Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
VETERANS OF THE GREAT WAR
Column Devoted to the Interests of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and Sea.

| Consent has been obtained from Vice
President Marshall and Speaker Gill
! lett of the House of Representatives
| for the use of the Capitol building
| and grounds on September IA, the
| day of the parade of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, during their encamp-
| ment. which has been designated az
| Star Spangled Banner day." when the
| veterans will commemorate the day
ION which the national anthem was
| written.
| Arrangements for the use of the
Capitol. where the parade will be re-
| viewed and the celebration staged
have been made by Commander Ed
ward H. Hale of National Capital
Post, No. 127. of the order. through
| Elliott Woods, superintendent of the
Capitol grounds. 1t has been eX-
| planned by Commander Hale that
| wherever possible the veterans Will
| De expected to parade in uniform, but
! absence of uniform will not bar any
| member of the order from participate
| ing.
| Local officers of the V. F. W. are
working to have leave of absence
| granted members of the order who are
working for the government. so that
| they may attend the encampment. IL
Will not be possible for them to get
leave with pay, but it may be ar
| ranged for the time to be taken out OF
the annual leave of such employees
! and where annual leave has been ex-
| hausted for the loss to time to be oe-
Quoted from the absentee's pay
The final caucus of the District OF
| Columbia delegates to the encamp-
| ment will be held IA Carroll Institute,
91S 10th street. the evening of Au-
gust 21. Credentials will be given
delegates from National Capital Post
| at the post meeting at the same place
August "a.
The first annual outing of George
Washington Post, No. l. of the Amer
lean Legion, last week was attended
by more than 500 members and their
relatives and friends, in addition to
| a party of fifty convalescent men from
| Walter Reed Hospital, who were the
special guests of the post. Prizes to
the value of 500 were distributed
among the winners of the several
| Theater and another at the Shubert-
Garrick being won by Walter Reed
| men.
At it's last meeting the post voted
| to instruct all of its members who
will be delegates to the state or ma
| tional conventions to vote for ad-
justed compensation for former
| service men. and for proper care for
those who were wounded
The post is considering the pur-
chase of a site for a permanent home,
and three propositions are now being
| considered by the committee.
Many men in Washington who
served overseas in the Blue Ridge
(SOth) Division will go to Richmond.
Va, for 1.-The first annual reunion
which will be held there September
A Mot P,In "
who commanded the American forces
at Chateau Thierry, is now in com
mand at Camp Lee, and he will place
| it at the disposal of the former serv-
I ice men, most of whom received their
first military training at that camp.
The men will go to Camp Lee i'm
mediately after lunch on Saturday,
lSeptember 4, and will assemble in the
Liberty Theater, where Gen. Bundy
will welcome them. Following this
they will tour the camp in automo-
biles and will then be assigned to
barracks, where regimental reunions
| will be held.
The women of Richmond and
Petersburg will serve supper to the
veterans in their barracks and there
will be a band concert by the com
bined bands now stationed at the
camp. Later the men will return to
Richmond, where an athletic carnival
will be staged in the city auditorium
| by the Virginia Department of the
American Legion. The business SEES
sion of the Eightieth Division Vet
Grams Association will be held on
Monday, September 6.
W. N Morel1 has resigned as COM
mander of Admiral Robert E. Peary
Post of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars
| to become managing editor of the
IGold Chevron, a monthly magazine
cd h1y
lin Washington, Virginia and Mary
LAND The second number of the
magazine is just off the press.
| Lieut.. Wimberling has succeeded
Mr.. Moren as commander of Admiral
Peary Post. and at it's last meeting