Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, depart
ment commander of the District of
Columbia of the Veterans of For
eign Wars. has called the fourth
annual department encampment or
that organization for tomorrow, Tues
day and "Wednesday evenings; in the
National Guard Armory, for the pur-
pose of holding the annual election
of officers for the coming year, and
for the transaction of the usual bust
ness.
The committee chairmen are as
follows: Credentials, Capt. Fred Liv-
ingstone; resolutions, }. ID. Wish
husen; bylaws. William HI. Carroll;
officers reports. George j. Neuner;
ladies auxiliary. Maj. George A.
Void; auditing. Francis HUM: pub
licity. William J. Germain; honors,
Col. George l.. TAFT; national encamp-
ment, Messrs Gardella and Millmore;
ways and means, Col. George l.. TAFT.
The seating of the encampment
will be ninetythree votes. National
delegates, followed by Admiral Peary
Ship and Equality Post with fifteen
and fourteen delegates each. and
closing with the Federal, Columbia
and East Washington with six, five
and four delegates. respectively. The
other votes are contained in the de-
partment officers, members of the
council and post commanders.
From the sentiment of opinion
among the local posts. 1t appears that
General Stephan will be reelected
department commander unanimously.
and have his senior vice-com-
mander Lieut.. Kenneth l.. Coontz,
who at the present time is com
mander Of the Admiral Peary Ship
Post. National headquarters has des-
iGnated the inspector general, Robert
Is. Handy, who, although located at
headquarters in New York. is a
Washngtonian, TO install the newly
elected officers.
Rhode Island and Delaware, the
smallest states in area in the Union,
lead all other states in contributions
to the fund which the American Lee
gion is raising to provide for the
permanent annual decoration of all
graves of overseas dead, according
TO Robert II. Tyndall, legion national
treasurer.
The legion has received more than
100000 in contributions to the
graves endowment fund. Donations
continue TO arrive at national head
quarters from posts which have con-
Quoted campaigns in connection with
the observance of Memorial day. The
national campaign will close when
the sum of 100000 has been raised.
Attainment of this quota will remove
any further necessity for appeals for
funds to decorate overseas graves
during the coming years. according
to legion officials.
Members OF Admiral Robert +.
Peary Ship No. APT. Veterans of For
eign Wars, are working to make Il
success of their boxing show which
is to be staged at Sportland Heights
arena next Thursday night. Some OF
the best boxers of the District and
others outside have been secured by
Lieuts. Coontz and Miller for the
carnival.
Equality Walter Reed Post, No. 2S4.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Will meet
Thursday evening at Pythian Temple,
1912 9th street northwest. Delegates
will be eltcted 10 represent this post
at the national encampment to be
held a Norfolk, Va. during the last
week in August. and a large class of
new members will be obligated
The poppy campaign conducted by
this post with the assistance of the
ladies auxiliary proved a success, AZ
$500 of the little red flowers were
sold during the three days of the
campaign. Plans are already being
formulated 10 boost similar cam
paign each year. IT is proposed to
dispense with the last meeting sched-
uled in July, also the last meeting in
August. but the post will hold its
regular meeting scheduled for Thurs
day July 5. and also Thursday,
August ,.
This post has already built up its
invested reserve fund to over $500.
and il is the object of our boosters
/ to eventually build up our invested
reserve fund to at least $500, the
interest of which Will cover our total
expense of rent for our present ideal
post headquarters thereby removing
any home problem.
During the summer months MEM
, hership application cards or any
INF I'D prr Of
Foreign Wars will he available at the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Service
Bureau, 31S National Metropolitan
Bank building, or from l.. l.. Donald
son, quartermaster. 632 Princeton
place northwest.
The delegates and alternates to the
department encampment which will
| he held at the National Guard
Armory, 5th and l. streets northwest,
June is, 10 and 20. at pm, are
! requested to be promptly on hand
before the opening of each session.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Equality
Walter Reed Post has made plans to
| increase it's activities in the several
| hospitals and among the dependents
i of comrades, but. in order to properly
carry on necessary constructive relief
work, it is desired to have the wife.
mother. sister or daughter of all
Veterans of Foreign Wars members
TO become active members OF the
! ladies' auxiliary so that real organ
| lied effort may be the result.
! The auxiliary has just received a
| check for $3.50 from the quarter
! master of Equality Walter Reed Post
as one-half of the net receipts of the
| spring dance. Additional information
regarding the ladies' auxiliary may
! be secured from Mrs. James Reed
! I22S b street southwest or from Mrs
r. f. Ogle, 1880 California street
northwest.
DR.. Clarence l.. Gambler of Detroit
veteran of Flanders, has been elected
department commander of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars for 1923 at
the annual encampment of the Mich
igan state department.
All preliminaries are practically
completed by the Norfolk (Va
Chamber of Commerce for the prop
er handling of the estimated $4,000
war veterans, who will attend the
twenty-fourth annual encampment
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars tC
be held here August 81 to 81. Street