Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
American Legion.


week of magnificent entertainment
in the French capital were announced
by Howard =. Savage, national com
mander
The French government has turned
every agency to assist in showing the
American veterans a roustng good
time while abroad. according to
Comdr. Savage. The Legion conven-
ton will he the biggest event abroad
since the signing of the armistice, and
only those who make reservations be
fore July Is will have the opportunity
TO take part, Comdr. Savage said.
A holiday has been proclaimed in
the French capital for September ~.
the day of the big Legion parade. The
parade will be the most colorful in the
history Of the Legion and international
in aspect, as veterans will take part
from many countries. 1t will form on
tins afternoon of September 19 in Les
tnvaldes. within the shadow of the
tomb of Napoleon and the generals
OF the empire. The parade will cross
the Pcnt Alexander III and march
under ona of the arches Of the Arc de
erricMphc, nearby, where rests the
Unknown French Soldier. The parade
will 0isoand in the Tuileries gardens
among the ruins of structures RACED
the aircraft at the command of the
French government will be over the
line Of march.
The City of Paris will give a public
receation to the LegiOnnaireS in the
Hotel de Vile with Gen. Henri GOu-
rand, military governor of Paris. the
guest Of honor. The Legion will pay
homage ct the grave of the Unknown
Soldier. cf France. 1t is probable that
impressive ceremonies incident to the
reb.lrial o. 10 famed French generals
will be dated during the stay of the
America rs.
fha ff med Garde RepublCaine
Band. with Pierre Dupont conductor.
dating back to the time of Napoleon
vii! Join dozen other musical outfits
from the United States in celebration
Members of the medical profession are
planning a school in medicine taught
in English for physicians who so
abroad.
The L.egionnaires have been invited
to participate in the open golf cham
picnShio match on the st. German
course. The theatcrs in Paris have
sp.endtl programs arranged for the
Iegionnaires The Legion will prob,
ABLY hold ceremonies at the Cirque de
Paris, where the organization was
born March Is, 1919 There will be
countless outfit and departmental re-
unions and social affairs for the vet
Grams.
A number of instructions to aid
those visiting the beautiful American
cemeteries abroad have been compiled
by William o. Smith. lieutenant colonel
of the QuartermaSter Corps of the
United States Army, in charge. Each
American cemetery is in charge OF
caretaker who is an eX-servlce man
appointed by the Secretary OF War.
Visitors who may not have time
while at the cemetery to take up the
matter of floral decorations or photo
graphs NAV have their wishes COM
piled with by addressing a letter to, or
personally visiting. the headquarters
of the Graves Registration Service at
90 Rue Molitor, Paris. In event 1t is
desired to have a floral decoration pur-
chased and placed on the grave of
relative or friend the amount desired
to be spent should be turned over to
The official caretaker who will furnish
receipt for the money. A receipt VIII
be given and after the decoration Is
made the donor will be furnished COM
plete data as to the kind of flowers
comprising the decoration with the
recepted bill of the florist showing the
money spent
The same process covers the re-
quests for photographs of graves,
excepting that the service will take
the photographs and mail two prints,
unless more are requested, to the
address given. There is no charge,
Visitors to the cemeteries are respect
fully requested to use the walks and
not TO trample on graves or grass
plots.
The next regular monthly meeting
of the L. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. :,
will be held at the Thomas Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts avenue, tomorrow
at s pm Election Of delegates and
alternates to the department conven'
ton. July 81, will take place.
The executive committee met at the
home of the commander, Mayme h.
Smith. Thursday evening. Tentative
plans were discussed for the picnic in
Rock Creek Park Saturday afternoon.
All members who have available space
for additional passengers in their au'
tomobiles are requested to notify Past
Comdr. Helen G. O'Neill.
South Dakota, for the first time in
three years, is being crowded out OF
first place in the standing Of States
fixed on the basis of American Legion
membership, as compared with the
number of men and women in each
State who are eligible to membership
by reason of their service in the World
War.
1t is by this comparison thats the
Iegion's potential strength in each
State, so far as numbers go, is fig.
ured.
The standing of the States in Legion
membership, as compared with what
the Legion considers it should be, is
arrived at by dividing the total mem
bership in a State by the latest avail
able War Department figures on the
number of men and women in that
State who were in the service.
A trophy is awarded annually to the
State that leads in this membership
standing on the date 80 days preceding
the national convention. September
10 is the date the books will be closed
this year for this purpose. The stand.
ing given below undoubtedly will be
changed in the final count, as member
ship cards are arriving daily. and
many of the States low in the list now
will be among the final leaders. The
list shows the standing as of June "a.
The department of Canada and foreign
departments are not given, as they
are not included in the War Depart.
ment list:
Florida. Arizona. Iowa Nebra ska
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyo.
ming. New Hampshire, Vermont, Min
nesota, Alaska, Oregon. Kansas. Wis
consin, Illinois, Oklahoma, California,
Idaho, Maine, Washington. Indiana
Pennsylvania. Nevada. Connecticut
Ohio, West Virginia, Montana. Massa-
chusetts. New Mexico, New York
North Carolina, New Jersey. Michigan
Delaware, Colorado. Texas, Utah,
Georgia. Arkansas. Rhode Island. Ken.
lucky, Louisiana, South Carolina. Dis.