Evening star., 1922-05-07

A school used exclusively for the
training of disabled veterans who
are blind or who have seriously de-
fective vision is being maintained by
the United states Veterans Bureau
near Baltimore. 1t 10 known as the
| Evergreen School for the Blind. Here
the disabled veterans are learning
trades and occupations which serve
| the purpose Of keeping their hands
and minds occupied. The number or
disabled ex-service men applying to
the bureau for training on account
! OF blindness or seriously defective
vision total 610 OF this number $50
have been given training to over
come their handicap. 260 Of these
having been at the Evergreen School
for one month or more.
] Ex-rervice men Of the House Of
| Representatives are determined to In
| vestigate the alleged illegal. fraudu.
lent transactions Of the War and
| Navy departments. and to see that
prosecutions are waged to bring to
justice those individuals who by tech.
| nical means or otherwise defrauded
the government of huge sums OF
! money during and after the close OF
the war. says an announcement made
by the legislative committee Of the
! American Legion. Two House com
| mittees have been appointed to in
| yestfgate all contracts and expendi-
lures made by the two departments.
The Women's Overseas Service
League will meet Wednesday. May 10.
at 8 o'clock at the Y. w. c. A.. 1898 F
| street. Plans for the service work in
| the hospitals for the summer Will be
| discussed, as we'll as other important
matters. A full attendance is desired
The national convention, which was
held here last week. was declared to
be decided success from every stand
point. There were delegates and
| members from all over the United
! States. and plans were formulated for
| the future work of the league.
A special party was given Wednes-
| day night for the ex-service men in
| ward B-3 at St. Elizabeths. at which
| many of the visitors to the convention
| were guests. Refreshments were
| served and the Marine Band furnished
music. 't.,
Equality-Walter Reed Post. No. 2s4
Veterans of Foreign Wars, at its last
meeting received fourteen applica-
| tions for membership.
In order to put moro life into the
ritualistic work of the post, a super
numerary has been secured for each
chair. When the chairs are filled with
officers conversant with the ritual the
initiation services are impressive and
highly interesting.
| representatives of all v. F. W. posts,
has been formed to conduct the poppy
drive during the Memorial day pa
| rade. P. j. Clooney is vice chairman
Of the delegation representing this
post Comrades Statesberg. Brandon
! spectively, chairman, secretary and
treasurer Of the central committee.
The next meeting of the post will
be held Thursday evening. May 1s.
According to word received here
from San Francisco arrangements are
being made to receive 10000 wounded
and disabled American heroes of the
great war there. who will attend the
annual national convention Of the
World War, June 26 to 80.
The citizens committee, recently
named by Mayor James Rolph. jr.. has
| entered actively into the arrange
| ments for the big conclave. and Will
guarantee substantial financial back-
Ing to the reception and entertain
! ment plans for the coming conven-
| tion. To assist in this objective, ar
| rangements have been made for the
first and only personal appearance or
Rodolph Valentino. the popular: movie
star. who Is to stage exhibition dances
as part Of a monster civic program
| and ball in the Civic Auditorium, here
! next Friday night - -.
Following the pageant-entertain
ment, there will be a grand ball, with
| massed band of two hundred pieces.
donated by the local Musiciapss Union,
providing music for the dancfng The
entertainment program for the big
lconvention will commence Saturday,
June "a, the convention proper open
ing Jnn4 rs and 5eontiHnanE uHtts
June 80.
| Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8. Of the
| American Legion. visited in a body
tho Lebanon Lodge, F. A. A. NJ. Fri
day night. The worshipful master
! said he was glad to receive them not
| only because they were members or
| the legion as we'll as Masons, but
! was additionally pleased at their vis-
| 1t, because the post is named after one
| Of the deceased members Of the lodge:
| The post now has about hundred
members and one Of the qualifications
| required for membership is that each
| applicant be q master Mason.
Cooley Mccullough Post, No. ~. the
American Legion. will hold a regular
meeting Tuesday evening at the
Board Of Trade rooms. Evening Star
building.