Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
Veterans of Great War

, A. Fries. National Press Club Post;
Francis j. Kelley. Lincoln Post: Eugene
A. Costello. George E. SSilleen Post; Past
Comdr Charles j. Painter, George
Washington Fest; Comdr. Mabel F.
Staub. U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post; Ed
ward l.. Marthill. Sergt. Jasper Post:
Past Dept Vice Comdr. Beatrice Bow
man, Jane A. Delano Post: Past Comdr.
Thomas S. Mason, Vincent B. Costello
Post.
Norman B. Landrau is chairman of
the delegation in the absence of Dept.
Comdr Harlan Wood who Is unable
to attend the convention, with j. Thad
Baker rs vice chairman and Dept. Adjt.
| Howard S. Fisk secretary.
The delegation assignments on COM
mittees of the convention include:
Permanent organization. Thomas d.
Walsh; credentials, Charles j. Painter:
rules, Francis J. Kelley; resolutions.
Julius l. Peyser; time and place of next
convention, Norman B. Landrau; in
ternal affairs, William F. Franklin:
constitution and amendments, Eugene
A. Costello: aeronautics. William Mitch
ELL naval affairs, Mabel F. Staun mill
tary affairs Amos A. Fries: rehabilita-
ton. j. Thad Baker; legislative, Edward
L. Marthill; child welfare, Emily j..
Carey; finance Howard S. Fisk; Ameri-
canisn. j. Miller Kenyon; new commit
tees. Beatrice Bowman, Thomas S.
| Mason.
| The legionnaires from the District
will present the name of Past Depart
ment Comdr. Julius I. Peyser as one OF
the five national vice commanders, with
view to his election in the national
organization. The District was honored
in 1922 at New Orleans, when Watson
B. Miller past department commander,
was elected on the first ballot. A Spe-
cial committee appointed by DEPART
ment Comdr Wood is composed of Nor
man B. Landrau, chairman; National
Executive Committeeman Paul j. Nc
| Gaharl, Department Adjt. Howard S.
| Fisk, First Vice Department Comdr.
Thomas D. Walsh, Third Vice Depart
ment Ccmdr. Emily j. Carey, Past Post
Comdr William Mitchell.
Tomorrow afternoon at 1880 O'Clock
wreath will be placed on the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
National Cemetery by Department
Comdr Harlan Wood in behalf of the
national organization, which will be IN
session at San Antonio. The various
| post commanders have been requested
to have their post colors and standards
present for this ceremony at 1:15
| o'clock A similar ceremony will take
! place simultaneously in the convention
hall at San Antonio. where special me-
mortal services for those who made the
supreme sacrifice during the World War
and have since died. Another ne-
mortal service will be In progress at
the shrine at Centralia, Wash. where
several legionEaires were shot down
during the session of one of the national
conventions several years ago while they
were defending the principles for which
the American Legion stands. National
Comdr. Spafford has requested that all
post colors on clubhouses throughout
the country be lowered at half staff
during the hour from l to 2 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Snyder-Fsrmer Unit No. 3. American
Legion Auxiliary of Hyattsville, has re-
sumed business and social meetings
after three months suspension. The
monthly card parties. whereby the unit
is enabled to help the families of needy
veterans. will begin October Is. The
next regular business meeting Of the
unit will be held Wednesday, when Of
ficers will be nominated.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post No. 2 will
meet at the Thomas Circle Club to-
morrow night at o'clock The post
is conducting a stationery drive the