Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
American Legion.

American Legion.
At the September meeting of Jane A.
! Delano Post, No. 6. the following noml-
nations were made for the coming year
| Commander. Winifred Nichols senior
vice commander, Mary Hawthorne;
| Junior vice commander, Phoebe Life;
! chaplain, Annie S. Humphreys, and his
| torian, Pauline McVey.
| The post voted favoring the continu-
ance of the District of Columbia De-
! partment participating as an agency OF
the Community Chest.
There will be special meeting Sep
| TENDER 49, at $3.50 pm, of several of the
! Legion posts at 1887 K street to listen in
| on the coast-to-coaSt broadcast being
| presented by the American Legion Con-
| vention Corporation. All Legionnaires
| are invited to attend and bring friends.
Cash recoveries for World War vet
Grams and their dependents obtained
| through the efforts of the National
Rehabilitation Committee of the Amer
lean Legion amounted to $5,013, 761 .43
| for the fiscal year ending June 80,
according to the committees annual
report prepared for submission to the
Legion national convention in Boston
October 6 to 9. The recoverieS were in
the form of Government compensation,
insurance, retirement pay. adjusted
compensation and other claims handled
before the Veterans Bureau and its
agencies.
Norwood P. Cassidy was unanimously
elected commander of Victory Post,
No. 4, at the annual meeting Tuesday
night. He is a member of the bar of
the District of Columbia and Virginia
and of Sigma MI Phi Fraternity He
is senior administrative assistant in
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department. Thirty-five comrades
were elected to membership.
The officers were installed by Depart
ment Comdr: B: G. MacNeil and his
staff DR.. MacNeil, Past Department
| Comdr. and National Executive Com.
mitteeman-elect John Lewis Smith
Past Department Comdr. Ben S. Fisher
! of Oregon, Mrs. Thacker v. Walker
/ past department president of the Amer.
lean Legion Auxiliary and retiring
president of Victory Unit, No. 4, anc
! Capt. Charles M. Oman. Medical Corps
U. S. N. of Victory Post, No. 4, were
the principal speakers.
Department Condr. MacNeil extend
ed his compliments to Victory Post. No
4. Drum Corps and made personal
gift of 500 toward its expenses in
going to the National Convention al
Boston.
The outgoing adjutant, Edward J
McGeogh and Finance Officer John w
Shultz were awarded presents by the
post for their work during the past year
Past Department Comdr. Harlan
Wood, on behalf of the post, presented
gold American Legion medal to the
outgoing commander, w. L. A. Straw
bridge, and expressed appreciation fol
| the accomplishments during the past
| year.
Mrs. Thacker V. Walker, president OF
| Victory Unit, No. 4, on behalf of the
unit, presented fountain pen desk sci
| to the outgoing commander, in appre-
| past year and as memento of the high
esteem held for him by the unit.
The regular monthly meeting Of
| u. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. q was
| held on Monday at the Thomas Circle
| Club. AS the next post meeting, or
| october ID, comes before most of the
members will have returned from tht
Boston convention, motion was made
| and carried to postpone the meeting
| until October 20.
Comrades of the post are invited tc
| participate with Victory Post No. 4, ir
| meeting to be held at the auditorium
of the Interior Building. Eighteenth anc
F streets, September Is, to hear Ma
| tlon-wide radio broadcast for the
! American Legion at 8 pm.
Members are requested to support the
| card party to be given by the depart.
ment September II. at Immaculate
| Conception Hail. Eighth and N streets
| at 8 pm. for the benefit of the two
| drum corps. An appropriation of $20(
was sent to the National Foundation
for the Blind in Watertown, Mass, fol
a scholarship for the education of &
blind child.
Constitution week was observed at the
meeting September 8 by talk on the
| Constitution of the United States b,
Legislative Officer Kate K. Briggs.
FIDAC.
Mai. Julius I. Peyser of this city anc
vice president of the Federation Inter.
Malice des Anciens Combattants FOL
the United States has received a cable
from the Fidac International head
quarters at Paris, France, announcing
that the Portuguese government ha!
awarded the Portuguese Croix de Guerr,
TO the Unknown American Soldier.
Maj. Peyser announced that the pres
entation of the war cross at the Toni
of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
National Cemetery will take place OF
September 18 opening the eleventh
convention of the Fidac and the sixth
annual convention of the Fidac Auxil
larry. The convention will continu
through September %. Making tn
presentation will be the Portuguese
Minister and Portuguese military at
tache, as we'll as 10 distinguished citi
zens of Portugal, delegates to the Fida
Congress here.
The Fidac salute at the Tomb vii
be marked by number of similar deco
rations of the laSerican Unknown Sol
der by the AVA governments which
so far have not awarded their highes
decorations for valor to the representa-
tive of the American soldier dead il
the World War
Lieut.. Col. Fred w. Abbott, presiden
of Fidac, of Great Britain will max
. another presentation at the Tomb. Thi
, decoration will be the Fidac gold media
of recognition. the highest award il
the power Of the organization to grant
) The foreign delegates will arrive i
! New York City tomorrow and will
met by Mayor Walkers Reception Com
; mittee. Each delegation will be enter
{ tanned throughout the day by fello'
, countrymen. There will be session j
honor of Belgium on Tuesday at whic
Mayor Walker and others will max
addresses, followed by an official lunch
S con and reception. There will be
dinner in the evening.
On Wednesday delegates from Franc