Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01

of the District of Columbia, the Amer
lean Legion, for the first time in his
new official capacity last Thursday
night in the board room, District Build
ing. The meeting was largely attended
and a large number of important mat
| tiers received the attention of those pres
ent.
| After a careful investigation and
thorough consideration of the question
of moving the present department head
| quarters from the Transportation Build
ing to the old National Hotel property,
at Sixth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, now owned by the Dis
J trict government, the special committee
appointed by former Dept. Comdr. At
kins, submitted its report to the meeting
declining the offer made to the depart
ment. The report was presented by
Chairman Warren E. Miller.
Miss Marjorie Provost, secretary of
Area B. Child Welfare, was introduced
| by Austin S. Imirie, director of welfare
and relief for the department and made
brief address on the work in New
York and adjacent States and offered to
| help the local department in any way
| possible.
William E. Spicer made a detailed
report as chairman of the department
| membership committee showing the de-
partment paid-up membership to date
Of 3,701 members, with the national
quota almost reached. At the same
time he reported the department ahead
of last years record and urged the vari-
Gus posts to keep up the good work I'M
til the winner Of the Spafford trophy
was announced by national headquarters
on June Is.
Chairman F. g. Fraser of the Boston
| convention committee reported that eff
| forts were to be made to take the Vic
| tory and Costello Drum Corps to the
| convention in october and that plans
were under way for raising the neces-
sary funds. A detailed report was also
submitted by E. H. Hale, chairman of
the department ball committee.
The activities of the national execu-
tive committee at Indianapolis last
week were presented in comprehensive
manner by National Executive Commit
teenan Paul j. McGahan. One of the
most important matters Of vital inter-
est to the local Legionnaires was a reso-
luton protesting against airports in the
| vicinity of Arlington National Gene
terry. He reported that the resolution
adopted by the local department in
| this connection was also unanimously
adopted at that meeting. Incidentally
he told the meeting that If the District
| Of Columbia desired the 1882 convention
1t would be necessary to raise $4,000
to do so, as the former figure Of $50
600 guarantee had been increased to the
| larger figure. He spoke of the arrange
| ments for the Boston convention in Oc-
tober and also on legislative and reha-
| Utilization matters.
Notices will be sent to all posts In
| this department inviting them to par
| t1cipate in the massing of the colors at
the annual Flag day exercises under the
auspices of Washington Lodge of Elks.
Nh 1E IN ha holH T,H,, u
$3.50 O'Clock in Central High School.
The invitation was extended by Harry
j. Davis, chairman Of the Flag day COM
mittee.
A special committee will be appointed
by Dept. Condr. Knight to pre-
pare a resolution providing for the re-
peal of the eighteenth amendment fol-
lowing the presentation Of the subject
at the meeting. The resolution is to be
acted on at the June executive commit
tee meeting.
The meeting adopted resolution pro-
Viding for the payment in a lump sum
Of the amount due veterans on the adj
Justed compensation certificates instead
OF waiting until 1945, as provided by
the adjusted compensation act. 1t was
stated that this would do much to re-
| lieve the present unemployment situ-
alton and financial need among veter-
ans throughout the country
Another special committee Of three
members will be appointed to report at
the June meeting on the policy of the
War Department not permitting the
burial Of the wife of a veteran in a ma
tional cemetery in the event of her
death prior to that of her husband I'M
less the veteran has reached the age
| which the War Department regards as
past the prospective marriage age.
Rejection Of the London naval treaty
was voted following a discussion of the
matter and the legislators will be urged
to build a Navy to meet all require
ments.
A resolution was adopted indorsing
H. r. bill 1882 authorizing the payment
Of $4,000 instead of $500, as provided
in the bill, to the dependent of each of
the officers and men who lost their lives
In the sinking of the submarine S-4 off
Cape Cod.
The George Washington Post will
meet next Tuesday evening at the club
| house, 1441 Rhode Island avenue
Comdr. B. G. MCGEE. Homer G..
Jordan and other comrades decorated
the graves of veterans in Rock Greek
Cemetery last Thursday with Amer
lean flags and peoples. Headed by the
George Washington Post colors, several
| members OF the post took part in the
memorial day parade on Friday and
attended services in the amphitheater
at Arlington.
Dept. Comdr. Charles Knight
| accompanied by iegionnaires from sew
eral posts placed wreath on the tomb
OF Woodrow Wilson, at Mount st.
Alban, last Sunday. President Wilson
was member Of George Washington
Post.
The memorial committee of James
Reese Europe Unit, No. 5, with Mrs.
Marie S. Jordan as chairman, placed
a wreath on the grave of Lieut. James
Reese Europe, for whom the post and
| auxiliary are named. WreathS were also
placed on the graves of departed heroes
| OF the post and Col. Charles Young.
| The president, Mrs. Margaret Key
: Kelson; other officers and the commit
tee attended the services at the tomb
OF the Unknown Soldier and at the
amphitheater on Friday.
Reports of arrangements for the ma
tional convention to be held in Boston
next october 6, z, 8 and were made
to the national executive committee
meeting. The total accommodations
estimated were 100000. For the first
| time in the history of the Legion or
any other organization so far as known
a diverse routing at an increase of
| about one-third of the usual one-Way
fare for the 70 md trip, has been ar
ranged with all passenger associations.
| The first international rifle match in
which World War veterans of the allied
nations will participate will be spon-
sored this Summer by the American
in Odd Fellows Hall, 419 Seventh street.
A large delegation of Woodmen of the
District went to Baltimore May "a to