Evening star., 1923-10-28
Veterans of Great War

The convention Of the Society OF the
1st Regiment, A. e. r., Is to be held
! In this city. This was decided upon
!, at recent meeting OF the District Of
Columbia branch. The date for the
| convention, however, has not been de-
ctded upon.
The Veterans Of Foreign Wars In
the District Of Columbia gave tes-
! timonial banquet to Brig. Gen. Lloyd
| M. Brett and Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan
| as commander-in-chiefa and senior vice
commander -chief. respectively, Of
! the national organization. Those pres
| ent were the department commander
| ana his stan. post commanders, and
the outstanding members of the or
| ganizAtion. Among the guests pres
| ent were Brig. Gen. Brett. Maj. Gen.
anton Stephan, Brig. Gen. Amos A.
Fries. chief OF the chemical warfare
service Of the United States Army; i;
United States; Commander Marion Ep-
peiy. U. S. NJ, director Of the Navy
Kenneth L: 'coontz. U. g. N: Capt
Edwin s; Rettslheim. jr, chairman
department Junior Vice Commander
Maj. Alvin D. Hathaway; Department
Inspector, Lieut.. William F. Dietrich,
chief of the press relations sections
| OF Me United States Navy: Depart
cilmen Francis c. Huhn. Frank Heise
and Marion ID. Smith, Past Department
Commander Col. George L. TAFT and
East Department Commander George l..
Neuner and Past Department Vice
commander na Edward J. Sullivan: -.
/ their respective commanders: Com;
mander Val N. Brandon. National
Capital Post: Commander Howard f..
Chase. Equality Walter Reed Post:
Washington Post: Commander John
, E. Brooks of Columbia POST Com
mander William Carroll. Admiral
poafy Ship. Past Commanders Edgar
Alex sum a,.e the fslIexI1,e
the various posts: L. E. Donaldson. m
Douglas A. White, John l.. Hart.
Michael Guiffre. Charles Moore, w. 1.
Jenkins, J. Weaver. William L. Rolf,
Harry T. Clements, Charles B. Jen-
nings. Jacob Orken. w. Lawrence
Hazard. William j. keefe, r. K.
Ghristenberry and George J. Nc
Lieut.. Kenneth L. Coontz was toast
master. Gen. Brett, In responding to
the principal toast Of. the evening.
stressed the point that It was his in
tention to impress upon all Veterans
of Foreign Wars posts throughout
the country that the posts should not
have stamped on them the character
| the public to give" but that every
Veterans Of Foreign Wars post should
be an asset to the community, speak,
ing for the veterans in a clean.
healthy and patriotic way. and If
these posts were not an asset to the
community in which they lived, they
would not be considered functioning
by him. ~
Other addresses were made. by Gen.
Fries, Commander Eppely of the Navy
Frank White.
Hope that the annual forget-me-
not appeal for funds for the, support
American veterans on Saturday. No
vember 10. will be met by a generous
response by the American people is
depressed by President Coolidge in a
letter given out by the washington
. The The letter. addressed to National
Commander James A.. MCFARLAND of
Dalton. Ca. follows:
Il want to express to you my hope
that the observance OF forget -Tl1e-not
day by the Disabled American Wet
Grams of the World War, on .Novena-
ber 10, will be generously supported
by the public. The thousands who
hold their place in the hearts of the
American people. You can be assured
that those in places Of national re-
sponsibiltty are striving to the,utmost
to aid and compensate them.s:s far
as compensation Is possible. Your or
ganizatfon has shown hne spirit of
cooperation with the government in
strumentalities engaged in this diff
ficult task, for which am glad to ex-
press my appreciation"
At a meeting of officers of Ma
tional University Post, No. 4, Disabled
American Veterans Of the World War.
the following officers were elected:
George Spalding, commander; Frank
H. Hoover. senior vice commander;
Allen A. Carter, Junior vice com
mander; Charles D. Demarest, treas.
urer; Charles T. McCarty, sergeant
at-arms. and the following executive
committeeman: Paul j: Hinsley. C: B.
McCuIlar.. Timothy n. Sheehan and L.
Harold Sothron.
A meeting Of the State Department
executive committee was held in the
Friday. The executive committee con-
sists of all post officers sapd the state
department officers Of the d. A. v. of
the District.
EQBAE W. lS
of the District OF Columbia Depart
mant; D. J, Hussey, senior vice. COM
mander;- Ralph L. Chambers. treas
nrer; d. G. Sutherland, judge advo-
cate; Rev. Franklin l. Winter. chap
lain; C. b. McCullar. historian, and
Raymond A. Philbert, adjutant.
All officers of the State Department
except the senior and junior vice
commanders and chaplain belong to
the National University Post. =,
The delegation representing the Dis
trict of Columbia Department at the
annual convention Of the American
Legion: at San. Francisco last week
returned to the Capital yesterday and
Friday. Gen. James A. Drain, past
department commander, who was the
runnerrnp in the election for national
cemmAiidef ofTthe American Legion.
whose name was presented by the
District OF Columbia Department and
who was only defeated after eleven
ballots, occupying five. hours. time,
had been Tailed, will return late this
week. Past National Vice Commander
Watson B. Miller. who is the national
executive committeeman for the Dis
trict Department. remained in San
committee and is now homeward
bound.
The special train that carried 1875
WAshingtonfans to the convention
reached here Friday. INCLUDED In the
party were Paul J. -McGahan. depart
| meist. commander: Miss Eunice Dessez,
i third vice commander ofsthe depart