Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
American Legion.

Members Of the James E. walker Post
No. IS. American Legion. fleio uneal
anal meeting OF the month at the
Twelfth Street Branch Y. NJ. G.
tune % Comdr. T. Edward Jones pre-
ise6. Finance Oisicer J. M, Burrei
have a final report OF the poppy salt
campaign John SWEENEY, I, E. Jones
John F. Porter, ir.: Charles a: botnas
md number OF young IaoleS WIZ
assisted the post in the canlpaagn are
credited with having sold the largest
mount of peoples.
The ,>ost vo,ed the award OF SlttS tc
he committee of young women wnc
helped to make this years poppy sale
aicceSSful
~ A conraittee Was appointed 10 ar
NSen FOR a special service III connec-
fon with the installation Of new menu
herS whose applications have been re-
ceWcd since May so. Joseph Johnson
Submitted the applications OF three new
members. Announcement was mace
thai a set of the new American Legion
monthly binders would be awarded the
member of the post who brought IN tne
largest number OF new members oeTore
the next department convention.
All members of the post are requested
To be present at the next meeting OF
the post July II for the initiation cere-
mony. the award Of gifts to members
of the auxiliary ana the proposed plans
for attendance at the national conVen-
ton Of the American Legion, which VIII
be held In San Antonio, Tex.
Plans for the promenade rationale
o. Forty and Eight. honor society OF
. the American Legion, to be held curing
the Iecion's national convention at san
\ Antonio October s to IL. have Just been
worked out By Charles W. Arcsery. cor
espcndant rationale, in conference
with the Legion convention bureau and
Neil Gilligan, chef de gare OF san
Antonio Voiture. ~,
A big wreck or initiation Wal %
staged on Wednesday night. Ocscoer ~.
Hundreds Of candidates from every
STATE in the Union wAl be initiated.
Ar0ery stated.
The wrecking crew of Voiture TSU
at Norwalk. Ohio, one Of the best wreck
ING crews in Forty and Eight, Is eA-
pected to put on the iniuatory work
San Antonio Voiture at luncheon IN
honor Of Ardery voted TO extend an
invitation to the Ohio degree team OF
20 men to stage the work.
American legionnaires attending the
national convention will find much low
er rates for rooms than prevailed IN
cities entertaining other national con-
ventions this year, it IS stated.
Arrangements have been made oy the
housing division OF the Legion national
Convention bureau here for the use OF
several thousand rooms in first-claSS
private homes, according TO Ralph w.
Neelands, housing director. These rooms
have all been inspected by the bureau
and are easily reached.
Rates in San AntonioS hotels are
Low also, the lowest that have ever been
charged at q Legion national cohven-
ton. For the first time In the history
of Legion national gatherings, every OF
f1cial department delegation has been
assigned space in q tirst-claSs hotel
Accommodations for bands, drum
corps, rife teams, drill teams and SINH
lar groups desiring to remain together
tnroughout the convention are superior
to anything IN the history Of national
meetings Of the World War veterans. Up
to-date accommodations, easily access
ible. have been provided at remarkably
low rates in San Antonio's public scnool
buildings, which have been turned over
for the use of the Legion curing the
convention week
In these schools, men attending the
convention alone are also finding quar-
tiers at prices which viii hold Gown
their convention trip expenses to very
low figure.
George Washington Post, No. !, will
meet Tuesday at 8 pm, at the club
house. l44l Rhode island avenue.
Tentative plans sTe being MADE 1oI
the District convention. August II
and Is are the probable dates ano IL Is
expected that the convention VIII De
Ia cfS
The U. S. s. Jacob Jones Post. No. 2,
base ball team will play the keliy
Nldgets on diamond No. TO-DAY at ID
Tne post viii hold lawn party July
Is. from TO IL pm, at 1876 Massa-
chusetts avenue. -, az
at the Great Falls camp OF Meyms
neieeates 70 the convention Of the
aenartrneut viii be elected tomorrow
nigIlt. The ONCE of historian VIII also
be filled
Many members Of Henry G. Spengier
Post, No IL, turned out to cheer ano
root for the Boy Standards, the post
erfrant In the American Legion baSe
Bah League. although the Lincoln Post
team gained tie Ld6ANac LNSe
Ben L, Fuller was in charge OF the team.
Senior Vice Comdr. watson b. Mile,
has been discharged from the noSpasaI
and Is now convalescing at the seasncre.
The post ofncers are completing ar
fsngenents for the birthday anniversary
OF Henri c. Spengler Post, and one OF
the features will be the fuh ritnalisblc
initiation Of a class of new members;
Major Alexander Summers, post MS
toriag1. is engaged in a compilation OF
the posts history, and viii have 1t COM
pleted for the birthday celebration III
September 49,.
Comdr. Fuller has received ADVICE tnat
the director Of the Veterans Bureau mas
suspended the operation OF reguiation
ia which required the re-examination
every 10 months OF veterans VINO nave
been rated permanently disabled. unueE
this suspension the previous poilcy On
exemuting these veterans from Fe-eA-
animation lis restored.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
National Capital Post, No. l27. Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars, held It's regu-
lar meeting June IS. Several members
OF the post viii attend the national con-
vention 70 be held in Indianapolis, Inu.'
r.