Evening star., 1921-07-10

was gotten under way. The campaign
was launched last Monday and Is be-
ing carried out in accordance with
the wish Of F. w. Galbraith, the
late national commander. whose last
message to the organization was
plea for increased membership.
! The American Legion's national
! Legislative committee here has OBJ
tained prompt action from the State
Department in seeking tho release
in the American expeditionary forces
and who were inducted into the Greek
army while visiting their people.
Secretary Hughes has instructed the
American consul at Athens to make
strong representations to the Greek
government for the release OF the
men.
A new post of the American Legion
| was organized here yesterday, when
ia men who saw service In the
world war organized the McGroarty-
| members are employed in the public
debt service of the Treasury Depart
ment.
The post is named after Lieut.
Stephen McGroarty. I'd Engineers
who was fatally wounded at Belleau
w OOQ, anu 1TlNdle "
Company F, 18th Engineers, who died
after being gassed in the Argone'
Both soldiers were decorated by the
French government and cited for
bravery by the American government.
The former was the son of {. n: NC
Groarty, chief of the division OF loans
and currency. Mr.. Mcconnell was
employed in the office of the registrar
The officers OF the post are: Com
mander William J. Collins; senior
vice commander, Chaester p. King;
junior vice commander. Frank q.
Howell: Quartermaster. David E.
Close; chaplain. Wellman ]. Warner;
surgeon. Leland NJ. Evans; historian.
Edward ]. Cunningham; master-at-
arms, Clark R Long; sergeant-at-
arms, Oslin L. Bush; color bearers,
John Caldwell and Bert r. Poster; ad.
adjutants. Wiley M Fuller and Lee
w. Schwaim, and finance omcer'
Clark r. Long.
More than forty world war veterans
from Walter Reed Hospital visited
Mount Vernon last week as the guests
of the Argonne unit of the American
Women's Legion. This was the second
trip given the boys, who are about to
leave the service hospital to return
to their homes. They were taken to
supper was served by Miss N. r. Nc
Comb. who inaugurated and is in
charge of the pilgrimages to Mount
Vernon She was assisted by Miss Lii
lian Damn. Miss Gertrude Spaulding.
Mrs. ]. z. Andrews and Mrs. Laura
V. Damn.
The executive committee Of Ma
tional Capital Post. No. 127, Veterans
of Foreign Wars. met Tuesday even
ing, when the chairman of the resolu-
tions committee announced that a
complete report would be presented
at the next executive committee meet
ing. The employment committee re-
ported that several members have been
placed in positions. 1t was an
nounced by the recruiting committee
that a drive" for members will be
held in the near future.
The meeting place of the post has
been changed to 1905 E street north
west. The next meeting will be held
Friday evening, July Is. when there
will be nominations of officers and
delegates to represent the post at
the next annual meeting.
The monthly meeting Of Vincent B.
Costello Post, Americn Legion, was
opened Tuesday evening in the board
room of the District building, with
a tribute to the late National Com
eulogy by the post commander the
post bugler sounded taps, while the
members stood at attention.
Announcement was made that the
annual excursion of the post will be
held August 2. at Chesapeake Beach.
next month.
Resolutions were adopted con-
demning Rear Admiral Sims for his
recent speech in London and asking
his removal as head of the Naval War
College at Newport. R: 1. Another
resolution was adopted protesting
against any reduction in the si3e of
the Army. as 1t was held that such
q reduction would work q hardship
on men discharged before their en-
listment period had expired.
1t was voted that tho body OF the
unknown soldier, who Is to be buried
here Armistice day be placed in
Arlington national cemetery and not
In the United States Capitol. as has
been proposed.
Judge Robert s. Marx Of Cincinnati,
national commander of the Disabled
Veterans Of the World War. addressed
q mass meeting held by Washington
Post of the organization. Tuesday
night in the boardroom t, OF the Dis Dis
which he announced that the national
legislative headquarters Of the or
ganization will be established in this
city.
A quota Of $500 has been assessed
against the local d post p,as, as a y part Of
on the activities Of the organization.
Judge Marx was received by Presi-
dent Harding, and on Wednesday
night delivered an address IN Baltt-
more. officers of the post were elect
ed for the ensuing year. as follows:
Commander; b. r. Stewart. first vice
commander, ]. Sohnitzer; second vice
commander, George w. Rogers; sec
retary, Walter Fleck: treasurer, w. ].
Pryor; sergeant-at-arms, ]. J. Bos-
carell.
Many members Of the District Of
Columbia Chapter, Rainbow Division
Veterans. are arranging to attend the
second annual reunion and convention.
which is to be held in Cleveland. Ohio.
At the reunion last year In Birming.
ham, Ala. there were about 10000
members in attendance and the ma
tional secretary, A. G. Brown, an
nounces he expects larger gathering
this year. :,
The voting delegates from the local
chapter to the convention are Elmer
F. Neagle, vice president; EdWard J.
Mahan, former president, and j. Bent
ley Mulford; publicity officer: They
leave "
ing, accompanied by President Edwin
J. Stubbs and members Of the chapter.
Some Of tho veterans will not leave
Washington until Wednesday even
ing. President Harding and Vice
President Coolidge have both given to
the washington representatives their
greetings to be conveyed to the as
sembled Rainbow Division Veterans.
These two communications will be
read before the convention at the
opening session.
Every effort will be made by the
District delegation to have the na-