The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
VETERANS START:
ANNUAL MEET IN
DETROIT SOON.
National Membership TO
Be Represented There
September 49,.

will start their annual encampmenf
At Detroit. Mich. September 10. 1874
and will not finish business and re-
unions OF old ''buddies" until Sep
TENDER "a. Veterans all over the
country. as well as V. y. W. bodies
on, foreign soil. are sending dele
gates to participate in this national
event A national encampment
committee IA in charge OF the az
fair. The schedule for the enter
tainment Of members OF the organ
ization. is as follows: Monday
September 10. "Cootie Day" Tues
day, 10Th, AmericRniZation Day,
Wednesday. September 81. mammoth
evening smoker. ladies' thester1
! party; Thursday. 22nd. mammoth
neh day at Michigan State Fair
Grounds: boxing in the evening:
Friday, 23rd. parade and barbecue
Saturday. 2tth. general sightseeing
tours: trip up St Claire River and
/ Lake. A reception committee will t,
greet the incoming buddies at every
depot platform and boat dock in the
city. Max Leo Corrigan. the old
time actor, for many years head Of n
the White Rats in Michigan. will
have charge OF entertaining the
gold stripers," their women folllp
, and children. On Wednesday. 23rd.
there will be a smoker for the men.
while the ladies will enjoy a theater
party to one Of the downtown
houses. Thursday has a mammoth
field day program on the wonderful
athletic field Of the Michigan state
Fair Grounds. Loving cups will b"
awarded as prizes. Events under
A. A. L. rules. The evening Of 22nd-
will be spent at the ringside when
thirty-siI rounds OF boxing. with
every contender a former service
man. will be staged. Friday g
parade day. When the hungry
marchers return TO the encampment
grounds they will find prepared for
their delectstion. great piles of
whole steers. roasted over live Goals
barbecued in the manner made "a -
nous by the expert caterers of the
4 South. A point OF interest will be
Pantheon" in which will be shown
Innumerabie souvenirs OF the wars
In which v. =. W. members have
been engaged. Beautiful Belle Isle
situated on the Detroit River. will
] give concerts nightly. From LAX
| ST Claire will come cooling br, ezcs
while over on the Canadian shore.
where ferries ply 20 and from. much
OF pleasure will be found that cav
not be found in this eighteenth
amendment day.
National Capital Pest.
! National Capital Post IeT. Nctcr-
ans of Foreign Wars. met in its hall
| 1906 v street northwest. FridsN
evening. August S. with Comma nder
Col. George l. TAFT in the chair,
| Reports Of committee were read and
adopted. Following applicants were
/ elected and will be initiated at next
meeting Friday. August IS: JOHN
L Bernhardt, Cornelius 8 ..inh
Bob L. Duvall and Kenneth J. Win
I field Announcements of committee
! and chsIrmen were made as TO
! lows: Recruiting and member
ship. Luther W. Linkins: credCntia'
and publicity. George ]. Neuner;
/ sic.S and relief Rev. Harrison
Boyer: auditing and finance. Capt.
! Edward Grant; vigilance. Sergt- e
/ Statsberg; employment. NJ. r. Bal
denburg: resolutions. Capt. Francis
NJ. Van Natter; entertainment, Capt
s. H Jacobson: insurance and Noca
tional training. L. II. Hale.
article published recently by Capt
Z. II. Bettelhelm. chairman national
legislation committee. relative &"
the governments action a. to the
pardoning OF Eugene '. Debs, the
members voicing their objections Of
the order NEEDING in any govern
mental affairs. other than for tha'
which IL solely for the benefit a..
former service men. The post in
dorsed the recent speech in Con
gress OF Representative Hamilton
Fish. jr. urging the veterans to re
tire Senators and Representative
opposing the interest Of veterans
The post adjutRnt was instructed L.
write a letter expressing TO Con
gresham Fish the posts apprecia-
ton and that a copy OF his speecn
be forwarded to headquarters .;
the Veterans OF Foreign Wars al
New York for publication in the
Foreign Service. a monthly period.
cal mailed each member OF the or
gsnization in order to give h'-
article the widest publicity. 70
possible the names and districts
represented by senators AND Repre-
scntatives opposing the interest ~
veterans will be collected snd a
vigorous campaign against thir re-
turn 70 Congress will be waEed.
The sick committee reported Conn
rade Christian Scheiblc sick -
Mount Alto Hospital and other com
rades having been reported sick re-
covering. Entertainment committee
announces that an evening NJ pleas
ure will be prepared for Septcm-
Der Is. and all members and eliEi-
bles are cordially invited to he
present.
Executive committee will meet
Tuesday evening. August Is