Evening star., 1921-10-30
Veterans of Great War

post; James Z. Hall, James Y. Davis.
| +. w. Wooley and Judson G. Deaie.
| senior vice commander; r. p. McCand-
! lish and George .. Young. for Junior
| vice comma nder: JudSon c. Deale. f.
| w. Wooley and Charles Eemorist for
| post historian; DR.. Charles E. Ralph.
! pr ]. elena Smith and DIR. Jesse l..
/ Han. for post surgeon: Russell A.
/ Welsh and Elmer IL. HutfiS. for quar-
termaster; Paul X. Carr and Francis
1 c. Harris for master of arms; Joseph
| NJ. Lynch and Robert l.. Nogt. for col
| or bearer. and Ray o. Fletcher and II.
Nj. Leso for ergeant-at-arms.
A resolution, expressing the opin-
\ ION that National Commander Emery
| voiced the sentiments of a majority
| of former Service men when he op.
posed the release from prison OF
| Eugene V. Debs, has been adopted
| by the Robley ID. Evans Post, NO. t.
! of the American Legion. The en-
| ployment problem also came up for
| the work of the unemployment con-
! ference meeting held under the di-
rection of Secretary Hoover.
| The post voted to amend the by
laws to read that all persons VINO
| are United States citizens and vino
! served in the world war shall he
| ntitlcd to membership in this post.
| This change is expected to increase
/ the membership of this post lVo per
! cent.
| An appropriation was made in line
i with the motion that was passed at
! the District convention to assist the
| department headquarters In aidinS
| former service men OF the DiStFlct
who are out OF work. AN applo,
| priation was also made to secure a
| post banner and colors. AdJt. Il. j.
! kay and Finance officer c. j. Cav
i anaugh have been instructed to pur-
! chase same.
! Nomination of officers took place
! as follows: For commander, n. C.
| Sloan. +. j. Kay and NJ. l.. iiiI: for
! senior vice commander, y. c. Sloan; !;
| for Junior vice commander, A. q.
Erennen. c. II. Turner and @ 4. Dupt,
| for chaplain. John Mackey, and Tor
, master of arms. o. II. Dupi. Election
| Of these candidates will take place
I at the next meeting. November II.
! The following We're elected to mem
/ bershiP: G. Fl. Mccormick, Robert
! Cooper. Edgar y. Rotchette and
| Charles Bureggemen.
General orders have been issued by
! Gunnar StatsberS, adjutant of the
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars of the DIS
| trict. for all members of the orEani-
| Zation to assemble at $40 O'Clock,
| November 10, on the grass to the
! right of the main entrance to the
Capitol to participate in the cere-
| monies to be held by the commander
in-chief. when the medal OF honor
will be conferred on the unknown
American soldier.
! The members are ordered to wear
| the regulation V. +. w. UNIFORM, or
| dark civilian clothes. All authorized
! decora tions also can be worn.
| The formation will be as follows. in
| column of tWoS: Commander Chief
/ and staff. present and past depart
ment commanders. commander of De
! partment of the District of Columbia
and staff. colors and color guard
present and past post commanders.
All members of the Veterans of For
/ eign Wars in the District of Colum
/ bia. as follows: Members in Army
! uniform. members in Navy uniform,
members in Marine Corps uniform
and members in civilian clothes. and
! the ladies' auxiliary.
| Commander George a. Void. United
| States Agricultural DEPARTMENT Post
| No. Sc4 will be in charge of the
| wreath. and will detail the neces-
sary number of members in uniform
| from his post for the detail.
| Commander George l.. TAFT. National
| Capital Fost. No. 127, will detail colors
and color guards from his post. One
! colorbearer to be in Army uniform
and one i'll Navy uniform: one color
guard to be in Army uniform and one
| in Marine Corps uniform.
| Equality Walter Reed Post. No. 2S4
Veterans of Foreign Wars. is to meet
November 3. at s o'clock. at Pythian
| Temple A large class of applicants
| will be obligated. At the last meet
| ing Col. James A. Drain, department
commander of the American Legion
and Hamlin NJ. Vandervort, deputy
commissioner of pensions, were obli-
gated into the post.
! Andrew J. Ryan was appointed post
! representative on the department en-
! ployment committee. \ dance is to
| be given by the post November II, al
Pythian Temple.