Evening star., 1934-08-19

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of American Legion excursion,
Marshall Hall, MD.
tain them at headquarters Of the de-
partment, 518 Bond Building, follow
ing their receipt from the firm now
engaged in engraving the trophies.
The monthly meeting of the U. S. s.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, was held on
Monday evening at the Thomas Circle
Club.
Reports on the department conven-
ton were made by Comdr. Kate K.
Briggs, Department Convention Of
ficer Lucille Allan and Drill Team
Sergt. Mary J. >Tatspaugh. The cup
awarded to the post for the second
best marching unit in the convention
parade was on display and Drill
master James PiStorio OF Vincent b.
Costello Post spoke briefly about the
drill team.
The following were accepted into
membership: Sarah T. Chapman,
Bertha L. Johnson, Grace Shannon,
Anna Crupperstone and Harriet L..
Liston; reinstated members, Mary ".
Warren and Margaret Regan. The
attendance prize was won by Edith
Youmans. All members present were
requested to furnish written sugges-
tions for the good of the post and
a gold membership pin was awarded
to Catherine Crowley for the best
suggestions. An American Legion
bracelet was awarded to Edna p.
Smith by the commander for bring
ing the greatest number of new and
reinstated members into the post
during the year.
A large delegation from the post,
including the drill team. took part
in the department convention parade;
also a delegation from the U. s. s.
Jacob Jones Squadron, No. 2, Sons
of the American Legion. Comdr.
Kate K. Briggs was elected second
vice commander of the department
and a delegate to the national con-
vention at Miami, Fla, in October.
It is desired that all comrades in
tending to attend the convention in
Miami communicate with the posts
national convention officer, Elsie M.
Pinney.
The next regular meeting of the
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, will be
held August % in the rooms of the
Washington Board of Trade, The
Evening Star Building. The major
business will be nomination of can
didates for the various offices of the
post for the coming year. Election
and installation of the new officers
will take place at the regular meeting
of the post to be held in September.
Comdr. Henry F. Fones has an
nounced the outing for the Sons of
the American Legion August % at
Marshall Hall on the Wilson Line,
whose boats will leave the wharf at
10 am. and pm.
The first meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Department of the
District of Columbia, with the new
officers presiding, has been called by
Department Comdr. j. O'Connor Rob-
erts for next Thursday night in the
board room, District Building. Many
important matters will be discussed
at this meeting and policies outlined
by the new department commander,
who was elected to Office August 10.
Department Comdr. ]. O'Connor
Roberts and a party of Legionnaires
attended the presentation last Tues
day night of the trophy won by Jewish
War Veterans Post, No. So, of WASH
ington, D. c., in the annual depart
ment parade in connection with the
recent American Legion convention
The trophy was awarded for the best
appearing civilian marching unit in
the parade and donated by the Ameri-
can Legion.
Following the presentation at
large gathering at the Woodmont
Country Club by Department Comdr.
Roberts, he made an address and re-
ferred to the membership in the
American Legion. Among those at
tending with the commander were
John Thomas Taylor, national vice
chairman of the Legislative Com
mittee; Past Department Comdr. B. C.
MacNeil, Alternate National Executive
Committeeman Frank A. Connolly,
James H. Phillips of the Forty and
Eight and Alfred A. Picchione. Motion
pictures and an entertainment by
talent from local night clubs and the
serving of refreshments concluded the
evenings program.
The Outing Committee of the Sons
of the American Legion has COM
pleted arrangements for an excursion
TO Marshall Hall August %. Field
events will be held on the grounds and
prizes awarded to winners in the va
rious events. The boys will leave at
10 am. and 2 pm, returning in the
evening. Detachment Comdr. George
F. Cook and Detachment Adjt. William
r. Beall request all posts to organize
squadrons prior to the national con-
vention at Miami, Fla.
The Veterans Preference Commit
tee of the District of Columbia De-
partment made considerable progress
during the past year.
Through the efforts of James F.
Kehoe the committee was successful
in procuring the cooperation of the
Civil Service Commission in bringing
about the enactment of an amend
ment to the retirement bill. 1t also
had grades for a number of veterans
changed, back pay for period of sew
eral months and prevented a number
of veterans from being dismissed. Po-
sitions were secured for them.
The committee got proposed vet
erans' preference bill with a resolu-
ton adopted at the department con-
yention, which will go far to correct
many of the defects now existing in
veterans preference laws and presi-
Dental executive orders, and had a
resolution passed instructing the del
egation representing the Department
of the District of Columbia to 60 to
the national convention in Miami in
october and work for its adoption and
for the national organization to make
veterans preference part of its maj
legislative program.
Chairman Edward L. Marthill is
making arrangements to go to the ma
tional convention to work for the vet
erans' preference program and has
called upon members of his national