Evening star., 1923-06-06

Denouncing what he described as
"bootlegging in aliens" Secretary
I avis of the Labor Department said
last night there must be law en-
acted tn prevent. If not lessen. the
practice of smuggling foreign citi.
zens into the United States. He was
addressing the members and guests
of the Sojourners' Club at a banquet
at the Columbia Country Club.
After telling of the immigration
problems of this country. Secretary
Davis appealed 10 those about him.
every one of whom was master
Mason, and. with the POSSIBLE eX-
ception OF less than a dozen, were
officers of either the Army. Navy,
health service. to give their support
to a bill he proposes to have intro
dUced at the next Congress.
Weary Of Situation.
II am weary. of having the United
States the dumping ground for
EuroPes s the
position to dictate as to the aliens
we care to have come to this coun-
try and we should have the neces-
Sary laws to carry out our wishes.
Hundreds of undesirable aliens are
.
every day. Bootlegging in aliens Is
a very profitable business and 1t has
been due to opposition on the part
of these bootleggers and others OF
red tendencies that 1t has been DIM
cult to obtain the required legisla-
ton"
Speaking of the Masonic fraternity
Secretary Davis said there should be
one central organization to speak 1or
the many millions of Masons.
Gen. Fries Presides.
Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries. chief OF
the chemical warfare service. y. ). A.,
president of the Sojourners, presided
as toastmaster while Capt. george
+. Unmacht, u. S. A, secretary ana
treasurer, supervised the details that
went toward making tne occdSioh Gil
enjoyable success.
The festivities were opened with a
mimic battle in which the arts ana
devices of the chemical warfare serV-
ice played the leading role. rms IN
teresting spectacle was staged on the
north grounds Of the club within sight
of the banuueters Earlier In the aft
ernoon the officers and delegation OF
members visited the tomb or the un-
known soldier at Arlington and placed
a wreath upon 1t.
Officers Elected.
The annual election of officers was
held with the following result: Gen.
Fries. UNANIMOUSLY Te-electeo DIS
president; Rear Admiral Robert E.
Coontz, reelected first vice president:
Col. Christopher Vandevanter. second
vice president, and Capt Unmacht, re-
elected secretary-treasurer The trus-
tees are Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune.
II, s. NJ. c.; Maj. Samuel T. Stewart,
u s. A; Maj. Joseph Russ. U. S. A.,
and Capt Charles L. Whiting, former
ly U. S. A.
The committee in charge of the af-
fair was composed Of the following:
ARRANGEMENTS and entertainment
Lieut.. Col A. w. Foreman, chairman;
Capt. Charles Stalsburg. u. s: A;
Lieut.. Joseph H. Hoffman. U. S. N;
Capt. H. N Dean. U S. A; Lieut.. r. E
Bassler, U. S. N: Lieut.. Francis H
Kuhn, U. S. A: Commander c. G.
Mayo, U. S. N; Capt. John NJ. Arthur
u. S. NJ c.: Lieut.. Tulley Shelley
u. S. N; Capt. Oliver S. Ferson, U. s.
A., and Capt. Sam Bucklew. U. S. A
Following the entertainment pro-
gram, the principal feature being a
concert by a section of the Marine
Band, Gen. Fries singled out q few
of the celebrities seated about the
table.
These were introduced: Admiral r
E. Coontz. Maj. Cen John A. Le-
Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick. Maj
Cen George c. Richards. Rear Ad-
miral T. J. Cowie. Rear Admiral Lu