Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

number from that city will take the
boat to the beach.
Rataon ete 9a the of p F35esn Nat %asi
| Guard is now being discussed, and a
number of enlistments for such an
organization have been tentatively
promised. If the battalion is formed
it will be Differed by members of the
order.
A request has come to George
Washington Post, No. /, of the Amer
| lean Legion here, to locate, if pos
sible. Private Clyde Winslow, for
merly of Headquarters Troop of the
11th United States Cavalry, who has
| been missing since April 25 last. The
| request is from a brother living at
| 72O Dubuque street, Sioux City, Iowa.
| This post will hold it's regular
meeting next Tuesday evening at 42S
G street, where it will discuss the
feast Utility of recruiting a full Ma
tionaI Guard company from it's mem
bers, and will also fix the date for
the post excursion, some time this
month Organization of a rife team
for interpost matches, a winter pro-
gram of athletics and the ACCESSIBILITY
of a post auxiliary also Will come
before the legionnaires. AS Post
Commander Kenneth A. McRae is out
of the city for few days, Senior Vice
Commander Howard S. Fisk will pre-
side.
Admiral Peary Post of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars has obtained the use
of recreation hall at the Naval Hos
pital, where it will hold it's meetings
hereafter. Its membership is con-
fined to sailors and marines entitled
to wear an overseas service stripe,
| and it is growing rapidly.
Equality Post also is making rapid
progress under the command of capt
II 1n1n Toe fn he
National Encampment will propose
plan for the organiZat ton of state de-
partments in each state.
Although members of Walter Reed
Hospital Post of the order are con-
stantly being discharged and leaving
for other cities. the post membership
is not falling off, due to an active
membership campaign.
Owing to a change in the place of
meeting, Sergt. Jasper Post, No. ID,
of the American Legion, will hold its
of August 3. The meeting will be in
the hall of the Perpetual Building. AS
ISOLATION, 18th and E streets, where
post meetings will be held hereafter
the evenings of the second and fourth
Thursday of each month Meetings on
the fourth Thursdays will be purely
social.
Louis c. Speigler. a former sergeant
in the QuartermaSter Corps, has been
elected commander of President Theo-
dore Roosevelt Post. No. IA, of the
American Legion, succeeding Percy
Freeman, who has resigned to re-
turn to his former home in New York
At the same time Joseph Landow was
elected junior vice commander to
fill the vacancy recently caused by
the resignation of Theodore D. Pey-
ser. Mr.. Peyser is now post adjutant
Mr.. Landow was the first adjutant OF
the post. but pressure OF business
forced him to resign last month.
The post has adopted new conSt1-
tuition and bylaws, and also
novel method of initiating new mem
bers. Beginning in September, meet
ings are to be held twice each month,
one meeting to be a social gathering
and the other a business meeting.
The new officers will be installed at
the next meeting of the post and
number of new candidates initiated.
The post is now publishing a monthly
bulletin for the information of its
membership.
who served with the 18th Division
have joined the divisional association,
which is now being organized, with
headquarters in Philadelphia Most
of the WaShingtonianS of that d1vl-
sion were members of the 312th Ma
chine Gun Battalion, and the local re-
cruiting campaign is under the d.
rection of Capt. A. w. Jordan, who
commanded the battalion.
Members of Vincent B. Costello Post,
No. IS, of the American Legion. and
their friends enjoyed an outing at
Chesapeake Beach last Thursday,
large part of the crowd remaining
until time for the last train to leave.
Athletic events, freak races, a pie
eating contest and dancing con-
test helped the pleasure seekers to
enjoy the occasion. The post is com
posed largely of employees of the Dis
trict of Columbia and it's commander
is Daniel ]. Donovan, D1str1ct audi
tor.