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| tentative plans of the post for Its usual
| memorial service for the men of the
Department of Agriculture who lost
their lives in the military or naval serv-
| ice of the United States in the World
War. This will also be, in part, me-
mortal service in honor of the late
Henry C. Wallace, former Secretary Of
Agriculture. whose memory is held
in high esteem by the post.
Equality-Walter Reed Post, No. 2S4.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, will meet
Thursday evening at Pythian Temple.
! 1912 Ninth street northwest, at which
| time a class of new members will be
| obligated.
| At the last meeting Of the post a
resolution was adopted indorsing Capt.
| Edwin S. Bettelheim, jr, as the candi-
| Of this post for election to the po-
| sition Of department commander, and
| the following delegates were elected to
| represent 1t in the 1925 department en-
campment: Edward S. Bettelheim, jr.,
Frank NJ. Baker, William G. Jameson.
E. Edward Donaldson, Thomas w.
| Jones, Patrick j. Clooney. Charles
Kohen. James E. Mackley and Myron D.
| Smith, also the following alternates
| were elected: Thomas +. Dyer, Daniel
| J. Fenton, Herbert A. Church, Arthur
L. Millmore, Claude B. Phelps Mitchell
=. Walker Allen Barber. George w.
Ryan. James H. Reed, Rolla G. G..
| Onyun and NJ A. Tranham, while
Joseph F. Beattie was designated as
chairman of the delegation and in
| structed to forward to each local Vet
| Grams of Foreign Wars Post a copy of
| the resolution of Endorsement for the
| candidate of this vigorous veteran
| unit.
The post has inaugurated an intensive
membership campaign under the leader
| ship Of H c. Forney. Sam Berlin,
Arthur L. Millmore and James H. Reed,
| acting as the membership campaign
committee. Each member that obtains
| the applications Of five new members
| during the month of April will be
awarded one of the solid gold Veterans
| of Foreign Wars booster buttons recent
| ly obtained for that purpose, and at
| the end of the campaign which will be
June 80 a special prize will be awarded.
| During the membership drive additional
membership applications may be OBJ
| tanned from Mitchell p. Walker, ad
| jutant, 319 Metropolitan Bank building.
The James E. Walker Post, No 26.
| American Legion, met at the Twelfth
| Street Branch of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Thursday evening. with Vice Comdr.
L. H. Russell presiding. A report on
| the efforts of the national legislative
| committee on behalf Of disa bled mem
bers into enactment, through amend
| ment OF liberaliZing the Reed-John-
| son law, was made by Past Vice
| Comdr. John F. Porter. Reports also
were made by d. B. Fauntrog. finance
| officer. membership, entertainment
| and disqualification committees.
In resolutions adopted President
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| ex- service man and legionnaire TO
| become Commissioner of Pensions. 1t
| was voted that committee repre-
| sentfng the Grand Army, Spanish
| War Veterans. Army and Navy Union,
James Reese Europe Post, James E.
| Walker Post and Kenneth Lewis Post
| OF the American Legion meet to for
| mulate plans for the proper observ-
| ance of Memorial week, in connection
with which mass memorial service
! would be held in one of the churches
the Sunday preceding May 80.
| Protest was made against any un-
| necessary reduction in the forces of
the Government and that no ex-serv-
Ice man should be discharged James
b. Lomax presented four ex-service
men for admittance to membership.
A scholarship in Lincoln Memorial
University, serving the mountainous
regions of Kentucky and Tennessee
has been endowed by Lincoln Post OF
the American Legion here John
Wesley Hill, president of the uni
versity, wrote officials of Lincoln
Post: THE scholarship to which you
have subscribed will provide for the
education of a worthy boy during his
entire college course. Lincoln would
ask no finer memorial than this. 1t
is an investment that will yield a
perpetual patriotic dividend
| Plans are being made for the 1925
national convention of the Military
Order of the World War, which will
be held September "a, 25 and Is in
New York City.
With the Endorsement of the Ma
| ton, through President Coolidge
having been given to the annual ma
| tional Veterans of Foreign Wars
buddy poppy" campaign to be con-
Quoted Memorial day by the V. F. w
and its auxiliaries, plans are going
| forward with the program.
In indorsing the campaign Presi-
dent Coolidge expressed his satisfac-
tion that the buddy poppy" the ma
tional memorial flower of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, is manufac-
tured by disabled veterans.
President Coolidge wrote a letter
| to the commander-in-ch chief of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, as fol-
lows:
The annual sale of poppies, made
by disabled ex-service men, through
out the country under the auspices
of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars has
seemed to me to reflect particularly
appealing sentiment Of regard for
and interest in the disabled ex-
service men. 1t Is calculated to per-
petuate the fine sentiments which
| have made the poppy so peculiarly
| symbolical of the services and the
sacrifices of the men who gave SC
much that freedom might survive In
the world.
"I am glad to comply with you,
request for a word of Endorsement
and approval of this campaign"
The District of Columbia Depart
ment of the Disabled American
Veterans has selected April 80 fol
it's second annual Spring dance al
the Willard ballroom. The dance
committee, consisting of George M
Martin, George Phillips, F. A. Awl
D. ]. Hussey and w. S. Clark, is
working in cooperation with the
women's auxiliary on the plans. The
Army and the Navy Bands will fur
nish the music.
Stuart Walcott Post, American
Legion of this department, held Its
reception, dance and initiation at the
Mount Pleasant Masonic Lodge rooms
Tuesday evening. Many Legionaires
witnessed the initiation ceremonies
when 20 new members were install
led nv the most A reception fol.
lowed Honor guests at the cere-
monies were Capt. and Mrs. Paul v
Collins, Capt. and Mrs. George E
[ Pickett ad Mrs Lewis Werdeu,