Evening star., 1923-11-11
Veterans of Great War


= GERS for the ensuing year will be made
and the election will follow: on Decem-
ber 13.
The bowling team did good work
against the Stuart Walcot: Post last
Friday at King Pin alleys. She Cissell-
Saxon Post will be the opportents of the
Sergeant Jasper team next wednesday.
An interesting armistice: day serv-
ice is to be held this evening for the
members of the Sergeant Jasper Post
by the chaplain, Rev. Hugh IL. Fulton,
postor of the Northministerz zPresbyte-
rian Church, Rhode Island avenue at lltf
street northwest. special sermon, In
addition to a well-arranged musical
program. has been arranged. The
members are also to attend .the cere-
monies at Arlington this afternoon.
Equality Walter Reed Post =2S4. Vet
Thursday evening. ana a large class of
new members will be obligated and
nominations will be made for officers,
the election taking place the last meet
Howard +. Chase has designated Myron
d. Smith, 2l21 + street northwest,
Arthur l.. Milnore, 155 ID street south
east, and Henry c. Forney, 1394l2 36th
street northwest. as members of the
special committee to devise Ways and
means of increasing constructive hospi
tai activity. not only by this unit but
also by all other similar unita in the
several service hospitals where many
service men arc under hospital treat
ment.
The post is arranging to hold "a dance
March Il, Robert NJ. Forkish. l.. L.
Donaldson, Edward S. Bettelheim and
=. q. Jameson having been appointed
event.
A. c. Proby. adjutant. 315S @ street
northwest, desires to make up a new
mailing list for Foreign Service, -the Of
fetal v. +. w. publication. and all ad-
dress changes should be promptly for
warded to the adjutSnt, otherwise you
may miss receiving our publication each
month. The membership canpaign
committee of the post has designated
Sergeant John W. Butcher to act as an
additional member of the committee in
order to have one located at Boiling
Field. where there are numerous eligible
members, and already Comrade Butcher
has rounded up several.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Equality
Walter Reed Post, under the leadership
of Mrs. James n. Reed, 1928 e street
southwest desires the donation of
cigars cigarettes or candy to be: used
by the hospital activity committee and
even if the donation be small enc it
VIII assist in making this constructive
work successful. If not convenient to
deliver donations to Mrs Reeds nome,
JuSt telephone Franklin IA and they
will be sent for.
Two additional posts of the Araeri-
can Legion in the District of CoEum-
bia We're authorized at the meeting
OF the executive committee of the
department of the District of :Co-
lumbia. held at the headquarters a423
New York avenue, Wednesday night
This makes the total number: of
active posts in the District totaI
twenty-eIght. One of the new posts
. is to be known as the Warren: G.
Harding Post. No. so. Its member
ship will largely be made UP of war
veterans employed in the Department
OF Commerce. The other is the twan-
iy-nlnth post in the department and
Is made up of colored former service
commander Of the Warren G. Harding
Post. L. De Reef Holton is the com
mander of Post No. %.
Applications for charters for Che
Two posts have been forwarded to ria-
tlonal headquarters at Indianapolis
by Department Commander Paul II
McGahan- 1t is expected that th,ay
Will be received within a short tir:le
and in the meanwhile the two new
units are proceeding on their peg
manent organization
reports on the activity of the Dis
frIct delegation to the recent convex
t!on or the American Legion at San
Francisco were submitted at tie
meeting by Watson B. Miller a past
national vice commander. who is thsa
representative of the department on
the national executive committee for
the next year. James A Drain a
past department commander whs,
was defeated for national commander
on the eleventh ballot was called
upon for speech and described the
achleVements of the national conven-
tlon and forecast for the American
Legion nationally "a big year as 4
consequence of the happenings at the
annual convention.
Department Commander McGahau
announced the following appoint
ments. which were ratified by tho
executive committee. still leaving q
number of vacancies to be filled: As:
sistant department adjutant. T. Nor:
rott Post: Rev. Hugh X Fulton of:
the Sergeant Jasper Post and pastor
OF the NorthminSter PRESBYTERIAN
Church, department chaplain: Charles
Is. Hanford of the George Washing
ton Post, department historian: IA.
Wilson of the Lafayette Post, depart
ment Legislative officer; Dr. j. A. Bal
lard of the Lincoln Post, depart
mental surgeon, and Alexander Mann
OF the James +. Walker Post. de-
partment master-at-arms
E. J. JeffortS was elected command
er of Vincent Costello Post, the Amer
lean Legion. at the annual meeting
tuesday night in the board room, Dis
Other officers. selected were: ]. J.
Murphy, first vice commander: +. Y
DAILY. second vice commander: Daniel
W. Bowie, third vice commander:
James ]. Murphy, post surgeon:
Thomas Ridgate, sergeant-at-arms:
Thomas Deckleman. historian; Rev. F
y. Hurney, chaplain; James Allen. first
color bearer; Arthur Daley, second
color bearer; Harry Smith, adjutant
and post bugler; James Wilkes, Judge
advocate, and James L. Morrissey
master-at-arms and finance officer.
The installation of the new officers
is to be held at Wardman Park Hotel
November 20, when a smoker will be
held
In connection with the Armistice
day ceremony at Arlington and the
tomb of the unknown deal this after
noon, Paul J. McGahan. department
commander of the American Legion
for the District of Columbia, issued
the following statement:
Five years ago today all Amerl-
cans rejoiced in the news that there
had come an ending to the carnage
of war and that the slaughter of the
sons of America in the great world
struggle was at an end. No time in
the memory of those now alive had
been marked by such a demonstration
of Joy: .
five years after that eventfCl day,
there is rejoicing in the hearts of the
people. The general note is of that
tenor, and since Memorial day, May
80. has for years been officially set
apart as a time of memorial for the
martial dead of the nation, it is fit
ting that this note of happiness
should prevail.
"It is the privilege of the members
OF the American Legion in the District
of Columbia to pause in that general
demonstration and render tribute to