Evening star., 1928-02-01
LEGION AUXILIARY
LOSES ITS CHARTER
Washington Groups Fight of
Three Years Ended by Ma
tionaI Body.

Three stormy years Of controversy be-
tween the District of Columbia Won.
| ems Auxiliary of the American Legion
and the District Of Columbia Depart
ment Of the Legion had its sequel. II
was revealed today. in the cancellation
Of the charter of the department aux
iliary.
This action was taken last Friday at
indianapolis by the national executive
committee OF the auxiliary. at the for
NAL request OF the District Legion de-
partments executive committee. which
has been under consideration since last
October. Mrs. r. " Walker of 1901
Hobart street, president of the depart
ment auxiliary OF the District, said to-
day she was without official informa-
ton concerning this action.
In formal statement today, Col. j,
Miller Kenyon, District OF Columbia de-
partment commander, and Paul J, Nc
oahan. national executive committee
man for the District. pointed out that
the nine existing units Of the auxiliary
In the District VIII continue In existence
afiltated with the local posts of the
Legion and will be administered direct
from the national headquarters at In
dianapolis.
Legion Heads Comment.
The joint statement OF Col. Kenyon
and Mr.. Mc0ahan follows:
The Department Of the District OF
Columbia, the American Legion. has
been advised that at It's meeting, held
at Indianapolis. Ind. on Friday. Janu-
ary q, the national executive commit
tee of the American Legion Augiliary
voted TO cancel the charter OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia Department Of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
This action was taken at the formai
request OF the District Legion Depart
been under consideration by the auxil-
iary's national board since last october
The step was taken to straighten
out the controversy between the Dis
trict OF Columbia Department OF the
American Legion Auxiliary and the
District of Columbia Department OF the
American Legion. which has been under
discussion since early In 1925.
by the action Of the national gov
erning body OF the American Legion
Auxiliary, the nine existing units of
the auxiliary In the District OF Colum-
bia will continue In existence af1liated
with local posts OF the Legion, and will
be administered direct from the ma
tional headquarters at indianapolis.
win Reorganixe Later.
AT some future time II is the inten-
ton TO reorganize the departmental or
ganization OF the American Legion Aux
iliary In Washington.
In the meanwhile every effort Is TO be
made 10 extend the membership OF the
existing nine units OF the American Le-
gion Auxiliary located at the Capital
and 10 seek TO organize units for posts
that now have none. Until that field
has been thoroughly canvassed the a!-
fairs OF the Auxiliary will. 1t has been
announced at indianapolis. be admins
tered under the direction OF officials at
the Auxiliary National Headquarters In
that city"
The trouble is traced TO q split over
operation OF Service Club on Third
street. near Pennsylvania avenue. In
December. 1925. q so-called peace con-
ference was held and In January. 1927.
the contestants we're given until last
May 10 settle their differences. This
plan failed 10 bear fruit. however
Mai Gen. Amos Fries. head OF the
Chemical Warfare Service. and AT that
time the departments commander, de-
clared at the time that petty sauahbles
then In progress were discredit to the
whole District OF Columbia Department
OF the Legion.