Evening star., 1925-01-04

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| &2229z$#1 ~ M mall; surgeon.
| ~ 49, # Col j. NJ Heller,
| aS 81 o. r. c.. judge |
| #f$$ e$ a d o e, Maj.
| ~: -. s...-- Robert p Parrott.
o. r. c.; secretary,
Capt. Edwin s. Bettelheim, jr., Q. Il.
| c.; treasurer. Maj. Albert H. Dondero,
| U. S. A; registrar. Maj. Emil waiter
| The principal speaker was Gen
| Hugh A. Drum of the General STAFF OF
| the Army. who was one OF Gen. Persh-
| ing's counseors overseas. he spoke
| of the plans and the details OF build
| ing up the American Army machinery,
| which, when 1t struck it's decisive
| blow, brought the war to close
Gen. Drum treated on the apathy
which seems to exist in the minds or
| the American public today toward the
| necessity OF national defense, and he
| urged that we guard we'll our doors, less
| they be removed before we know it.
| Senator Frank b. Willis of Ohio
spoke of the difficulties that Congress
| was encountering in order to meet |
the situation in its broadest aspect /
! He said that the aftermath of apathy |
toward the military was gradually |
Decreasing in Congress. and that |
members of Congress were beginning |
| to realize the necessity of definite |
| and adequate defense policy. and he |
| felt sure that the President and Con- |
| sress would work out policy which |
would meet the situation adequately.
! Senator Willis stressed the necessity
| of veteran organizations taking ac-
| tive part in routing our "insidious.
undermining and unpatriotic" propa-
/ ganda that is menacing the institu-
| tions of our Government and our
| schools of learning.
! Other speakers were Gen. Jadwin, |
| who had charge of construction over
seas, and Capt: S. s. Small. who was
private secretary to President John
| son.
| The newly elected officers of Kenneth
| II. Nash Post No. s, American Legion,
| will be installed by Post Department !
| Commander Paul J. McGahan next |
Wednesday evening, at the Gavel Club. |
| 719 Thirteenth street northwest. The |
installation will be a joint affair with |
! the Ladies' Auxiliary. the officers OF
| which will also be installed at that time
A program and dance has been arranged |
for the benefit of the members and !
guests. An invitation is extended to
Legionnaires of the District and to the |
members of the ladies' auxiliary to
attend the meeting.
Vincent B. Costello Union of the
American Legion will meet Tuesday |
night at 8 o'clock at the Service
!
Top Notch Tent, Military Order of
the Cootie. the playground branch
| of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
| under the direction of Val n. Bran |
don, and assisted by the degree team
and clown band, of which Abraham
| Grudd is director, will confer the
| second degree on a large class OF
candidates the evening of January IL,
at Red Mems Hall. Nineteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
The entertainment committee has
arranged a card party for January
26. and all members of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars are invited to bring !
his wives mothers, sisters or sweet |
hearts Sam Berlin and Joe Gardella |
are in charge of the arrangements.
The "On to Tulsa Club" of the
Coolies is arranging to take the
! Clown Band to the next national en-
campment, at Tulsa, Okla. August 81
to September 5, inclusive. One rail-
road fare for the round trip. also
reduced rates at the hotels are being |
arranged for.
The James E. Walker Post, No. 26, |
the American Legion, will meet next
Thursday evening at the Twelfth Street |
Branch Y. NJ. c. A. when a smoker
and installation of officers viii be !
! held.
! ter H. Epps. is a product of the local
] schools. was a cadet throughout his |
! high school term, and charter mem |
Der of the post He saw service with
the Sth United States Volunteers in
| the Spanish-American War and the
49th Infantry during the Philippine
Insurrection. He served as captain of
| infantry in the 1st Separate Battalion
on the Mexican border and in France
| with the 372d Infantry Brigade. with
| the French 93d Division through the
| Champaign and MeuseArgonne of
fensives in the World War. He was
decorated for gallantry in action
! with the Croix de Guerre.
| He is department commander of
the United States Spanish War Vet
erans, Department of the Potomac,
and the Army and Navy Union. He
was a delegate to the last depart
ment convention of the legion.
Christmas day. under the chair
| manship of the retiring commander,
| West A. Hamilton, the post commit
tee on disqualification visited the
Walter Reed and Mount Alto Hos
pitals. Allied with the Red Cross
and other welfare organizations, they
helped distribute gifts and literature,
I including the Legion Weekly, in the
various wards.
A delegation from the post will
| attenQ the memorial StINiSeS " bS
held under the auspices of the James
Reese Europe Post, No. 5, and auxil-
iary January s, to commemorate the
life of the late Col Charles Young, Y.
S. A, in the auditorium of the Dun
bar High School.
4 Department Comdr. Frank L. Peck
ham of the American Legion has call
ed a special meeting of the depart
/ ment executive committee to be held
tomorrow evening at department
/ headquarters, 21S Third street north
west. 1t is expected that the COM
mittee will prepare plans for legion
activities during the first quarter of
1925 Reports will be made by De-
partment Vice Comdr. Bernard 5.
Buscher and Maj. Wallace Streater,
| under whose direction the special
Christmas welfare and relief work of
the legion has been carried on in CO.
] operation with the department off,
GERS of the American Legion Auxil-
iary.
The department commander has an
nounced the appointment of DR.. w.
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