Evening star., 1922-08-20

sion. There are twenty-eisht posts
in the District, and in addition TO
the local crowd. mine posts In Mary
hand and all the neighboring posts
In Virginia have signified their in
tention OF attending the outing.
An athletic program. including field
events and boxing, under authority
OF the Maryland boxing commission.
Is being arranged. 1t is expected
several Of the local boxing profess
SIGNALS will be booked for the occa- =
sion. Prfzes for the athletic events
Will be contributed by local mer-
chants; number Of prizes having al
ready been promised
The Shakespearean Society of
washington will present LAS You
Like It" In the amphitheater at Mar
shall Hall Charles B. Hanford, well
known to Washington theatergoers
as a Shakespearean artist and now
retired from the stage, who is COM
mander Of George Washington Post,
will take leading part in the pro-
ductfon.
Arrangements have been made with
the military authorities for the serv-
ices of an Army band at Marshall
Hall and Mad Hardigan. at Fort
Washington. has promised the full
brass band and string orchestra from
that post for the occasion.
The following committees have been
oPpoihtco ioT HdHQlHl& lNe outing.
Committee on excursion-Bernard S.
Buscher. chairman: Madison L., HILL
treasurer and l. H. Horton. secre-
tary.
Committee on reception-Watson B.
Miller, chairman: E. Lester Jones,
James A. Drain and Guy Withers.
Committee on tickets-Joseph j.
Idler. chairman; Miss Lois Beach, vice
chairman: William D. Simmons. r.
E. Make and Kenneth A. McRae.
Committee on programs and badges
Francis F. Miller, chairman; Miss
Mary E. Kolhos. A. n. Schroeder and
Miss Anne K. Harkins.
Committee on athletics-Thomas +.
Prebey. chairman; Dorsey Griffith,
Frank Schlosser and William F.
Franklin.
Committee on prizes-WilIiam r.
Franklin. chairman: E. W. Jordan.
J: H. Horton. Miss Lois Beach and
Miss Anne K. Harkins.
committee on music and dancing-
Alexander NJ. Bremen. chairman:
Thomas J. Frailey. Miss Ruth Graham
and J. Robert Conroy.
Committee on transportation-Al-
bert E. Haan. chairman; E. W. Jor-
dan and Austin S. Imirie.
Committee on auditing-Howard 5.
Fisk. j. r. Emeigh and H. l.. Wilson.
Thirteen veterans of the world war
and two veterans of the Spanish
American war were among employees
at the bureau of engraving and print
ing who lost their positions in a re-
cent dismissal. This fact was i'm
mediately taken to Director Louis A.
Hill and Assistant Director John +.
Perry. who put these men back to
work and gave assurance that their
policy in regard to ex-service men
employed in the bureau will always
be one in which the men who served
their country in work will be given
a square deal"
Francis F. Miller. commander OF
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Post. American Legion. in speak
Ing Of the action OF the director and
assistant director. said: I'm behalf
OF the members of my organization !
take this occasion to laud these poll
cies and principles of Mr.. Hill and
Mr.. Perry and offer our support on
the successful administration of the
ansirs of the bureau of engraving
and printing"
Capt. c. Hamilton Cook of Buffalo,
A. T.. national commander of the
disabled Veterans Of the World War.
is IN washington to personally inx
Vestigate charges Of alleged misman-
agement of Mount Alto Veterans'eHos-
pi'al made by some soldier patients