The Washington times., 1922-09-18
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Wseks and Psrshing Among
Speakers on Program for
Atlantic City.
BY IntercatIo.aI New. Service.


ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 1S.--one
or the mUst brilliant gatherings Of
military and. naval figures in the
history of America will assemble
today, when the Military order Of
the World War convenes at the Am.
bassador for a three-day session.
Secretary of War Weeks will be
among notab,es 10 address the con-
vention. Among the distinguished
men who win attend will be Gen.
John ]. Psrsning Rear Admiral w.
S Sims, Maj. Gen. John F. O'Ryan,
and Brig Gen. George II. Harries.
Every committee Is headed by q
general officer. Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines, who was the commanding
officer 'okthe port of Hoboken drring
the war and responsible for the ship
mcnt OF troops and supplies overseas
from that point, is chairman of the
committee on program and enter
tainment. Brig. Gen. H. NJ. Lord,
recently made director Of the budget,
succeeding General Dawes, and for
tner chief finance officer of the
United states army, rs chairman or
ihe committee on finance.
Generals rs Chairmen. ~
Brig. Gen. Charles ]. Bailey, who
commanded the Eighty-eighth Dlvi-
sion during the war, is chairman of
the 4 committee on membership.
Major. Gen, w. C. Langfitt. who was
chief of engineers, u. s. A., III chair.
man of the committee On reception,
Brig. Gen. s. Herbert Wolfe, who was
author of the war risk act and the
only reserve brigadier general In the
finance corps. is chairman Of the
committee on registration. Capt. II.
r. BelknapgU. s. A.. who was the
officer in charge of the laying of the
mine barrage in the North sea, is
vice chairman Of the committee on
reception. #t~
Lieut.. Arthur r. McKeogh, who
vast adjutant of the world-famous
Lost Battalion" is vice chairman
of the committee on registration.
Commander Marion Eppley. Brig
Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Brig. Gen.
John J. Bradley, Brig. Gen. Henry ].
Reilly, Lieut.. Commander 8. w.
Hickey, Col. Benjamin Atkinson and
many other notables will act in of.
fetal capacities.
be the military ball, which has been
HtdiihCu lOI thC CtOolHB hiShl III tIF
\ Renaissance ballroom of the Ambas-
sador Hotel.
Special Railroad Rates.
The railroads have .co-operated
with the committee in charge byYof.
fering special railroad rates to men,
bers of the Military Order Of the
World War and their families.
The committee in whose hands the
success of the convention restsSis
composed Of Lieut.. Col. John Means
thompson, chairman; Capt. Robeson
j. Perot, vice chairman; Major vii.
fred e. Boughton, Capt. George l..
Darte, Lieut.. Col. Percy K. Hexter,
Lieut. Commander William H. Nc.
Even, jr., and Lieut.. Leo ]. Sheri.
dan.
The Military Order of the World
War is an organization Of commits.
stoned officers officially recognized
by the War and Navy Departments.
Its membership includes more than
1000 men who wore shoulder straps
Through thepgreat conflict and who
live In every State I'm the Union.
The order has been particularly
active since its organization in iSs
efforts to improve the condition OF
wounded and disabled service men.
Numerous cases of inadequate or
delayed compensation have been
adjusted through the efforts of the
officers of the order.
The whole of Atlantic City will
welcome the veterans