Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19

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before the year opened.
The Department of Wisconsin was
leading 1880 enrollments, having Sc
| cured az ~ per cent of its quota for
the year. The Oliphant Trophy, awarded
annually to the department enrolling
the highest percentage of membership
by January l, was won by South Caro-
| lima which had 11430 per cent OF the
previous years total enrolled.
The problems of caring for the dis
! abled veterans of the World War Will
| be considered at a national conference
of American Legion Auxiliary rehabfli-
February 2, Mrs. Boyce Ficklen, Jr.,
chairman of the auxiliary's national
rehabilitation committee, has an,
| rounced. The conference will be held
jointly with the American Legion.
The national rehabilitation commit
tee Of the American Legion will hold
a conference here on February /, 2 and
8, according to call being sent out
by Watson B. Miller, chairman OF the
committee. The conference will be at
tended by rehabilitation officials of the
Legion from every State in the Union
and by high oficials OF the United
States Veterans Bureau. Sessions will
be held at the committees headquar-
relative to the administration OF the
Veterans Bureau and the hospitaliza-
ton of World War veterans Will be
considered.
An order issued by Gen. Frank Hines,
director Of the Veterans Bureau, will
be of interest to veterans who wish to
repay loans and secure the return by
the Veterans Bureau of their adjusted
service certificates. The order refers
to the collection of checks and drafts,
and reads as follows: Where remit
lance is in the form of cash or post
ONCE money order the certificate and
note may be released at once. Where
the remittance Is in the form of check
or draft, however, the certificate will
be released only after sufficient time
is allowed for collection. The time al
lowed for collection will not be less
than 20 nor more than Is days, de-
pendent on the time required for coll
lection at each office. Appropriate cal
endar file will be maintained to insure
release of certificate and notes at the
proper time"
The rules governing the 1880 compe-
tition In the American Legion junior
base ball program have been drafted
by the National Americanism Commits
sion, and an advance copy has been
supplied to all department athletic off,
GERS, Dan Sewers, national director of
the Americanism Commission. has an
nounced. The printed handbook will
be OF the press in the near future for
| early and general distribution.
The junior world series of the Legion
was. assured for the coming season
when the American and National
Leagues Of organized base ball, at their
Midwinter meeting in New York, again
underworld the program to the extent
of $4,000. This appropriation has
been made to the Legion for the pur-
pose Of insuring transportation expenses
of the regional and sectional tourna-
ments and the. Junior world series. The
big leagues expressed their pleasure in
joining again with the Legion in its
great national program of junior base
ball.
1.-THE goal for the 1880 season of the
Legion junior base ball program has
been set as that of bringing into super
the age Of IT," said Mr.. Sewers.
The Legion Is starting its fourth year
or Junior base ball. Buffalo, N. Y. was
the winner In 1929: Oakland, Calf, In
1928, and Yonkers, N. Y, in 1926.
william e. spicer, chairman Of the
| department membership committee. In
q bulletin TO the various posts, an
nounces that three new cups will be
awarded to the posts In three respective
classes having the highest percentage
F, OF their quota of paid-up members 10
days prior to the next department con-
vention.
The three classes are: First, posts
with q quota Of Isl or more; second,
posts with quota from 10l to $50;
third, posts with quota of 100 or
less. The posts are listed herewith In
their respective classes and standing to
date:
First class-sergt. Jasper, As per
| cent; q. S. S. Jacob Jones, 43 per cent;
George Washington, Al per cent: Vim
cent B. Costello, % per cent; James e.
cent; Augustus p. Garner, IL per cent.
Second class--Jane A. Delano, 81 per
cent; Bureau of Engraving and Print
| ing. So per cent; Lafayette. 81 per
cent; I'd Division, 81 per cent; Stuart
Walcott. 81 per cent; Quentin Roose-
| welt, 80 per cent; Lincoln, 81 per cent;
Kenneth H. Nash, IS per cent; James
Reese Europe, "a per cent; Henry C..
| Spengler, Is per cent.
Third class-Colley Mccullough, SO
per cent; National Press Club, 80 per
cent: -Belleau Wood, % per cent;
Stephen p. McGroarty, 81 per cent.
George e. Killeen and Tank Corps have
not reported.
Chairman Spicer requests the mem
bers to continue to support the Legion
by paying up their dues for 1880 and
enrolling new members, thereby DEM
onstrating that the American Legion
is a powerful organization determined
| that the peace which Is now being en-
| joyed shall continue by strengthening
national defense and making war I'M
profitable for any one"
The George e. KiIleen Unit, No. IS,
had a birthday party at 1850 Massa-
chusetts avenue January 8. The guests
of the evening were Watson B. Miller
| rehabilitation officer OF District OF Co
lumbia Department OF American Legion,
and Mrs. Dorothy Harper, national
chairwoman Of War Orphans.
There will be special meeting Of the
unit next Wednesday at 1850 Massa-
chusetts. avenue.
A meeting of the finance, welfare and
entertainment committees OF the Sergt
Jasper Unit, American Legion Auxiliary,
was held January 16 at the home OF
Mrs. Mildred Eckles, 1902 Girard street.
The personnel of these committees, as
recently appointed by the president
Mrs. Eckles, is as follows: Finance, Miss
Gilbert Gone, chairman: Mrs. Katherine
McKibbon, Miss Anna HUMPHREYS, Miss
Alice Venezky and Mrs. Margaret ia
cobs. Welfare, Mrs. Edith O'Connor
chairman; Miss Edith Marshall. Mrs.
Rose Martin and Mrs. Alice Dewar
| Entertainment, Miss Clara HUMPHREYS,
chairman; Miss Ethel Hodges Mrs. Bur-
nita Shelton Matthews, Miss Ann We
nezky and Mrs. Angelina Baker. Ar
! rangements were completed for a VAL
/ erltine party to be held in February for
the disabled veterans of the Walter Reed
General Hospital.
American Legion Auxiliary, Snyder
Farmer Unit, No. 3, at recent meeting