that an appropriate
f1agstaff be erected adjacent to the
tomb, so that the colors may fly there
during the daytime in honor of the
Unknown and be lowered daily at the
dismissal of the guard, and that. pend
ing the final completion of the tomb
the War Department inclose 1t with a
metal chain to prevent the near ap-
proach of unauthorized persons"
An expression. of appreciation OF
the effort under way to provide funds
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participants from the District of CO.
lumbia in the armed forces of the
Nation during the World War, and
Of the generosity of those who have
made or will make contributions to
this fund, as we'll as an appropria
ton from the Treasury, has come
from the department executive COM
mittee of the District Of Columbia
Department of the American Legion
The action followed the introduc-
ton Of a resolution on the subject by
Past Department Commander Paul
J. McGahan, department member of
the national executive committee of
the American Legion. Two high
Legion officials are members of the
commission having the memorial
project in view. One of these is
Past Department Commander Z.
Lester Jones and the other is the
present department commander, Ju-
Illus I. Peyser.
Another call upon members of the
American Legion to make contribu-
tions to the fund has been broadcast
throughout the Capital. The text of
the resolution introduced by Past
Department Commander McGahan
and adopted at the last meeting of
the department executive committee,
as forwarded to Frank B. Moves.
chairman Of the commission, by the
department adjutant, Joseph J. Idler,
is as follows:
1T is with feeling of qualification
that the members of the department
executive committee Of the American
Legion have observed the progress
that Is being made in the fund rails.
ing campaign for a memorial to both
1SN~Er
sented the District of Columbia in
the World War; the speedy consum-
nation of this project Is a thing
highly to be desired. in order that the
memorial may be completed.
That we, as survivors Of those
whose memory is to be so beautifully
memorialized, do hereby earnestly
request all members of the American n
Legion resident in the District of
Columbia and all others to make
their personal contribution without
delay.
And that we do hereby express
our thanks to Frank b. Noyes, chair
man of the District of Columbia Me-
mortal Commission. and the men,
bers of that commission, as we'll as
those who are aiding them in their
work, and those who have con-
trlDuteO, or VINO subsequent TO this
appeal do contribute. for their sup
port of this memorial project which
will give to the Nations Capital City
another shrine dedicated to patriot
ism and good citizenship"
American War Veterans Club.
The first Of series Of automobile
caravans Of the American War Vet
erans' Club Is scheduled to leave
Thirteenth street and New York
avenue this morning at IL O'Clock
with Frederick, Md, as the objective
point Of interest.
The caravan Is expected to arrive
at Frederick at 1890 o'clock, to be
followed by dinner at the Francis
Scott Key Hotel at lis o'clock. A
visit will be paid to the grave OF
Francis Scott Key, where wreath will
be placed on the monument by the
club, after which the various historic
points in that vicinity will be visited
TOURS.