Evening star., 1928-09-09


commander: Maui 44--zz
rice Mcdonald, jun Mas L. e. Atkins
ior vice command
er; Wallace Smith, quartermaSter
Charles Dumsworth, sergeant-at-arms'
James Pisto. AZ, master-at-a ARMS; Dr
James j. Kilroy, surgeon: Rev francs
J. Hurney, chaplain; William FrahKhIl
historian; Samuel Eopelluci ana Samuei
Nolan, color bearers.
Mrs. Adalin Wright Macauley OF
Mennonite. Wis. past national president
of the American Legion Auxiliary. and
Mrs. H. K. Stuart of Neenah, Wis, are
en- route to Europe to represent the
auxiliary at the annual congress OF
wonens auxiliaries of FidaS, the Inter-
allied Veterans Federation, which Will
be held in Bucharest, Rumsnla. Sep
tember 16.
The American delegates viii return
In time to report the actions OF the IN
ternational gathering TO the natlonal
convention of the auxiliary at San An
tonic, Tex, october to II.
The ballroom of the Gunter Hotel, at
San Antonio, Tex, will Le the scene
of the States dinner, most brilliant So
cial function of the annual national
convention of the American Legion
Auxiliary. at San Antonio, Tex, octo-
Der to IL.
Nine hundred or more persons are
expected to be present at the dinner
according to Miss Emma IIadorn, ma
tional secretary of the Legion AuXlllary
who recently visited the national con-
vention city to check over plans for the
Gathering. Selection of the place for
the dinner was made by MISS Hadorn
in consultation with Mrs. Walton ID.
Hood executive chairman for the aux
tliary convention.
Seating ARRANGEMENTS for the more
than 600 delegates and 500 alternateS
in the First Baptist Church, which mas
heen selected as the auxiliary meeting
place. were worked out by Miss Haoorn.
Thousands of women will take part
in the convention parade to oe staged
october g. Miss Hadorn worked out
mans for their participation in con-
ference with General Convention d.
rector Philip, B. Stapp. Colors OF OF
auxiliary departments and units VIII
be borne in the parade as well as those
of the Legion. The convention bureau
will arrange for standard bearers.
Several preliminary meetings and
functions on October will precede the
opening of the formal auxiliary con-
vention sessions on Monday morning
October s. The convention VIII close
with the election and installation OF
officers for the new year, which VIII
take place October ~.
AS the result of the activity on the
mart of the newly elected department
commander Harlan Wood, OF the Amer
lean Legion his staff of officers for the
ensuing year was completed during the
past week and announced yesterday.
In addition he has also appointed sew
eral of the most important committees
for the coming year with view to In
creased interest in the organization on
the part of the present and prospective
members who reside in the National
Capital
The complete roster of department
officers for the next year as announced
by Department Commander Wood Is as
follows: Commander, Harlan WOOD;
first vice commander, Thomas D.
Walsh; second vice commander, Edgar
H. Hale; third vice commander, Emily
j. Carey; adjutant, Howard S. FISK;
assistant adjutants, William F. Frank
lin and Helen Sprague; finance officer,
F. G. Fraser; quartermaster, E. A. Cos
tello; Judge advocate, Norman b. Lam
tirau; chaplain, Thomas j. Dickson;
historian, II. E. Bulls; surgeon, B.. G.
eric william Vile; legislative officer,
James O'Connor Roberts; membership
officer, Austin S. Imirie; poppy otiicer,
Mabel F. Staub; memorial markers
officer, Charles N. Hess; Memorial DAY
officer. Charles H. knight; welfare OH
Ger. Charles Kohen; athletic officer,
John B. Keller; disqualification ot1cer,
Albertus N. Schroeder; budget officer,
Daniel j. Donovan; veterans preference
officer. Julius I. Peyser; publicity ot11cer,
Edward T. Folliard: aeronautlcS ofncer,
William Mitchell; sergeant-at-arms,
j. M. H. Graham; master-at-arms,
Thomas A. Costello; color bearers, E. L.:
Person and John Porter; national
executive committeeman, Paul j. NC
Gahan: alternate national executive
committeeman, William Wolff Smith.
1t is planned to carry on an intensive
membership campaign from November
/ to Is. and with this in view the tol-
lowing committee has been appointed:
Austin S. Imirie, chairman; j. j. Or
losky, z. B. Lyons, Thomas mason,
Charles J. Painter, Ester v. Hall, West
A. Hamilton, Charles H. Reilley, Charles
A. Allen. Forest F. Bartl, Paul j. NC
Gahan. Efforts will be made to in
crease the membership in the local
organization to 5000, and Chairman
Imirie has been requested to call MS
committee together at the earliest pos
sible date to outline program OF pro-
cedure. A special committee to confer
, with the general committee mas aiso
been appointed, consisting OF WeSe a.
Hamilton, chairman; William II. Bur-
rell. George Rycraw, John r. Anderson
and ]. M. H. Graham, in connection
with the proposed membership cam
paign.
composed of Amos A. Fries, chairman,
George F. Unmacht and John W.
Shultz, has been reappointed LOT tne
ensuing year, due to the excellent re-
suits obtained through this commltIee
: in standardizing the display OF the
National colorS at the curbS anu oii
lawns throughout the city.
The annual department ball mas re,
ceived the attention Of Comdr: Wooo
end he has appointed commlttee 10
confer with the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars with the hope that the affair TINS
year will be held jointly between tne
two veteran organizations on Armlstlce
night. November IL. The committee
has full power to act and is composed
of the following: Thomas j. Frailey
chairman; Thomas D. Walsh, Edgar n.
Hale, Thomas Franklin and Emily j:
Carey. This is one of the big events or
the Legion and every effort will be
made this year to make this the most
\ successful one in the history of the
organization.
The budget committee for the next
wear includes Daniel J. Donovan, chair
man: Watson B. Miller, Frank L. Peck
ham. Amos A. Fries and Julius l.
Peyser.
special committee has been ap-
nointed in the interest of veterans
preference, following the mandate Of
ilv, lnll
weeks ago. The committee is as follows:
paul ]. McGahan, chairman: Julius I.
pevser. Thomas j. Frailey, Francis F.
Miller, Earl j. Brown, E. A. Costello,
Amelia Boberg:
TWO committees will have duties to