Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-03

Plan ID. e. Department.
Acting in accord with the plan
adopted a the recent encampment
mere. washington posts of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars are preparing
70 organize state department for the
District of Columbia, and their first
state convention will be held in Car
roll institute Hall, on October -.
National Capital Post and Admiral
Peary Post of the order already have
eiected their delegates, Admiral
ieary POST being the first one in the
country to take advantage of the
new new oroer and to elect it's representa-
yves TO take part in state conven-
ton. Within the next few months
departments will be organized in all
OF the states of the Union, with the
possible exception of a few of the
more thlnly settled ones.
Tank Corps Meeting Place.
through the courtesy of the Wash
ihgton Chamber of Commerce a meet
ing place had been provided for Tank
Corps Post. No. 10, of the American
Legion. which hereafter will meet
the hrst and third Monday evenings
OF each month il the chamber rooms
IN the Homer building. The offer of
mour, secretary of the chamber.
The first meeting of the Tank Corps
In its new quarters will be held to-
morrow evening and a large at
tendance is looked for The initial
WINTER dance on the posts program
will be given at the Arcade. on 18th
street, on Friday night, October o.
Edward II. Hale. having been re-
appointed chairman of the national
legislative committee of the Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars. has resigned
as commander of National Capita
Post, No. 127. of that order, and
George l.. TAFT has been elected to
the post commandership J. w. Jones
succeeds Col. TAFT as senior vice
commander of the post Fighter
new members were initiated at the
last meeting of the post.
A committee is now working out =
hitting program for the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars to be staged here or
ArmIstice day. and on that day Mr.
Hale and George J. Neuner will be
presented with past commanders
badges.
Under the auspices of the natjona
organization of the order nationa
service bureau has been opened jr
room 319 of the Metropolitan Bank
building to assist former service mer
in the adjustment of their Iibert,
bonds, compensation. allotments, in.
government which has not beer
Strengthened out.
PershfnE Mustered In.
Gen. John j. Pefshing and severa
members of his staff are to be amone
those mustered in by the Presidents
own Garrison, No. 1O4, of the Army
and Navy Union. at 1412 Pennsyi-
Vana avenue. next Thursday even
ing ing; The novitiates will include Maj
i
the Tank Corps. and Capt. Thomas
Butler of the Quartermaster Corps
Commander Thomas H. Harris will
be in charge of the program.
me garrison is endeavoring to OBJ
tam the use of automobiles to take
solder patients at Walter Reed Hos
pltal riding in the afternoons. as was
done during the latter part of the
war. 1t also is arranging for a large
social meeting to be held the even
ing of October 81
Within a short time there will ba
a new post of the. Veterans of For
elgn Wars organized in the District
OF Columbia, composed exclusively of
m members of the fire and police de-
partments who. have served their
country on foreign soil or in foreign
waters. Lieut. SLOT is in charge Of
the preliminary work.
Al the same time action is being
taken toward the organization of q
post of the order in Alexandria. Va.
IN which Washington veterans are
cooperating.
Dedication of new stand of COL
ors, and the adoption of a winter
program of work and entertainment
WIN mark the next meeting of Equal
ity Post, No. 2S4, of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, which will be held at
N
ing. Commander Edwin S. Bettelheim
mas just returned from Cleveland,
where he attended the convention of
the American Legion. as a repre-
sentative of the bureau of war risk
insurance.
On Tuesday, October 5. Fred Bar
reck Post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars will hold an open meeting in
carroll Hall, 91S 10th street, when a
large class of recruits will be re-
ceived.