Evening star., 1922-08-20
VETERANS OF CREATVAR

East Washington Post, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. was formally organ
lied last week. when twenty-five
Of members from other posts were In
attendance.
Senior Vice Commander Wall Of the
department u the District gave 4
! short address, as did Adjutant Gunner
StatsburS Of National Capital Post.
The obligations were administered by
Past Commander Prank Il. Heise OF
! Barrick Post. The Signal Corps. Ma
Corps. Infantry. Coast and Field
Artillery. Machine Gunners and
''Gobs" are represented In the post.
The next meeting is to be held Sat
urday. August 26, which will be an
open one. A number of recruits will
be obligated.
Temporary officers chosen are: Cont
mander, Charles A. Love, 1913 ID
street northeast; Junior vice COM
mander, e. e. Condron. S0s b street
northeast: quafrermaster. Frank n.
Heise, 81 street northeast: sdju-
east; chspiaff. Wilbur A. Hoilidge.
1922 Pennsylvania avenue southeast;
officer Of the day, J. D. Winters, 65S G
street northeast.
The annual outing of Lincoln Post.
No. II, the American Legion. was held
yesterday on Chesapeake bay. Auto
mobiles conveyed the members Of the
post to the private clubhouse on the
bay.
Costello Post Of the American Le-
gion Is arranging plans for bicycle,
motor cycle and automobile races, to
be held Labor day at the Arlington
horse show grounds. Nine contests,
mostly for motor cyclists are on the
program.
Meet Me on the Levee" will be the
slogan OF thousands of American Le-
gion members who attend the legion
national convention In New Orleans
next October. for the legion conven-
ton sessions will be held on the
banks of the Mississippi river
large covered pier. nearly 1000
feet long and 400 feet wide. astride
the levee and parallel to the father
national convention deliberations On
the river side the pier. floor Is two
feet lower than on tile opposite side.
and the intervening incline. on which
row upon row Of chairs will be
placed. will afford every person a di-
rect view Of the speakers rostrum.
New Orleans win be able to seat
1900 delegates and visitors in the
mammoth structure. One-han of the
vast floor space will be devoted to the
convention proper The other half.
separated by a partition. to telephone
and telegraph booths. committee
rooms. lunch and rest rooms. ticket
valida ting offices and concession
booths. The stage will seat fifty per-
sons. Immediately in front Of the
rostrum will be the press tables. to
seat $50 newspaper correspondents.
Streets leading to the convention
hall win be Illuminated by thousands
of electric bulbs The convention
committee estimates there will be
space for the parking of 5000 auto
mobiles at one time near the building
A. 3. Grifffth "the man Of many
noises" contributed the outstanding
feature last Monday at the evening of
the Women's Overseas Service League
with the patients at Mount Alto Hos
pital Mr.. Griffith is a great whistler
and mimic. and his representations of
a dog fight. the cries and calls of va
rious birds and animals. cornet and
other solos were greatly appreciated.
The entire District of Columbia De-
partment of the American Legion
will go to Marshall Hall Saturday.
September ., on their annual excur-