Evening star., 1922-10-15

1919. Application cards may be Oh
famed by calling at BIS Metropolita n
Bank building or teIenhone Main
$500.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars O;
the District of Columbia at a depart
inent meeting last Monday night in
the armory expressed themselves
very strongly against the seeming
disregard for the law and executive
orders giving preference to ex-seryice
men in holding positions in the gov
ment. Members from the various
posts cited examples not only of mar
-ied women whose husbands We're re
! celElng remunerative salaries hold
ing positions that could be held by
ex-servlce men who are walking tn
streets. without employment, but also
cases where the heads of depart
ments were young, able-bodied men
VINO came to Washington and went
INTO government employ in order to
avoid being drafted: also other in
stances of conscientious objectors
hoioing lucrative positions; and. fur
ther. that there is evidence of drop
ping OF ex-service men from the rolls
IN cases of reductions, while the de
partments were keeping non-servicc
persons whose ratings were not
greater or no better than the eX-
service men.
The department authorized Gen.
stephan. the department commander.
to get in touch with the department
commanders of the American Legion
L nited Spanish War Veterans and
other veteran organizations. inviting
them to conference to take up t,!s
subject.
L. Z. Donaldson Of the America
Security and Trust Company wa
elected tn i1n ,f q
ton in the place of Earl Hamilto:
smith. whose resignation was &C
cepted. Mr.. Smith has changed h.
residence to oklahoma Thomas "
Murray of National Capital Post w0
appointed department bugler.
The military ball committee an
nounced that a large advance saA
had been received for the military
ball to be held on armisticc nigtS
at the Hotel Raleigh for the benefit 4:
the relief fund.
The District of Columbia delega>
tion - delegates. alternates ami
friends-were scheduled to arrive -
New Orleans this morning. where the
annual convention of the American
Legion gets under way tomorrow.
The party left here Thursday night a;
I:4o O'Clock on special train. The
George Washington Post Band. with
forty-two men. and the Costello Pos'
Drum Corps. with twenty-five men.
accompanied the District delegation
The delegates and alternates from
the District are: Delegates-Watsof
Il. Miller. Alexander NJ. Bremen Lois
NJ Beach. Charles B. Hanford
Thomas j. Frailey. Bernard :.
Buschtr, William F. Franklin. II. J..
Wilson, Madison Hill and Daniel
Bowie
Alternates-John Thomas Taylor.
Milton N. Parker. Thomas McDon-
ough. Howard $. Fisk. u. o. Dicker-
son, G. W. Kline, w. r. Lea. Annette
/. Burton, Thomas Walsh and
Thacker V. Walker.
The headquarters Of the District
delegation VIII be at the St. Charles
Hotel in New Orleans.
The Veterans Of Foreign Wars OF
the United States. Department of Dis
trfct Of Columbia. are to give an in
formal military ball on Saturday No
vember II. at the Raleigh Hotel, to
celebrate the end of fighting in the
late world war. Ali post COM
manders and post quartermasters and
all committees are directed to be a.
the District of Columbia Guaru
Armory next Wednes sday at pm
The report of the ION to Norfolk
1879 committee was indorsed by the
National Capital Post. No. 127. Vet
Grams OF fpfeign W arS. al the last
meeting and the members present
Joined the 'On TO Norfolk Club
The post has an option on a steamer
to take the post TO Norfolk and back
for the annual convention of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, which will
be held there next year The pos;
Will also send its base ball team To
try to win the championship Of the
Y. F. W. Membership to the club
is open for all members of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars OF the Dis
trIct of Columbia as well as the La
dies Auxiliary of National Capita!
Post. Information may be had b.
communication with Gunnar Stats
berg. 700 G. street northeast
The nest In-e:ins Of the pos,
October 20. Mi:i he q get-tosether
meeting with the auxiliary OF thu
post, ard all members are invited t.
bring their mothers. wives, sisters
and daughters. The chairman of the
entertainment committee has ar
ranged program in which ad-
dresses will he made by Gen. Anton
Stephen. department commander OF
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars: Val
" Brandon. commander of the Ma
tional Capital Post. and Mrs. Mar
garer Jacobson. president Of the La.
dies Auxiliary to National Capita.
Post.
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