Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
American Legion.

the closing date for bookings, Howard
J.. Savage, national commander. an
bounced This did not include reser-
fations in the mail and in the hands
Of Department France Convention Off
ters in the various States. 1t is esti-
mated that when all reservations have
been received from the field the move
nent will be we'll above the $4,000
mark.
The first advance sailing in the pill
grimage is from New York on the
President Harding, August 10. The
bulk of the sailings fall around Sep
TENDER to 10 and the return sailings
may be had as late as November 3.
Several tips on travel for American
Legionnaires going to the convention
were announced by Comdr. Savage.
Strictness of the French government
in enforcing taxes on cigarettes.
matches, soaps and certain other arti-
cles makes heavy fine liable upon at
tampts to smuggle such articles into
the country without paying tax. Pas.
sengers may take in cigarettes. cigars.
smoking tobacco and chewing tobacco.
not to exceed one kilo, about 500 cigars.
for their personal use by paying a tax
ranging from $50 to 800 francs.
The Department of New York was
leading in the races for two of the ma
tional membership cups awarded an
nually by the American Legion auXil-
larry. this month. Large gains in men,
berShip were shown by number of
States.
An increase of 936 over the number
of members enrolled in the State on
September 10 Of last year gave New
York the lead in the contest for the
Biester trophy, to be awarded to the
department of 10000 or more members
which shows the greatest numerical
increase at the opening of the Paris
convention over the same date last
year Iowa was second in this con-
test, Massachusetts third, Wisconsin
fourth and Pennsylvania fifth.
In the contest for the Cheney tro.
ply, open to States of 5000 members
or more and based on the percentage
OF membership gain, New York showed
n gain of 5.31 per cent, against Is
per cent for Wisconsin, IL per cent
for Iowa, and 20 per cent for Mime
sofa.
World War veterans who hold per-
nanent forms of Government life in
surance and who have permitted
their policies to lapse by non-payment
of premiums can still reinstate their
insurance. according to Watson Is.
Miller. national rehabilitation chair
man of the American Legion. The
headline" on reinstatements. July 2.
applied only to the old wartime term
insurance, Miller explained. Holders
of the so-called converted" policies
can reinstate any time on fulfilling
the usual premium and health require
ynantS he pXDtaine -
The members Of Victory Post, No.
4, American Legion, after egcipse OF
the post meetings last week -faA- a
Dutch lunch. Later plans were dis.
cussed for the formation of a club. !.
The form of the club will be that of
an Army kitchen and will be known
as Victory Post, No. 4, Army Kitchen.
Club names for the following officers
were chosen: Commander, K. P; first
vice, grease bali: second vice, spud
peeler: finance officer. keeper of the
gold fish; adjutant, ink singer de-
gree master, mule skinner; orderly,
dog robber. etc.
1t was decided that, although to be
eligible for membership to the club
one must be a member in good stand
ing Of Victory Post. and the club shall
always be under the jurisdiction of the
post. the post and club will be two
distinct and separate bodies. The club
members will elect it's own officers,
who may or may not be officers of the
post.
Nomination of officers for the club
will be held at the close of the next
regular meeting.
A nationwide effort to encourage
the half million World War veterans
W. have not yet applied for their ad-
justed compensation certificates will
h begun soon by the American
Legion, according to Watson B. Mil
Ter, chairman Of the Legion's national
rehabilitation committee. The time
limit for filing application for the ad-
justed compensation expires January
]. Miller explained.
App 'oximately 100000 veterans
have applied for the compensation.
records Of the Veterans Bureau show.
Certificates with an aggregate face
value of $4,000. OO0. 900 have been is
sued, payable to the veteran
at the expiration of 20 years
or to his dependents in case OF
death prior to that time. Already
S33, 500, 900 has been paid to the de-
pendents of 33.169 veterans who have
died since receiving their certificates.
The certificates also have a loan
value, which increases each year. and
more than 100000 veterans have Sc
cured loans on their certificates,
amounting to a total Of more than
SOS, 100000.
The Forty and Eight" for the Dis.
trict Of Columbia has started out on
new year of activity as a conse.
quence of the holding OF the annual
grande promenade Of the City Club
last Thursday night and the election
Of new officers. Reports submitted
by the various officers indicate that
Eoiture ia. La Societe Rationale des
40 Hommes ct Cheyaux, which is
the Grande Voiture for the District
of Columbia. stands thirtieth in the
ranks Of units in the honor society OF
the American Legion. which nation
ally has Il membership in excess OF
81 900.
Austin S. Inlirie Of the Quentin
Roosevelt Post, who was the retiring
grand chef de care. was unanimously
elected as cheminot rationale or ma
tional committeeman Thomas j.
Frailey of the Jasper Post was elected
as his alternate on the cheminots.
James F.. Pierce of the Cooley-Mc-
Cullough Post was unanimously
elected grand chef de care and will
direct the activities OF the box car
voyageurs militaire for the next IL
months. F. G. Fraser Of the Jasper
Post was triumphantly and unani-
mously reelected for his third term
as commis3aire intendant. or treas.
urer.
j. 0. C. Roberts Of the WalcotL
Post was elected grand chef de train
or vice president; Robert n. Zacharias
of the Cooley Mccullough Post grand
conducteur, y. War Guthrie OF the
Spengler Post sous grand conducteur.
Thomas d. Walsh Of the Costello
Post grand garde de la port, DR..
Charles /. Griffith. Roosevelt Post.
grand garde aux chevaux: Raymond
"A. Burke, Victory Post, grand