Evening star., 1921-06-19
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR
A Column Devoted to the Interests of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and Sea.

of the District of Columbia Chapter.
Rainbow Division Veterans, Camp
Rainbow. on the Virginia bank OF
the Potomac river. is being used oy
these veterans as a special meeting
place this week end, instead OF the
Dugout.
The various questions to be handled
by the chapters delegates to the
second annual convention and re-
union of the Rainbow Division veter-
18. both dates inclusive. are being
discussed by the members today In
their camp. Elmer F. Neagle, Edward
J. Mahan and ]. Bentley Mulford, the
local delegates to the convention. VII;
receive their final instructions in full
at a meeting of the chapter in the
Dugout, to be held Monday evening.
June 81. Indications now are that the
District of Columbia men Will hght
for the election OF CO.; nan chariss nt.sr a. a.
the 1S5th (New York's old Fighting
69th) Infantry Regiment as the new
president of the national orEAntza.
ton.
and reunion, the veterans Of the his.
tory-making 42d Division Will make
their headquarters at the Hotel VIM
ton, where registration will be made,
starting July Is.
Camp n8%fs Ra,nbo% 5SSn' commitess. Snaa took to- ~ =
number Of the Rainbow patients from
Walter Reed in his car up to camp
yesterday afternoon. where they
spent the night as the guests OF the
the Washington girls who, made
candies and cakes for the +3d
patients this week were Miss Mary
George. Mrs. Raymond v. Robinson.
Mrs. Mary X. Carpenter and Mrs. Mary
L. Galloway. A generous contribu. u
Lansburgh & Brother.
The local Rainbow veterans are go.
ing to carry, on" through the hot
re.dsn.a %9n5hs o, N he
served in the 42d Division may be
able to be in contact with the District
Of Columbia Chapter. it's press and
publicity officer. J. Bentley Mulford.
is preparing for wide circulation
series Of posters.
Doubling Of the present membership
tempted on July 4. Instructions have
gone out from the national executive
committee of the legion, which met
last week in indianapolis. for every
new member on Independence day.
This concerted drive throughout the
country on the national Indepen6ence
day will serve as a memorial to the
late commander Of the legion, Col.
Galbraith. 1t was one Of his last re-
quests that July 4 every member Of
the legion be urged to bring in q noH
member.
The second annual convention Of
the Society of the 3rd Irregular
ARMY Division. is to be held at
Milwaukee. July 13, IA and Is. This
Soceity was formed in Germany dur
ing the time the Sd ("Marne" Divi-
sion. was doing duty in the army Of
occupation. 1t was organized to per-
petuate the bonds Of comradeship
born during the war.
The Vincent Costello Post Amer
lean Legion Band was in attendance
at tho base ball game at American
League Park on Tuesday and rem
dered selections throughout the game.
Following the game the band
marched to the Capitol and represent
ed the World War Veterans in the
pageant.
The post will meet the first Tues.
day of each month during the sum-
mer, while the band will rehearse
every Friday. A motion picture show
and dance is to be given by the post
at Gonzaga Hall, Al I street, to raise
funds to carry on the welfare work.
Members of George Washington
Post No. /, the American Legion. are
requested to assemble tomorrow
morning at $50 o'clock. in uniform,
if possible. at the Office Of Post Com
mander Howard S. Fisk, 507 18th
street northwest. to attend the fu-