Evening star., 1933-09-03

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An increase in the annual appropria-
ton for the National Rehabilitation
Committee Of the American Legion,
which has headquarters in this city. will
be urged by the delegation representing
the District of Columbia at the fifteenth
annual national convention when it con-
venes at Chicago October 2.
This action was decided on at the
meeting Of the Executive Committee Of
the Department of the District Of
Columbia. which discussed the situa-
tion as regards the care and rehabili-
tation of veterans and their dependents
Of the World War and adopted a reso-
luton to be presented at the coming
national convention. 1t will be pointed
out by the delegates that since the
severe cuts in compensation of veterans
in the past few months the work has
greatly increased and in order to carry
on the work additional funds will be
needed
A resolution relative to the Russian
situation will also be presented to the
convention by the local delegation and
will deal with the question Of recogni-
tion at the same time. The Executive
Committee impressed upon the delegates
the Importance Of this subject and Past
Dept. Comdr. Amos A. Fries was select
ed as the proper Legionnaire to draft
the resolution for presentation to the
National Resolutions Committee.
Frank A: Connolly. department men,
bershlp officer. announced the depart
ment has passed the 1000 mark in
pa!d-up members for the year and has
suggested the awarding OF a member
snip trophy for the post establishing
the highest rating this year.
District LegionnaireS are making
preparations to attend the national con-
Ventlon and reservations are being made
at department headquarters in the
transportation Building. A special train
Will leave here September 80 over the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Dept. Adjt. Howard S. Fisk has been
advised by National Adjt. Frank e.
Samuel that the Palmer House has been
selected as the headquarters hotel and
the nrst business session of the conven-
tlon Will be held in the Chicago Sta
olum october 2. The official parade
VIII be October ? at II am. The last
two days of the convention will be held
in the Civic Opera House.
Ihe Department of the District of
Columbia delegation will be housed in
the La Sale Hotel.
Inc Forty and Eight ORGANIZATION
Will mold Its sessions in the Medina h
Michigan Avenue Club and its head
quarters will be in the same club. The
wreck will be held in the armorv
OCTOBER at pm. Headquarters fer
the E:ght and Forty will be in the Chi
uaso woman Club, where registration
VIII take place. The convention ses-
slons will be held in the Chicago Wom-
ans Club Theater.
A child welfare conference will be
held October l at 2:l4 pm. in the Pal
mer House. in which all of the organi-
cations and citizens will participate.
Members of the U. S. S. Jacob Jones
Post Will attend the placing of a wreath
on the grave Of Past Comdr. Kate Clag-
gett IN ROCK Creek Cemetery September
8 at 5 pm.
The Advisory Council will meet at
the cottage of Grace Keleher. North
Beach. Md. September 9, with Com
rades Dorothy Drunken and Genevieve
Sparshott assistant hosteSSes.
Comrades contemplating attending
the national convention are requested
to communicate with Past Comdr
' Lucille Allan, post travel officer. as soon
as possible in order that arrangements
and reservations may be made Call
her at Lincoln 3427-J
The three resolutions presented by
the post were adopted by the department
convention. changing the department
constitution to provide for post install
lations in October instead of December
changing the department bylaws to
provide that the bonds Of department
and post officers will be equivalent to
double the average amount of money
handled by them monthly during the
preceding post year. and urging vigor-
GUS program for veterans preference in
Government employment. A resolution
requesting posts and individual Legion
naires to support the objectives of the
National Recovery Administration was
also presented by this post and adopted
by the department convention.
The post has arranged party at the
National Theater September 18.
Election of officers will be the prin-
cipal business at the meeting of Sergt
Jasper Post. to be held at Thomas Cir
Gle, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue. Sep
tember IA. Senior Vice Comdr. Joseph
J. Malloy was nominated for COM
mander at recent meeting. Eugene
H. Purdy has been admitted to men,
bership
The welfare officer. Maj Thomas j
Frailey, has reported visits to the home
of E. Vernon Sipos and also to Mount
Alto Hospital. at which institution Post
Members Guy F. Carlton and Hugo
Darling. are patients.
Comdr, Paul H. McMurray. Alternate
National Executive Committeeman Ed
ward L. Marthill and Acting Dept
Comdr. William A. Kehoe addressed
the eighth annual convention of the
American Legion Auxiliary Monday eve
ming.
Reports of the delegates and alter
mates, who attended the recent depart
ment convention will be made at the
next meeting. Post Comdr. Paul H
McMurray will preside.
Increased attention to aviation as a
means of national defense will be rec
commended in the report of the National
AeronauticS Commission of the Amer
lean Legion to be made to the national
convention in Chicago, October 2 to 5
The commission. which is comDletin~ 'te
first years work under the leadership
of E. " Rickenbacker, chairman, will
urge comprehensive study of military
aeronautics. either by a congressional
or special committee
The civic and patriotic activities OF
the Legion this year have had powerful
support from the women of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, according to the
report to be presented by Mrs. S. Afford
Blackburn of Versailles, KY, the auxil-
1ary's national president, to the COM
ing national convention.
La Societie des HUT Chapeaux ct
Quarante Femmes. Salon Departe-
mental, No. IA. recently held IFS eighth
annual marche at the Washington Ho-
tel. Greetings were extended by Ma
tional Chapeau Dorothy B. Harper
department president Of the American
Legion Auxiliary; Marie Dyer, national
commltteewoman of the American Le-