Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
Veterans of Great War

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900 on June "a and that 1t was the
desire Of the national commander to
surpasS the peak record In 1920 of
| 845, 1875 members, hoping to reach $780,
900 members by the Boston convention
in October
The resolution relative to the burial
of deceased wives OF living veterans
was discussed and referred to the ma
tional convention for action, and to the
coming departmental convention one
urging the repeal of the eighteenth
record favoring the admission, free of
customs duties, of the Dornier DOX
! flying boat, II brought to the United
! States prior to December 81, 1880. 1t
! was felt that demonstrations of this
massive flying boat, under the direc-
ton of the Department of Commerce, if
made available generally to the air ex-
| pertS of this country and to the citi-
zenry at large, would be productive Of
desirable stimulation of the growing
air-mindedness of the United States.
The meeting also adopted a resolution
favoring the uniform veterans guard
% States to date.
Chairman F. c. Fraser Of the Boston
travel committee reported relative to
! the national convention in october and
OF plans under consideration for send
I ing drum corps to the convention city
to head the District delegation.
I National Executive Committeeman
Paul j. McGahan, chairman of the De-
partment Committee on Trophies and
Awards, announced that the Edward E
! Spafford, national trophy had been won
| by Second Division Post and the Paul
j. McGahan trophy by the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing Post, both of
! this department.
Department Adjt. Fisk has been ad-
! viSed by national headquarters that
| w. W. Kirby a member of Bureau
of Engraving and Printing Post, No. %,
has been awarded $25 prize in the
| prize war story contest in the American
| Legion Monthly Magazine His story,
appearing in this months issue, follows
1T was in November, 1917, that I
visited Nancy for the purpose Of pur-
! chasing motor equipment to drive the
! great battery of presses at the base
| printing plant at Langres, operated by
J the 29th Engineers. Just prior to this
the French Government had issued
orders prohibiting the Americans from
/ purchasing materials of this nature in
excess Of 5000 francs without first OBJ
tanning authority from the local zone
major.
with the assistance OF a young lieu
! tenant, who was acting as interpreter,
the equipment was located and orders
! given to set it aside until permission to
| purchase it could be obtained. The day
was cold and the rain. which later
| turned 10 sleet. did not help our morale.
It was around pm. when we entered
the zone majors Office and found him
seated at desk in a large, well fur
niShed room. Before starting the con-
! versation. 1 said to the lieutenant Now
listen, don't talk all night to this Frog
L. tired, cold and hungry; tell him
! what We want and let's get out After
/ finishing my little speech, the major in
almost perfect English, replied, All
right, captain, you will not be required
| to converse very extensively with this
Frog. What can 1 do for you? l at
once realized my mistake, came to at
tention and offered an apology he in
turn replied. That's all right, under
stand, but talking out of turn like this
will cost you the price of a supper.
This I gladly agreed to- but before eat
ing, asked the major to tell us where
he learned his English. He replied
The same place you did, and not only
that, you possibly helped to pay for IT.
I said: That's interesting; tell us the
story and with broad grin on his
face he began: You have no doubt at
tended Barnum and Bailey's circus in
the States and remember seeing the
/ girl in long curls seated in an auto
mobile, speeding down steep incline
l and making the spectacular loop-the-
/ loop? Well. was the girl Let's eat!'
The title of the story was The Loop
( the-LOOp Girl
Each month the American Legion
Monthly Magazine distributes $500 in
! prizes for the most interesting expert
ences of the World War days.
| Open parking space for $4,000 OF more
automobiles of visiting Legionnaires
/ in Greater Boston during the national
convention. october 6-9, is planned by
the parking committee of the conven-
ton corporation. Proper police pro-
lection will be given.
Vincent B. Costello Post, No. IS, at
| its regular meeting held July /. unani-
mously adopted resolution pledging its
support in behalf of DR.. B. c. Mcneil
for the Office of department commander
Of the American Legion in the District
of Columbia.
Comdr. R. A o'Brien appointed a
I Wy IlGSUIy NlpI ldIll
! ID, vice commander. to make arrange
ments for the celebration of its eleventh
birthday anniversary, to be held Sep
/ TENDER 80 Arrangements are also
| being made for a moonlight trip down
/ the Potomac River the latter part OF
| August 1t is planned to invite al
Legionnaires to both of these affairs.
Delegates and alternates to the de-
partment convention to be held In
Western High School on August 10, IA
Is, will meet in the board room of the
District Building, July Is.
Any one belonging to another post
interested in becoming a member OF
the drum and bugle corps is requested
Wednesday night at the National Guaro
Armory, Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
At a meeting of Sergt Jasper Post
No. 13, American Legion. wednesday
night at 1926 Massachusetts avenue
the following delegates and alternates
to the Departmental Convention were
elected: E. L. Marthill, F. G. Fraser
J. ]. Orlosky j. T. Frailey, j. L. NAL
10y and F. G. Mcdonald.
The post unanimously Endorsed Past
Post Commander j. j. Orlosky for vice
commander of the Department of the
District.
The James Reese Europe Unit, No s.
American Legion Auxiliary, at its last
meeting decided to suspend meetings
for the Summer. The Executive Com
nittee. however. will meet The unit
eatin' you? And this is Monday. My
| God. two whole DAYS, and me with