Evening star., 1925-06-21

of Charles Kohen, assisted by Frank
IG. Thomas. The War Department
Furnished two pilot cars while taxi
cab companies and numerous private
citizens furnished abundance of auto
mobiles. Captain 4McMorris. of the
park police force, with his ideal traffic
arrangements, permitted the large out
Ing to make the trip through Rock
Creek Park with the short stop at
Pierce Mill for refreshments without
the least confusion.
The following letter was received by
Mrs. Walter Reed, who is at present
on her Summer vacation at Blue
Ridge Summit, Pa:
| Saw your notice in the Washington
papers asking for autos for the trip
| for the patients June IA. / am in
closing my check trusting that it will
aid you"
| The Department of the District of
| Columbia, having scheduled it's annual
| excursion to Chesapeake Beach for the
same date as the regular meeting of
this post, that meeting was dispensed
with and special meeting OF the post
will be held tomorrow evening at
Room 31S Metropolitan National Bank.
Top Notch Tent. Military Order of
| the Cootie, the playground" unit Of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is
making great preparations for it's big
| ceremonial session which will be held
the second night of the department
encampment and all prospective Cootie
! candidates should promptly notify Val.
n. Brandon, 218 Ascot place. in or
der TO be included in the big cere-
monial class for the first or Nit"
degree.
National Capital Post. 1877, will be
- t,,I tl,A do
partment encampment. to be held at
the National Guard Armory, June %,
20 and 27. Members of the post
holding Office in the department and
| entitled to votes are George j.
Neuner, quartermaster; Maj. X. p.
Parrot, judge advocate; DIR. r. S.
Trimble, surgeon; council administra-
| tor. Ernest Wickstand; Francis c.
| HUM and j. G. Jennings, department
| inspectors; Daniel j. Leahy, as post
commander. Delegates, and senior
vice commander, A. L. Pierce; junior
vice commander, r. c. Muschlitz;
quartermaster. Gunnar Statsberg; pa
| triotic instructor, Charles l.. Currier;
| chaplain, William p. Cavanaugh; Of
| fcer of day, G. H. Forester; past
| post commanders, Val y. Brandon
| and Joseph B. Gardella; Capt. Joseph
| b. Much, Jacob Orken, John Weaver.
Michial Guiffre, c. j. Willoughby. V.
c. Guilimain, A. j. Johnson, J. A.
Douglas, A. Grudd and Z. A. Jorboe,
| alternates; Edward j. Sullivan, c.. H.
| kestner, A. j. Cotter, r. G. Richard
| son, William J. keefe, G. w. STAINS
burg, Eli Lidstone, Fl. +. Clark, G. K.
Nen, G. Wells, Charles Ammon, Tony
Rossette, II. j. Thiely and c. D.
Schieble. The post went on record,
sending its delegates and alternates
uninstructed.
| The Advisory Council pledged it's
support of the National Defense act
and its fullest cooperation with the
War Department in its defense mus
ter. July 4.
The following letter was received
from the Chamber of Commerce.
/ Tulsa, Okla:
ITO the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Greetings:
ITO you fellows who have been
through the mill in the service of Your
! country, l take this means of extend
! ing, on behalf of the city of Tulsa,
| with all the emphasis at my com
mand, most welcome invitation TO
| the twenty sixth annual encampment
| OF the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Tulsa, August 80 to September 4.
Some of you no doubt regard with
mjsgivings this hot spot of Okla
l L
| wearing chaps, going about the street
! with spurs Jingling, and there was a
| time when Tulsa was just such a pic
ture. But now ii is different If
| there lS llveller. more hustling,
more progressive and more modern
city in this domain of liberty we have
not discovered it. You are coming to
| Tulsa to meet the boys, principally.
and we want you to enjoy yourselves:
for although there are the serious
phases OF your encampment, that
spirit of comradeship must prevail in
! such a conclave. Tulsa, you can rest
assured. will extend as cordial a greet
| ing to you as Americas Old Guard
has ever received. You will find here
a city of friendliness. and in that vast
| brigade of Tulsa builders you will find
your buddieS leading the way. Moth
ing Is being left undone for your re-
ceptlon and entertainment, and in a
spirit OF appreciation of the purposes
OF your great organiZation-in the
| interest of patriotism and to the end
that American ideals and American
| institutions may be preserved to pos.
! terity-1 again urge your wholeheart-
ed attendance at the twenty-sixth en-
campment."
The Ladies Auxiliary, National
Capital Post. will hold a 500 card
party June % at Pythian Temple, 1912
| Ninth street. The proceeds will be
used for hospital relief work. Mrs.
Gertrude Clark. in charge, will be as.
sisted by auxiliary officers.
The national legislative committee
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
| through Capt. Edwin S. Bethlehem,
Its chairman, has written a letter to
| PRESIDENT Coolidge protesting against
| the executive order of June 4, per
| tanning to ratings of persons under
| the Civil Service. and which, they
say, in part, Supercedes section of
the executive order Of October "a.
1921.
In part, the letter says: I'VE be
| lieve that those who advised you, and
| placed it before you, did not give you
the full facts or the consequences or
| unfalrneSs to the veterans which
would accrue from such an order.
THE recent order has the practical
effect of multiplying veteran preference,
! which has always been accorded by
executive orders, as part recognition
of the services. rendered by veterans.
OF course. we appreciate paragraph 1
gives military preference to men
whose ratings are over so, but we
beg to point out to you that this
clause is very hollow one when
put into practical effect
The letter then cites several in-
stances in this connection.
Continuing, 1t says, in part: "I am
! sure you will appreciate with me