Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
American War Mothers.

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American War Mothers.
District Of Columbia Ch.- ter, Ame..-
| can War Mothers, will resume regular
meetings September IL at the Hamilton
Hotel, when a business meeting of i'm
portance will be held. The first soe-
cial meeting Of the Fail season viii be
held September 20, and will be a dupli-
cation OF the birthday party given last
year.
President Mrs. William Morrison,
| Treasurer Mrs. M. G.. ONein and Gold
Star Chairman Mrs. N. N. Mock have
returned from Troutdale, Colo, where
they attended the national executive
board meetings, and Aurora, Colo,
where the annual Getting of the home
operating board was held Reports of
both meetings were given by Mrs. Nor
rison at the August meeting at the
| Hamilton Hotel.
The annual boat excursion to Mar
shall Hall was held August %, when
disabled ex-service men from Walter
Reed, Mount Alto and Naval hospitals
were guests.
Mrs. Anna Montgomery, charter
member, died recently.
! A meeting Of leaders of the women's
| organization was held Wednesday at
the Carlton Hotel. It was announced
by Mrs Robert Walbridge of New
| Hampshire, president of the organi7a-
| ton, that delegates from nine European
nations will attend the meeting. She
| added that for the first time sessions
| will be public in order to permit at
| tendance of the Gold Star Mothers.
Sessions will be held at Memorial
! Continental Hall at the same time as
| those of the parent organization, Fidac
The women will take part in exercises
at Arlington and Mount Vernon.
Fidac.
Fidac, whose eleventh international
congress will be held here September
ID 10 and 80, following arrival of dele
| gates at New York September Is, is
the abbreviation of Federation Inter
| allies DeS AncienS CombattantS. The
1 organization was founded in Paris in
1920, and in it are grouped several
million organized veterans who served
with the allied forces in the World War.
These millions of veterans live in 10
nations-Belgium, the British Empire,
United States, Czechoslovakia, Fl nee,
Italy, Jugoslavia, Poland, Portugal and
Rumania. The membership of Fidac
comprises 81 outstanding veterans or
| ganization of these 10 countries. The
American Legion is the only veterans
society of the United States affiliated
i
| Legion is automatically a member Of
the Fidac. On the back of each Legion
membership card Is the emblem of
Fidac and a statement emitting all
LegionnaireS to privileges of member
ship.
Each year the Fidac holds a conven-
ton in one of the allied countries, bring
| ing together more than 100 delegates,
| representative leaders of those coun-
/ trinc The 1000 hn1d in
New Orleans. Such conferences have
been held in Brussels, London, Rome,
| Warsaw, Bucharest and Belgrade. The
| 1881 convention will be held in Prague.
Lieut.. Col. Fred w. Abbott of Paris,
France, is the president this year. The
headquarters Of Ffdac is in Paris.
Baron Riger-Marie d'Avigneau Ct
France is the secretary general and II.
M. Dunning assistant secretary.
Some of the most prominent news
paper correspondents Of EuroLo are
coming to this country to cover the con-
vention, following preliminary recep-
lions and meetings in New York.
American Legion.
Plans are well under way for the
| largest and most entertaining national
convention of the American Legion, to
be held in Boston, october 6, q, 8 and
8, since the Legion was formed. The
| big parade, October II, is being routed
| in order that thousands of persons or
the streets can view it. Word has
been received here that hotels, pull
mans. rooming houses, clubs, halls and
| Army cots are being provided to care
! for more than 100000 persons during
| the convention period.
On the afternoon OF october 5 a
| patriotic pageant of from 100 to 200
| floats will be held. Under the auspices
of the Legion's national chaplain,
Father George F. Kettell of Macedon,
| N. Y, at night there will be memorial
patriotic meeting in Faneuil Hall, the
Cradle of Liberty"
At the close of the convention ses-
| sion October 6 there will be an avia-
ton show with about 200 ships par
| ticipating in an attack. They will be
accompanied by the Los Angeles. They
will be fought with machine guns from
the roofs of tall buildings and on the
Boston Common will be massed bat
teries of 75s. Meantime, on the Charles
River basin, will be staged cupboard
motor races. In the afternoon will be
a foot ball game. At night it is plan
ned to put out a flying formation of
| 100 planes Illuminated by spotlights
and searchlights. Floating over the
city will be a huge American flag. At
| the convention will be spotted about
the city, with few on the Common,
rendering selections. Battery A, Mas
| saehusetts Field Artillery, will fire a
salute. An Illuminated water carnival
will also be held on the river basin.
The Forty and Eight will hold a
parade that evening. In Boston Gar
dens a boxing carnival and ice skat-
| ing will be held.
The big parade will be held Tuesday.
Mayor Sullivan will declare o. legal
/ holiday for the event. That evening
there will be block dancing in Copley
Square, q wrestling program and
second boxing carnival. The annual
States dinner Of the Legion auxiliary
, will be held, and combat divisions,
patriotic groups and companies and
regiments will hold their various re-
unions.
October 8 will be featured by harbor
| trips with real clam bake at Nam
tasket at the end of the sail. A great
naval display will be given in con-
| junction with this trip, and Warships
are expected to be present to take part
| in the maneuvers.
Wednesday evening the historic ball
| and a pageant will be held. Costumes
of every description from the early
period Of American history will be rep
| resented.
Thursday viii be the final session of
the national convention, with its at
tendant election Of new national COM
mander and other national officers.
National headquarters of the Legion
! will be in the Hotel Statler, and the
various divisions and executive offices
| will be in Horticultural Hail. with the
Legion convention sessions block from
Horticultural Hall, and about mile
from the hotel, in the Arena. The Lee