Evening star., 1921-07-03

Nearly 500 draft deserters na>@
.nnrehended since the puoli'a-
l.; of tb. stacker" lists, according
to officials of the American Leg '''
OF these. zoo have been trleo anu o'
convicted it is stated. More tnah
h,1f of the $4,000 names OF al
iIagsd draft deserters have been pup
,;sh.d The unpublished lists are
! ,a;ns released at a rate that should
complete their publication IN Tie
F.! FIVE weeks.
Al recent meeting Of the Distrlc.
| of Columbia Chapter OF the Rainno~
Division Veterans. held In tne p; DS
a,,t ioo4 F street northwest. Presl
dent Edwin ]. Stubbs appo,i'ttsu =.
| former Capt. oscar ;,tae W; Ea NJ ffve to
;nvestieate all cases of RAINBOW Ne.-
ar.ns in the District of Columbia VINO
hawe made or do make application ior
DISABILITY under the provisions OF ~.
war risk insurance act. Inc cIap'to e.
Gent on record as being ready 70
svnose any case where veterans were
receiving funds and vocational tram
80 u,ho are not entitled to such PRIV,
Laos Capt. Underwood made a iuii
ranort Of his work on behalf OF oe
serving Rainbow veterans. ana s'a'ee
hs fomnd the officials at the bureau OF
n.r NC risk insurance anxious to render
the ax-seryice men proper treatment.
Homer Pryor. a former Indiana ar
+;,1ervman. was elected as the COM
ma nding officer of Camp Rainbow 1or
, the duration of the current seasoa' ;t.
The temporary relief committee
throueh Chairman NJ. Manning Mar
Gus. submitted a report: which was
sdonted, governing the policies of loans
to local Rainb6ws in temporary neeo
of financial assistance.
Relieving that the proposed Dill OF
Representative Paul B. Johnson OF
mississippi. which prohibits women
smoking in public in the District OF Co
E,mbia and provides a fine OF twenty.
! five dollars for each conviction. was not
consistent with equal rights LOT lne
| reterans of the world war. the chap.
| ter went on record as being opposed
10 E,mer :Tae F. Neagle. Edward J. Mahan
and J. Bentley Mulford were in,
structed to go to the second annual
; convention and reunion of the Rain
how division Veterans in Cleveland.
| ohio. July IA to is. both dates inclu :.
siye. prepared to bring the home OF
the national organization to Washing
ton. D. C. Thes local veterans beleVe
this city to be the logical location
for their veterans organization II 1T
-
matters before the government con-
cerning the world war veterans. The
delegation was also instructed to
make every effort to secure the cleo
ton Of Elmer F. Neagle to the posi-
ton of national secretary and Of j.
Bentley Mulford for the Office Of the
first national vice president. 1t will also
20 to Cleveland prepared to elect Col.
Charles A. Dravo Of West Point as the
new president.
Tribute to Col. F. w. Ga1braith, late
national commander Of the American
Legion, is to be paid by members of
the Vincent B. Costello Post. No. Is, at
a meeting to be held Tuesday night
in the boardroom Of the District build
ing.
The post will inaugurate a men,
| bership campaign beginning tomor-
row and continuing to- July 16. The
District of Columbia department has
offered a silver loving cup for the
post securing the largest number OF
members in that time and the MEM
| bers of this post declare they will win
| the prize.
| The ladies' auxiliary has arranged
| a street dance, to be held Saturday.
July 9, at 4th and S streets northeast.
The annual excursion Of the post