Evening star., 1921-04-17

A charter has been granted for
a ladies' auxiliary to be attached to
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
| ing Post, No. 23. American Legion, ac-
corling to announcement of Francis
F.. Miller. commander of the post.
A meeting of the auxiliary will be
held in the near future for the pur-
pose of electing officers and COM
| r,letine the work OF organi zation.
The meeting will be addressed by
Chairman Nathan Williams Of the
auxiliary committee and Post Com
, mander Miller
The second anniversary OF National
CAPITAL Post. No. 121, veterans OF
Foreign Wars. was celebrated TINS
week. when more than five hundred
members were in attendance. Az
dresses were made by several mem
bers of the organization, 1ol!owIHe
which there was smoker. oay
two applications for membership were
received and it was announced zen
members will be mustered in at tne
next meeting. which Is TO be neln
Tuesday evening. April 26. 4~+'
The National Disabled Soldiers
League in an open letter to Presi-
| dent Harding adopted resolution IN
dorsing the report of the DaWes ceE.
mittee, which was appointed ny W.
President to investigate the
soldier question. ..o
committee recommended that the
bureau of war risk insurance, the
United States public health service
and the Federal Board for vocational
Training be amalgamated INTO ons
body. SO that the disabled soldiers
n.I raca;ve more lust and adeQuate te
treatement. Eat.
The resolutions adopted. set fortn
that the disabled soldiers lndorse tne
action of the committee ana its
Recommendation and urge tnaL .ne
President support the recommendation
and further that the President appoint
as director OF the new bureau one OF
| the GAL 900 disabled soldiers
The resolution was signed by George
H. Gillin, national commander. and
James w. Mellen. national wee com
: mander. together with John T. Nolan
national legislative chairman Of the
National Disabled Soldiers League.
The first pilgrimage Of gold star
mothers overseas to visit the graves
when 100 women of the American War
Mothers organization will sail Tor
France on the steamship America. In
France the mothers will be guests OF
| the Women's Auxiliary OF the Paris
Post Of the American Legion.
Sixty Sioux Indians. who served as
intelligence scouts in the world war;
will entertain delegates and visitors TO
the third annual convention OF the
American Legion at Kansas CITY, next
! far. with a tribal war dance.
Disabled veterans of the world war.
nearly all of them overseas veterans
and members of the Walter Reed
Post Of the American Legion. have
adopted what they term The Greed
of the Disabled Men," which was
commended by President Harding.
The creed reads as follows:
Once more to be useful, to see pity
| in the eyes of my friends replaced
| with commentator. to work pro-
duce. provide and to feel that l have
| a place in the world, seeking no Ia
vors and given none. d man among
men in spite of this physical handi-
cap"
! All members Of the American Le-
gion, in the boardroom of the District
. attend the next meeting Of the Stuart
| walcott Post. No. 10. American Le-
gion in the board room Of the District
! building at O'Clock Tuesday even
| ing. April 2S. Representative James
! r Begg Of Ohio is to deliver a lee
ture on The Tendency in Govern
| ment Today"
| Representative Royal johnson Of South
! Dakota will introduce Col. Thomas w.
Miller. alien property custodian and
former representative in Congress from
Delaware. who will deliver an address
on The American Lei Legion -. CAP, c,g,s
Machine Gun Post. will make q briei
address regarding cooperation Of vet
erans.
Guitar and mandolin duets will be
given by Misses lsadore Stout and jose
phine Smith. The Misses Buckley and
Alspaugh will sing. surprise party is
promised also by Chairman Colley OF
the entertainment committee.
| Representative b. Carroll Reece oi
| Tennessee, who served as a first lieu
tenant in the 166th Ohio Infantry dur
ing the world war. is to be the CUES
| of honor at a meeting of the Distric
of Columbia Chapter. Rainbow Divi
| sion Veterans. tomorrow night in th<
dugout. 1904 K street northwest.
1 Following an address by Represents
tive Reece, there will be q report O
the chapters publicity ofncer cover
ing the recent call at st. Elizabeth
Hospital. when he had personal tall
with each Of the thirteen Rainbow pa
tients at the Institution. Every Sun
day is spent by this officer in visit
ing with the 42d Division veterans ii
the local government hospitals.
Members of the division are to begil
next week to deliver Invitations T.
prominent government officials to at
tend the Rainbow exposition, whicl
is to open at o'clock Monday after
noon. April IS. on the lots facing tn
Union Station plaxa- All disabled an,
wounded veterans Of the world wa
will be guests Of honor.
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