Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
F|DAC CONVENES
HERE NEXT MONTH
Representatives of All Allied
Nations in World War
viii Attend.

Washington of wartime days will
be recalled next month when leading
military and diplomatic figures Of this
country and Europe will gather here
for the eleventh annual congress Of
Fidac, the largest ex-service mems or
ganization in the world.
The convention, which will open Sep
TENDER 10 and last through September
81, will bring to the Capital notables
from nine European nations associated
with the United States in the World
War. Members of the French Parlia-
ment, the Belgian and Rumanian no
bility, the commanding general of the
Fascist militia, members of the Polish,
Rumanian and CzechoSlovakian leglS-
latures as well as leading military and
political figures of Great Britain Portu-
gal and Jugoslavia are numbered
among the delegates to the brilliant
conclaye.
Fidac, the Federation Interalliee dies
Anciens Combattants, is made up of
the largest ex-service mems organiZa-
lions in the war-allied nations. The
American Legion is the constituent
member representing the United States
and is the host to this years conven-
ton, the second to be held in this
country. Besides the visit to Washing
ton, the delegates will be taken on
tour of the Eastern section of the coun-
try, visiting among other places of in
terest Annapolis, West Point, Culver
Military Academy and Niagara Falls.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the entertainment of the visitors
both here and in New York and
number of social functions are planned
in their honor in which the members
of the diplomatic set Of the Capital will
participate.
$4,000 Appropriated.
Congress at the last session appro-
priated $4,000 to help defray the cost
of holding the convention here and al
ready the Washington Fidac Congress
Committee Is buSily engaged In making
preparations for the four day session.
Headquarters have been established at
the Carlton Hotel.
Mai Julius I. Peyser, vice president
of Fidac and former president of the
of the Washington committee on ar
engagements. Edward L. White of New
Haven and Col. Samuel Bolles, both
prominent in Legion activities, head the
Fidac entertainment committee.
On the local administrative commit
tee assisting Maj. Peyser are Capt.
Watson B. Miller, Capt. John Lewis
Smith, Maj. Paul j. McGahan, Capt.
Frank L. Peckham, Gen. Amos A. Fries,
Lieut.. Col. j. Miller Kenyon, Lieut..
Harlan Wood, Maj. Layson E. Atkins,
Representative Franklin F. Korell, Col
John Thomas Taylor, Maj. William
Wolff Smith and Edward Lewis.
At the same time that the Fidac con-
veution is in session the Fidac Auxiliary,
of which Princess Cantecuzene Of Rus
STA is president, will hold its sixth an
nual convention in the Capital.
Organized In Paris.
Fidac was organized in Paris shortly
after the World War ito maintain
friendships formed on the battlefields
and to devote and direct the postwar
activities of ex-service men toward the
maintenance of peace through the de-
velopnent Of better mutual understand
ing" Since that time it has grown
Into an international organization with
branches in 10 countries and nuf1ber-
ing nearly 100000 members. ~ /
Under the Fidac constitution each
nation is limited to 10 delegates at the
conclaveS which are held yearly in a
different country.
The 10 delegates representing the
United States this year are Mai. Peyser,
Paul v. McNutt, Edward L. White, Col.
Bolles, Gen. L. r. Gignilliat. Ben S.
Fisher, Representative Lamar Jeffers
of Alabama, Tom A. Lee, John j.
Wicker. jr.; Maj. McGahan and Samuel
w. Reynolds.
Among the prominent delegates from
abroad are Lieut.. Col. Fred w. Abbott,
Great Britain, president of Fidac:
Baron Roger-Marie d'Avigneau, France;
Gen. Raoul Pontus. Belgium; Comte
Charles de Hemricourt de Grunne, Bel
GUM; Col John Brown, c. S. E., D. 6.
O., Great Britain; On. Comdr. Nicola
Sansanelli. Italy; Conte de Chanas,
Italy; Maj Jan Ludyga-Laskowski,
Poland. and DR.. Virgil Serdaru, Ru-
mania.