Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
Veterans of Great War

Cercell, uuartermaster custodian Of
the crummy duffel bag); E. r. Davis.
surgeon (pill pusher), and j. D. Coulter,
Joseph B. Gardella and William p. Cav
anaugh, the retiring seam squirrel trus-
tees (tight wads).
Abram Grudd was appointed adju-
tant link slinger), Nat Laden master of
ceremonies (shirt reader) and Chris
Scheible, oficer of the day (provost
marshaD. Additional appointments will
be announced at the next meeting.
THE AMERICAN LEGION.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
at the recent meeting of the Sergt.
Jasper Post, No. 10, the American
Legion, at the Thomas Circle Club, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue, urging Congress
to enact legislation granting Civil Serv-
ice status to all veterans Of any war,
employed in United States Government
and independent establishments thereof,
such as Alien Property Custodian, who
have had prior Government service to
include July /, 1880, and who are not
now under Civil Service.
A resolution pointing out all old in
accuracies occurring III press accounts
of the Department, Convention of the
American Legion held in Washington
was also unanimously adopted, request
ing the Executive Committee of the To-
col Department OF the American Legion
to adopt necessary procedure to organ
lie q competent publicity committee. the
duties and personnel Of which to be
within the discretion of the department
commander. to thus secure accurate
press reports of the various meetings
and assemblies of the American Legion.
Comdr Ferdinand G. Fraser and Past
Comdr. Thomas j. Frailey represented
the post on the occasion of banquet
recently rendered by La Societe dies 40
Hommes ct 8 Chevaux at the Anbassa-
dor Hotel in honor of DR. B. Q. Mac
Neil, department commander elect.
Comdr Fraser has announced that 10
members of the post are in good stand
ing for 1891 and the total membership
for 1880 is 287, the largest in the history
of the post. George Ringer was also
among the members of the post who at
tended the national convention at
Boston.
Several resolutions of Importance in
the 1891 program of the American
Legion were adopted at the twelfth ma
tional convention. Some of the most
important were resolutions on the edu-
cation Of war orphans, the marking of
the graves Of veterans, the 200th ami
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ington to be observed in 1882, and a
resolution on the oath of citizenship in
the United States.
The resolution relating to war orphan
education called attention to the fact
that the Federal Government is award
ing compensation to orphans who are
pursuing a course of instruction, that
provision has been made for the ap-
pointment of the sons of deceased vet
Grams to the Military and Naval Acad-
emies, that various States have enacted
war orphan scholarship laws and in adj
dition many educational institutions
have aided by renting fees and other
concessions. 1t was resolved that this
work be made an active part of the
Legion program in the coming year and
that, subject to the approval Of the Ma
tional Executive Committee, the ma
tional and five area directors shall con-
stitute, as heretofore, the National
Committee on Education Of War Or
phans, and continue to function as a
separate committee.
The resolution on the marking Of vet
Grams graves said that the present type
of marble stone marker furnished by
the Government through the quarter
master general becomes weatherbeaten
and unsightly and has not the perma-
nency or lasting qualities OF other ma
terials It was resolved that the
Legiens National Legislation Commit
tee should endeavor to obtain the adep-