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


RunlGnid, international president Of
Fidac Auxiliary.
as delegate to the Washington congress is
Lieut.. Marie Zaleska, one of the numerous
Polish women who answered Pilsudski's plea
for volunteers in 1920.
Among the other delegates to the Washing
ton congress are such men as Lieut. Col Fred
w. Abbot of Great Britain, presidenteo Fidac
Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton, famous British cam-
paigner; Baron Roger Marie dAvigneau, thrice
wounded and cited for exceptional bravery:
Lieut.. Gen. Raoul Pontus, chief of artillery for
Belgium during the war; Comte Charles de
Hemricourt de Grunne, descendant of Gen.
Lafayette; Mai Gen. Beauchamp j. Doran Of
Britain, Signor Gianni Baccarini, vice presi-
dent of Fidac for Italy Conte de Chanaz Of
Italy Maj. Jan Ludyga- Laskowski, attache of
the minister of war of Poland and COM
mander-in-chief of the Polish instruction:
Gen. Roman Gorecki assistant minister of
war of Poland; Capt Ruy Scherley Periera, n
vice consul for Portugal; DR.. Virgil Serdaru,-
president of the Rumanian eX-service mems
association; Gen. Rujinsky of Rumania, Gen.
Otakar Husak, former minister of war of
Czechoslovakia: Col Joseph VayToch of Czecho-
slovakia, DR.. Charles Pergler member Of the
Czech Parliament, and Col Milan d. Radios
savlievitch, vice president of Fidac for Jugo-
slavia.
And the American women who know some
thing too, of the sacrifices of war also have
taken up the cause of Fidac and trying to
aid the cause of world peace by better I'M
Outstanding of American foreign relations In
all the 1000 units of the Fidac Auxiliary
(Which is the same as the American Legion
Auxiliary women made it their business this
past year to familiarize themselves with the
London naval conference and other phases of
Americas foreign policy
The Fidac Auxiliary foreign delegates are
rl1z1l MI
Rumania, prominent for her social service work
in behalf of war orphans Other prominent
women to attend the session of the auxiliary
include ComtesSe de Kerchove de Denteghem
and Baronne de Broqueville of Belgium, Madam
Jean Coy of France, wife of member Of the
Chamber of Deputies, and Lady Edward
Spencer Churchill of England
-Four members of the French Parliament
three of the Polish. three of the Rumanian and
several Czech legislators are also numbered
among the prominent visitors to Washington
next Thursday, when the three-day conclave
opens.
The foreign delegates will be Joined bv menu
bers OF the American Legion, headed by Mai.
julius ]. Peyser, president of Fidac for the
United States, and Mrs. Robert walbridge head
OF the American Fidac Auxiliary. Among the
Legionnaires who will attend the sessions at
Memorial Continental Hall are COL Lemuel
Bolles, who has played an important part in
shaping the activities of the Legion since its
earliest day; Maj Edward L. White Gen L. r.
G-gnilliat of Culver Military Institute; Col.
Paul v. McNutt, Maj. Paul j. McGahan, Sam
W. Reynolds John j. Wicker, jr.; Ben s. Fisher
and Representative Lamar Jeffers
During their three-day stay here the dele
gates will be entertained at the embassies and
legations They will witness the comforting of
the F1dac Gold Medal of Recognition and the
Portuguese Croix de Guerre on the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier at Arlington They will
be guests of the President, the Secretary of
state and the Secretary of War They will
place wreaths on the tomb of Americas war
President Their stay in Washington will be
replete with colorful ceremonies and dis
tinguished gatherings