Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

the erecuOn OF ". II. w. memorial
pillar in the new Walter Reed Hospital
Chapel.
The boxing bill will be introduced BY
Representative Royal johnson Of South
Dakota and, upon being placed on the
calendar, ID to be followed by syste-
matte letters to Senators and Repre-
sentatives urging passage Of the bill
by Veterans OF Foreign wars posts
throughout the United States. The
bill provides for l0-round, no decision
bouts, under an unpaid commission Of
three commissioners.
The Veterans Of FOREIGN wars are
now taking In veterans Of the recent
China and Nicaragua expeditions. At
the st. Paul encampment the eligibility
rules were clarified by the vote Of the
encanpment to rehd, "Memsershio Is
open to any officer or man who served
honorably on foreign soil In the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard In
any war, campaign or expedition for
which the Army, Navy, Marine Corps
or Coast Guard authorizes medal,
badge or ribbon"
The bylaws and all v. F. W. litera-
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. :"
the latter branch Of the service to be
inserted Immediately after the Marine
Corps.
The first prize FOR drum and bugle
corps at st. Paul went to the corps
from Albert Lea, MINI, with Lansing,
Mich, second. The first prize for
ladies' drill teams was awarded to Des
Moines, Iowa, with Minneapolis o close
A feature of the st. Paul parade,
which drew rounds Of applause Tor the
District Of Columbia delegation. was
the participation Of Samuel O. Nav
son. A delegate from National Capital
Post, to which post he belongs by vir-
tue Of overseas service In the war with
Spain, Comrade Mawson also Is COM
mander Of the Department Of the Po-
tomac, Grand Army of the Republic.
He is go years old. Wearing his q. A.
r. uniform, he stuck along with the
younger men over the entire route of
the parade.
At the encampment 1t was voted to
allow one delegate to each so post
members, instead OF one to each 100
as heretofore. .,
The 1890 national convention will be
held In Baltimore, that city winning
out after close contest with st. Pc
tersburg, Fla. Plans are already being
made to make the District of Column
bias delegation the largest at the Bal
timore convention.
Potomac Post In q recent department
general order was commended by De-
partment Comdr. Miller for the excel
lent and thorough manner In which Its
uniformed degree team stages the ini-
tiatory work.
At the meeting of Front Line Post
last Wednesday 20 applications were
accepted. Five of these were World
War veterans, eight recently returned
from the Nicaraguan campaign and
seven returned from the China expedi-
ton. All are members OF the Marine
Corps.
Rear Admiral Robert e. Peary Ship
will hold q meeting at the Soldiers {,
Sailors and Marines Club next Tues
day evening Post commanders and
members of the District of Columbia
Department of Administration are In
vited to attend. The speaker Of the
evening will be Admiral Robert e.
operations and commander-in-chief OF
the United States Battle Fleet. Ad-
miral Coontz will speak on THE v. r.
w. and the Navy" He recently at
tended the st. Paul national encamp-
ment as a delegate from Peary Ship.
Department Comdr Miller Is urging
upon all members a concentrated drive
for auxiliary membership.
While an auxiliary from Boston,
Mass, received the cup for the highest
per capita average, the auxiliary OF
Front Line Post Of Washington made
the honor roll" Its average per
capita donation to the Orphans Home
fund was $3.50 per member.
Three members of the District OF Co
lumbia auxiliarieS won national ofhces
at st. Paul. Mrs. Mary B. Lucas OF
Federal Auxiliary was made national
councilwoman, Mrs. Lola B. Heise OF
Potomac Auxiliary, chief Of stad; Mrs.
Clay K. Miller Of Front Line Auxiliary,
chairman of the national legislative
committee.
National Capital Auxiliary will meet
Tuesday evening at the Pythian Tenn
pie, for which occasion members OF
other auxiliaries have been invited by
President Rose McAleer.
Fleet Reserve Association.
Judge John j. Kelly in q talk last
week explained to the members OF the
local branch No. the many rarnifica-
lions of the proposed pay bill legislation
and that while the Pay Board report
had been favorably received by the
service in general that 1t was still
necessary to have 1t passed by Congress