Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
Veterans of Great War

executive committee is scheduled for
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock, which
will be attended by National Executive
Committeeman Paul j. McGahan, VINO
will be aboard the special train with the
District delegation. The recent con-
vention passed a number Of important
resolutions which will be presented by
the delegation before the various con-
vention committees for action.
Past Department Comdr. julius l.
PeySer of this department, a member
of Vincent B. Costello Post, will be a
candidate for one of the five national
vice commanderships, when the election
takes place on Thursday, October 5.
At q meeting of the department execu-
tive committee held last Monday night
in the board room, District Building. ne
was unanimously Endorsed for that high
office. He arrived yesterday in New
York from an extended European trip,
having been q member of the "Amerl-
can Legion commanders tour" which
was headed by National Comdr. Paul v.
McNutt While abroad. he was elected.
vice president Of the Federation Inter-
alliee Des Anciens Combatants IF. 1. D.
A. CO. at Belgrade and was the only
American to- be hOnored with an ONCE
In this veterans organization.
Department Comdr. Atkins has been
busily engaged during the past week APP
pointing some of the standing commit
tees for the ensuing year and also Sc
lectinw members of his official staff
who win serve untii the next annual
department convention in 1880,
Among the committees appointed by
him and announced yesterday are the
following:
Budget: Daniel j. Donovan, chair
man; Watson B. Miller, w. A. Straw
bridge.
Civic relations: Wallace Streater,
chairman; j. Thad Baker, Arthur A.
Clieray, Clayton E. Emig, Henry G..
Pratt, julius I. Peyser, Lillian Regain,
Mabel F. Staub, H. L. Wilson.
Veterans preference: Harlan Wood.
chairman; amelia BoberG Eugene A.
Costello, Thomas j. Frailey, Francis F.
Miller, Paul j. McGahan, julius l..
PeySer.
Veterans flag committee: Amos A.
Fries, John w. Shultz, George F. I'm
macht.
Trophies and awards: Paul j. Mecca
han, chairman; Forest F. Bartl, austin
S. Imirie, Norman B. Landrcau.
American Lesion bands will compete
for PRICES in one of the most colorful
GATHERINGS of musicians in the history
Of the Legion at Beiknap Campus,
Louisville, october 2, according to an
nouncement by the national contests
supervisory committee Of the Legion.
First prize is $1,000; second prize, $500;
third prize, $3.50. National headquarters
will award possession of the "Lemuel
Bolles Trophy" to the band winning
first place. This band will be known
as the official American Legion Band
until the next national convention. The
title Of the trophy remains with the
American Legion.
On their way to attend the national
convention at Louisville, the drum and
bugle corps Of the Harvey W. Seeds
Post of Miami, Fla. national champions
| Of the Legion in 1928 and 1929, will tour
several Of the large cities. They will
arrive here September 20, remaining
one day.
Three recommendations for the COM
| ing year are contained in the annual
report Of the military affairs committee
of the American Legion, Of which
Arthur Lynch of Georgia is chairman
| The report will be submitted to the
national convention.
The committee recommends the relo-
| eating of certain garriSonS Of the Reg