Evening star., 1920-03-14
VETERANS OF THE GREAT WAR
Column Devoted to the Interests Of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and at Sea-

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\ National Capital Post. No. 127. of
the veterans Of Foreign Wars. will
celebrate it's first anniversary with a
meeting at Central High School the
afternoon Of April II. and COM
| mittee is now at work arranging a
! program, which will include speeches
by several men of prominence who
served their country overseas. and
appropriate music. Edward II. Hale
is commander of that post. which in
ltiated thirty-six new members at its
meeting last week.
/ Members of this and other posts OF
the Veterans in the District of Co
lumba are planning to make the ma
tional encampment of the order in
this city next September the biggest
meeting of overseas veterans ever
held III this country. The encamp-
ment committee. including Senior Vice
Chief Jack j. Singer,
T. II. NOVEL;, Capt. Edward Grant.
George J. Neuner. Col George l..
TAFT and Charles r. Lettow, met a
few days ago with the convention
|! committee of the Washington Cham
vention arrangements.
i Walter Reed Hospital Post. No 346.
of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Il closed its charter at a meeting last
Ii week with a charter membership OF
\ more than 25O The meetings of the
4 post are held at the Hostess House
but eight wounded men were IN
L tiated. though unable to leave their
beds to attend the meetings.
1, The newest post OF the order H.
Sl,i csn q
$50. which was mustered in at Camp
Meigs last Friday night under the
direction of w. G. Jameson, assist
ant inspector. All of the members OF
the post are men still ~ the serv &c
! The officers of the new post are y. =
; Young commander: A. Van horn.
/; senior vice commander: +. Best.
junior vice commander; +. \. oCon-
nor. quartermaster; J. $. Royer. chap
/ lain: Maj. c. f. Clay. surgeon. ana "a.
/ a. Walters. officer of the day
! ID. {. Department Complimented.
| The District of Columbia Depart
| ment of the American Legion has
! been complimen by National COM
marder Franklin D'Olier of the order
! for the efficient manner In Whlch II
attended to the distribution of the
French memorial certificates to the
next of kin of those who died in the
service during the war. In let'eI
/ to the local department the national
! commander calls attention to the con-
ndence the government placed in the
/ jlegion in asking it to take charge OF
| that work and says that much favor
| able comment has been received on
! the way the distribution was made IN
| this city and elsewhere. The certin-
| Gates were distributed to Washing
! tonians entitled to receive them AT
Central High School on February -.
| Discuss Soldiers Compensation.
i The question of added compensation
| for soldiers. now being considered by
the ways and means committee OF the
! House was discussed at recent meet
iings of the Stuart Nalcott fost. NO,
/ 10. and Sergt. Jasper Post. No IL. OF
| the American Legion. The latter post
! adopted a resolution which sets forth
! that what is raised by taxation IN
| families where there-are eX-SerVlce
, men will be refunded TO them IN the
form of additional pay. while such
/ families as receive no return from
| the bonus will be only those that con-
| tributed no men to the Army or navy
| during the war.
Local men of prominence who have
appeared before the House committee
recently in the interest of this legls-
lation include Department Commander
E Lester Jones of the American Le-
gion and Edward H. Hale. commander
of National Capital Post of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars and member
of the national legislative committee
of that order.