Evening star., 1938-08-13
ELECTION TO END.
SESSIONS Of D. c.
LEGION TONIGHT
Auditorium as Memorial to
World War Veterans
Will Be Sought.
MOVE FOR Permanent
HEADQUARTERS OPENED
Coordination Unit t0 Negotiate
Contracts With Employers,
Is Proposed.


Contracts With Employers,
Is Proposed.
The 70th annual convention Of the
District Department Of the American
Legion will close tonight with the
election and installation Of ofncers at
. session beginning At 8 o'clock. The
meeting opened with parade Thurs
day night.
Nominations for various department
ofices were made by delegates Of the
81 posts at last nights session at
which election rules were adopted and
the report of the Resolutions Commit.
tee considered.
Joining the fight to get an audi
torium for Washington, the conven-
ton voted to ask Congress for such
. structure Is memorial to those
who participated in the World War.
It pointed out there Is neither suit
able World War memorial nor q mu-
nicipal auditorium in the District,
and suggested that the two be COM
bined.
The Legionnaires also took steps to-
ward establishing permanent depart
ment headquarters here by approving
the Endorsement Of q committee of
three to confer with the Commissioners
on the matter. The Commissioners
will be asked to seek q public grant
for the building and to contribute the
land. The committee also will de-
termine what cost the department
will have to meet and devise a imam.
cial program to cover 1t.
Coordination Unit Sought.
In addition, the group will seek the
establishment Of an industrial co-or-
dination unit at national headquar-
tiers to negotiate contracts with en-
ployers to aid the employment OF war
veterans.
The coordination unit, according to
the suggestion approved. would nego-
tiate contracts with employers calling
for employment Of q certain percent
age Of war veterans on their pay rolls
In return. the Legion and its afnliated
groups would be asked to support such
employers.
Reiterating its devotion to the
American nag and Government, the
members also voted to urge the setting
aside Of a national aviation day and q
nag week.
Aviation day would be on August 1s
the birthday Of Orville Wright, and
appropriate ceremonies would be de-
creed by presidential proclamation
Flag week would be from June 8-l1
next year.
Other action included a request that
the Federal Bureau Of Investigation be
given more funds to expand its work
approval Of Nationwide registration
OF firearms; = request that veteran,
be allowed to take out more than
$4,000 in Government life insurance
policies If they want to, and liberaliza-
ton Of the acts for veterans relief
to the extent that decisions of the
veterans administrator be subject to
judicial review.
District employers were urged to use
the United States Employment Service
to NIL their employment needs.
Welfare Motion Put Aside.
Action was suspended until tonight
on a motion to amend the bylaws
relating to the welfare department OF
the Legion. Complaint was made that
the director of the welfare department
should be . Legionnaire rather tl,an
q case worker from q private agency
as at present.
Despite the announcement bv sup
porters that John Idhler, commander
Of Department Of Justice Post, No. 81,
was q candidate for department COIL
mander to succeed Thomas Mason,
jr., only two candidates were nomi-
mated last night. They were James
T. Brady Of National Cathedral Post,
No. 10, and Edward r. Dixon of Gov
ernment Printing Once Post, Nc. 80.
Joseph ]. Mallory of sergt. Jasper
Post, No. 13, was nominated to con-
tinue in Office as national executive
committeeman and Paul j. McGahan
Press Club Post, No. 20, was nomi-
mated as alternate.
Other nominations included William
T. Slattery. Treasury Post, No. IS
and Gail T. Judd, commander of De.
partment Of Labor Post, No. ~, fol
first vice commander; Julia Long Of
Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6, for secone
vice commander; Joseph L. Koehl
Department of Agriculture Post, No
So; Alex MacKinnon, Potomac Post
No. 40, and Col West A. Hamilton OF
James E. Walker Post, No. rs, for third
vice commander.
Delegates Nominated.
Those nominated as delegates to the
national convention, In addition to
the incoming and outgoing depart
ment commanders, were Gen. Amos
Fries, Francis J. Macdonald, Albert
L. Dunlap, Robert Allen, Belle Graves
w. P. Kershner, Julius I. Peyser, J.
j. O'Connell. Theodore Cogswell
George Fox. Haywood Saunders, Hugh
Higgins, Donald Wakefield Smith
Horace w. Lineburg, william J. Cas-
sidy. A. E. Giegengack. w. H. Opitz
Fred Fraser and Joseph Giavannoni
Mr.. Fraser and Watson B. Miller
national rehabilitation director, were
given autographed pictures Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in recognition of their
work.
Meanwhile, the American Legion
Auxiliary opened its convention at the
Carlton Hotel last night, with dedica-
tion Of new department colors. The
meetings will continue today with a
luncheon at l o'clock and close with
elections at Z o'clock tonight. Mrs.
Dorothy B. Harper is presiding.
BAND CONCERT
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