Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

/ To DC OlRd[llAbu III Tie AlliSltAaAi LWEiuiA'
| he has the distinction Of being the first
departmental adjutant in the American
| Legion. In accepting the office again
| he did so with the object in view OF
| building up the organization OF vet
Grams to the highest point of efficiency.
| In addition to having served as de-
| partment adlutant, he was the first and
only adiutant of Gen. Pershing Post.
| No / in 1919, and George Washington
| Post, No ], to which name 1t was
! changed in the latter part of the same
year He was also vice commander
! of George Washington Post, and in 1921
/ was its commander.
| IN connection with department work
! he has held Is different offices during
! the past 10 years under various COM
manders In 1924 he was finance OFF,
Ger of the local department and has
been a member of several convention
committees of the national organl2a-
| ton. He has been elected either
| delegate or an alternate to every ma
tional convention, including the ST.
| Louis caucus in 1919, and has attended
| and participated in these conventions,
| both in this country and at PARIS,
| France, last year This record is not
| held by any other Legionnaire IN this
department Last year he received the
J
gate to the Paris convention and SIM
| liar honors were carried off in the de-
partment annual convention here last
week. He was one of the charter men,
beers of Gen. pershing Post, No. /, and
was one of the Is veterans who applied
| for a charter for the first unit in the
American Legion out OF over IL. 900
! posts. The appointment as department
| adjutant becomes effective September
! Is next He Is also member OF Prest-
| dents Own Garrison, No. lo4, Army and
| Navy Union,
Department Comdr. Wood Is en-
gagged in preparing his committee ap-
| pointments for the ensuing year, and
as soon as completed they will be an
nounced to the various posts comprising
| this department. Departmental staff OFF,
| GERS are also being appointed by the
| new commander while many future
events for the local department are re-
ceiving his attention, Preparations are
under way for the annual American
| Legion ball, while the question of a
drive for increasing the membership
| has also been decided on and plans
completed. Every effort Is to be made
| by him to upbuild the organization and
| increase local interest among the vet
| Grams who served in the World War.
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ment commanders are aiding and CO.
operating in the work outlined by MIR.
| Wood, with the result that one of the
| brightest years of the organization APP
pears in view. Many former Legion
naires are coming back into the ranks
| and are rendering their services in
order to make his administration sue
cessful one.
The next regular meeting Of Sergeant
| Jasper Post No, 10, the American
/ post cluhroom, 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. In the absence OF Commander
John j. Orlosky, Senior Vice Com
| mander Paul Taggert will preside.
/ While the post failed TO win any of
| the prizes offered at the parade August
q, preceding the annual department
convention, 1t made its presence felt
with large turnout and one of the
most effective sections of the parade.
The following delegates represented the
post: Commander John j. OrloSky,
Adjutant Edward Marthill, Thomas j.
Frailey, Hiram Hummer and Ferdinand
Fraser.
The department presented Com
mander Orlosky with a gold Legion
medal for securing the greatest num-
Der of new members during the recent
Veterans Bureau membership drive.
George Washington Post will meet
September A. Plans will be discussed
for participation in the Legion con-
vention at San Antonio, Tex, October
8-12 Lieut., Howard Fisk will attend
as delegate and C. j. Painter as alter
nate. They will carry the post colors,
representing the first post in the
American Legion. The colors have
been carried to every national conven-
ton since the Legion was first formed
Officers will be nominated and election
viii be held September 10.
Headed by Field Marshal. Viscount
Alienby of Great Britain, American and
foreign leaders in a distinguished array
will be the guests of the American Le~
gion at its tenth annual national con-
vention, at San Antonio, Tex, October
3 to IL.
Viscount Allenby. who liberated Je-
rusalcm and the Holy Land from centu-
rieS Of Turkish misrule and despotism
has accepted the Leglons invitation,
extended by National Comdr Edward
T.. Spafford, according TO General Con-
vention Chairman Nat M. Washer. He
will be accompanied by Lady Allenby
and the two will make a tour OF the
country in connection with their visit
TO the Legion convention.
Mai. Georges Scapini, war-blinded
member Of the French Chamber ot
Deputies will be another distinguished
guest from abroad. Maj. Scapini is one
of the outstanding heroes Of the World
War
Gen. John J. Pershing, wartime
commander of the A. f, r. and now
honorary national commander OF the
Legion, Col Charles A. Lindbergh,
goodwill flyer; Judge Kenesaw M Lam
dis. ear Of base ball; Secretary of
War Dwight +. Davis and Assistant
Secretary Truhee f. Dawson, Gen
Frank r. Hines and his staff from the
Veterans Bureau and many other high
ranking representatives of the Ameri-
can Government and leaders In Ameri-
can life will be present
Preparations for great entertain
ment program during the convention
are nearing completion, according to
Philip B. Stapp, general Legion con-
VentIon director.
San Antonio plans to stage world
championship rOdeo, with the leading
performers IN the game competing for
the prize money OF $4,000, largest of"
tered this year.
Sergt. Sammy Baker and Pete Au-
gust will battle IL out to decision In
the main bout on special convention
boxing card put on at Fort Sam Hou6-
ton Stadium October O.
Two great air circuaes will be put
on during convention week The San
Antonio Chapter Of the National Aero
nautic Association is cooperating with
the Legion in staging the air demon
STATIONS. Secretary OF War Davis and
Assistant Secretary Dawson, who has
charge OF aviation, have promised to
| assign the best flyers ia tha ARMY Ia
take part,
Bach OF the allied governments IN
being invited To send a squadron Of It's
crack flyers. II possible wartime aces,
10 the convention. The Mexican and
Cuban governments are also being i'm
yited To order a squadron here for the
convention, Personal letters are going