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of the event. This committee is
headed by william F. Franklin. while
T. Norman Templeton is handling the
details of the ticket sale. Together
with Joseph J. Idler, Mr.. Temple ton
quarters of the American Legion at
| 1923 New York avenue all OF to-
morrow to furnish tickets for those
who have not already obtained them.
/ The outing will mark the formal
launching of a membership drive to
recruit a larger membership from the
ranks of $4,000 eligible service men
in the District Of Columbia. A spe-
cial committee. headed by Joseph w.
Rabbit viii be in, charge Of the de,
| winner of which-the person recruit
ing the largest number of members
! will receive a free ticket for trans
portation to the national convention
! of the American Legion at San Fran
cisco in October
Individual members of the wash
| ington unit of La Societe des 40
Hommes ct s Chevaux, of which e. w.
Jordan is the chef de gare. will take
prominent part in the details of
! Tuesdays excursion to Chesapeake
Beach. 1t is indicated that one group
viii make the trip In railway ca
. boose which will be camouflaged ito
| resemble one of the familiar box
| cars" of France, around which the
fun making of the "Hommeys" is
I, built
| Special programs of events for
| grown-ups and the children are being
| prepared for the outing. A series of
! athletic features will engage the best
talent in American Legion ranks In
the city. For the children interesting
events are scheduled.
The Equality Walter Reed Post. No,
2S4. Veterans of Foreign Wars. will
hold their regular meeting at the
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street
In accordance with the usual custom
of the post. only one meeting will be
held during the month of August.
A new set Of national silk colors will
be presented to the post and dedi-
Gated
Post Commander Howard L. Chase
has appointed committee consist
ing of Sam Berlin, II. {. Forney, John
ID. Wischhusen and Daniel j. Fenton,
to boost the sale of tickets for the
department excursion to be held at
Chesapeake Beach, August 9.
| The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Band, unaer direction OF James l..
kidwell. has contributed their SER.
ices to the community by giving con-
certa every Wednesday evening in va
rious parks in the city. Mr.. Kidwell
! is on the committee to arrange for
big open meeting of the post on
September 20.
The post has elected it's dciega tes
to the national encampment as fol-
| lows: Commander Howard Z. Chase,
! Past Commander Edwin S. Bettelheim
jr, and Senior Vice Commander John
| ID. WbschuSen; the alternates being
Vice Commander H. c. Forney and A.
l.. Millmore.
At the last meeting OF sne National
Vnt of LNrr
eiEn Wars. several committee reports
| were made: The On To Norfolk Club
reported that few changes had been
made in their arrangements, but that
they were now ready to book passage
and assign staterooms for any mem
| bers who are going to attend the
tWenty-fourth annual encampment at
| Norfolk. Va. The chairman of this
club now has Identification cards
which must be-signed by all who are
going to take advantage of the spe-
cial rates prescribed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Housing ar
iIangements at Norfolk are being
cate that they are sure of going to
Norfolk.
A committee was appointed by
Commander Brandon to investigate
the advisasility of moving the post
quarters to d more desirable build
, ing. This committee is expected to
report at the first meeting in August
| The chairman of the Norfolk commit
tee. Comrade Gardella, who is also
! senior vice commander, has entry
blanks for the races and other ath-
letic events scheduled for. the field
meet to be held at Norfolk Comrade
harrington Is working night and day
to get his base ball team in shape
for the games to be played at Nor
folk. Credentials for the national
delegates and alternates will be is
sued by the adjutant, II. J. Thiele. at
the next meeting. Six recruits were
| mustered in.
| A short state convention of the
! District of Columbia department of
the Disabled American Veterans has
just completed ratification of several
amendments in the old constitution in
order to have 1t conform with
changed conditions here.
Under instructions of the national
convention at Minneapolis last month.
j. r. Mcdonald of this city, national
committeeman of the u. A. V. for the
fourth district, has started upon the
! job OF organizing new chapters in
this city, Maryland. Virginia and West
! Virginia to absorb numbers of mem
! bers of the organization that are now
| far from their home chapters because
! of transfers to hospitals or training
, centers in this section.
=
/ tion chairman of the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans. has just been invited to
! address the convention of the Mary
| land department of the American Le-
gion at Frederick the last of August
A revolutionary change in the sys-
TEN of rating disabled veterans for
compensation, which may affect tens
of thousands of men, is reported to
be under consideration by the vet
erans' bureau. Briefly. the plan is
said to place as many former service
men as practicable on a permanent
rather than a temporary status.
The purpose. it is stated, is to allow
all men now in vocational training
to complete their courses and upon
graduation be given permanent
compensation rating that will not be
changed from time to time. as is now
the case of men who have entered
upon their new vocations.
The American Legion Auxiliary of
the Stuart Walcott Post. No. 10, met
at the home of the president of the
unit. Mrs. Ralph. 908 Rittenhouse
street northwest, last Monday even
ing.
The auxiliary of the George E. Kill
5 at the Potomac Bank building at s
pm.
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