The Washington herald., 1921-06-19
RAINBOW VETS AT
WEEK-E CAMP
Summer Home on the Poto-
mac Used as Meeting
Place.

The summer home Of the mem
bers of the. District Of Columbia
Chapter. Rainbow Division Vet
Grams. Camp Rainbow" on the
Virginia bank Of the Potomac River,
is being used by these veterans as
Ia special meeting place this week
end instead of the dugout at 1000
E street northwest.
The various questions to be ham
died by the chapters delegates 10
the second annual convention and
reunion Of the Rainbow Division
Veterans in Cleveland. Ohio, from
July II to ls. will be discussed by
the Forty-seconders today in their
camp. Comrades Elmer F. Neagie,
Edward j. Mahan, and J. Bentley
Mulford. the local delegates to the
convention. will receive their final
instructions at a meeting of the
chapter next Monday. Indications
now are that the d. c. men will
fight for the election of Col. Charles
A. bravo. former commando OFF,
Ger Of the le5th (New York's old
fighting Sixty-ninthD Infantry Regi-
ment, as the new president of the
national organization
During the Cleveland convention
and reunion the veterans of the
history making Forty-second Divis-
ion will make their headquarters al
the Hotel winton. where registra-
ton will be made starting July IL.
Dog tags. will be issued and each
delegate assigned to duty" upon
registration according TO advance
information received from the ma
tional headquarters in Columbus.
Homer Pryor. who is chairman of
the Camp Rainbow committee. took
from Walter Reed in his car UP to
Camp Rainbow yesterday where
they spent the night under vanvas
as the guests of the d. c. Chapter.
Among the world war patients who
are already enthusiastic over the
camp. after having spent a glorious
day there recently, are Corp. John
E. Doyle and John Ellison. Doyle,
who was severely wounded In his
right leg and corresponding hand,
Is an efficient swimmer in spite Of
his injuries.
Among the Washington girls who
made candies and cakes for the
Forty-second patients this week
were Miss Mary George. Mrs. Ray
mond V. Robinson, Mrs. Mary K.
Carpenter and Mrs. Mary L. Gallo
way. A generous contribution OF
candy boxes was made to the chap
ter by Stanley Lansburgh, with the
compliments of Lansburgh & Bro.
The local Rainbow veterans are
going to carry on" through the
hot summer months. In order that
the new residents of Washington
who served in the Forty-second Di-
vision may be able to contact with
the D. G. Chapter. its press and pub
licity officer, J. Bentley milford, is
preparing for wide circulation a
series Of posters. Dick Mansfield, u
local cartoonist. has prepared an
illustration to be used on the first
poster of the series.
r. p. Andrews. president of the
r. p. Andrews Paper Company. has
furnished the chapter. with the
firms compliments. a large quantity
of cardboard for their posters.
Miss Alice" Robertson, the Okla
homs Congresswoman, recently
gave the d. c. Rainbow Division
veterans her photograph. upon
which she had written. with the
wish / had the power to do all
that's in nv heart for the boys
Alice NJ Robertson. 2nd- Dist,
Okla"
The veterans will frame and hang
her valued photograph in their
dugout. where. upon her arrival in
Washington, she addressed one OF
their meetings.