Evening star., 1921-05-29

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declared that our forces should oe
LETT IN Germany until such time as:
in the discretion Of the President OF
the United States, they may be- prop-
erly withdrawn
The committees decision to pfASe
against the Fish resolution came AFTER
a Two days conference. during wnich
many other questions as to the ie
Slon position on the countrys nlii
tary and naval policy were discussed
patinn nmonE these saes ALLEGED cuara aisSF and
emergency Army officers IN IN, the
recent promotions made under the
new single lists was taken up. Mem
hers Of the committee say that a.
though the law provides that not less
than so per cent of vacancies in the
Army should be filled by emergency
officers. practically all the appoint
mentS to emergency officers under tne
recent promotions were made IN the
grades of li"utenants and captains
and all appo:t ments of higher graaes
went to Yves. Pointers. The commit
tee asked the War Department LOT
specific information as to facts In
the case and the reasons therefor.
Those attending the meeting of the
committee were. Wade H. Hayes. New
York; chairman; D. John Markey'
da: D. J. Hard. Ohio; Z. l.. Logan.
Massachusetts: Paul II. Weyrauch.
Washington. and Arthur F. Cosby.
New York
At the meeting Of National Capital
Post. No. 127. Veterans Of Foreign
Wars. Tuesday night reports of va
rious committees were received. De-
partment Commander Col. George L.
TAFT. announced the completed pro-
gram for Memorial day exercises. All
hrs 81: ho a.
are invited to participate and will as
semble tomorrow morning at $3.50
am. at Community Service Hall. 9l4
10th street northwest. from where
they will march to their place of as
signment in the parade. headed by the
Drum Corps and consolidated with
the Bugle and Drum Corps of the Boy
Scouts. under the leadership of SerGt.
Bugler Henry Loveless
After the parade all members will
take cars for. Arlington. where mem
bers of the Women's Relief Corps OF
the G A. r. and other patriotic or
ganizations will furnish lunches for
the veterans. Four hundred tickets
for admission to the amphitheater
will be available for members of the
V. F. w. and their friends.
A resolution of congratulation to
Brig. Gen. Horatio G. Gibson, on his
ninety fourth birthday anniversary,
was unanimously adopted. The COM
mittce appointed to deliver in person
the resolution are Capt. Edward
Grant and Q. NJ. Sergt. Gilbert +.
Frazier both of whom served under
Gen. Gibson. and themselves retired
from the service.
The employment committee reported
several members have been aided in
securing positions in various depart
ments. Charles Richter. a member.
died Saturday, May 81. as the result
of an accident several weeks ago. and
May %, members of the post attend
ing the funeral.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted indorsing bill 1T, for pur-
chasing Mount Vernon, granting free
admission to the home and resting
place of George Washington. The
post unanimously Endorsed Capt. Ed
ward Grant for department COM
mander.
The following were elected and
obligated as members: Maj. Wallace
Streater Capts. Francis NJ. Van Nat
ter and Arthur A. Chenay: Lieuts.
Louis Emanuel Jeits. John J. Hilton.
William NJ Pollack, Jerome F.. Bar
nard. The executive committee Will
hold it's regular meeting Tuesday
evening. June l; important business
will be taken up.
National headquarters of the Amer
fcan Legion has received more than
LOO signed resolutions calling upon
Congress for immediate legislative
aid to disabled veterans of the world
war. Among the organizations which
have shown the largest response to
the appeal of F.. w. Galbraith. jr.
national commander. are central la
Dor and trade unions, chambers of
commerce. Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
Knights of Columbus. associations Of
public school teachers and princi-
pals. the American War Mothers,
Service Star Legion and American
Legion posts
Five million poppies have been re-
ceived by the American Franco Chill
dren's League for sale to American
Legion members and other ex-service
men on Memorial day. The league,
which is the American branch of La
I.ieue ericaine-Francais des En-
fants, will devote the proceeds of the
poppy sale to French war orphans.
Senator David Walsh of Massa-
chusetts delivered an address at the
last meeting of the Stuart Walcott
Post. No. 10. the American Legion.
in the boardroom of the District
building. Other speakers were Maj.
and DR.. Jesse l. Hall.
A committee rerport, submitted
by A. S. Imirie. department vice
commander. charged discrimination
against former service men, who are
said to have been discharged from,
| the government service.
Several thousand veterans Of the
| world war are to meet here at the
! first annual convention of the Ma
tional Disabled Soldiers League
June 90 to 20. Calls for the conven-
tion have been issued from the head
| quarters of the league, in the South
ern building.
Delegates are to be appointed on
| the basis Of two delegates at large
| from each state and territory and
one delegate from each twenty-five
| men. All disabled veterans are in
| vited to attend.
John Thomas Taylor, chairman
| of the national legislative committee
| of the American Legion. in an ad-
dress before Tank Corps. No. 49,
American Legion. at the last meet
| ing said it is his belief that the
adjusted compensation measure would
pass both houses of Congress dur
| ing the present session. Theodore
Wade of the bureau Of markets
United States Department of Agri-
culture, spoke on what the Legion