Evening star., 1934-11-04

Immediate payment of the adjusted
service certificates was voted with
9s7 in favor Of the measure and 1873
opposed.
The convention approved the ef-
forts of the Government to obtain
the payment Of war debts without
further reductions.
Would Rank for Jobs.
Several resolutions were approved
giving preference to veterans, widows
of veterans and wives of disabled vet
erans in the executive and indepen-
dent establishments of the United
States Government and also the gov
ernmeut of the District of Columbia.
This particular feature was sponsored
by the District delegation. Another
District resolution adopted was that
providing that the United States Civil
Service Commission make such
changes in the regulations as to pro-
vide that the Veterans Administra-
tion pass final judgment as to vet
Grams physical fitness for Civil Serv-
ice positions. The speedy enactment
of a universal draft law as part Of
the American Legion legislative pro-
gram was advocated. 1t was also
recommended by the convention that
Armistice day, November II, be made
a national holiday.
The Department of the District of
Columbia received two honors through
the Trophies and Awards Committee
Of the convention. The local depart
ment was awarded an honor plate
for attaining 100 per cent or over in
membership over the preceding year.
The District finished with a percen-
tage OF 114.18. The department also
was awarded the Bryce P. Beard
Trophy for organizing the greatest
percentage of Squadrons of Sons of
the American Legion in relation to
the number Of American Legion posts
within the department. The local
department finished with a percen-
tage Of 1888. The membership of
the entire organization as reported
by National Comdr. Edward A. Hayes
on october 10 was 827,85l, as COM
! pared with 76e,551 of the previous
year.
Dlu IOr 1891 Meet.
The District Legionnaires presented
bid for the 1887 convention,
through the Washington Board of
Trade and the Hotel Mems Associa--
ton. St. Louis was accepted as the
convention city for 1885 and several
cities are competing for the 1895 con-
vention.
Department Comdr. James OCon-
nor Roberts Is following out his plan
to cooperate with District officials
and organizations and this is the first
step In that direction. He was rep
resented before the Committee on
Time and Place for the next conven-
C. T. Milne, who submitted letters
from the two local organizations.
While italy is bidding strong to have
the American Legion as its guest in
1887 veterans have taken up the in
vitation from the National Capital
preferring to hold the convention
here, rather than in foreign coun-
| try. Final decision, hewever, cannot
be made until the 1886 convention,
but Washington is said to stand an
excellent chance of securing the con-
vention.
The next hospital entertainment
conducted by Kenneth H. Nash Post,
No. 8, will be tomorrow night at 7;45
o'clock at Walter Reed Hospital. The
post will hold its next meeting No
vember Is, at pm, in Germans Hall
on Upshur street.
Comdr. Hargrave of Fort Stevens
Post, No. 3, called a special meeting
October 26, at 3o6 Kennedy street,
which will be leased as a permanent
home for the post. Following altera-
tions the November meeting will be
held there. First Vice Comdr. Charles
Warren reported on the national con-
! vention at Miami, Fla.
Past Comdr. Reel was appointed
housing chairman. His assistants are
Earl Ritenour, Raymond Miller and
James Sullivan.
The post sponsored a Halloween
dance at Indian Spring Country Club
last Tuesday and had as guest Of
honor, Mrs. Edythe O'Connor, past
president District Department Legion
Auxiliary; Dept. First Vice Comdr. H.
w. Lineburg; Dept. Finance Oficer
Raymond j. Queenin, Comdr. George
w. Taylor, Lincoln Post; Comdr. John
T. Finley, Quentin Roosevelt Post;
Past Comdr. Joseph Malloy, Sergeant
Jasper Post; Martin Dwyer, past COM
mander Bureau OF Engraving Post.
Chairman Beeber announces a ping
pong tournament November IA and Is
at the new club house.
Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13, met
Thursday evening at the Thomas Cir
Gle Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue,
and Department Comdr. j. O'Connor
Roberts installed the following OH
GERS: Commander, William A. NC
Callum; first vice commander, G.
Frank Mccarthy; second vice COM
mander, Daniel M. Goodacre; third
| vice commander, Daniel M. Saunders;
chaplain, Ira F. Mcmillan. A number
Of past post commanders, including
John ]. Orlosky, Ralph A. Cusick,
Maj. Thomas J. Frailey and Past De-
partment Comdr. Ferdinand G. Fra
! ser, spoke.
Announcement Of appointive OFF,
GERS and various committees will be
made by Comdr. .-elect McCallum at
the next regular meeting of the post.
Members of the post who attended the
national convention of the American
Legion at Miami will also report at
the November meeting.
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Capt. Melvin Frame will preside at
the open meeting Of u. s. 8. Jacob
Jones Post next Friday night at the
Thomson School and will accept for
the post squadron, Sons of the Amert-
can Legion, an American nag.