Evening star., 1923-03-11
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR

grand ball, commcmorating the discov-
cry Of the north pole, takes place at the
City Club on April ). Arrangements for
1t are now being completed.
Last Sunday a flying recruiting team
made a trip to the Quantico. Va. ma
| rfne base and enrolled seventy recruits.
One hundred more were enrolled at a
| special meeting held at the National
Guard Arnory last night.
At Thursday nights regular meet
ing communication was read from
Attorney General Daugherty thank
ing Peary Ship for its resolution Of
fering to aid and assist in working
against bolshevik propaganda and
| communistic activities.
4 Peary Ship is to have a base ball
team, and as soon as the weather per-
mits the team will work out under
Chief Boatswain's Mate Jack Smith,
well known in Navy base ball cir
cles. A boxing team is also being
known Navy boxer. who is member
of Peary Ship. Both boxing and
base ball teams expect to compete in
the athletic carnival to be held at
the annual encampment at Norfolk
in August of this year.
A warning to Washington mer-
chants against publications and or
ganizations soliciting under the guise
of relief for the disabled was given
last night by c. Hamilton Cook of
Buffalo. national commander of the
/ Disabled American Veterans, from
the Washington office in the Munsey
building
We have received from members
OF the Chamber of, Commerce, Board
of Trade and other civic bodies COM
plants against these new forms of
parasites who are soliciting in the
name of disabled former service men,"
said Capt. Cook. when il came to
] fn ttn IL
series the Disabled American Veter-
ans. American Legion and Veterans
/ or torelSn Wars were designated as
the three reputable organizations
! We are recognized officially at the
! Veterans Bureau. which has entered
! me night against spurious associa-
/ tlons and papers. The Department
! or Justice and the postal inspectors
nave been compiling files on several
! or these outfits and we think "A clean
sweep VIII soon be made
| but the merchants may well afford
| TO hatIy refuse ASST stance. either in
the form Of money, subscriptions or
[ endorsements, TO all these groups
some of which have places here
/ called national headquarters.'
| A meeting Of Tank Corps Post. No
! 19, of the American Legion will be
| heid tuesday night at the post club
/ rooms, In the Chamber of Commerce.
IN the Homer building. Commander
Frank l.. Peckham has issued an
earnest request to all members of the
! post to attend this meeting promptly
at o'clock. as Immediately following
the meeting the entire post will at
tend the Legionaires- Yankees basket
Dali contest at the Coliseum. Prac-
! tlcaliy every player on the Legion
are team IS member of the Tank
Corps Post. and the entire personnel
; OF the post has supported the basket
ball club in all of its activities
Plans for the formation of a post
base ball team. nucleus of which will
be found in the Legionaire basket
ball club. will be discussed in the
meeting Tuesday night, as will plans
| Tor another JOY party to be held later
! in the month.
Commander Peckham announced
last night that he intended 20 call up
| his resolution which was passed at
| the last department convention in
reference TO the awarding of scholar
/ ships to graduates of the local high
schools. So far this resolution has
| been lying dormant. but Commander
Peckham will insist that il become
active Immediately. This resolution
provides that one graduate of the
Washington high schools complying
with the terms and conditions of the
award will receive contribution of
$500 toward the expenses of his col
| lege or advanced school course.
The finance officer. George P. Frai-
ley, in his statement shows that the
post has IS per cent Of it's last years
membership paid up and states that
he will have the balance paid up
within the next two weeks. The
ritual committee is TO submit it's re-
port at the next meeting. and it is
expected that a ritual for meetings
anG limitations will be adopted
At the meeting of Costello Post Tues
day night. Commander Walter Sulli-
van presided. and during the evening
! turned the meeting over to Vice Com
manders LeffertS and O'Brien. Dan
Donovan. associate editor of the Cos
tello News. and Conrad Pryor. editor
OF the News, gave interesting talks on
chairman of the resolutions committee.
introduced several resolutions dealing
on local affairs. which will be voted on
at the next meeting. Due to the inciem-
ent weather, there were only fifty-six
members present. Plans for member
ship drive were outlined by Sergt
Murphy. chairman of the membership
COMMITTEES. The next meeting of the
post will produce the new degree team
in charge of Comrade Vernon DAILY
there will be about forty-eight members
to initiate. The track team of the post.
composed of some of the new members
that are coming in. will compete al the
field day of the department.. to be held
soon to appear in their new uniforms.
At the last meeting twenty-six new
members were elected in che post The
next smoker will be held soon and will
include eight boxing bouts and two
wrestling bouts Music will be fur
nished by the post orchestra, in charge
Of E. McNelly.
Music lovers and screen fans are to
be given treat at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon at Polls Theater, when the
United States Marine Band will rem
der a special concert preceding the
presentation of two notable films start
ing at o'clock. The affair is being
given under the auspices of George
post of the American Legion.
The Marine Band will be under the
personal supervision and direction of
Capt. William II. Santelmann who will
! also conduct the band throughout the
afternoons performance. The stars of
Douglas Fairbanks in THE Three Mus
keteers' and Charlie Chaplin in "Shoul-
DER Arms" said to be the best produc-
| tlons Of these two well known and
popular movie actors The gathering is
| expected to be a notable one and the
members of the post will be on hand to
| act as a reception committee.
The details of the event have been
| worked out by the board of directors of
| the home committee. which recently
| purchased a large home at 1929 I
] street northwest. Alterations are at
| the present time being made to the
| structure, where meetings of the post
/ commander Of the post is T. V. Walker
VINO has been working untiringly with
the committee to make the performance
| a success.