Evening star., 1932-08-14


convention of the American Legion in
Portland, Greg. September II to Is. ac-
cording to William A. Smith of Com
pany c, 329th Battalion, Tank Corps,
the reunion chairman.
Veterans who served in tho Tank
Corps are automatically members of the
Tank Corps Association when their
American Legion dues are paid MIR
Smith would like to hear from veterans
interested in attending the reunion
His address is care of Post No. l, 319
Pittock block, Portland, Greg.
Final arrangements for the play-ofI
il the American Lcgion's Nation wide
junior base ball program have been
completed. Championship boy teams oi
the 48 States and the District of CO.
lumbia will compete in II regional tour
neys for the honor Of representing theil
States in the Semi-finals at the East
and-West sectional tournament
The two sectional tournaments VII
be played on August %, "a and 70.
Winners in the six regions of the vest
will meet in Omaha. Neb.. while the
Eastern regional winners will bate at
GaStonia. N C. The two sectionalwin-
ners will meet for the national nam
pionship at Little World Series. to be
played in Manchester. N. H., August 5O
and 81 and September /.
The District of Columbia y repre-
sented in Region No. 10, with PennSyl-
vania, Maryland, West Virginia, Della
ware. and will meet at Cumberland, Md,
next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The American Legion aelegation TO
the thirteenth annual Congress- OF the
Fidac. to be held in Lioon, Portugal
September 4 to II, will sail from New
York on August "a on the S. S. Maure-
tania.
At the Seventh Annual Marche OF
La Boutique, No. IL La Soclete oeS
HUT Chapeaux ct Quarante Femmes
at the Washington Hotel, the following
officers were elected: lie chapeau, MISS
Ellnice C. Dessez, les demi chapeauX
Miss Marie B. Leubkert and Mrs. Louise
White: Parchiviste. Miss Pauline b
Paro: la surintendante, Mrs. Rose l.
Hidde; la concierge, Mrs. Mary M
Kehoe, and laumonier. Mrs. ADA
Murray. lie Chapeau Passe Mrs. VII
lette Preston, was named Natlona
Pouvoir member, with Mrs. Dorothy b
Harper as her alternate.
lOilOHlIlL
to the Eleventh Marche Rationale were
elected: Delegates-Mrs. Willette Pres
ton. Miss Eunice c. Dessez and Mrs
Dorothy B. Harper. Alternates-Mrs
Sue Minis. Miss Edna Mcintosh anc
Mrs. Robert Fawcett. LIE Chapeat
Rationale Mrs. Ethel V. Murphy o.
New York and lie Chapeau Depart
mental of Virginia Miss Hilda S. White
attended the marche. Reports wert
given by the chairmen OF all STANDING
committees, showing year OF very
constructive accomplishments unoel
Mrs. Willette Preston.
The next regular meeting OF sailor
No IA will be held August II at tn'
! Washington Hotel at 8 pm, with
pouvoir meeting called for 7:30 pm
| The annual wreck" or initiation o
new members, was held under the dl
rection of Miss Edna Mcintosh,
chapeau paSse of the salon. Those inl
! tiated were Marie B. Leubkert, Ann S
Negritt, Marie E. Dyer, Marian M
| Money, Edith P. Landvoigt, Mary {
Orlando, Bess L. Fain, Maude Miller ant
Dorothy Lodge.
ARRANGEMENTS are being complete
! for the annual election OF officers
George Washington Post, at the sep
| tember meeting in the post clun houSt
144I Rhode island Avenue The install
| lation of the officers will take place a
the October meeting.
| Post Comdr John Thomas Taylor ma
returned from trip to several OF IN
! annual State conventions. among Tn
! conventions which he addressed IN nj
! official capacity as vice chairman 9
| the National Legislative CommitSee Wer
| Virginia, North and South Caronne
| New Jersey and Delaware. At the las
meeting of the post he reported, O
many legislative matters of interest," I
| Legionnaires in this department. He Rn
nounced that the widows and orphans
bill was passed by the House, but NO
| considered by the Senate Finance Corn
! mittee, but will be on he calendar whe
! Congress convenes in December. Tp
widows of the World War are the on4
ones of all wars for which Congress ha
not provided for their welfare up t
| the present time. He expressed conf
dence that the bill would pass this year
| An additional flveyear period from Jul
! l, 1882 on five-year level premium tern
| insurance policies is now being grantee
veterans. the Veterans Administrator
now ~enewing approximately $500
policies which would have expired 9th
erWise
Comdr. Taylor is a member of tn
committee which will entertain tn
French veterans of the World War t.
be held in this city next month. Thes
veterans will also attend the fourteenth
annual national convention to be helc
at Portland.
The regular monthly meeting of thu
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post was helc
Monday at the Thomas Circle Club
Comdr. Mary j. Tatspaugh presiding
Comdr Tatspaugh read report on tn
department convention. and Kat
Briggs reported on the posts participa
ton in the convention parade.
The Americanism officer called fo
the written suggestions for the better
ment of the post and the legion as &
whole. These were read and voted or
for the best suggestions. Mary Weide''
remarks obtained the largest number O.
votes and won prize offered by Com
rade Briggs. Catherine Crowley's sug.
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