Evening star., 1921-07-17

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summer months. but in September
the winter program will be taken
| up. A lawn party is being arranged
| by the post to be held August / at
| Arlington. Va. Many members of the
post recently attended a boat ride to
Fort Washington, and plans are
being made for another in the near
| future.
\ bazaar is to be held by the post
! next December, the place and dates
| for which have not been selected.
| Committees have been appointed and
are completing the arrangements.
The annual excursion of the Dis
| trict of Columbia Department of the
/ Veterans of Foreign Wars is to be
held at Chesapeake Beach August
IL. Those in charge Of the outing
Albert E. Ham and E. S. Bettel-
helm, jr.
A special meeting of Equality-Wal-
| ter Reed Post, No. 2S4, Is to be sheld
| Thursday evening at s o'clock. for
the purpose of electing a commander
| in place of Commander Beck, who has
| been elected an officer in the depart
ment. w. G.: Jameson and w. C.
Mackay have been nominated for the
position. A trustee also will be
| selected.
Two hundred and fifty members OF
the American Legion. headed by
Franklin D'Olier. former national
commander. and representing every
| will sail, for France August 3 on a
pilgrimage to the former battle zone
of the world war.
| The pilgrimage is at the instance
! of President Millerand, who. on be-
half of the French government, in
vited the American Legion to send a
Representative delegation Of former
service men to attend the unveilfng
| of the Flirey monument and to par
ticipate in a series Of events planned
especially for the Americans.
The Flirey monument at. Flirey.
| France, is a tribute of the citizens
of that town and Lorraine to the
vaIor of the American troops. who
| delivered their soil from German oc-
! cupation. Flirey is in the old Toul
| headquarters Of several American
| divisions.
The F., w. Galbraith. jr. Post Of
the American Legion of New York
city is the first post named for the
late national commander Of the
| legion to receive it's charter. 1t is
composed chiefly of legionnaires at
tached to the American Legion
Weekly headquarters. Two other
of the late commander. one at Gin
! cinnati. Ohio, and the other at Rock
Island, Ill.
The Tank Corps Post. No 10. Ameri-
can Legion, recruited two members
| during the past week who made his
| tory in the world war-one, Maj
| George Smith Patton. jr., now COM
:manding officer. third squadron. 3rd
Cavalry. stationed at Fort Myer. Va,
and the other Mai. D. c. T. Grubbs,
| equipment officer, Tank Center. Camp
Meade, Md.
Maj Patton. who commanded the
/ SAITH Battalion of Tanks during the
! world war. and took part in the St
Mihiel and Argonne offensives, was
| wounded in action. and was awarded
the D. S. NJ. for bravery under fire
| Mai Patton went overseas as COM
manding officer. Headquarters Troop
at Chaumont. and was later promoted
\ and transferred to the Tank Corps
where he made wonderful record.
| Mai. Grubbs served as chief OF staff
tanks, at CO., Chaumont. throughout
ficerS Of the Tank Corps. and since
his return to this country has been
working on the new tank. which. will
be the latest. word in mobile artillery
Mai. -Grubbs was one of the most pop
ular of tank officers overseas and has
the admiration and respect OF the en-
tire enlisted personnel.
Chairman William Franklin of the
American Legion outing committee
has about completed arrangements
! for the first annual field day and fam
lily reunion of the American Legion
i for Thursday, August rs, at Chesa-
peake Beach. Tickets have been Sc
! cured and are being distributed by
Chairman Collins Of the ticket com
mittee. Chairman c. w. Swan OF the
| athletic committee has arranged tor
| with some twenty events on the pro
gram. A handsome silver loving cup
Is to be awarded the post scoring the
! greatest number Of points. Many
| other prizes will be awarded In each
! event.
| The Costello Post and the Tank
| Corps Post of the Legion voted to
! oppose the placing OF the 'pooy OF
! an unknown soldier in the United
states Capitol instead or IN Ar
! Ijngton. as proposed by the George
| Roth posts at regular meetings OPP
| posed the resolution in no uncertain
\ terms.
I. H. Horton. assistant to the de-
| partment commander of the Ameri-
| kept busy these past two weeks an
! swering inquiries. The membership
| drive has been on, and neariy Al
| Of the posts report increased appl-
cations. The motion picture theaters
have been running slides. calllng Gs
| all men who served during the Worlo
war to Join the legion and carry
on"
| Resolutions urging President Hard
| ing. Secretary of War Weeks ana sec.
| retary of the Navy Denby TO exer,
their influence for the retention o.
war veterans in the government oe'
| partments were adopted ny hoory
| Evans Post, No. 4, the American Le-
gion, at its regular meeting Thursoay
| night in the old Naval Hospital, 9th
| street and Pennsylvania avenue
| southeast.
unknown soldier killed in the worl9
war be buried in Arlington nationel
| cemetery Armistice day, ana NOT in
the United States Capitol, as has peeh
proposed.
Announcement was made that many
members Of the post contemplate en-
tering one or more OF the athletlG
events on the occasion of the annual
excursion Of the American Legion az
Chesapeake Beach next month. Ine
post is holding meetings the nLst
Thursday of each month during the
summer.
Taking issue with the Chamber OF
Commerce Of the United States re-
garding letters sent by that body TO
it's members throughout the country
urging them to prevent the passage
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