Evening star., 1927-09-25
Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Members of the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars of the District are planning foi
the annual Armistice ball, to be held
ct the Willard Hotel the night of No
vember IL. The committee in charge
Of the event is headed by Department
Senior Vice Comdr. c. B. Jennings.
! 1t is estimated $4,000 members and
their families were in attendance al
the national convention at Providence
'P |. A total of ISL resolutions were
presented TO the encampn1ent for ac'
ton. 1t was necessary to hold night
sessions TO complete the work of the
encampment.
Col A. c. Strayer Of Indianapolis,
Ind. was chosen commander of the
organization. Robert B. Handy OF
Washington. D. c.. for the fifth con
feCuiiVe year. was elected quarter
master general. indianapolis was Sc
lected as the meeting place for the
1925 convention.
The District Of Columbia delegation,
which numbered close to 500, made a
good showing in the big parade. 7. n.
T. Pup Tent. Military Order of the
Cootie, of the Di trict of Columbia
was awarded first prize for its show.
ing in the Cootie parade.
Due to the national convention. the
September meeting Of the local depart
'ment was called off The next meet
ing Of this body will be held October
: in The boardroom OF the District
Building.
American Legion.
Robert NJ. Tolson. commander of
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and District of Columbia Department
chairman of the national felfare and
rehabilitation committee, has been de-
tailed by national officers to special
duty with the Iowa Department TO
undertake coordination work with
Legionnaires of that State.
The assignment was made upon the
request of Iowa department officers
fer assistance in Legion affairs. and
Mr.. Tolson was chosen by National
Comdr Howard +. Savage and
National Chairman Watson Miller as
the best posted and most qualified
official TO undertake the task.
AS secretary of the area B rehabili.
tation committee Comrade Iolson has
been eminently successful in Legion
welfare work. This area includes
New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and the District Of Columbia.
He will instruct the Western Legion.
nares along the lines developed in
the East. The assignment was for a
period Of six weeks, during which
Comdr. Tolson will have complete
charge of all Legion activities in the
Iowa Department. with headquarters
at Des Moines. The officer was de-
tailed as personal representative of
the national committee in a super
visorv capacity during the absence at
the Paris convention of the Iowa De-
partment officials
Mr.. Tolson has been active in Legion
work for the past seven years and
has attended every national conven-
ton during that period as a represent
stive of the national committee. Hav-
ing served 10 years In the Marine
Corps attaining the rank OF first lieu
tenant, he is now a captain in the
Reserve Corps
The Henry c. Spengler Unit, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary will hold its
regular meeting at Thomas Circle
Club next Wednesday evening at s
O'Clock. Memorial services will be
held for Mrs. Emma p. Belt, first vice
president of2the unit, who died August
so, and the charter win be draped for
so days.
New members initiated at the An
gust meeting were Mrs. Amos A. Fries
and Mrs. Josephus Trimble. Mrs. Por
ter H. Dale, wief of Senator Dale OF
Vermont, will be among those in the
next class of initiation.