Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14

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Report of the delegates to the
recent department convention of the
American Legion. held at the Interior
Department. during the sessions of
which Past Commander J. Thad
Baker was elected senior vice com
mander of the department, featured
the last meeting of the Sergeant
Jasper Post, No. 13. The American
Legion, at Thomas Circle Club. 1926
Massachusetts avenue. The delegates
reporting were: Commander Carl c.
Brown, Thomas J. Frailey and ].
Thad Baker
A resolution was presented by Rus
sell w. Clarkson. and unanimously
adopted, commencing Walter Johnson.
not only for his exemplary base ball
record, bat for the high moral stand.
ards maintained by this pitching ace
throughout the 20 years of his re-
nzarkable career. Past Senior Vice
Department Commander Thomas ],
Frailey, former commander of the
post, was adjuJiged winner of the
Hack to PARISH contest. for having
rendered the most valuable service to
the post, a md cash contribution TO.
ward the expenses incident to the trip
accompa MED this honor. a vote of
eonfidence with the good wishes of the
post was extended to the following
members. who will be among those 70
join the pilgrimage to Paris i'm Sep.
tember: Leroy sB. Foster, Carl c.
Brown, Arthur Skarry, Thomas j.
Fra1'ey. Paul e. GrunGell and Robert
w. Boteler. Capt. Thomas j. Frailev
Will attend the national convention in
Paris as an official delegate of the de.
partment, and was unanimously ac-
corded the honor by the post to carry
the colors in the annual parade
Ferdinand G. Fraser was reelected
for his third consecutive term as
commissaire intendant, La Societe
Rationale des 40 hommes ct 8
chevaux, Thomas J. Frailey was
elected alternate cheminot rationale
and G. c. Brown was named grand
correspondent and elected an alternate
delegate to attend the Paris Prone.
made National The annual outing of
the post will he held at Marshall Hall
the latter part of this month. J. Thad
Baker Was awarded the nast com.
F1ander's badge, the insignia of office
OF retiring post commander. The fol
lowing were admitted to membership:
DR.. Victor E. Watkins, Edward T.
Hughes and Olaf Bror Olson.
Costello Post will meet tomorrow at
Woodmen's Hall, "a Grant place. at
pm. Comdr. Thomas Mason. ir.
VIII preside. Adjt. Martin Goerl is
not expected to attend because he
starts training today with the 343d
Engineers and will be i'm Winchester.
Asst. Adjt. Edward McCabe has
started the trek to Paris, having sa
ed last week on the Republic.
Outstanding among those recently
elected to membership i'm Costello Post
is Henry killikelly, possessor of the
nieual rhonneur and a citation from
ven. fershlng. Others elected are:
M1chael A. c'Mike'0 Donaldson. In.
lius III. Fincher. Clarence n. Marshall
F'dward A. Hawkins, Vincent p, Bond.
rem, Albert Joseph DePreZ, Harry TT
Dodeck, Edwin c. George, Max n
Montague, Thomas J. Cram. Edward
j. Moran, Maurice Hallett Rearse and
Daniel Patrick Lyons.
Membership standings in the yarious
departments or the American Legion
were announced by national heado11a p
tiers last week as follows: AIahanoa
$3.50; Alaska. 494 Arizona. 1851: Ar
Kansas, 6,s53; California. 33,4I5: Can
ada, 204; Colorado. 4,095: Connection
1861; Delaware 955: District of 70
lumbia, 2.314; Florida, 1889: France
635; Georgia, $3.50: Hawaii. 932: Idaho
1897; Illinois. 66.7s2; Indiana, p, 500
Iowa. 31.60S: Italy. 2.227; Kansas
LIES; Kentucky, 1915; Louisiana
5.47l: Maine, 6.112; Maryland 2,346
Massachusetts,. 25,4s7; Mexico. 29S
Michigan, 1927: Minnesota, 27.340
Mississippi, - 4,03T; Missouri, 10, 49s
Montana, 5.096; Nebraska, 1924; Ne
vada, S61 New Hampshire. 4.7C5: New
Jersey, 1929: New Mexico. 2.Ie5: New
York. $500: North Carolina 9.74G
North Dakota, 1860; Ohio, 33 ,53J: Okla
homa, 10, 464; Oregon, 9.7G2: Panama
>43S; PENNSYLVANIA, Sc 800; Philippin,
Islands, 81: Porto Rico, 1Gj: Rhod,
Island, 2,l37; South Carolina, 4,592
South Dakota. 9074: Tennessee
1885; Texas, 1878; Utah, 1921 Yer
mont, $3.50; Virginia, $50: Washing
ton. IL .037 West Virginia. 1900; Wis
consin, % ,525, and Wyoming, ISIS.
Disabled American Veterans.
The general committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department of tn
Disabled American Veterans will NEE
in campaign headquarters in the Nun
sew Building next Friday evening t
settle on plans for the annual Forge
Me.Not drive, which will he stage
bere October IS. Receipts from tn
drive are used to support the ialso
service. which the organization man
tains at the Washington regional ONO
of the Veterans Bureau to assist di
ahled men and their dependents {
this CITY in claims for compensation
Decentralization, insurance and othe
relief. :,
The executive committee OF the o.
partment held a special meeting las