Evening star., 1921-05-08
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR
A Column Devoted to the Interests of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and Sea.

The May meeting Of the Bureau o.
Engraving and Printing Post. Ameri
can Legion. is TO be held THURSDAY
evening May 12. at $50 o'clock. a
1923 New York avenue. The question
of acquiring summer cottage on tht
Potomac. for the recreation OF the
post members and their friends, VII
be taken up. Nathan Williams, posi-
Americanizaticn officer. and Chairman
Dyer. IL the exclusion committee arc
TO make reports.
4 meeting of the executive officers
of National Capital Post. No. IL Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. was held last
Tuesday evening. Reports Of commit
tees appointed at a recent meeting for
the purpose of investigating charges
of alleged discrimination against ex-
service men in government oepdr'-
mentS were received.
1t was reported that some cases or
alleged discrimination were found TO
exist. In one department the commit,
tee took up the matter with the heao
of the department. who. tie commit
zee stated assured Il no ex-service
men would be dropped from the de-
partmcnt if it was possible TO retain
them.
The committee recommended that
President Harding be urged to ap-
point two of the three Civil Service
Commissioners. who We're eN-service
men. one of them an overseas veteran.
IL was also recommended that all
third grade. or subcler.cal positions.
be limited to eX-Service men only for
a definite time. and that appointments
he made in the same manner as those
uf. the non-educational positions. II is
the opinion of the committee that sew
eral thousands of eX-SOldierS could be
taken care of by this proposed change.
The post is to meet Tuesday evening.
Qua Qua Lair No. >. Barr.o of Wash
ington. initiated nineteen members at
tn, meeting Saturday night. Follow
ing the initiation refreshments were
served
Fifty-"ight charters were granted
TO units of the Womens Auxiliary OF
The American Legion last week. ac-
cording to report from the legion
national headquarters. Pennsylvania a
led with eight units organized. There
are now ISL units in the United
States and territorial posse ssions
Veterans of tn. world war who are
disabled b.. disease or wounds and by
reason of such disa bility are either
temporarily or permanently incapaCi-
tated from earning a living may be
admitted to the ten national homes Of
disabled volunteer soldiers. according
10 national headquarters of the Amer
lean legion.
To obtain admission to the homes a
disa bled ex-service man should either
apply in person TO branch home or
should communicate with the COVER.
nor of ii branch home. The soldiers
homes are located in the following
states: Ohio. Wisconsin. Maine. vir-
gtnia, Kansas. California. Indiana.
Illinois. Tennessee and South Dakota,
All posts and women's auxiliary
units of the American Legion have
been asked by national headquarters
TO cooperate with the United States
public health service in celebrating
May II as National Hospital day"
In order that the members of the
District of Columbia Chapter of the
Rainbow Division Veterans may have
a prompt report on the financial bene-
fts of the Rainbow exposition, the
president Edwin ]. Stubs. has called
special meeting at 8 o'clock tomor.
rwo evening in the E street dug-out
j. Mahan. chairman Of the exposition's
finance committee, there will be re-
ports received from the chairmen of
the other subcommittee.
The House committee on the District
Of Columbia has indorsed the con-
structive activities of the District Of
Columbia chapter. and a letter from
senator L. Heisier Ball, chairman of
INC senate committee. on the District
of Columbia. to an officer Of the local
unit indicates that his committee
will at an early date sanction the
Forty-second's veteran organization
in Washington.
National Secretary A. G Brown Of
Columbus. Ohio, has been the house
guest of the press officer J. Bentley
Mulford. during the latter part Of the
week. Mr.. Brown will attend tomor-
row evenings meeting and make a
brief address on the contemplated
second annual reunion Of the Rainbow
Division Veterans. scheduled to be