New-York tribune., 1921-08-15
s.r;es of Concerts Will
BE- Given to Aid the Rec
reation Camp for Dis
ablcd Men on Fire Island
y.,erans of U. S. S. George
Washington Organize to
Keen Alive Friendships
Formed in War Service

;sn,p Comrade. recreation center fol
i. vars disabled at Fire Island, IL
a..t;ned to become one of the largest
a most attractive of the scores o1
...orts maintained for such purposes
he plans of the vacation camp com.
-atee and the Music Temple Of Amer.
- Inc, are realized.
The music organization proposes tc
.v. series Of concerts under the
.u.o;ces Of the committee, of which
Major Robert Starr Allyn is chair
r.n. and turn the proceeds of the
.osesrts over to the camp. If is an
.;eIoated by the sponsors Of the prof
:. that thousands of dollars will be
nised for Camp Comradc by this
method.
The camp is sorely in need of funds
when it was opened this summer il
v,s impossible to procure sufficient
,entsge from the government, and the
director Of the camp was compelled tc
turn to the New York State authori.
ties for it. With fund for such pur.
noses and for the purchase of REQUIRED
athletic equipment it is believed by the
committee that the interest of disabled
veterans would be aroused and its pop.
uIarity increased. All the men who at
tend this camp are students under the
d;yeetior of the Federal Rand e.,
yccxtional Education.
The concerts will extend over one
week, and the date Of the first will be
announced within two weeks. The first
probably will be given in the audi
tolium Of the Hotel Majestic the
Temples headquarters, and the others
will take place in Carnegie Hall and
other large auditoriums. If they are
The great success it is anticipated thew
viii be, the sponsors for the move
nent propose going into all the larger
cities of the country, and they expect
10 make hundreds of thousands of dol
lars for the relief of veterans. The
expenses Of the concerts will be but
little, as all the leading Artists of the
country, it is believed, will volunteer
!heir services for them.
I'VE Will have no trouble to get the
greatest singers and other musical ar
fists in the world to volunteer for such
cause" statement issued Yesterday
BY the committee said. "And the same
i true OF the theaters and other h;o
halls here an in other parts of the
United States. The Music Temple ba-
ieyes that, since the government it.
xlf admits it has not the necessary
money to aid the disabled, the people
themselves will rise to The emergency. .
Port Chester Delegates
When the WestcEester County con-
vention is called to order on Wednes-
dsy' at White Plains, the Port Chester
ross Will be represented by Fred De
raul, Earl Theall and William Whett-
more. The post has instructed them
70 urge the selection of De Paul as a
delegate to the state convention.
Tne post has filed protest against
.ae action of the War Risk Insurance
sureau in omitting Port Chester from
" itinerary of the war claim clean up
Huad." 1t was announced at the last
meeting that color guard and firing
squad would be sent by the post to as
nst IN the dedication of a memorial
lolet to local fremen, which takes
place next Sunday.
Washingtonians Are Orga. lied
10 keep alive the friendships formed
aboard the U. S. S. George Washington
curing the war an association to be
ailed the Washingtonians has been
lofmed and all men who served aboard
s0e vessel from August, 1917, to the
aImistlce and following the armistice.
unIll the vessel went out of commits
Io4 IN December, 1919, are eligible, in
siuaing those who served aboard after
the war y -
IT has also been decided to allow
those Of the army men who assisted in
'ae printing of the "Hatchet," the
nap daily paper, to become members.
.asre was some talk of including those
;,ssesans ,ss OF the army who did "K. Pr
wy on the way across, but that was
u's' ,u,eu aown by the members, who felt it
unwieldly.
captain E. T. Pollock. commanding
me y; ): s. Oklahoma, is the honorary
ssss'oens, and A. W. Teeple is the ac-
Ss. I've commander Of the unit. A. W.
oOusserworth, of 175 Joralemon Street,
J,,sooxiyn, - is the secretary, to whom
~ inquiries as to membership re-
ssfements are to be addressed.
LEGION NOTES
,iss nofe than 10000 women members OF
"s ehts' VIII be represented at tho