Evening star., 1922-01-29
STAR WASHINGTON, G., JANUARY
VETERANS
OF the Great War


ment next Thursday evening at Ryth-
ian Temple, 1912 9th street John n.
Harrigan is chairman of the enter
tainment tcommittee. Commander
John H. Dykes. a charter member of
this post, is reported seriously i'll, but
it is hoped that he will be able to
participate on that evening. This
post originated the annual v. F. w.
military ball idea and in order to
have every post take an active part in
that activity requests that the three
representatives appointed by each OF
the several units attend Thursday. as
an initial meeting Of the committee
will be held in the anteroom for the
purpose of organizing.
| The post has set record in the
number Of additional members taken
in during the month Of January. The
commander has appointed W. G. Jam
ieson adjutant. and his mail address
is I'll Mt. Vernon place northwest.
The V. F. W. Service Bureau. s1s
Metropolitan National Bank building.
is maintained expressly to look after
all claims that the members may nave
pending. and it is requested that all
members make use OF the bureau
Claims should be addressed to the di-
rector. V. F. w. Service Bureau. 31s
Metropolitan Bank building. Washing
ton, D. c.
In order to stimulate interest in fu-
ture post meetings, Commander An
ton Stephan, the newly elected mead
of the Henry c. Spengler post OF the
American Legion, has announced that
at each meeting some form OF enter
tainment will be provided. At the
next meeting of the post Thursday
evening, February 2. arrangements
have been made to show some spe-
cially selected moving pictures Of the
world war. The members. of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the post have also
been invited TO attend this exhibition.
The George Washington Post of the
! American Legion will hold its regular
mi-mopthly meeting Wednesday
evening at Sis o'clock in the board
room Of the District Building. Com
mander Charles b. Hanford has noti-
fled the membership that several i'm
the post. 1t is reasonably certain
that National Commander Hanford
McNider Will visit the post on March
Z as the guest of honor with Gen.
Pershing and Eddie Rickenbacher.
who. though members of the George
Washington Post, have been especial
ly invited to attend the third annual
celebration of the birthday OF the
post and the American Legion in the
United States.
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hands of Past Post and Past District
Commander Col. Z. Lester Jones. Past
Post Commander Kenneth MacRae,
Past Post Commander Howard S.
ford and First Vice Commander John
Thomas Taylor. At the meeting
Wednesday evening it is expected that
arrangements will be perfected and
the special committees selected to
carry out. the program for the
birthday party. At the last meeting
in January. Maj. Thacker V. Walker
n was elevated to the position OF sec
ond vice commander to fill the vecan-
cy caused by the resignation OF the
Mahoney was elected third vice COM
mander and Rev. Robert Evans
Browning was unanimously elected
post chaplain. Commander Charles
B. Hanford has reappointed & Lew ;;
Mohler. adjutant.. James Garland
was appointed assistant adjutant and
Francis H. Hardy. finance ofticer.
Three members of the post have been
appointed district department officers
by Department Commander Watson B.
Miller; Rev. J. Harvey Durham, de-
pa rtment chaplain: G. T. Rude. de-
partment finance officer. and Frank
Platz, department color bearer.
The latter has also been indorsed and
partment Commander Miller to
National Commander Hanford McNid-
er for appointment as national
color bearer.
At the installation Of the new
officers of George Washington Post.
which was conducted by Department
Commander Miller, Commander Han
4 one from Past Commander E. Lester
Jones, intrusted to Past Finance
Oficer A. L. Giacomini, who presented
the commander with hardwood
silver-mounted gavel properly in
terious origin, has since been refer
red to as an "Al Fresco" gavel due
to its generous proportion and its
native woody appearance.
I Arrangements are progressing for
post dance to be held at Mrs Dyers,
1917 r street northwest, February 2,
the committee consisting of stephen
r. Tillman, chairman; Mortimer c.
Morehouse and William hoffman.
A Washington branch of the First
Division Society was organized Mon
day with Lieut.. r. S. Stevenson as
| commander. A committee was ap-
up bylaws. which will be presented
to the members at a meeting to be
held Tuesday at 4:45 o'clock in the
Office of Col. Campbedd King, War
department. This committee consists
of Gen. Frank Parker, Col. King.
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and Kenneth Barber.
At the last meeting of National
Capital Post, No. 12f. Veterans of
1Foreign Wars, a motion was carried
indorsing the final decision of Secre-
tary of WAR Weeks in his acceptance
of the offer made by Henry Ford on
the Muscle Shoals project. In the de-
iyelopment of the Muscle Shoals prof.
ect as outlined by and under the di-
jrect supervision Of Mr.. Ford, it Is felt
that a great majority of the army of
lex-service men seeking employment,
jwho are now roaming the streets of
lmost of the cities in vast numbers.
without food or shelter, will be given
laid at the time they need it most,
land through permanent employment
Twill be able to attain their pre-war
status in the army of wage-earners.
j The commander announced his COM
imittees. Sergt. Bugler Henry Love-
LESS announced that the members of
the Sd D. c. Infantry Drum Corps are
to join the post in a body, and that
they have planned to have big
dance on April IL. the proceeds OF
the dance will be used to defray the
texpenses of taking the post drum
corps to the national encampment in
Seattle next autumn. Arrangements
have also been made for the memorial
service to be held at Keller Memo
rial Church, 9th street and Maryland
|ayenue northeast. Sunday, February
l12. at 1880 phi. in memory OF the
Maine dead. The post will bring its
lcolors and also some floral tributes
+,r adeouate government re1ief to
- Soors ~ the United States Vet