Evening star., 1921-08-21

applications for this insurance must
be in by January l.
A committee under the leadership
Of Mrs. Jeanette Smith, in the division
of loans and currency, Treasury De-
partment, has made the post present
Of 5000. to be used for the purchasing
of post colors.
Equality-walter Reed Post, No. 2S4.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, called OF
it's meeting which was to have been
held Thursday night.
Delegates have been elected from
this post TO attend the national con-
vention at Detroit. They are r. w.
Hunsceke. William C.. Mackay, Ed
ward Bethlehem, jr:; alternates. r;
L. E. Donaldson.
The first fall meeting will be held
September 1, when a large class will
be obligated.
Members of George Washington
Post. No. /. the American Legion. will
be entered in the various athletic
events. including the relay race. on
the annual outing and field day at
Chesapeake Beach on August rs.
the athletic committee of the post.
will have charge of all entries on that
day. Members Of the post will be
permitted to participate on the day
of the meet and are requested to re-
port to the chairman of the athletic
committee. At the meeting last Tues
day night members unable to use their
tickets were invited to send them to
department headquarters. 1923 New
York avenue Northwest. where they
would be distributed among the dis
abled veterans in the various hispitals
of the city.
The post voted to present a program
of Shakespearian plays during the
month of October and Charles B. Han
ford, chairman of the entertainment
committee. was authorized to complete
the arrangements. The affair will be
first play to be produced will be 'The
Merchant Of Venice"
The following were elected to men,
bershfp in the post: James Arthur
Buchanan. Walter E. Ballard. Charles
Arthur, Joseph Dalton, John McPher-
son Lowery. Clifford Alvin Rush.
Charles Smith. F. Charles Starr.
George Stewart Nyce. Albert G. Nc
Chesney. Ralph v. Smiley. Arthur E.
Nesbitt. William c. Brewer. Arch c.
York. Geary Eppley and Clarence E.
Davis.
Post Commander Howard S. Fisk
welcomed a number of recently elect
ed members, each of whom responded
with brief addresses. E. s. Bentley,
IHefnDo OF newton fOSt, NO. S9, OF
Newton, Mass. was a guest Of the
post and made a short address
The post commander displayed to
the post a photostatic copy Of the per-
manent charter. framed in walnut.
which had been presented to him by
Past Post and Past Department Com
mander E. Lester Jones one of the
organizers of the post. The char
ter is engrossed with the names Of the
1,161 charter members. A vote of
thanks was extended to Past Com
mander Jones for the workmanship
on the new charter. which was re-
Gently sent out from the national
headquarters. The post also retains
the temporary charter granted to the
sixteen incorporators shortly after
the st. Louis caucus in May. 1919.
First Vice Commander Howard NJ
Peter. who has just returned for a
two months trip through the west.
where he visited the various U. S.
Marine Corps post. on the Pacific
coast. was welcomed by the post
commander and on request told Of his
trip and the activities Of the various
legion posts in the west which he
visited.
The next meeting of the post win
be held in the board room, District
building, on September 20.
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