The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-02
WoOdmen of the World
Calendar.

Monday. First Battalion STAFF;
Thursday. Oak and Mount Vernon
Camps; Friday, Alpha and Hickory
Camps.
The regular monthly business
meeting of the stan of the First
Battalion will take place tomorrow
evening at the home of Lieut.. .. NJ.
| f. j. Rossi. The uniform rank is a
semi military organization and Maj.
Eckloff will insist upon regular and
prompt attendance upon these ses-
sions. Notices have ben sent out to
the captains of Companies A. B. c
and d and to the commissioned and
noncommissioned officers of the bat
talon staff.
After the last convention ~ Ma
tional Camp the assembled sover-
eigns were amused with a one-ring
circus put on by Brer Rabbit and
Wag GreenberE. These premier en-
tertainers of the camp were ably
assisted by Easter. Anon and otner
| funmakers of National.
The good of the order committee
of Fraser Camp, composed of sucn
veterans as Whitworth. Rossi, DI
Marco and Helgesen, have a pro-
| gram prepared for next weeks
meeting and 100 sovereigns are eX-
| pected to be present. Clerk Dalkin:
who has recovered from his recent
Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp, No. Z, held its regular muster
| Friday evening. The military rank
of freedom, patriotism and human
| ity was exemplified upon Recruit
Robert Hayes, lieutenant District of
Columbia fire department. Com
mander League and his officers put
the floor and ritual work on in a
most commendable manner. Dewey
Camp is enjoying most prosper.
Gus boom and is closely following
| the high standard set by Past Com
mander Robert Z. Cox.
The executive committee of Rich
ard ]. Harden Camp, No. 2, held it's
bfmonthly meeting Tuesday even
ing, Vice Commander Brewer pre-
siding. The committee Endorsed the
formation of the thirty-day en-
ployment campaign for unemployed
former service men recently de-
clared by HanfCrd McNider. ma
tional commander of the American
Legion. and pledging its co-opera.
tion and ALI thS backing it can give,
together with the use of its ma
chinery and organization will he
made available. \ similar campaign
has been inaugurated by Harden
Camp Immediately following the
wholesale dismissal of Vets from
the Washington Navy Yard. Will
lam J. Samonds, in charge of en-
ployment, took up the question of
unemployment with various indus
triak heads and has obtained most
gratifying results. The committee
likewise voiced it's approval of the
formation of the proposed veterans
plan for lining up against United
States Senators, Representatives
and professional politicians who
have expressed and are in opposi-
ton to legislative measures for for
mer service men as announced by
Col. Woodside, national commander
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Past Commander Michaud, chairman
of the entertainment committee,
announced the program for the
evening of April perfected and
invites all members of the order to
reaffirm the objects of the United
Spanish War Veterans by perpet-
uating the memories and comrade-
ship of the war with Spain, the, in
surrection in the Philippines and
the China relief expedition. Repre-
sentative, ogden, of Kentucky, lis
expected to be present. William L.
Mattox, chairman of resolutions and
Legislation, announced the appoint
ment Of James ]. Murphy and
George ]. Neuner to assist, in COM
piling resolutions to be presented
at the department encampment. A
meeting of the committee was
held March go officer of the
Guard Folly; in charge of recruits,
announced that official notice had
been mailed and the mastering in
ceremonies to start promptly at 1880
p. m. The camp officers are re-
qpested to be present in full uni
form.