Evening star., 1927-04-24
Veterans of Great War

| des s Chapeaux at 40 F'emmes was
| held Wednesday evening at the home
of Organizer Irene Arnold, 1929
| Thirtv-fifth street. The evening was
spent in sewing on the layette which
| Is for an infant of an ex-serVice per-
son.
Plans were discussed for the May
Day party, at which time the salon
expects to entertain several children
of Legionnaires. which is in accordance
with the May Day program.
Partner Fawcett was appointed
chairman Of a committee to further
plans for a card party to be held
next month.
Until further notice both business
and social meetings of the Salon No II
Will be held at the homes of the
partners.
The next business meeting will be
held at the home of Partner Maude
Warner. the Sherman, 1101 Fifteenth
street, apartment 523.
Award Of prizes in eight States and
the District of Columbia, to Depart
ment France convention officers who
during the month of March sent in
the largest number of reservations
for the Paris convention of the Ameri-
can Legion in comparison TO their
Legion membership, was announced
by Howard p. Savage, national com
mander. Prizes of $50 in each class
will be given again next month to the
States sending in the largest number
Of France convention reservations in
proportion to their membership.
The prizes awarded for March
follow:
Glass Joseph j. Idler, Wash
ington, for the District of Columbia,
S25; ]. A. Nicholas, jr., Richmond, for
Virginia. SIS; James i. Boyle, Water
vile, for Maine, $40.
Glass George Fleming, Tren-
ton, for New Jersey, $25; Robert j.
Byers, Detroit, for Michigan, SIS, and
KIeber Hadley, Indianapolis, $40 for
Indiana.
class 3-James ]. Deighan, Phila-
delphia, for Pennsylvania, $50;
Robert c. Lee. New York, for New
York, SIS, and George j. Hatfield, San
Francisco; Angelo Besselo, Los An
geles, and AL Chase, Oakland, for Cal
ifornia, $40.
Pennsylvania has the largest total
of reservations in the France conven-
ton to date. The other States rank
in order named: New York. California,
Ohio, Massachusetts and Illinois. Res
ervations received to date at national
| headquarters insure that the France
convention movement of the Legion
will be the largest peace-time move
ment in history.
Membership standings of the vari-
Gus departments of the American Le
gion on April s were as follows: Ala
bama, 4,071; Alaska, 336; Arizona.
2,374; Arkansas, 4,239; California,
10 81 A. .
Connecticut, 6,710; Delaware, CSC;
District of Columbia, 1,4O8; Florida,
12,l02; France, 429; Georgia, 3,145;
Hawaii, 552; Idaho, 3,22S; Illinois,
54,238; Indiana, 18,S47; Iowa, 26,S23;
Italy, $50; Kansas, 1867: Kentucky,
5,62S; Louisiana, 1883; Maine, 4,3S3
Maryland, 1903; Massachusetts, 8,321;
Mexico. 204; Michigan, 1884; Mime
sofa, 23,645; Mississippi, 2.531; Mis-
souri,. 7,042; Montana 4,409; Nebraska,
1884; Nevada. 551; New Hampshire,
1929; lew Jersey, 10,773; New Mex
leo, 1,l5S; New York, 29,577; North
Carolina, 6,749; North Dakota, 6,292;
Ohio, 26,361; oklahoma, 1924; Ore.
gon, 7,l36; Panama, 331; Pennsylvania,
37,740; Philippine Islands, 81; Rhode
Island, 1,615; South Carolina, 2,597:
South Dakota, 1896; Tennessee.
1,774; Texas, 10,660; Utah, 1,193; Ver-
mont, 2,642; Virginia, 400S; Washing
ton 6,006; West Virginia, 1853: Wis.
consln, 21,Sl0, and Wyoming, 2.2O1.
federation Of its Endorsement of the
project looking to the erection of a
memorial to the deceased and the sur.
VlVlng participants in the World War
from the District of Columbia marked
the meeting of the department execu-
tive committee of the District Of Co.
lumbia Department of the American
Legion last Monday. Maj Gen. Amos
A. Fries, the department commander,
presided.
1t was recalled that the department
at previous executive committee
meeting had expressed its Endorsement
Of the proposal to erect Doric temple
in Potomac Park, and when Newbold
Noyes explained the details of the in
tensiye campaign that is to be waged
during the week of May and asked
Legion support this was promptly
voted
Department Comdr. Fries brought
up the question of fixing the
dates for the annual department con-
vention, and upon motion it was voted
that the annual convention would be
held July 81, % and % at a place to
be determined upon later. At this con.
vention new department officers will
| be chosen and the department delega-
1 ton to represent it at the Paris con-
vention of the American Legion in
! September will be named.
| Department Comdr. Fries was
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