Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Veterans of Great War

mander OF the American Legion, IN
letter to department commanders. ad
jutants, national executive committee
men and membership chairmen, l.
offering the Spafford Testimonial OF
Appreciation card, engraved, the com
| ing year to stimulate a further in
crease IN membership.
The card will be issued to Legion
posts that have a paid-up post mem
bership 80 days prior to the national
convention to be held in San Antonio.
| Tex. SURPRISING their average mem
| bership OF the preceding four years.
A floral Offering, expressive of the
sentiments of the French soldier for
| the American people, was placed on
| the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in
Arlington Cemetery here by the Amer.
| lean Legion recently at the request
of a lieutenant of the French army, ].
Miller Kenyon. department Legion
| commander of the District Of Column.
bia, off1ciated for the Legion and the
| ceremonies were attended by Maj.
| Lombard Of the French embassy.
| The French lieutenant's request
was made in a letter to the national
| adjutant of the Legion. James F. Bar.
! ton, when the latter was in Paris dur
ing the national convention of the
Legion. A five-franc note was in.
closed with the request for the pur-
| chase of the flowers.
The lieutenant, r. Demouy, Crouy-
| en-Thelle (Oise), in his letter said in
| part:
Il am very sorry I shall never see
| your country. 1t is too far and too ex.
| pensive for my purse. Otherwise. !
should have made a pilgrimage to the
n ITYaf-
Another wreath was placed on fhe
tomb on this occasion. 1t was brought
TO America by legionnaires returning
from the pilgrimage to Europe and
was a gift to the Legion from sec
ION OF the British legion at Kent.
England.
Vincent B. Costello Post met Ia ST
tuesday night in the board room of
tne District Building. Comdr. Thoma
Mason. jr.. presided. The post voted
10 amend its constitution and bylaws
10 provide for an initiation fee of 81
for new members. Veterans who ioin
the post for the first time in the
american Legion will hereafter paw
-: The annual dues remain at SO.
Ihe post is planning a rummage
sale to be held December is, IL and
10. The proceeds will be added to the
welfare fund.
The following new members were
elected: s. F. Tillman, William J..
Rocket, NJ. II. Jameson. Frank IL.
Edmonds. Edward c. Mehan, A. =.
Burns. George II. Bucker and f. w.
Watson.
Department Comdr. of the Ameri.
can Legion Col. ]. Miller KENYON and
department Adjt. Col. II. Edmund
Bullfs will attend the annual meeting
OF commanders and adjutants to be
held at national headquarters at In.
dianapolis, Ind. December II, IS
and IA.
Department Adjt. Bulls reports that
Jane A. Delano Post of the Legion
has the largest paid-up membership
for 1928, with Lincoln Post second
and the National Press Club Post
third.
The committee on the revision OF
the department constitution of the
Legion has completed it's work and
mas submitted to the posts a draft of
the proposed constitution for con.
sidera ton and study prior to the con.
vening of the constitutional conven.
ton OF the Legion, which will be held
some time in February, 1913. The fol.
lowing compose the constitutional
SoAiisAIltSc' dcus w. a. beCnel, cnalr"
man: Helen Mccarthy, secretary; Mai.
Daniel j. Donovan, James O'Connor
Roberts, department Judge advocate.
and Gen. Amos A. Fries.
Department Welfare Officer Robert
NJ. Tolson has made arrangements for
the distribution of clothing TO needy
ex-service men. This Legion service
viii be conducted at the George Wash
ington Post clubhouse, 1929 X street.
The distribution will be under the di.
rection of Harry j. Photos of the Co.'S
tello Post.
William N. Morell. junior vice COM
mander of the department of the
Legion installed the officers of Lincoln
Post at the Thomas Circle Club. 1926
Massachusetts, avenue, last night, as
follows: Commander, George F. XII.
gour: senior vice commander, DIR. NJ.
NJ. Fowler; junior vice commander,
Allen w. Payne; finance officer, James
Hitzelberger: chaplain. Arthur Chenay:
historian. J. H. Hayes; surgeon, DIR.
w L. Kline; master of ceremonies, j.
w. G. Hardy; sergea e. X.
Langley; color bearers. S. J. Last
and Walter Mehaffy. Representative
j. Mitchell Chase, post department
commander of Pennsylvania, was the
principal speaker.
Sergt. Jasper Post. American Le-
gion, at a meeting Wednesday night
at the Thomas Circle Club, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue, adopted reso-
lutions stressing the need of a new
National Guard Armory for the Dis
trict of Columbia. The necessity for
this. it was said. is to afford the pa
triotic and veterans associations
space for military and drill practice
and a meeting place.
John j. Orleski was elected COM
mander. Paul ID. Taggsrt senior vice
commander, Lucian Jordan junior
vice commander, Robert Boteler third
vice commander and Arthur Skarry
chaplain.