Evening star., 1921-10-16


; sas City the last of the month.
! Arrangements are being made by
| the American Legion to arrange gath
. erineS in many of the large cities
/ whereby thousands of persons will
hear President Harding's speech on
: Armistice day on the occasion of the
ceremonies for the unknown Ameri-
can soldier who was killed in France
! and who is to be buried at Arlington
! cemetery. Amplifiers of hitherto un-
! approached power will be set up at
| arlington and in many of the large
| cities in order that the Presidents s
| message can be carried over the tele-
| phone wires and heard by persons In
| the other cities.
/ Arrangements are fast being COM
pleted for the third annual conven-
! tion of the American Legion at Kan
! sas City. which opens October 80. A
| feature will be the installation of
] dcughnut dugouts along the line of
| march. which will bear the name of
| the Salvation Army. members of
! which will dispense the eats and cof-
| fee to the veterans.
t Edward Douglas White Post. No.
| -. American Legion, has arranged
! for dance to be given Thursday
! evening. October 81. at the Raleigh
! Hotel. There will also be an enter
! tainment and refreshments.
Added impulse has been given to
| the effort that is being made to Sc
| cure the enactment of the Bursum
| bill. providing retirement for disabled
| emergency Army officers, by adoption
! of Il resolution on this subject at the
| recent national encampment of the
| Veterans of Foreign Wars in Detroit.
! The next meeting of George Wash
! inEton Post. No. ]. the American Le-
/ gion. will be held in the boardroom of
| the District building Wednesday at 5
o'clock. Matters discussed and acted
on at the department convention will
| with plans for the national conven-
ton. to be held at Kansas City Octo-
Der 81. November l and 2.
w. n. Williams. eighty-fve years
old. veteran of the civil, Indian and
world wars. is going to the Kansas
city convention as a special guest of
the post. The colors of George Wash
ington Post will also be taken to the
third annual convention. A silver bar
is to be presented to every post whose
ton.
James McEwan, a member of the
post. left last week for trip around
the world to study social and indus
trial conditions, the after effects of
the war on the entire country and the
treatment of eX-service men. He will
also make comparison between the
condition of the ex-service men in
this country and those in Australia.
He expects to spend about six months
in Australia. Prior to sailing from
San Francisco in November he will
visit several of the large eastern cit
les and study the unemployment sit
uation. He will also visit the annual
convention at Kansas City.
DIR. George w. Maxfield. member
of the post. is on a trip to Malcolm,
Iowa. After brief visit with friends
he will attend the convention and join
the District of Columbia delegation
as visitor.
II. w. Longfellow. chairman of the
war risk committee of the post. has
been on an extended visit to his par
ents in northern Wisconsin.
| Commander Howard Fisk of the
George Washington Post of the Amer
/ lean Legion hes been appointed chair
/ man of the judges committee that is
to order the distribution Of the prizes
| to the winners of the feature events
! at the Halloween party, to be given
i by the District of Columbia depart
ment of the American Legion in the
Arcade the evening of October "a. The
| four other members of the committee
are to be selected from among the
newspaper men of Washington.
The other committees appointed to
arrange for the affair follow: Enter
tainment, c. w. Swan, chairman;
W. F. Franklin, vice chairman. and
/. II. Horton. secretary treasurer: floor.
f. Beulac. chairman; H. w. Grady. Joe
Horton. ]. H. Lefferts. G. r. Frailey.
T. 2. Randall, N. c. Sloan, Tim Jordan
and ]. A. Drain: reception. Howard
Fisk, chairman; Walter Bruce Howe.
Julius /. Peyser. Frank Connolly, Maj.
3. G. Mcneil. Miss Marie Covert. Miss
Rose Stokes. Miss Pauline Money.
John Machey; Rev: 4. J. Hurney; m ;,i,,ds +; r.
Paul Foote and F. T. Fuller; finance,
I. H. Horton. L. o. Colbert and o. E..
White.
At a meeting of the District Of Co
lumbia Department of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars last week funds were
appropriated and a working committee
appointed to establish an employment
bureau, with a relief agency as an
adjunct. to seek to place unemployed
ex-service men in profitable positions.
The campaign includes the compiling
of information as to vacancies In the
various establishments in the District
of Columbia, and also as to the quail
fications of each applicant for posi-
items. This committee is headed by
Chaplain Harrison Boyer.
The department also made arrange.
ments for a delegation of ESQ men in
uniform. with muff1ed drums, to march
in the funeral escort of the unknown
and unidentified dead soldier who is tn
be buried at Arlington cemetery on
November II. A committee was also
appointed to purchase a wreath to be
placed on or near the bier while the
body lies in state in the rotunda at
the Capitol two days prior to burial
ceremonies.
Resolutions recommending that
legislation be enacted making Armis-
tice day, November IL, a national
holiday, were adopted by the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing Post. the
american Legion, at its meeting
mended to the District Of Columbia
headquarters that action be taken on
the resolutions at the coming conven-
tion. and also that the District dele
gates present 1t at the national con-
vention for action.
The McGroarty- -O'Connell Post of
the American Legion has planned an
entertainment for Wednesday night at
the Central High School Auditorium,
where the formal presentation Of the
large silk American flag and . blue
silken banner carrying the legion en-
blem, are the gift of the ladies Of the
public debt service. Treasury Depart
ment. Col. Edward Cliffort, assistant
secretary Of the Treasury, in behalf
which will be accepted by the post.
commander. William J. Collins. An ad-
dress by Col. Frank White, treasurer
Of the United States, has also been
scheduled.
A feature of the evening will be the
showing of FLASHES in Action" mo.
tion pictures taken by the Signal
rorna durin O. f1he World war Tho coyo