Evening star., 1934-03-11
celebration of the fifteenth
anniversary of the founding Of
the American Legion will be
L held next Wednesday through

Iclu IleAJ wednesday through
out the country.
1t was on March is, 1919, that the
American Legion, as a veteran organ
lzation. was the outcome of a caucus
held in Paris, France. Bennett c.
Clark was nominated temporary chair
man ard Eric Fisher Wood tenn
porary secretary. 1t was at this cau-
Gus that numerous names were sug-
gested for national veteran organ
ization and after several votes, the
name American Legion was finally
adopted as the temporary name. At
the first national convention held in
Minneapolis In November, 1919, it was
permanently adopted.
The anniversary is being commem-
Grated by Nationwide membership
effort which concludes March IS. At
the present time the membership has
passed the half-million mark and
every post of the Legion has been
urged to mobilize and make this an
outstanding year from this standpoint,
National Comdr Edward A. Hayes has
been taking an active part In the
campaign and local officials have been
lauded for their cooperation.
nounces the appointment of George
Cook Of Lincoln Post, No. II, as COM
mander Of Headquarters Detachment
Of the Sons of the American Legion.
The first charter has been awarded
to Stanley Church Depue Post, No 80
and followed by one to Lincoln Post,
No. II. The new units are known as
"squadrons" and one Is to be at
tached to each post where desired.
Dept. Adjt Howard S. Fisk has been
advised by National Adjt. Frank z.
Samuels that the next meeting OF the
National Executive Committee will be
held at Indianapolis. May and 4,
with meetings of the various sub
committees on the day preceding the
meeting.
The fifteenth anniversary Of the
founding of George Washington Post
was commemorated last Wednesday
night at the post club house, 1441
Rhode Island avenue. Representative
the life of George Washington.
Post Comdr. Henry w. Longfellow,
who presided, displayed an engraved
photograph Of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt presented to the post, ac-
companied by letter from Assistant
Secretary Stephen P. Early, a member
OF the post. Post Adjt. j. j. Murphy
read telegram from Gen. John J.
Pershing, charter member of the
Post. extending congratulations and
best wishes to the post on its an
niversary.
Brief addresses were made by First
Vice Comdr. william A. Kehoe. Second
Vice Comdr. r. A. Ralph. and Third
Vice Comdr. Miss Anna K. Harkins.
J. M. Blackwell read a poem. Paul
Frederick Slocum, charter member,
now a past commander Of Post No.
126, Department of Maine, made a
short address. Greetings were also
extended by Mrs. Charles Demonet,
president of the American Womens
Legion, members Of which organiza-
ton were guests Of the post; Mrs.
Edythe M. OConnor. president Of the
Department of the District of Column
bia, American Legion Auxiliary. and
Mrs. Joseph H. Mimms. past depart
rent president, and Vice President
Miss Edna NJ. Macintosh Of the same
organization. A section of the United
States Army Band Orchestra rendered
a special program.
The Advisory Council of the U. S
S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, met
March at the home Of Lillian Cald-
well, with Edith W. Quinn and Gene
We've Sparshott as cohostesses.
The monthly meeting of the post
will be held tomorrow evening at the