Evening star., 1921-07-17
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR
Column Devoted to The fnef Interests of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and Sea.

| bert E. Ham. national service direc-
| tor of the American Legion; and
member Of George Washington Post.
mas returned from attending several
state conventions Of the legion In the
south. Past Department and Past
Post Commander E. Lester Jones has
| returned from a several weeks trip
along the Canadian border. He was
| appointed several months ago COM
missioner international boundary,
| United States and Canada.
1t is planned to carry the colors of
the post to the next annual conven-
tion to be held at Kansas City, Mo-.
! October 81. The new national COM
mander has announced that he is de-
sirous of as many posts being reQEe-
sented with their colors as possibl6at
the coming convention. Each post SO
represented is to be presented with a
| silver service bar to be placed on the
stan of its banner. This service
bar will bear the wording. Third An
nual Convention. Kansas City. 1921"
| The bylaws of the post went to
press during the past week. and with
in a few days will be ready for dis
tribution to members. The book will
contain sixteen pages. and Is the re-
part OF a special committee composed
of Past Commander E. Lester Jones.
4 chairman: John Lewis Smith and Post
ICommander Howard S. Fisk. The
cover will be printed in the colors of
the e}egion.
At a@joint special meeting Of the e1.
ecutive and resolutions committees OF
National Capital Post, 127. Veterans
Of Foreign Wars. Tuesday evening" the
which were unanimously adopted and
recommended to BE- presented to the
post for action. ~.
One of the resolutions proposes that a
committee Of several veteran bodies.
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars. uTited
Spanish War Veterans. American Legion
and Disabled Veterans League. be EN-
powered to select the same city for their
next annual encampment, for the pur-
pose Of promoting q Federation OF
American Veterans.
Another resolution proposes consoa-
idation of service bureaus Of all veter-
ans and housed collectively as one, in
the war risk building. each Of the or
ganizations having a representative on
the board. The other resolutions in part
are: That no ex-service man SHALL be
dismissed from the government service
In the course Of the reduction Of the
forces: to condemn any practice OF dis
examinations against ex-service men;
that Congress enact legislation making
1t obligatory for appointments Of ex-
service men; that all married women.
where husbands. too, are holding gov
ernment positions be dismissed and the
! vacancies filed by ex-service men: that
the retirement Of superannuated en-
ployes be changed to include length Of
service as well as age, and military
service counting fer all serving In the
armed forces Of the United States: that
only former service men be employed
with the federal board of vocational
educational training and the war risk
insurance: that 5000 per month pension
be allowed all disabled veterans: that
at least two Of the United States civil
service commissioners be ex-service men
and one Of them an overseas veteran:
that Memorial day be lagaYzed for a
national holiday. and to be strictly OBJ
| served for honoring the dead, by clos
ing places Of amusement; that the fed
eral government furnish transportation
for all members OF the G. A. r. and dis
abled veterans on Memorial day: that
only the American flag be permitted dis
played on Memorial day.
The committee indorsed the stand
taken by Senator Pat Harrison in behalf
Of the soldier bonus.
The executive committee of the Vet
Grams of the I'd Division. Branch No. l.
of the District Of Columbia and vicinity,
Iat a meeting presided over by Brig. Gen.
Preston Brown, general staff. U. s. A.,
completed arrangements for an outing
at Marshall Hall Saturday. July %. This
outing Is in commemoration OF the bat
1918. when the division attacked as part
OF the 20th Army Corps (French). cap
ttured Beaurepiere farm, vaucastille.
Vierzy and advanced to Tigny Ar
arrangements have been made to trans
port the former I'd Division men now
under treatment at the Walter Reed and
Naval hospitals to and from the boat