Evening star., 1928-10-21
Veterans of Great War

| trophy now Rdorns department head.
quarters in the Transportation Build
ing and the honor of having its namt
engraved on the trophy is Lafayette
Post. No. .. which, in accordance with
| the provisions of the donor. :.lowed a
! gain In membership last year Of more
/ than 100 per cent. Each year the win
ming post in this department will have
| its name engraved on the trophy. The
/ honor plate which was awarded to the
department by national headquarters
was for the local de~artment. which
showed gain OF lo371 in It's member
ship during the year. This plate will
be affixed to the celorS OF the depart
ment.
In addition to the above awards
silver staff bands will be awarded to
George Washington Post. q. S. S. Jacob
Jones Post, Sergt. Jasper Post and
Cooley -McCullough Post for having
their post colors in the parade. George
Washington Post still holds the honor
record of the department. with 100 per
cent. its colors having been in every
national convention since the FIRST one.
held at Minneapolis in 1912. 1t. is the
only post in the District with this rec
ord. The colors were carried by De-
partment Adjt. Howard S. Fisk a past
commander of George Washington Post
and who also holds a 100 per cent
record of attendance of every national
convention in the history of the organ
ization. including the caucus at ST,
Louis in May. 1919, and also Paris,
France. last year.
The one great disappointment to the
local Legionnaires was the failure OF
Past Department Comdr. Julius l. Pey-
ser to be elected to one OF the five
national vice commanderships. This
was due. however. to the split in the
delegation and the fact that another
candidate was nominated from the same
department. which made 1t difficult for
the chairman of the delegation to make
trades with other delegations for the
same office. Miss Beatrice Bowman, a
member of Jane A. Delano Post
nurses. an alternate from the Dis
trict. was nominated by Iowa. Peyser
could have been elected. it was stated.
had not the voting strength of the
local delegation been split. Even after
releasing number Of large delegations
he had 485 votes, as against 25 cast
for Miss Bowman split also occurred
in the balloti31g for national COM
msnder, which likewise paved the way
for the defeat of Peyser, which fol-
lowed.
In the selection OF the next conven-
ton Louisville, KY, received the honor
SGT votes having been cast for that
city. with Detroit next with 345 votes.
and Miami third with 17S votes The
1929 convention will be within II hours
ride from the National Capital, and will
enable a large turnout from this de-
partment to be present. At the con-
clusion of the convention the Legion
naires from this city returned over
various routes. many visiting their for
mer homes, taking advantage of the
stopover privileges.
The District delegation included the
following delegates: Norman B. Lam
dreau. chairman: j. Thad Baker vice
chairman: Howard S. Fisk, secretary;
j. Miller Kenyon. Julius l. Peyser. Will
liam Mitchell. Miss Emily J. Carey
Thomas D. Walsh and Paul j. Nc
Gahan. Alternates-Amos A. Fries.
Francis j. Kelley. Charles j. Painter
Miss Mabel F. Staub. Edward L.
Marthill. Miss Beatrice Bowman. J.
OC. Roberts. Barnard Bee and Will
liam Wolff Smith.
One of the features of the convention
week was the annual parade, which
took place october 9. with nearly 40, 900
Legionnaires marching in line. with 81
bands and drum corps The parade
started at ii o'clock in the morning.
owing to the heat. the thermometer
being about p5 In the middle of the
day, thousands of spectators deserting
the granclstsnds on this account
About 100000 people lined the parade
grounds, which covered nearly four
miles in length
The work of Watson B. Miller, ma
tional chairman of the rehabilitation
committee, was lauded In the report to
the convention on the third day The
resolution as adopted by the conven-
ton stated that it recognizes and ap-
preciates. commends and sincerely
thanks Watson B. Miller. chairman of
the national rehabilitation committee
since and including 1924, for the able
and fearless manner in which he has
initiated and carried forward the mani
fold and dih1cult mandates OF past ma
tlonal conventions on matters involv-
ing adequate disqualification and COM
pensation for disabled World War vet
Grams and the families of deceased vet
Grams. 1t is the conviction of this
convention that l1ss intelligent and
earnest championship of their rights
and interests has been largely RESPONSE
BILE for the many extensions. improve
ments and reforms that have been Sc
cured by the American Legion in the
way of added hospital facilities. liberal
lied veterans laws and In the opera
ton OF the United States Veterans
Bureau"
Veterans OF Foreign Wars.
Front Line Post. No. ,4aI. Veterans
Of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Aux