Evening star., 1923-11-25
Veterans of Great War

Senator Royal S. Copeland of New
YORK was the principal speaker at the
last meeting of the Sergeant Jasper
Post. No. 13. the American Legion,
held at the City Club. The senator
criticized as unjust the recent at
tempt to set up tax reduction to kill
the vote In favor of the adjusted COM
rensation bill and further stated that
he would vote for the bonus, if he
stood alone in doing so. The follow
Ing officers were nominated: Ralph
A. Cusick, commander; Walter A.
Gould. first vice commander; Horace
"A. Kelly. j. Paul Ratcliffe. second vice
commanders: Robert y. Hetzer.
Joseph ]. Miles, third vice COM
manders; Russell W. Clarkson. his
Rev. Hugh X. Fulton. chaplain; !;
Thomas E. Walsh. Edward R. Kappa,
Edward L. Marthill. color bearers:
Bert l.. Robson. Leroy B. Foster, well
fare officers, and Roy E. Hughes: ser
held December 13 at the City Club.
The post bowling team met the Nc
Groarty-O'Connel five on Friday and
continued the good work in the Le-
gion League. Joseph l.. BrownSmade
the highest score for the Jasper team
on Wednesday in rolling a count for
12S in the game against the Cissell-
Saon Post. The Hiram Cash Post will
be the opponents of the Jasper men
next Tuesday evening at King Pin
alleys.
Asa B. Mustan has been notified
that he has been commissioned cap
tain in the Officers Reserve Corps
mander Thomas J. Frailey. who has
declined nomination for reelection.
will preside Will be the meeting of
the election of officers December 13
Swanton, Nebr.. and r. p. Gruwell
have been admitted to membership.
Equality-Walter Reed Post, No.
284. Veterans of Foreign Wars. will
hold it's next meeting December 6
at Pythian Temple. 1912 9Th street
northwest. which will be the last
meeting previous to the annual cleo
tion of officers.
This post adopted a resolution pre-
the organization of a Foreign Serv-
ice Club" to be located in some suit
able central part of the city, and it's
membership to be composed of Vet
Grams Foreign War members, also
soldiers, sailors and marines who have
seen service on foreign soil or in for
eign waters during some war or cam
paign conducted by the United States.
Myron d. Smith. Edward S. Bettel-
helm, jr., and w. Or. Jameson were
named as the organization committee
of the Foreign Service Club, and
copies of the resolution were ordered
forwarded to the department and to
the several posts. also to the Mill
tary Order of the Coolies for similar
action.
The following members We're OBJ
ligated at the last meeting: John w.
Butcher, George H. Baker. Royal
Hunsucker and the following mem
bers were received on transfer. Allen
Barber, late Of Post No 637 A. o.
Younger. late of Post No. 700. and
Monroe Blaks. late a member at large.
Sergt. John w. Butcher has been
designated as the recruiting represent
atiye of EqualityW Walter Reed Post
for Boiling Field and vicinity. His
address is 1851 Nichols avenue south
east.
campaign committee of this post now
located within the city proper, the
following additional members have
been appointed: Sergt. Cornelius
Hospital; Claude B. Phelps, 1903
Kearney street northeast; Judge 1. c.
Fisk, Ballston. Va: James E. Emge,
West Falls Church, Va; James E.
AIackley, Clarendon. Va, also Harry
Campbell. Riverdale. Md. and S. P.
Cannon, Landover, Md.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit held
a social meeting at the home Of Mrs.
Mary Shanahan, 1906 18th street
northwest, Tuesday evening. These
social gatherings will continue to be
neld on the third Tuesday of each
month at the homes of various mem
bers. The next business meeting will
be held December 4, room 500. 1923
New York avenue.
At the last meeting of the Tank
Corps Post, American Legion, Com
mander Frank L. Peckham, who re-
Gently returned from the national
convention at San Francisco, gave a
brief account of the convention. A
resolution was adopted urging that
Congress not appropriate any funds
for the relief and care of German
subjects in Germany. A copy of the
resolution was sent to the executive
committee Of the department of the
District Of Columbia, and included
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