Evening star., 1922-12-03
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR

capt. II. l.. Wilson was elected
commander of Lafayette Post. No. ?.
the American Legion. at the annual
meeting. Others officers elected were:
First vice commander. Frank A. Frost;
second vice commander, S. l.. Harp;
third vice commander. T. y. Sheehan;
adjutant, Forest F. Bartl; assistant
adjutant E, II. Perrin: finance officer,
Frank 4. Clayton: quartermaster.
charles Il. Peters: serGeant-at-armS,
G.. W. Nash; master-at-arms. j. j.
Dawson; post surgeon, Il. c. MacNeal:
sentinel, Thomas Walker: publicity
and l:aison officer. l.. y. Nash; color
bearers. John l.. Lee and II. \. Had
field; chaplain. John Paul Tyler
Delegates to the state convention to
he held December Is and 16 are H. l..
Wilson and L. y. Nash: asternates, S
L. Harp and L. \. Hadfield.
At a recent meeting of the Edward
douglas White Post. American Legion,
the following officers were elected
for the coming year: Joseph Idler.
commander: Kenneth X. fiarrfeS.
senior vice commander; Orlando
Smith. Junior vice commander; Milton
NJ. Parker, adjutant: Robert Carter.
chaplain; Fred SchuetZ, historian;
Frank Dawson. Sergeant-at-armS.
Joseph j. 1dler and Milton NJ. Par
ker were chosen delegates to the de
partmcnt convention on December 10
and Is, and Kenneth r. HarrieS and
GEORGE W. Pryor were named as
alternatcs-
Eauality-W Reed Post. No. cS4.
Veterans of Foreign Wars. will hold
its third anniversary meeting Thurs
day evening at Pythian Temple. 10l2
9th street northwest. and IN addition
to all members Of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. all soldiers, sailors and
marines who have seen foreign war
service are invited to attend. The
entertainment committee has pre-
pared an Interesting program.
Representative Burton l.. Sweet
will make an address on veteran
legislation. Col. Charles l. Reese, as
Slstant director of the Veterans
bureau. will make a short address on
the problems of reha abilit;,ti"n and how
they are being overcome. Col. charles
l.. Mulheim. chief of the claims divi-
SION. will make an address on COM
penSation problems.
The following applications for
membership have been received: Rob-
ert Brown. Charles J. Crogan. II. ~
Cady. Garvin G. Balm. Joseph r.. Flood,
charles p. Gilpin. Edward A. Johnson
and ]. \. Preissner. Ralph II. Ogle,
1880 California street northwest. has
been appointed chairman of the sick
committee.
The post at its last meeting selected
the following officers for the coming
year: Howard l.. Chase. commander:
Asa F. Finch, senior vice commander;
John D. WischhuSen, Junior vice COM
mander; Arthur l.. Millmore. chap
lain; L. r. Donaldson. quartermaster
Sam Berlin. officer of the day. and
Daniel ]. Fenton as guard.
The post delegated Mrs A. +. Finch.
1902 n street northwest, to act as
chairman of the organization commit
tee having charge of organizing the
installation of both the officers of the
post and the officers of the auxiliary
is to be he'd early in January.
Douglas White Post. No. -. the
American Legion have gone on record
as being heartily in favor of the pro-
posed appointment of James q. Faden
as civil service commissioner. he is
a veteran of the Spanish-American
war
The American Legion Auxiliary of
hold it's nomination and election OF
officers next Thursday evening at the
armory.
The American Legion Auxiliary of
the Stuart Walcott Post. No. 10. will
hold election of officers next Wednes-
day evening at 1923 New York avenue.
The American Legion Auxiliary of
the George f. killeen Post. No. %, will
hold election of officers next Thursday
evening.
If any ex-service man needing as
sistance at Christmas time in the way
of clothing, goodies, and so forth, will
communicate with Mrs. killeen. 3117
street northwest, proposals for such
ha
iary of the George E. Killeen Post,
No. 25. is making plans for especially
helping eX-service men at the holi-
days.
Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, COM
mander of the District of Columbia
Department of the Veterans of For
eign Wars. is marshaling the posts in
his department for a concentrated
attack on existing laws affecting
aliens, particularly those who aspire
to American citizenship. In the esti-
nation of Gen. stephan the laws are
not sufficiently drastic and steps
will be taken to have legislation
enacted SO that any alien who for any
reason is refused citizenship will be
deported.
\ special meeting of the George
Baldwin Mccoy Unit of the AmeTi-
IAN Woman's Legion will be held next
Thursday evening at o'clock at the
Highlands.
This meeting is called so that those
unable to attend a day meeting may
he present. Guests may be invited.
Dr. Hugh Scott, executive officer of
the United States Veterans Bureau.
will speak.
At the last meeting Of the Kenneth
II. Nash Post it was decided to hold
the first anniversary dance on Fri