Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Veterans of Great War

, in the annual ball Of the Department
Of the District OF Columbia. the
American Legion. at the New Will
/ lard Hotel tomorrow night.
The fifth anniversary of the. post
/ viii be celebrated at the clubhouse,
1923 I street northwest, Marchs1, for
F. which an elaborate program is being
4; arranged. .' ~
/ At the monthly meeting Of the Co.
lunlbia Post, No. 833. Veterans OF For
.. eisn Wars. held at the National Guard
Armory, February 10, the following
! ship and recruiting. Capt. John L.
Brooks, chairman: second relief, Ar
thur l.. Smith. chairman; entertain
ment and publicity, Maj. Edgar II.
Haze. chairman; audit and finance,
lative and vigilant. Capt. Fred A.
Livingstone. chairman: employment,
i Maj Gen. Anton Stephan. chairman,
Capt. Harry Shilling and Elmer Nell
son were elected to membership. Ar
open post meeting to be held at the
armory March 12. Two prominent
members Of Congress will address the
post and entertainment and refresh
ments will be provided.
National Capital Post sent n deleea-
tfon to the department poppy COM
mittee meeting and has placed q, pre-
-
post committee is working In con-
Junction with a similar committee
from the National Capital Post Aux
tliary and 1t is planned to conduct an
intensive drive in an effort to have
every one wear small poppy on
Decoration day as mark of respect
and commemoration OF those who died
In war: Further plans Will be an
nounced BY Senior Vice Commander
ID. J. Leahy and the president of the
raf1r
The post conducted Il military flu
neral February IS. at Arlington ma
tional cemetery. for William Cohen,
no was accidentally asphyNiated
cohen Vas ne ene of the he's su 5eSW M
the Maine disaster. and also a veteran
of the late war. The post officers, ac-
companied by "a delegation of about
twenty. visited the Federal Post and
witnessed the installation Of the Of
ficers of that post by the department
commanders.
Vincent Costello Post, the American
Legion. will meet Tuesday evening In
the board room of the District build
/, ing. After a short business meeting
an address will be made by a prom
fnent member of Congress from Mass
achusetts on veterans relief. Dick
O'Brien will have hts Grab Bag" full
of presents for all lucky members
tendance. Thursday evening Sergt.
Henry Loveless and d detachment OF
the Costello Post Drum Corps enter
tanned Troop No. 70 Boy Scouts Of the
Y. NJ Fl. A. social headquarters. The
drum corps meets the second and
fourth Thursday OF every month at
the National Guard armory.
Tuesday evening a large number
Of the members attended the ban
quet at Silver Springs armory, given
by the Montgomery county council of
the American Legion.
Through the courtesy Of Capt.
Leonard Wood. jr., manager Of the
have been made for benefit per-
formance in behalf of the relief fund
OF the Veterans OF Foreign Wars Of
the Broadway success, The Love
Child" February %.
The proceeds from the sales Of
tickets by the V. T.. W. will go to-
ward the relief work Of the individ-
ual posts and department headQuar-
tiers. Many eX-service men come to
Washington to settle their cases and
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars to talk
care of them. 1t takes quite a sum
OF money to carry on this work and
the Veterans" urge the support Of
the public in this work.
Corp. Frank G. Thomas Of Equal
ity-Walter Reed Post, No. 2S4. Veter-
ans Of Foreign Wars. was elected to
, the department council Of admints-
tration of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars Of the District Of Columbia last
Monday night. He replaces Capt.
Myron D. Smith, who resigned to be-
come commander of his local post
The department has decided to hold
it's annual excursion to Chesapeake
Beach August Il, in connection with
its annual athletic events, etc.
Maj. Edgar II. Hale. assistant d.
rector of the Veterans Bureau, has
been selected the chairman of the
Americanization day exercises which
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars hold
each year on April q.
An application for charter for the
pup tent for the military order OF
the "cootie" in the District of CO.
lumbia was sent to national head
quarters by Past Commander Val n.
Brandon. chairman Of the committee.
last Thursday evening. The Coolies
is the playground and side degree
Of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars.