Evening star., 1922-07-30
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR

The second annual excursion Of tho
District OF Columbia Department OF
the American Legion viii be held at
Marshall Hall Saturday. september ,,
and from present indications gives
promise Of being bigger affair than
the one held last year. The members
of the general and suxcommittees
are busily engaged completing the
details for the event and co-opera-
ton is being secured from every
direction.
An athletic program was approved
at a meeting Of the entire committee
Wednesday night at department head
quarterA and entries will include
not only members of the legion, but
their friendA There will be races
for members OF the gentler sex, with
base ball game between the married
men and single man Of the legion also
will be . feature. Through the
courtesy of the, Shakespeare Society
of Washington, "As You Like IT,
| will be presented at o'clock on the
lawn at the resort.
| The United States Army Band of
sixty pieces will be in evidence and
day. Dancing will be . feature in
the pavilion until the departure Of
the last boat for home. The boats
will leave the 7th street wharf at 10
Is, being given for the beneht OF the
district OF Columbia Department. A
general. Invitation will be extended
to tho various military organizations
Of the National Capital by the COM
mittee.
Department Commander Watson B..
Miller has announced the following
committees for the excursion:
General committee - Bernard S.
Buscher. chairman; Madison L. Hill,
treasurer; ]. H. Horton.
| Reception-Watson B. Miller. chair
man; E. Lester Jones, James A. Drain,
Guy Withers.
Tickets-Joseph J. Idler, chairman; !;
Miss Lois NJ. Beach, William d. Sim
mons. Miss Marie Covert. Kenneth A..
K. Harkins, John H. Ashman.
Programs and badges-Francis F.
Miller. chairman: Mrs. Mary E. Kelhos.
A. NJ. Schroeder.
Athletics and prizes-William F.
1
Music and dancing-Alex. NJ. Bremen.
chairman. Thomas J. Frailey. Miss
Ruth Graham. J. Robert Conroy.
| Transportation-Albe e. Ham.
chairman; E. W. Jordan. Austin S.
Publicity-Frank A. Connolly. chair
man. Charles w. Swan.
Auditing-Howard S. Fisk. chairman ::
J. r. Enieigh. H. L. Wilson.
| A. IN. ,,.t ,,,nti,u 30 N,,;,x, r,a;
tai Post. No. 1877. Veterans Of Foreign
! Wars. George J. Neuner. first comman-
der OF the post. was elected for the
post Of commander. The new comman-
der Immediately appointed Val n.
Brandon as adjutant and Gunner Stats
tee BY, a unanimous vote the Ford
automobile was awarded to l. Setback.
This machine was given away as 4 re-
suit Of the dance held last April in the
F! Elks' Hall by the v. F. w. Drum Corps
Committees were also appointed to
take charge Of the post interest in the
excursion to Che iapeake Beach as well
as the ball game at the American
League Park August so. when the post
| nine crosses bats with the Veterans
| Bureau nine.
An excursion and committee meeting
| was held last Tuesday at 1919 New
York avenue northwest, at which time
plans for the recruiting drive and plans
for bringing back all delinquent mem
bers were perfected. The post will start
| an active recruiting campaign about
September Is.
The various departments of the gov
ernmsnt have issued orders granting
J leave to employees and trainees TO en-
| able them to attend the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars national annual encamp-
ment to be held at Seattle, Wash.
August II to 10. inclusive. A question
! arose AZ to whether this order applied
to or included patients under treatment
at the Walter Reed General Hospital
or other hospitals under the jurisdic-
| ton OF the surgeon general Of the
! Army. A number of the veterans had
! appealed to the national legislative
committee. who in turn took it up with
Assistant Secretary Of War Vain
| wright wrote a letter to Capt. Edwin
! s. Bettelhefm IT., chairman of the ma
tional legislative committee. Veterans
Of Foreign Wars Of the United States.
in which he said the letter of Capt.
Bettelheim had been referred to the
surgeon general. who had stated he
would be pleased to communicate with
the hospital authorities concerned. with
a view TO enabling such patients as are
able to travel to attend the encamp-
! ment if they SO desire.
Following a recent conference at
American Legion headquarters In
dianapolis. it was decided to submit
the dates Of October II. IL and 13 to
the American Lessons general COM
mittee on interallied war veterans for
the peace convention to be held in New
Orleans the week preceding the le-
gion's convention. The conference was
attended by H. Nelson Jackson Of Bur-
lington. VT, national vice commander
Of the legion; r. z. Condor. member
Of the national executive committee and
representative for the department of
continental Europe. and T. Semmes
Walmsley OF New Orleans, chairman Of
the leg1ons convention committee.
So many ex-service men in Ohio
applied for compensation under the
state law that the original appropriated
fund was exhausted. In order that all
veterans might receive the payments
due them the American Legion urged
Governor Harry L. Davis to call
special session OF the legislature to
enact the necessary legislation for ad
ditional funds.
In an address before George Wash
ington Post, No. 1, the American Le-
gion, Wednesday night, William F.
Franklin. commander of Vincent Cos
tello Post, declared the Veterans Bu-
reau to be an absolute failure. The
speaker proposed that commission
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