Evening star., 1928-04-15
American Legion.


Sergeant Jasper Post No. Is, of tn
/ American Legion. met recently at thu
/ Thomas Circle Club. 1926 MaSsacllu
/ sets avenue. Comdr, John J. OrloSk,
! presided.
Seven applicants were elected {,
| membership, as follows: Lou Little, di
/ rector of athletics at Georgetown Univer.
sity; Earl c. Nash, Louis Rosenberg
! Francis X. Price, James A. Joyce, Car
3. SnuggS.
The post voted to sponsor one of thC
base ball teams in the American Legior
class of the Capital City Base Bal
| League.
Presented by Russell w. Clarkson, g
resolution was unanimously adopted
favnring the erection of a huge stadium
in the District Of Columbia to be calico
the Roosevelt Memorial Stadium, IL
honor of ex-President Theodore RooSe'
Yelt
The Welsh bill. increasing Govern
rnert clerks salaries, was upheld by the
unanimous adoption of a resolution III
;ts favor, presented by Thomas j
rrailey. A resolution. also presented by
Thomas ]. Frailey. was adopted. csllins
for day 10 be set aside each year 10 o.
known as Army day. The proposed date
is April 6. This would correspond with
the annual Navy day, which is ceie-
brated each year on October "a.
Efforts will be made by the American
Legion to make IL easier Tor veterans
to obtain duplicates of their ADJUSTED
service certificates in cases where they
have been lost. destroyed or mutiateo.
Watson b Miller chairman OF the
legion national rehabilitation commit
tee has announced. II this cannot De
done, through administrative action on
the part of Genl Frank 4. Hines, oi-
rector OF the United States Veterans
Ri,reau the matter will probably be
nlaced before the United States Senate
when It takes up the consideration OF
veterans legislation later III the present
session. Chairman Miller said.
Victory Post. No. 4. American Legion
held its regular meeting Tuesday in thr
Woodmen's Hall. 9S5 Grant place. and
voted 10 adopt the Powhatan Base BAH
Club. a Junior organization in the Cap
itsl City League,
Serrt. John Kelly of this post. drum
cor,,s. reported OH the progress made
and expects 10 have his corps equipped
in new uniforms for May 80.
A delegation from the Robley II.
Evans Auxiliary Unit made an appeal
70 the post 10 be adOpted by the post
and assume the name Of Victory Post,
No. Unit, which was unanimously
agreed.
The post adopted two resolutions. the
first to revoke executive order No. SSOl
on veterans preference and revert back
to previous rulings given by former
ATTORNEY General WickerSham and
Palmer. The second resolution called
for the consolidation of the Efficiency
Bureau. Personal Classification Bureau,
the workingmens Compensation Bureau
and Civil Service Bureau into one
bureau
Among the visitors at the meeting
were Post Corndr. c. j. Painter. George
Washington Post, No. /: Post Comdr.
Ben Fuller. Spangler Post. No. IL: Post
Comdr John J. OrloSkv. Sergt. Jasper
Post. No. i3: Earl J. Brown. John M.
Beauchesne Post. No. 28: First Vice
Comdr. wits. Kenneth Nash Post. No.
8. and Senior Department Comdr. Tbad
Baker.
A progressive 500 card party will be
given for the benefit of the drum corps,
MAY -, in the Northeast Masonic
Temple Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knight
viii be in charge.
Comdr. Alb1rtus Schroeder presided.
Refreshments were served.
The next meeting Of the post will be
April -. in woodmens Hall.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the
winners of the American Legion Auxil-
iary drill team and quartet contests at
the national conventions OF the legion
and auxiliary, 70 be held at San An
tonic. Tex. October 8 to r. 1t has been
announced at convention headquarters.
The winning women's drill team viii be
given $3.50. while prize Of 500 viii be
given the team winning second place
In the auxiliary quartet contest first
prize Of 500 will be awarded. This year
riii be tn. first time that cash prizes
have been offered III the drill team con-
test Cups have been given at previous
conventions
Fifty-tvo new units of the American
Legion Auxiliary were chartered dur
ing March. it mas been announced at
national HEADQUARTERS of the oTgalaa-
ticn The auxiliary now has more than
$3.50 units located throughout the
United States and possessions, and in
FIVE foreign countries. Seven of the
new units chartered during March were
in Wisconsin. FIVE in New York. five in
Pennsylvania. four IN North Dakota.
three in California: three IN Minnesota.
two each In Alabama, Connecticut,
Missouri Nebraska. New Jersey and
Washington. and one each in Arizona.
Florida. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas,
Mississippi. North Carolina. Tennessee,
West Virginia. Michigan, Ohio and
Oregon.
The Minnesota department of the
American Legion Auxiliary was leading
in the suxiiIary's Big Eight" member
ship race. reports 10 national head
quarters April showed. With less than
500 more members needed TO equal It's
1927 total. Minnesota held a substan-
tasi margin over the other seven big
departments IN the contest, which is for
the Biester Cup. awarded annually 70
the department Of 10000 or more men,
beTs showing the greatest membership
Increase. Wisconsin was second, Iowa
THIRD. Ohio fourth. New York fifth,
Pennsylvania sixth. Massachusetts sey-
enih and Illinois eighth.
The big boxing show being staged by
tile combined forces of the American
Legion and Veterans Of Foreign Wars
taxes place al the Arcadia next Wed
nesday. The SHOW is open 70 mem
oeTs and applicants for membership
and & limited number of guests. Any
post in the District. IN either TIC
Logon OF the Veterans Of Foreign War
can obtain the cards needed for I'd
nlttance from Capt. Harvey L. Miller
Room 304. Coast Guard HeaoquarteT&
Building Phone Main 1902.
The Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing Pest. no %, " the American
Legion. met last Monday night IN the
Red Mems Hall 7l3 - street Cogndr
Orlando, reporting for the post commit
re on veterans preference legislation,
explained the action 70 be taken at The
coming District Of Columbia depart
g1ent special convention relative ~ the
introduction II q resolution 10 b. pre-
sented " the Congress of the United
States that @ouic prevent the indls~
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