Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Veterans of Great War

of each of these to come to the National
Capital and play until the winner Is
announced from the semi-flnalS. The
winning team of the Eastern section
Of the country will then compete with
the winning team from the Western
section and the winner of these finals
is to be declared the worlds Junior base
ball championship victors.
Stuart Walcott Post, Inc, American
Legion, called to order its monthly
meeting In the boardroQm of the Dis
trict Building Tuesday evening. Judson
Carey Dale, who was elected in June
to the Office of Junior vice commander
of the post to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of George r. Bruce,
was installed Comdr. Miller officiated
in the administration OF the oath OF
office.
The following who were nominated
to serve as delegates and alternateS TO
the convention of the Department. OF
the District of Columbia, to be held
August l6, II and Is, were elected:
Delegates w. Woolley, T. Nor
man Templeton and j. orc. Roberts.
Acknowledgement S. Aud, Judson c.
Dale, John r. Dover and DR.. Ray r.
Guynn.
Comdr. Warren E. Miller was unani-
mously elected as delegate to the con-
vention and named chairman OF the
delegation.
Junior Vice Comdr. Dale, as chair
man OF the entertainment committee
of the post, announced that plans are
being formulated for the annual fishing
trip and outing somewhere on the Po-
tomac, and requested all members in
terested to communicate with him as
soon as possible in order that dennite
date can be set and final arrangements
made.
A resolution indorsing the work Of
Capt. Watson B. Miller and requesting
his retention as chairman OF the ma
tional rehabilitation committee OF the
American Legion was unanimously
adopted.
Leo F. Wise, manager Of the Stuart
Walcott Post junior base ball team, adj
dressed the meeting concerning activi-
ties and progress made, by the Junior
mine.
Several reels OF war pictures and q
comedy were furnished by the enter
tainment committee.
u. S. 8. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, ad-
yisory council will meet August 10 at
the home of Past COmdr. Mayne Smith,
lO4 Virginia avenue, Lyon Village, Va,
shortly after 2 o'clock. Past Comdrs.
Mayme Smith and Mabel Staub Will act
as hoSteSSeS.
Members of the post who expect to
attend the national convention Of the
American Legion at Louisville, KY, Sep
TENDER 80 to october are requested to
communicate with Past Comdr. Smith
for information regarding railroad and
hotel reservations.
Keen competition is developing among
the various departments OF the Ameri-
can Legion as the time draws near for
the award of four national membership
trophies. These trophies are to be
awarded on the basis of the membership
80 days before the national convention.
That date this year will be August 81,
as the national convention is to be
held in Louisville, KY, September 80 to
October 3.
The membership trophies to be award
ed are as follows:
Hanford MacNider trophy-Awarded
annually to the department attaining
the highest percentage Of eligible ex-
service men over its preceding years
membership. This trophy was won last
percentage of 1908.
Franklin DOlier trophy-Awarded
annually to that department attaining
the highest percentage of eligible ex-
service men IN said department. The
Department of Arizona won this trophy
last year with a percentage of 1856.
North Carolina trophy--Awarded an
nually to that department not included
among the several State departments or
the department of the District of CO.
lumbia, attaining the highest percentage
OF membership over its preceding years
membership. This trophy has been won
for the last two years by the department
of Canada.
John G. Emory trophy--Awarded an
nually to that department having the
highest percentage of membership 80
days before the converting of the ma
tional convention as compared with the
average membership for the four pre-
cedin@ years. The Department of Texas
centage of 2O6.75.
In addition to the four principal tro-
phies. 100 per cent honor plates are
awarded annually to each department
attaining 100 per cent or over of its
preceding years membership 80 days
prior to the national convention. Last
year these plates were won by AZ de-
n9rtmentS.
Headed by National Comdr. Paul ".
McNutt, an American Legion group of
81 men and women are in Europe, hav-
ing landed Friday at Southampton,
England. The chief object is to repre-
sent the Legion at the international
congress of Fidac to be held in Belgrade
September l to 6. While at sea Ma
tional Comdr. McNutt gave a dinner in
honor
French hero, who came to the United
States as the guest of the Rainbow Di-
vision Veterans Association at its re-
cent Baltimore convention.
On his way to the Fidac congress
National Comdr. McNutt will stop in
Paris to dedicate the new American
Legion home. August Z. The Legion
delegation will carry goodwill to the
various seats OF government on the
continent in the period between the
dedication of the Paris memorial and
the Fidac congress. Additional Ameri-
can veterans will join the party EN-
route, bringing the delegation at Paris
TO 40 and at Belgrade to 80.
The itinerary will then include Lon
don, Paris, Brussels, The Hague, Cob
LEM, Rome, Venice, Belgrade, Budapest,
vienna and Munich. The party will
sail for the United States from Cher
6ourg September IS on the S. S. Amer
lea, docking at New York September 81.
In time for the members to attend the
national convention of the Legion to be
held at Louisville, KY, September 30,
October 1, 2 and 8.
Fldac, whose international congress
VIII be held in Belgrade September / to
3, Is the abbreviation of Federation In
terallies deS Anciens Combattants. IT
Is an organization formed in Paris after
the World War and is representative of
5000 900 veterans who served with the
allied forces. The Legion is the mem
per OF Fidac for the United States and
the 10000 members of the Legion are
members of Fidac Other co,,ntr;ar -.