Evening star., 1921-04-17
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR
Column Devoted to the Interests of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and Sea-

american Veterans Of the World War,
was organized at the Georgetown
University Law School. 9Th and e
streets northwest. at meeting last
| week. Temporary officers were elected
as follows: President, W. f. Maddox:
! first vice president. John ]. Boscorell;
second vice president. George w. Rog-
ers; secretary-treasurer. w. J. Pryor;
! Isergeant-at-arms. J. T. Hottie
II was announced there will be fifty
charter' members. when a charter is
received from the national headquar-
tors n Cincinnati, but that all dis
abled veterans. are eligible to mem
bership' in the post. Temporary
( headquarters have been established
for the post in room AS at sos 7th
! street. northwest
With the cooperation of the officers
Of the United States Marine Corps. the
American Legion Post of the National
! Press Club has arranged to give a re-
ception to the officers and board Of
governors OF the National Press Club
ar the marine barracks Tuesday even
t1ng, April rs. The preliminary ar
ffangements are in the hands of a
tSommittee consisting Of Capt. William
Woin Smith. post commander; De-
Par.ment Commander James A. Deain.
Il 10 u. S.,
Capt. George K. Shuier. U. s. u. G..
iand Past Commanders Frank Con-
molly and Jack Connolly. representirr-ys
the american Legion post: Maj Clay
| ton D. Vogel, commandant Of the Ma
rine Corps barracks, and President
Avery c. Marks and Theodore TiIler
chairman Of the board Of governors Of
! the National Press Club. Mai. Earl
ns namifton ton Smith. secretary Of the
rsss GiuD and a member Of the post,
I ana William ps,y
neer Of the post and a member Of the
BOARD OF governors of the club. are
acting as liaison officers
| me reception will begin at 9 o'clock
ing until 1890 o'clock, with music nv
the Marine Band Orchestra.
At the last meeting of Henry C.
gion, Mai. Alexander Summers I
america anization officer and represent
| ative OF the post on the departments
] Amerlcanization committee, reported
that committee has called for yoIun-
! teers to act as instructors in the
various classes which the deoartmen,
! ture.
The membership committee report
e9 iavorably on the applications OF
tholter. An appropriation was made
to assist the department COMMITTEES
in completion of its work in pIacine
bronze marker on trees on 18Th
s.rest IN memory Of District Of CO.
lumbia men who died in the service.
A special appropriation was made for
| the purpose Of suitably DECORATING
the grave OF Lieut.. Henry c. Spenr-
| Ter. after whom the post was named.
N ,n homanny on cemetery. France. on
made. In line with the request OF the
! national commander to assjsf the
national headquarters in defrayinr
| the expenses incident to the decora-
tion on Memorial day of 9raves ~
/ men buried in Europe.
1ne question Of distribution of the
poppieS sent to America by the War
| orphans OF France for the American
: Legion. to be worn on Memorial day,
has been left to the auxiliary and n
all probability it will decide at the
next meeting (May 50 the ways and
means Of distribution.
! FoiioWing the busiiess session.
members msn.o sol OF the auxiliary entertained
/ gram were Richard Mansfield. Kirk
! Miller. William Greenburg, Lew Levy
and jacob Heidenhe inner. The next
meeting Is to be held Thursday even
ing, ing NAY 5: at o'clock. at the Dis
| will meet at the same time.
| MAI. Leon Fraser. assistant director
in charge Of the compensation and
claims division, bureau of war risk
delivered an address at the meeting
| Wednesday night of Sergeant Jasper
/ Post. No. 13, American Legion in
which he told OF the work that re-
| mains unaccomplished on behalf of
| disabled veterans.
| A resolution was adopted assuring
Maj. Fraser OF the cooperation Of
the post members. Another resolu-
tion also was adopted setting forth
| that the newly established service
bureau OF the American Lection be
| composed entirely Of ex-servfce men
| and women.
ladies' night will be featured by
George Washington Post No. /. Amer
ican Legion. Tuesday night at 3
o'clock. at Community Service Hall
91S 10th street northwest, being the
first event OF its kind given by
the post The program viii include
ton Fish. j.. Of New York and a
member Of the American Lekion. and
Miss Alice Robertson. representative
t srcm 0klahema. A play. entitled
der of the evening until midnight.
viii complete the b!oSram. Z
captain In the 18th Volunteer Reei-
hs ~sns Fl Infantry tt lsa7 b..
came part Of the 5ssth Infantry. He
was promoted to the rank OF major
and in recognition Of his work was
decorated with the French war
cross. He 10 member Of Walter
Croft Post Of Garrison, n. r, Of the
II American Legion. He IL intsreste ed
IN the sx-ssrvios man and LEGISLATION
relating to veterans Of the world
war. The pysaaDcA oe xlao Aoesst.
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