Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
VETERANS OF THE GREAT WAR
A Column Devoted to the Interests of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and Sea.

When the national encampment of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars opens
in this city September 10 several res
olutions will be laid before it by rep
resentatives of National Capital Post,
No. 127. one of which will recommend
moving national headquarters of the
order here from New York, and an
other will suggest change in the
practice of the pension bureau so
that pensions would be paid monthly
instead of quarterly. The post also
has instructed it's delegates to rec
ommend a resolution asking that
Spanish American war veterns be IN
cluded in any legislation providing
for home or land settlement for vet
Grams of the late war.
Because of ill health Commander
Edward H Hale of National Capital
Post has been excused from duty
until after the national encampment
during which time the affairs OF the
post will be directed by Senior wee
Commander George l.. TAFT. Mr.. Hale
as a member of the national legisla-
tive committee of the order put IN
much time during the last session OF
Congress, in addition to his duties as
post commander and member OIL the
encampment committee, and MS phy-
stefan has ordered MIN 10 TAKE an ca
tended rest.
The national encampment commit
tee of the " F. W. has opened per-
manent headquarters in suite 3lS-Sl9
of the Metropolitan Bank building.
Its draft of the program 1or me en-
campment has been approved by the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
and the subcommittee are now
working out the details. The local
encampment committee, representing
the six local posts, meets every Weu-
nesday night at Carroll Hall. 91S 10Th
street, and all members OF the oroer
are invited to attend and to make
Sugg
1t has been decided to hold the pa
rade of the veterans on Septemo per
IA. known as star Spangled Banner
dav The line of march will end at
the east front of the Capitol. where
natriotic exercises will be held, ana
where it is expected that the speahers
will include Secretary OF w ar BAKER,
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
Gen. PerShing.
Chevron, published by the Distr1ct,
MARYLAND and Virginia veterans, VIII
be known as the pre-conVentloh
number. and will be an especially at
tractive issue.
Something more than seventy dele
gates from twenty-three American
Legion posts in the District or 60.
lumbia will meet in the Ostrlct
building September 8, at which time
the state convention will name twelve
representatives to attend the national
convention of the legion in Cleveland
beginning September IL Local posls
must elect their state delegates WIN
in the next six weeks. Representsae
ton in the state convention Will pc
on the basis of one delegate at large
from each post and one for each loo
members or major fraction thereoI:
In addition to electing its nauonai
delegates, the state conVeoA&on VIII
have to elect a third vice commander
for the local department OF the ie-
gion, and will consider what resolu,
lions, if any. it's representatives. VIII
Law before the Cleveland convention.
Department Commander James A
Drain will preside at the state con
vention. which will be the first time
he has served in that capacity since
his election.
Miss Esther Laubach has RESIGNED
a. assistant adiutant of the District
of columbia department of the Amer
loan Legion. and will leave this week
for Pocono Pines, Pa, where she VIII
spend the rest of the summer as atn-
letic instructor in Pine Tree Canhp,
one of the states best known camps
for girls. AS the officer in charge OF
the department headquarters at S2S
15th street. Miss Laubach has done
much to help the organization IN
washington to function, and Com
mander Drain has expressed keen re-
gret at her leaving. In addition. she
has served as adjutant of U. 5. 5.
Jacob Jones Post. No. 2. 1t is PROB
able that Miss Laubach Will return
to Washington next fall.
District, Maryland and Virginia
members of the Veterans of Foreign
wars are planning to make their out.
ing at Chesapeake Beach on August II
a ..family day" and the veterans at
terdine are being urged to bring
woman friends and relatives. Word
from Baltimore indicates that large