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than rs per cent of their quotas.
Iowa had the largest enrolment OF
any state. with Pennsylvania second,
Minnesota third. Illinois fourth and
New York fifth.
At Q meeting Of John M. Beauchesne
Post, No. 2a, last Monday at the Trans
portation Building, the following ori-
GERS were elected: Earl Jennings Brown,
senior vice commander; William r.
Wright, junior vice commander; Joseph
T. Iailey, finance officer; Bernard p.
Nimro, sergeant at arms; Herman j.
Bounds and John B. Everts, color
bearers.
The commander appointed the fol-
lowing: Adolphus Mckenzie, adjutant;
Charles A. Carter. Judge advocate; Jo-
seph T. Daley, service and welfare offl-
GER; William p. Wright, child welfare
officer; Antonio Nasuti, Memorial day
oficer; Otto j. Stockman, David p.
Hubbard and Arthur H. Wagner, men,
bership committee.
A special committee was appointed
to arrange a contemplated reorgani-
zation Of the post. It consists Of Her-
man j. Bounds, chairman; Charles A.
Carter and Joseph T. DALEY.
The commander gave . report on the
membership status Of the department
to bring in O new member.
It was decided that the post would
not participate in the Midget Base Ball
League.
A motion was passed unanimously
thanking Comdr. Lew Mohler OF the
George Washington Post for providing
q temporary meeting place for the post.
An illustrated talk on the subject of
the World War by Col. Thomas J.
Dixon, Chaplain Corps, U. s. A., was
given before members Of U. s. s. Jacob
Jones Post at the regular monthly
meeting, Monday evening. Among the
guests were Boyd Hines Of the Noel
Community Center and four boys Of the
Garden Club, sponsored by this post as
q part Of the Anericanization program.
The post authorized the entertain
ment committee to make plans for the
tenth birthday celebration Of the post,
May 20.
Junior Vice Comdr. Gladys Allen rep
resented the post at the burial services
of Col. E. Lester Jones, April II.
A banquet at the Cairo Hotel April
IL, In honor OF the visiting Child We'll
fare officers OF Area B, National Child
Welfare Organization, was attended by
Junior Vice Comdr. Gladys Allen and
this posts Child Welfare ofiicer, Rose
O'Hara. Miss Helen ONeill and Mrs.
Mary e, Kolhos, members Of this post,
also attended as officers of the depart
mental child welfare committee.
James Z. Walker Post, No. 26, Amer
lean Legion, met March 20 In the audi
torium of the Twelfth Street Branch,
Y. M. G. A. Senior Vice Comdr. j. r.
Porter, jr., presided. Resolutions me-
morializing the life Of the late William
T. Diggs. formerly of Company G, 372d
Infantry, N. q. D. c., we're submitted
by the adjutant and adopted by the
post.
Burreu, finance ofiicer; John SWEENEY
and Albert Z. valintine was appointed
as flag personnel to look after the
replace the present flag, which served
the former 372d Infantry overseas as
an emblem during the war. This COM
mittee will make its recommendation
at the next meeting.
Announcement was made that the
ground on the lot adjoining the Dunbar
High School would be broken about
April 90 for the purpose of erecting an
athletic stadium, which will be named
in honor Of the late Maj. James e.
Walker, former commander Of the 372d
Infantry, N. q. D. G. Col. West A.
Hamilton, Capt. Arthur c. Newman and
others constituting committee were ap-
pointed by the assistant superintendent
Of public schools, Garnet C. Wilkerson,
to formulate plans for the dedication of
the stadium in the Spring of 1890.
The first call meeting of the Joint
Memorial Association of Military So
cieties will be held at the Twelfth
Street Branch, z. M. C. A., at 7:30 pm.
next Thursday evening. All organiza-
tions which are members Of the associa-
ton are notified that communications
will be sent them during the coming
week as to the plans for this years me-
mortal services.
Department Comdr. Harlan Wood.
who notified national headquarters of
the American Legion at Indianapolis
OF the death Of Past Department
Comdr. E. Lester Jones, has received
the following telegram from James F.
Barton, national adjutant:
National officers of the American
Legion shocked to learn Of death of e.
Lester Jones. We wish to extend our
sympathy to the family and also to
the Legion Of the District Of Column
owes great debt of gratitude to the
memory Of the man who was so instru-
mental In shaping the destiny of our
organization In its early days. In his
death the Legion has lost q faithful
and enthusiastic member and this
country loyal and patriotic citizen"
Disabled American Veterans.
Ace Rasmussen Chapter, No. !, Dis
abled American Veterans of the World
War, will hold its monthly meeting
Tuesday at 8 pm. at the Woodmen of
the World Hall, 935 Grant place.
There will be . smoker and entertain
ment. The chapter has invited all
members of Naval Hospital Chapter,
Potomac Chapter and Baltimore Chap
ter. The affair is to be exclusively for
members Of the D. A. w.. and adnais-
sion will be by card or application.
Now boasting the largest D. A. v.
chapter In the East, the boys are de-
termined to maintain their position at
the national convention in Detroit in
June. Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and Newark are pressing the local
organization In the national member
ship contest.
It was explained at the department
headquarters that all men and women
who were wounded, gassed or disabled
in line Of duty in the service of either
the military or naval forces of the
United States between April 6, 1917,
and July 2, 1871, and who have been
honorably discharged are eligible to
Join Irrespective Of whether or not
they receive compensation from the
United States Veterans Bureau). All
eligibles In the District of Columbia,
Virginia and nearby Maryland are in
vited to membership.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
National Capital Post, No. 127, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, In celebrating