Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
American Legion

: The next meeting of George wash
mgton Post, No. /, the American Lee
gion, will be held at the club house,
l44l Rhode Island avenue, July 2, at
o'clock, with Comdr. William 4. For
ter. presiding.
Delegates and alternates to the next
annual department convention VIII be
elect six delegates end six alternates
to attend the convention to be held
August 5, and z at the Buchanan
School, Thirteenth and e streets south
east.
mated at this meeting, following the
election of delegates and alternates: In
accordance with the post constitution,
the officers for the ensuing year will
be elected at the meeting August and
installed at a meeting to be held Sep
TENDER /.
Scott w. Lucas of Havana, Ill. has
resigned as national judge advocate OF
sure of his law business and his in
.tention of becoming candidate for
the Democratic nomination for United
States Senator from Illinois in the 1882
election.
The Ligion constitution provides that
a candidate for political Office shall
not hold position IN the Legion.
w. E. Bell OF Victory Post, No. 4. the
American Legion, with a net score OF
70, carried of first honors at the Amer1-
can Legion Handicap Golf Tournament
held Monday at the Beaver Dam Coun-
try Club under the direction OF De-
partment Athletic Oficer Francis J.
Mcdonald The winner was assigned
IS
also of Victory Post, No. A, the Ameri-
can Legion, won second honors with
net score of 10 and handicap of 20.
The low medaliSt was Ben s. Fisher,
former department commander of the
American Legion of the State of Oregon.
His score was 81 and he was awarded
the Watson B. Miller club. Mr.. Nc
Donald is planning formal preSenta-
ton of the John Lewis Smith trophy,
which was won by w. E. Bell, and the
second honorS, which were won by G. w.
Browning, at the meeting of the Vic
tory Post, No. 4, on July IA.
Entries are being received daily for
the Junior American Legion Golf
Tournament which will be played at
East Potomac Golf Course on July 81.
Capt. Miller, chairman, National Re-
Mobilization Committee, the American
Legion, has offered trophy for the
can Legion Miniature Golf Tournament
trial Golf Coures. Eighteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, July 27-3l. The
prize is a trophy and all Legionnaires
are eligible. The athletic officer, Mr.. Nc
Donald, has announced that In the
event that different posts desire to en-
ter this tournament, as distinct units,
prizes will be awarded to the winning
post, in addition to the individual prizes
which have been previously offered.
Ralph T. o'Neil, national commander
OF the American Legion, in the near
future will transmit to the War Policies
Commission here the Legion's attitude,
in the form of brief, on the principle
Of universal service in time of war.
The War Policies Commission was
created by Congress, at the request of
the Legion, following its organizations
fight OF more than eight years to enact
the principle of equal service, and the
elimination of prof1teering, in time OF
war, into the basic law of the land.
The Legion brief will outline the best
thought on the many phases of the
subject that have developed since the
plan was first proposed.
The Housing Committee of the 1881
American Legion Convention Corpora
ton, of which H. A. Pickert Is chair
man, has just sent to department ad-
jutantS a set Of rules governing hotel
reservations for the national conven-
ton to be held in Detroit September
21-24.
The most important rule is that all
Legion requests for hotel reservations
must come through the department adj
1utant OF the department concerned.
Each individual application is referred
back to the department adjutant, If 1t
comes direct to the committee.
Requests for reservations for men,
bers of the Auxiliary, not accompanied
by husbands, are expected to come
through the department secretaries of
are accompanied by their husbands will
please let their husbands look after
their reservations through regular
Legion channels, unless they particu-
Larry desire separate accommodations.
Other rules promulgated by the
Housing Committee follow: AL reserva-
tons must be for a minimum of three
days. Reservations for four days will
have preference over three-day re-
quests.
Following the regulations adopted by
the National Executive Committee,
preference as to official delegations in
the choice Of hotels will be based upon
the membership standing of each de-
partment on May Is. The report show
ing the. standing Of the departments
VIII not reach Detroit much before
June /. The Detroit Housing Com
mittee Is reserving the Statler, Book
Cadillac. Detroit-Leland, Tuller, Fort
Shelby and Barlum hotels for the So
called official delegations.
All requests for rooms will be made
by each department adjutant directly
to the Housing Committee of the
American Legion 1881 National Conven-
ton Corporation, 603 Barlum Tower,
Detroit. The committee in turn will
assign all groups or individuals to the
hotels desired as far as possible. A de-
post OF s. per person, payable to the
Housing Committee, must be paid on
or before August /. Cancellations must
be made not later than S pm. Septen-
Der 10, If the return of the deposit is
expected.
The James Reese Europe Post. No. S.
American Legion, held its twelfth an
niversary celebration at the Whitelaw
Hotel on June 81. The post had as
Its distinguished guests DR.. D. e. Wise
man, castor of the Holy Redeemer
Lutheran Church; A. A. Picchione.
membership officer of the District De-
partment. American Legion; Miss Mary
l.. Europe, sister of the late Lieut..
James Reese Europe, and members of
the G. A. r. and Spanish War Veter-
ans organizations. A short program
OF musical and literary numbers was
rendered, which was followed by re-
1reshmentS, music and dancing.
The next regular meeting of the post
VIII be held July IA at the Twelfth
street Branch Y. M. C. A., when the
post will elect its delegates to the De-
paftment Convention to be held in
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