Evening star., 1930-06-15

has been advised Chas. H. KNIGHT.
BY national head
Quarters that the 100000 mark was
passed on May Is and that new rec
point of membership. National Comdr.
o. L. Bodenhamer has set $50, 900 as the
1880 membership" said Dept. Comdr.
Knight, "and 1 feel confident that If
the Department of the District of Co
lumbia, with the other departments,
makes special effort this new high
membership record can be obtained"
The new commander of the Depart
tnent OF the District of Columbia Is
native of the National Capital, having
been born and educated here. He at
Tended the graded schools and in 1903
graduated from the Mckinley Technical
High School. He later attended the
University Of Virginia. Taking liking
20 the theatrical profession, he spent
two years on the stage with Gus Ed
wards company, later Joining his father
q prominent Government contractor of
this city, in business.
When the World War occurred he
kmlisted as private in Company B, list
8nfsntry, at Camp Meade. 1t was while
n duty here that he received broken
beg in an accident, causing him to be
detailed for duty at camp headquar
ters. He was placed in charge of all
eAsuals and after two years service was
discharged as top sergeant.
Joining the American Legion, he be-
came a member of McGroarty-O'Con
hell Post, which later consolidated
with the RobIey D. Evans Post, victory
Post being the outcome of the joint
consolidation. He was the first COM
t1ander of Victory Post, in 1926 and in
1923 was elected first vice commander
pf the Department of the District of Co
lumbia. In accordance with the de-
partment constitution he automatically
advanced to the highest office in the
local department, that of commander,
succeeding Department Commander At
kins, who resigned that office.
In the Forty and Eight, honor So
ciety of the American Legion, he has
Served as grande Ia porte and for four
years was a member Of the Victory
Post Drum Corps. Last year he served
as chairman of the Memorial day COM
mittee of the department. He has
been an active worker in the Legion
and is successfully carrying on the af-
fairs of the department. His term of
ofice viii expire with the annual de-
partment convention in August
Department Commander Charles H.
Knight has accepted the resignation OF
Wessal Stewart as department athletic
pfhcer and appointed Ernest B. Lyon,
past commander of Victory Post, to that
position. Mr.. Stewart has been COM
pelled to relinquish the position on ac-
count of his health and expects shortly
10 depart for the far West.
Past Department Commander Amos
a Fries and Department Adjutant
Howard S. Fisk we're selected by Ma
tional Commander o. L. Bodenhamer
and represented the national organiZa-
tion at the convention of the National
-
Safety held in the Chamber of Com
nerce of the United States in this city
last week The convention was opened
by President Hoover and presided over
for three days by Secretary of Com
1nerce Robert P. Lamont.
The James Reese Europe Unit, No. 5,
With its post, will attend services at
che Lincoln Temple Memorial Church.
Eleventh and r streets, today at IL
o'clock am, at which time bronze
tablet, on which the name OF Lieut..
James Reese Europe, the late war hero
Is inscribed will be dedicated. All unit
members are invited to be present.
The rehabilitation chairman. Mrs.
Nellie Walker, and Vice Chairman
Julia c. Brown, with committee, gave
cards. candy and periodicals to the
boys at Walter Reed last Thursday.
The unit met Tuesday, at which time
several new members were initiated.
They will have a porch tea June y,
from 5 to 9 O'Clock, at the home Of the
president
There will be an excursion today
kiven in honor of the World War vet
erans who are patients in the various
hospitals in the District of Columbia
under the auspices of Vincent B. Cos
tello Post, No IS, American Legion. and
the Vincent B. Costello unit of the Aux
iliarv. About 100 veterans will be the
quests Of honor of the post and its
auxiliary.
The June meeting of the u. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2. was held last
Monday night A number Of new COM
Tades were initiated. Mrs. Stuart
Northup Of the Silversmith's Guild
gave talk on silver and the Silver
smith in America"
The necrologigt reported on the deco
ration Of graves for Memorial day, and
reported that Legion markers had now
been placed on the graves OF all de-
ceased comrades, where desired by the
family, except one.
; The comrades are requested to at
tend the last meeting OF the season oil
the Braille class next Tuesday night
American Legion delegates to the
Eleventh annual congress OF the FEEDER
alton Interalllee oeS AncleTlS NoIodI-
tants. more commonly known as F1dac
10 be held here In September, have beer
notified by James F. Barton, national
Adiutant, of their being chosen by the
national executive committee Of the
Legion.
Those named follow: Maj. Julius l
Peyser. washington. d. C., American
Itce president Of Fidac. chairman e.
cfficio; Past National Comdr. Paul
McNutt, Bloomington. Ind; Edward
White. New Haven, Conn, chairman o.
the Fidac committee on arrangements
fenuel Bolles, New York, past Ameri'
can vice president Of Fidac; Gen. L. r
SIqnilIiat, Culver, Ind, past American
vice president of Fidac; Ben S. F1shel
lOregon), now of washington, d. C.
Lamar Jeffers, Admission, Ala: Tom A
Zee. Topeka. Kans.; John J. Wicker
r.. Richmond. Va; Paul J. McGahan
washington, D. c., and Sam w. Rey
holds Omaha, Nebr.
One of the high spots OF the stay o
fne delegates viii be an inspection o
Culver Military Academy. Culver. Ind
during the brief tour to be made by tn
Var veterans through the Midwest fol
lowing the congress in the Nationa
Capital
Gen. Gignilliat, superintendent Q
KN..T. A.