Evening star., 1923-05-13

Ehuality-walter Reed Post, No.
SS4,t Veterans of Foreign Wars. Will
meet Thursday evening at Pythian
Temple, 1912 9Th street northwest al
which time another large class ol
new members will be obligated.
Preparations are about completed
for the automobile outing to be given
a number of patients at Walter Reeo
Hospital next Sunday, and altnousfi
numerous private cars have already
been donated, additional automobiles
can be used by the committee, ana
members are urged to send their
name and mail address to w. u.
Jameson I'll Mount Vernon place
northwest, in order that we may as
sign them a place in the outing.
A. L. Millmore. who is organizing
the motor caravan for the trip TO
Norfolk, Va, has recently received
maps and detailed information re
garding the two most interesting G
routes available. and he is ready To
furnish the same to any member IN
terested. The delegates and alter
mates to the department encampment,
which is scheduled to- be held In June,
are requested to promptly forward
jutant
Sergt Cornelius O'Rourke has had to
again undergo another operation, ana
he is located at the present time In
ward No. 33. Walter Reed Hospital,
where he will be pleased to have his
many friends call on him.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Equality
Walter Reed Post have been desig-
mated to handle the poppy campaign
for the post just previous to Decora-
ton day. and already the members
have made considerable advance sales
OF the little flower that will be worn
in memory of our honored dead on
Memorial day.
officers of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars from all sections Of the United
States have answered the call of the
commander in chief, Col. TillinghaSt
l. Huston. and are on their way to
Kansas City to attend an important
meeting of the council of admin iStra-
ton to be held at the Muelbach Hotel
Col. Clifford d. Davidson of Norfolk
Va, chairman of the twenty-fourtf
national eneampment committee, will
report on plans for the August con-
vention.
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett, president
of the American Legion Auxiliary
urges members, of the organization
TO set aside an hour today, Mothers
day, to write to some mother whose
son made the supreme sacrifice in the
world war. In her message to the
5000 units of the legion's auxiliary
DR.. Barrett requests observance OF
the anniversary of Mothers day be-
cause of the particular and intimat te
significance to the men and women
Of the American Legion.
Five hundred members of the
American Legion from the sixty posts
of that organization in Philadelphia
will attend a memorial service at the
grave Of the Unknown Dead at Ar
lington today. Watson 3. Miller, ma
tional vice commander of the Ameri-
can Legion. will deliver an address
The Philadelphia pilgrims will be
headed by John NJ. Dervin. chairman
of the Philadelphia county committee
of the American Legion.
The PhiladelphianS will make the
trip to Washington on special train
that will leave that city at 1850 am,
daylight saving time, and will arrive
in Washington about 10 o'clock this
morning.
National Capital Post, No. 127, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, held its regu-
lar meeting May 4, Commander
Brandon presiding. The following re
cruitS were elected and mustered
p. Edward Pinor, Albert E. YoSt and
H. G. Glasscock. Four former men,
bers We're reinstated. The memorial