Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

Matters of vital Importance to
American veterans will be discussed
at Kansas City. April % and 20,
when the council of administration
and department commanders Of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars meet in
the Muelenbaoh Hotel Col. T. l..
Huston, commander-in-ch chief of the
V. f. w. and half owner of the New
york Yankees will preside. More
than twenty-five states will be
represented at the conference.
An appeal that Americans every
where wear scarlet peoples on Me-
mortal day Sin honor Of the men who
fell in France" has been sent to the
nationwide membership of the
Chamber of Commerce OF the United
States at the request of the American
Legion.
Members of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars in more than a
thousand posts throughout the United
States, Philippines, Hawaii, Canal
Zone and France will sell poppies on
Memorial day to serve a two-fold
purpose visible sign of homage to
our service dead and a means of
financially ma lily assisting former service
men. The poppy campaign. which
THIS year will be conducted by Capt.
Robert 3. Handy. jr- inspector gen
eraI OF the veterans organization, is
an annual feature of ". f. w. activ-
ity. Last year much worthy relief
work was done with the money re-
ceived from the sale of the scarlet
flowers
The Veterans OF Foreign Wars
nave undertaken In connection with
the United States Veterans Bureau,
an extensive insurance reinstatement
drive. Circulars have been sent out
from the V. F. w. headquarters ad-
yising tho ex-servtce men Of the re-
cent world war Of the privileges and
are lacking il they do not reinstate
their government Insurance at the
earliest date. The national service
bureau here is being besieged daily.
permanently and totally disabled,
discover only too late that they are
unable to derive the benefits which
would be theirs had they kept the
insurance In force. There are dozens
and dozens Of these cases now in the
1ustment can be obtained
Tho ladies' of Equality Walter Reed
Post now make one regular meeting
each week to Walter Reed Hospital
and the members have also made ar
rangements to visit ST. Elizabeth
next Saturday afternoon for the pur-
pose of serving some light refresh
ments In one of the wards.
Directly after the short session of
the last regular meeting all members
present. under the leadership of the
president. paid fraternal visit to
Equality Walter Reed Post for the
purpose of presenting it with the set
auxiliary. The banners are made
from heavy blue cloth with the i'm
sigma of each post officer worke
In white silk, and they are intended
to be used to decorate each station
during post meetings.
The next meeting of the auxiliary
will be held at the home of the presi-
dent. Mrs Margaret l.. Finch. 1902 n
street northwest
Legion Is making Roadway in its
plans for the erection Of a home for
the post At it's last meeting Bill
Franklin. chairman, made a report on
the progress of the project.
Watson B. Miller. national vice COM
mander. made an address. Francis
Miller. commander OF the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing Post, also
spoke. Sergt. Murphy, chairman OF
the membership committee, reported a
number of new members are soon to
be admitted.
Equality-Walter Reed Post, No. 2s4
Veterans OF Foreign Wars, at a re-
cent meeting received the followins
applications: Clarence Dutton, Charles
Like, John W. Downs and Richard D
Deer: also the transfer of Sergt. John
N. Bailey Of Andernach Post, No. S3o
The Henry c. Speng1er Post, No. u,
the American Legion. through one of
its members, Frank c. Steward, pres
ident of Stewards Business College,
has established a scholarship in the
college. The award of the first term
will be made in the near future.
At the last meeting OF the post a
resolution was adopted indorsing Gen.
Amos Freis in the attitude he has dis
played in recent addresses The
civilian military training camps were
Endorsed and the membership pledged
to lend its aid in encouraging young