Evening star., 1921-09-18


tee at Kansas City telegram stating
that the name of Commissioner Ru-
dolph had been omitted from the list
| of invitations to governors of all
states and territories to be special
guests at the national convention.
Arrangements have been completed
by the post to give military funerals
, to Lieut.. Charles D. Hunteman. Pri-
vate Joseph Pulizzo and Private w.
H. Mckimmie, all OF whom were
killed In action in France and whose
bodies are expected to arrive here
next week. The Bugle and Drum
| Corps, with colors and color guard,
will attend the national convention.
The membership drive of the post is
nearing the one-thousand mark and II
is expected that before the first of the
year the membership will be the
largest of any post in the District.
The bodies of thousands of Ameri-
can soldiers killed during the world
war and returned from overseas are
ocCurying unmarked graves in this
country, with Congress to blame for
the condition. according to reports of
tie national legislative committee
and Service division of the American
Legion here.
Hundreds of letters from gold star
parents reciting the government
failure to furnish grave markers, as
promised and as required, have been
received by the legion organizations.
Congress, however, has failed to ap-
propriate sufficient funds to carry out
the law, which provides uniform gov
ernment headstOnes for the countrys
military and naval dead.
Funds available. for the pur-
stones permit the ordering by the
War Department Of about 5000. which,
even when they are ready, will take
care Of less than one-tenth of the
graves in this country. it is declared
The legiOn's legislative committee an
nounces it's intention of pressing the
military affairs committees of both
houses of Congress for sufficient ap-
propriations to mark all graves as
soon as the body reconvenes.
Plans for the formation of another
garrison of the Army and Navy Union
in the District of Columbia are rap
idly taking shape. Former members
OF the Sd District Of Columbia National
Guard Drum Corps, brought together
by the funeral here of one of their
old comrades, Frederick J. Pagan.
Company E of the Sd, who was killed
at Chateau Thierry. July /, 1918. re-
Gently decided to form a garrison of
Fuches-Fagan Garrison of the Army
and Navy Union. Bugler Fuches was
killed while on guard at Fort Myer,
Va. in 1917. In order to keep the
uHl corps lOSttHcI SOue SClCi Oil
srganization. the Army and Navy
Union was selected. Sergt. Bugler
Henry Loveless, Stephen F. Tillman,
former vice commander Of the Fresi-
dents Own Garrison, and Gail T. Judd,
national organizer of the. Army and
Navy Union have been selected as a
committee to handle the details In
connection with the formation of the
garrison: 1t is planned to hold q meet
ing shortly and draw up the appiica-
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the national headquarters of the
A. N. U.
All men who served with the Sd
District of Columbia Infantry are
urged to join the Fuches- Fagan Gar
rison of the AIRY and Navy Union
when it is formed. 1t will be the only
veteran organization in the city pos
sessing a drum corps Of seasoned vet
erans of the world war, OF which the
total membership were voluntary VOL
unteers when the war broke out.
The following delegates Of National
Capitol Post, 1877. Veterans OF Foreign
! Wars. left Friday evening for tns
the organization to be held In Detroit.
Mich, September 10 to "a: Col. George
L. TAFT, post commander; Capt Fran
els NJ. Van Natter. senior vice COM
| commander; George J. Neuner, post
Quartermaster; Henry Loveless. post
bugler, and Rev. Harrison D. Boyer.
department chaplain. The delegates
Robert c. Woodside as commander-in-
chief, and to nominate for Judge ad-
yocate general Robert G. Parrott. a
member of National Capital Post FL
fort will be made to have appointed
from the District veterans the chair
man of the national legislation COM
mittee, it being the consensus OF optn-
ion that all veteran bodies Will CEN
ter their legislative committees IN
Washington in order to assist uni
formly in promoting legislation oene-
fetal to ex-Service men. 80
II The executive committee held It's
4 weekly meeting Tuesday evening. and
took up the matter OF ex-servfce men
offering themselves as wage slaves on
the auction block. The committee
and believes that authorities In the
communities should prohibit the prac.
Itice. The executive committee decided
to suspend meetings until after tine
encampment.
Delegates and alternates to the
coming department convention will
be elected at the meeting OF George
Washington Post. No. I. the American
Legion in the 6oaIdroom; ssntsmher s.riet an et
O'Clock. The convention will, be
held in the boardroom. District build
ing, Friday and Saturday nights
october IA and Is. and is expected to
be one of the most important meet
ines held in the history Of the de-
partment. A number Of matters to
be presented to the third national
convention at Kansas City. Mo-. Octo-
4 ber 81, November and 2, will be
acted on by the local convention.
Delegates and alternates to the
national convention will also be Sc
lected at that time.
| Plans are under way and rehearsais
are being held for the complimentary
benefit to be given by the Shakespeare
=! Society of Washington at Gongaza
Hall, November 25 and 26. ON which
i dates 1.-The Merchant of Venice Will
be presented with a professional cast
The cast will include Charles B. Han
ford. the well known shakespearian
actor, who is chairman OF the enter
tainment committee of the post; Rey.
Earle Wilfey. pastor Of Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church; John N. Kline,
local stock favorite and for many
! years leading man in Shakespearian
plays presented by Mr.. Hanford; wal
ter W. Beck. formerly with the Ben
Greet players; c. E. Ruebsam. Ar
| thur ]. Rhodes. DR.. E. Y. Wflco4'
Lawrence Droney. Elton B. Taylor
| T, w. Harvey. J. N. Bonum, Miss Lulu
G. Adams. Miss Vietta Droney ana
Mrs. Mabel Owen Wilcox. dramatic d.
roctor of tho Shakespeare Society.