Evening star., 1923-07-01

The base ball team OF National
Capital Post. No. l27, veterans OF
! Foreign Wars, was defeated last Sun.
day by the QuaHtico Marines.
Plans are being made by the post
members to attend the national con-
vention at Norfolk. Va, Ia |ugost.
The On to Norfolk Club of the Ma
| tional Capital Post announces the
chartering. Of the Washington and
| Norfolk line steamer Northland. for
! the accommodation of those going
from the District, at a special rate.
Joe aardello Of National Capital Post
! fs In charge OF these arrangements.
The beat leaves Washington on the
/ night OF August rs. arriving In Nor-
folk the following morning.
At the last meeting Of the Henry
c. Spengler' Post, No. IL, the Ameri-
4, can Legion, two new members were
added to its roster. Arrangements
have been made for the post to hold
, its annual excursion to Chesapeake
Twyman. chairman of the COMMITTEES
on arrangements, is desirous OF hav-
| ing an early distribution of the tick
| cts, In order that the date may be set
| aside by the members and their
friends, so that the day Will be mark
ed by a large attendance.
The post held its monthly luncheon
at the City Club June 26. The lunch
con was well attended BY both mena-
| bers and their guests. The next
July "a at 1880 PM
Amendments to the posts bylaws
and Initiation will be the items of
| business at the meeting July s.
Graves of American world war
dead In Europe are never to be for-
gotten, because of efforts Of the
American Legion in raising fund
to provide annual decoration in per-
petuity for these resting places. The
sponsored by the Legion, has now
reached S110,999.99, according to re-
ports OF National Treasurer Robert
H. Tyndall Of the organization.
amount antssaarT contributed. s' others % q the he
| first ten leading states are Ohio.
| New York, Illinois, Massachusetts,.
Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana. Minnesota
| and California, in the order named.
Contributions may still be made di.
rect to national headquarters of the
American Legion in Indianapolis.
The American Legion will' support
efforts of the government to disserI,,
war information concerning their
| rights to public lands. Lemuei Bolles,
Legion national adjutant, has an.
The ex.service mems organization
i is especially interested in encour-
| aging land settlement movements,
because a recent questionable Is.
\ sued by the Legion revealed that
many legion posts IN small towns
! fered from decreases In membership
| occasioned by the departure OF ls-
| gionaires from the country to the In
dustrial centers Ia large cities
Emphasis will be placed upon the
Hand settlement and home and farm
aid features of the adjusted compen-
satfon bill which the veterans Or
lganiaations will support in the next
session of Congress. Mr.. Bolles said.
world war found the area Of the
ipublfc land greatly reduced. the gov.
ernment Is opening up hundreds OF
Thousands of acres In western states.
Veterans will have preference in Sc
Election OF the best land, according to
1.-The Interior Department. and will
lhave the right to- deduct from the
legal period OF three years necessary
Ito prove q homestead title, the time
he spent in the> service. Disabled
former service men. who had PRIOR
Ito the war made homestead entries,
'were permitted TO make proof with
3out further residence. upon show
ling that they were physically unable
Ito return to the land. Preference
right of entry over all other citizens
or Indian lands, to be opened or res
!tered to entry In the future also Is
afforded to veterans,
The business meeting of the Ameri.
can Legion Auxiliary OF the Vincent
( B. Costello Post, No. Is. scheduled for
July 3. has been cancelled. There
| will be but one meeting a month dur
| ing the summer months. The unit is
planning to give a box party at the
home Of Mrs. Mary Mary aasssn shsnanan IN n.diie the
dent OF the unit, has just returned
! from q trip to Chicago.
The auxiliary of the Henry c.
meeting next Thursday evening at
National Guard Armory.
The auxiliary Of the George e. Kill.
leen Post. No. IS, will hold a meeting
next Friday evening at Potomac Bank
building.
Norfolk, Va. is calmly, more. en-.
Enthusiastically awaiting An invasion q
ABOUT August % and continue until
the 81. Thereafter far a week the
virginia metropolis viii tie in a state
Of seige. A squadron Of battle cruis.
ers will patrol Hampton Roads. troops
from surrounding garrisons VIII
Of innumeraole campaigns will billet
Ia the principal hotels. All this be-
cause the Veterans of Foreign Wars
will conduct their twenty-fourth an
nual encampment there.
ant United States District Attorney.
is chairman of the encampment com =
mittee and his organization has
raised a fund of $4,000 for the en-
who will come from every state in
the Union. Hawaii, the Canal Zone.
the Philippines and France.
A decorations committee comprising
local artists has arranged profuse
decorations. a unique feature Of which
will be a court OF honor four blocks
long. This is being constructed Of
living flowers and will completely
bower the city 1t covers.
ares ana Sa esser msny
Iof the government have already sisni.
fied their intention TO attend and rep-
ireeentatives of the allied military es.
tablishments win be guests Of honor.
OF honor In oil Of the veterans activl.
ties which run the gAnut OF enter.
tainment from an acquatic and
athletic meet to a monster military
ball the closing night or the gather-
ing.
The Oliver cup. gift Of Past Ma
tional Chaplain A. c, Oliver OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and award
ed each year to the veteran post most
active in Americanization work, this
year will be presented to Emerson
Hovey Post. No. 1853, ". F.. w, of
Portsmouth, N. H. The prize has been
awarded largely for the. wide scope
Of their work among alien citizens
mention ia given Emil Hubsch Post