Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR


All of the Washington delegates
and alternates to the national en-
campment of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars met at Carroll Institute, 918 10Th
street, last Tuesday to receive their Gre
dentials and to arrange for the presen-
tation to the encampment of issues on
which local posts of the order have
acted.
The central and encampment COM
mittees Of the veterans made the final
sion last week. and made the maj
revisions on the elaborate program OF
the encampment. and 1t is now on the
press. The word that reaches Wash
ington from other cities, particularly
New York. Philadelphia. Detroit, Chi
cago and Cleveland. is most encourag-
ing, and in spite of high railroad fares
the attendance during the week of
September 1913 bids fair to be second
only to an inaugural week.
The War Department is giving most
active cooperation in staging a re-
production of the fight at Chateau
Thierry, which will take place at
Camp Meade. and has gone so far as
to suggest that provision be made for
school children to see this spectacle
illustrative of one of the most mo-
mentous episodes in American mill
tary history.
campment through their duly elected
delegates, the Washington members
OF the order are, in connection with
the Chamber of Commerce, getting
ready to play the part of generous
host to the visitors. Incoming delega-
lions will be met at the Union station,
and Will be escorted to hotels where
their reservations have been made.
Sightseeing tours have been arranged.
Nothing is to be left undone to give
the visiting veterans a good impress
sion of their National Capital
Two rife clubs have been organized
in local posts of the American
Legion and have affiliated with the
National Rifle Association, George
Washington Post. No. 1. having fol-
lowed the example of Robley D. Evans
Post. No. 4, last week and organized
q club.
The first shooting by the legionaires
was done two weeks ago yesterday, when
men from several different posts went
out to the tango at Congress Heights.
and a larger delegation practiced
there yesterday afternoon. Members
OF posts where no team has yet been
organized are invited by their fellows
to attend these Saturday afternoon
shoots and "see how it goes" Henry
G.. Ludke. departmental athletic of
ficer. is very active in promoting in
terest in these activities.
Three new officers have been installed
Veterans of Foreign Wars. P. F.
Beck taking the post of senior vice
commander, L. E. Donaldson becom-
ing junior. vice commander. and AL
bert z. Haan adjutant. Mr.. Beck.
who was formerly Junior vice COM
mander. took the place vacated by the
resignation of Vice Commander Cold
berg. and Mr.. Ham succeeded D. r.
Berge.
Women who served in the Marine
Corps during the war and now be-
longing to Belleau Wood Post, No. 4,
American Legion, held their regular
meeting at Trinity Community House,
Sd and C streets, last Tuesday evening.
They were addressed by Walter Hardell.
recently returned from abroad, on
France After the War"
In order to prevent the mulcting of
the next-of-kin of men who died in
American Legion has started a cam
paign among it's $500 posts to warn
against such practices and to arrest
and prosecute all offenders. A per-
sonal canvass of all gold-star moth
ers and relatives of those who died
in service will be made in every COM
munity where there is a legion post
and they will be fully informed of the
means taken by the swindlers to OBJ
tain money. One such confidence man
already has been arrested after ne
had sent n telegram to mother in
the name Of her missing son, asking.
for funds. Offers to provide details
Of soldiers deaths and Information
as to the location of their graves for
payment are the usual lure held out
by the swindlers.
At meeting Of the Vincent B. Co.'S
teIIo Post. No. Is, American Legion, in
the board room of the District build
ing last Tuesday evening the fol-
owing delegates and alternates were
named to represent the post at the
convention Of the District of Coluam-
bia Department Of the Legion to be
held in the District building Septem-
Der 8:
Daniel J. Donovan, William F.
Franklin, James C. Wilkes, Rev.
Francis ]. Hurney, delegates, and
Thomas E. Pyne, Richard A. OBrien,
william p. Irwin and James F. Robin
son. alternates.
The next regular meeting of Ser
geant Jasper Post, No. -, American
Legion, will be held on Thursday.
September 8, at the post club rooms.
1l01 E street. Several matters of inn
portance win be discussed at this
meeting, among them the arrange
ments for the first anniversary dance
10 be held in the clubrooms on the
Avaninq of Sepfember %.