The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

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embracing our recent
~" allies representa-
tives. members of the
A two Congressional
VIII military committees,
NxS and the officials of
~ the local governme mt
will be asked to at
tend the Rainbow Exposition to be
opened Monday, April IS, on lots
facing Union Station. The local
chapters invitation committee will
deliver special invitations this week.
Chairmen of the Ave subcommit-
tees of the exposition committee will
make full reports at tomorrow
nights meeting. The chairmen Of
their respective committees are as
follows: Finance committee. Ed
ward J. Mahan; construction COM
mittee. Bernard V. Rhodes: ticket
committee, William II. Kay; pub
licity committee, J. Bentley Mulford;
general and special features COM
mittee. w. Manning Marcus; and
advertising committee, Winfield s.
Lynn.
The membership of the veterans
organization is doing the entire
work of promoting the Rainbow
Hippodrome, which will be opened
Monday afternoon with a concert by
a colored jazz band. street pa
rade through the business thorough
fares will be held in the morning.
All proceeds derived by the, D. c.
Chapter from its exposition will be
used in rendering aid and comfort
to the disabled veterans of the'
Forty-second Division within the
District of Columbia. At present II
is estimated that there are over
forty world war cases in walter
Reed, st. Elizabeth's and the Mt.
Alto Hospitals. At any time that
transient or local Rainbows become
temporarily in need of assistance
they will find relief instantly by
communicating with either the
president or the secretary-treasurer
of the D. C. Chapter.
All wounded and disabled COM
rades of the world war are to be
welcomed by the Rainbow veterans
at their exposition at all times as
guests.
Representative 3. Carroll Reece,
newly elected from Tennessee, will
be the guest of honor tomorrow
evening, when the members Of the
District of Columbia Chapter meet
in their z street dugout for their
semi i-monthly meeting. Represent
ative Reece is a former service Of
ficer of the world war. who had the
rank of first lieutenant in the 166th
Infantry Ohio Regiment OF the
Rainbow Division.
President Edwin J. Stubbs, who
lost his left arm in battle while
serving in the 165th Infantry. Is
directing the activities Of the nve
of the Rainbow ex-
position committee.
Tomorrow evening the third num-
Der of the Capital Rainbow will be
placed in circulation. Among the
recent new members are Carl A.
Crano, John H. Hilton, F. J. Miller
and s. H. Coates.
Legion Notes.
Ladies Night" will be featured
by George Washington Post, No. /,
the American Legion. Tuesday night
at s o'clock at Community Service
Hall. 9ls Tenth street northwest,
being the first event of its kind
held in the. history of the post. The
program of the evening will include
addresses by Hamilton Fish. jr., q
member of the American Legion and
Representative in Congress from
New York, and Miss Alice Robert
son, Representative from Oklaho-
ma; presentation of play entitled
The Old Guard" an episode Of Wa
terIoo. with dancing the remainder
of the evening until midnight.
Representative Hamilton Fish. jr.,
was a captain in the Fifteenth Vol
unteer regiment and went to France
in 1917 a major and was decorated
with the French War Cross. He
Is a member of Walter Croft Post.
of Garrison. n. Y, of the American
Legion. The presence of Miss Rob-
ertson was arranged by the COM
mittee as being appropriate to
ladies' night in the post.
walcott Post.
All legionaries and their friends
are invited to attend the next meet
ing of the Stuart walcott Post No.
10. American Legion. in the Board
room Of the District building. ct .