Evening star., 1926-05-16
American Legion.

legionnaires throughout the country
take steps TO prevent it by writing
their representatives in Congress to
press for action of these bills.
The legion wants action on the
Johnson bill for the disabled, the
Fitzgerald bill calling for the retire
nent of disabled emergency Army
officers and the Green bill carrying
amendments to the adjusted compen.
sation act favorable to veterans.
The first bill advocated by the
legion national convention at Omaha
which was enacted by Congress was
that giving relief to men who mis-.
represented their age in order to en-.
list in the World War. These men,
who had previously been given a dis.
honorable discharge because of this
misrepresentation, will now be given
certificates showing that they were
honorably discharged. In addition.
the law provides that they may re-
CeiVe tire same rights, privileges and
benefits as honorably discharged sol
diers.
a resolution authorizing the SeCre-
tary of War to deliver to national
headquarters of the legion a repre-
sentative collection of war trophies
for museum purposes has been
passed. The legion is seeking to ar
range at national headquarters a
highly representative collection of
books and trophies bearing on the
war.
A national member -getter contest,
open to all members of the American
LeStonal Auxiliary, with the purpose
Of finding and rewarllnG the greatest
auxiliary memher-sretter in the world.
has been announced hy Mrs. Donald
Macrae, chairman of the national
membership committee of the auXil-
larry
The member. who, unaided secures
he most members for the auxiliary
for the year 1926 will be awarded a
suitable trophy before the national
convention of the auxiliary at Phila-
delphia in October The official title
of worlds champion member-getter
of the American Legion Auxiliary"
will also be conferred on the winner
at the convention.
Participants must be bona-fide men,
hers of the auxiliary and must sign
prospects, collect their dues and turn
he money into their local unit by
their own individual efforts.
Il hope each department, surely,
and even each unit in the country
will produce at least one outstand-
ing member getter." Mrs. AIacrae de
cIared. "AuXiliary women who
make exceptional membership records
should inform national headquarters
of their activity that they may be
duly entered in the contest and be
given national mention for their good
work.
''The auxiliary has the finest oppor-
tunity to make a great increase in
membership this year" Mrs. Macrae
said. THE perennial superstition
of
necessity slack up in the Summer
months has been buried this year.
We are going to forget all superSti-
tion and the hot weather and so out
and enroll the greatest membership
by far the auxiliary has ever known.
District of Columbia Department of
the American Legion may win ma
tional honors and prestige for the
District by leading the legion's ma.
tional convention parade to be held in
Philadelphia in October during the
Sesquicentennial celebration there,
according to information received here
from national headquarters
The position in the parade of ma
tional convention delegates from this
department, their place in the con-
vention hall and the class of hotel ac-
commodations they receive will be de-
termined by the legion membership in
the department on June 10, as COM
pared with the average membership
of the department for the past four
years. according to the word from
headquarters.
This department has a splendid Cp.
portunity 10 increase its membership
by June sufficiently to win the honor
of leading the Nation in the Pktladel
phia parade, department officials of
the legion here declared.
The legions annual national con-
vention parade, which vas reviewed
in Omaha last year by President Cool
idge, has been described as the "most
colorful and impressive parade in
America" It will be witnessed this
year by the vast throngs attending
the Sesquicentennial celebration to
commemorate the signing of the
Declaration of Independence.
National Comdr. John r. McQuigg
In q membership message to depart
ment officials expressed the opinion
hat this department will be up among
the leaders when the great legion pa
rade gets under way at Philadelphia.
Ills MESA ge read:
You will be glad to know definitely
> hat our national membership is such
that we are assured of very consid-
arable increase for 1926. The next i'm
portant membership contest closes on
June Is and is to determine the posi-
ton of department delegations in the
parade at Philadelphia. This race for
convention honors promises to be very
hotly contested. A number of depart
inentS are running neck and neck and
every department seems to be deter
mined to get the best possible position.
I feel sure that your department will
make an excellent showing"
The regular meeting of L. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post. No. ?, American
Legion, was held Monday evening at
the EndiOn Club. The comma nder
gave complete details of the birthday
party to be given May 81, at 8:15 pm,
in the oak room. Raleigh Hotel. A
program has been arranged, after
which the birthday cake will be cut.
The remainder of the evening will he
devoted to dancing. All members are
invited and urged to attend.
The post has been given the honor
Of supervising the decoration of the
memorial markers on Sixteenth street
his year. The committee, headed by
lila r. Tracy. invites all members of
the post to assist in this ceremony,
which will start at Sixteenth and Up
shur streets, May 80, at $50 am. A
floral boat will also leave the Navy
Yard at 10 am. for the marine cere-
monies. The post also will participate
in the parade and memorial exercises
at the Amphitheater, May 81.
A special committee, of which Mrs.
Mayme f. Smith is chairman, will
decorate the graves of deceased men,
hers of the post. Mabel Staub is
chairman of the poppy sale commit
tee, and has appealed for members to
assist
At a meeting of the James f. Walk
er Post, No. 26, American Legion.