The Washington herald., 1921-05-01
g ACTIVITIES AND AFFAIRS OF WASHINGTON FRATERNA
Veterans Posts
Combine Into One;
Officers Elected

OAeee4AS 6&&&S A1Sg
Officers Elected
The consolidated Equality walter
Reed Post. No. 2s4. Veterans OF For
sign Wars. held its initial meeting
last Thursday evening and elected
the following oficers: Philip +,
Beck, commander; VIM. c. Msckay.
senioS vice commander; Robert z.
Sims. Junior vice commander: Law
renee Battson, chaplain; L. z. DON
aldson, quartermaster; william A.
Moore, oficer Of the day; william q.
Jameson. quartermaster sergeant; /;
H. II. Clemments. inside sentinel; I;
trustees, Edward 8. Bethlehem. ir-
and w. G. Jameson
The consolidated post created .
new position designated -official
post representative" who IL TO have
charge OF the activities Of the post
In Walter Res6 Hospital. Past
Commander w. ~Jamieson was sp-
pointed to take up that particular
work. The members are reminded
that the mail address of the repre-
sentative is I'll Mt. Vernon place
northwest, and please notify him OF
any hospital case.
The following comrades were ap-
pointed to serve on the Memorial
Day committee in conjunction with
the G. A r. in any capacity that our
older comrades may request: Past
Comdr. Edw. s. Bethlehem, Comdr
Philip +. Beck. Senior Vice Comdr.
VIM. C. Macksy, Junior Vice Comdr
Robert Z. Sims. Quartermaster l. Z.
Chaplain Lawrence Bait
son, Oificer of the Day William A
Moore, Sentinel H H. Clemments.
The mail address OF the quarter
master is 632 Princeton street
northwest, and the Quartermaster
sergeant, I'll Mt. Vernon place
and you are requested to
place this dope in your hat for fu-
ture use.
Special meetings of the post will
be held from time to time at the
Club, Walter Reed Hospital.
for the convenience of members in
the hospital that do not care to come
down to the city.
Spanish War Veterans.
Col. James s. Petit Camp held a
meeting last Tuesday evening at
which all comrades present were
re-mustered by taking the oath OF
TO the country and nag.
which was participated in by re-
cruits Donald Z. Leslie and Joseph
Harney, who received the military
degree.
The comrades were advised to at
tend Memorial Day committee meet
ings in q. A. r. Hall held every
night. The origin OF
muster day" was explained in an
address by Past Department Com
mander II. II. Wood at the request
of the commander. Addresses were
,lso made by Comrades Copley. of
Portland. Greg: Leahy. Miles Camp
and Comrade keleher and Recruit
Leslie.
Department Comdr. Mattocks and
stan will accompany Department
Inspector Harry B. Coulter on an
official inspection Of Col John Jacob
Astor Camp at Soldiers Home to-
morrow eening. at which time de-
partment installing officer will in
Duct into ONCE Commander-elect
Harey N. Knight and several other
officers. The camp will confer the
military degree in the presence OF
the department oficers.
Harden Camp will meet Thursday
evening to welcome Department
Commander Mattocks on his Official
visit to his home camp. The depart
ment commander will be accom-
panied by the stafr officers and an
inspection Of the camp will be made
General Nelson A. Miles Camp will
meet Tuesday evening, May .. Past
Commander Carver and Comrade
Snyder will be installed as the
new trustees, succeeding Comrsde
Sweeney and Comrade Ledoux. The
military degree will be conferred on
a class of recruits.
Commander worrell has called a
muster of Sergeant Berry Camp, No.
10, for Monday night May ., at G.
A. r. Hall. to consider a number
OF applications. Junior color ser
geant, Comrade Frank Parrish, of
Miles Camp, will address the camp
on pension legislation.
Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp. No. Z, at its last regular
meeting Friday. April %. conferred
the military degree on six recruits
and received one by transfer from
UreIl Camp.
The recruits mustered in were
Lieut.. w. A. Cable, Lieut.. Chester
S. Jacobs, Lieut.. Thos. J. Hurd. John
r. Haskins, jr- Franklin G. Berry.
Charles E. White, and by transfer
John Mackey.
Vincent B. Costello Post. No. Is,
the American Legion. held a very
interesting meeting in the board
room, District Building, Tuesday
night. James II. Chase, repre-
senting the Grand Army Of the Re-
public. requested the posts assist
ance to help the Grand Army 70
have the mountain now called Mt
Rainier in Washington state changed
to Mt Lincoln in tribute to the
great apostle of freedom.
Sunday at 2:3o n. m. on Rosedsle
play grounds. Seventeenth and II
streets northeast, the post team will
meet the Arlington Athletic Club
Sunday, May S. $50 p. m. on Rose
dale diamond. Costello Post team
will battle the Marine team from
the navy yard.
Resolutions urging Congress to
give the local Washington boys a
home for his veteran organizations
in lieu OF cash bonuses now paid our
comrades in most Of the States. II
Is pointed out in this resolution that
the District Of Columbia never yet
had an armory. Veteran organiza-
tons are without a home to house
their equipment. The erection OF
this buildinr Is urRed as a trihute