Evening star., 1925-08-02

| during the recent department cOnVen-
tion of the District of Columbia De-
| partment.
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Department of the District of Colum-
bia, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
be held at the National Guard Ar
mory, 472 l. street northwest, August
5, at pm. This will be the last
regular meeting of the department
! prior to the national encampment at
Tulsa, Okla, and Department Comdr.
Francis G. HUM contemplates per-
! fecting arrangements for the depart
| ment's activities during the national
| encampment.
| Several important resolutions will
be presented to the department coun-
| Gil of administration for considera-
ton, including adequate national de-
! fense, modification of the adjusted
! compensation act, conservation of vet
| Grams preference in the civil service,
! and more intimate and effective CO.
| operation with other veteran organi
! cations on matters of general welfare
| of veterans. 1t is expected that the
new departmental national colors will
/ be received in time for dedication at
/ the August meeting.
! Ways and means are now under
| consideration to initiate an intensive
| drive for reinstatement of former
members of the V. +. w. residing in
! the District of Columbia, and to in
crease the membership by the enroll
ment of new members. Maj Edward
| H. Hale has been appointed depart
ment publicity officer.
| The department commander and his
| staff will attend the annual excursion
and get-together of National Capital
Post, No. 127, at Marshall Hall Au
| gust Z.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars,
through its national legislative chair
man, Capt. Edwin S. Bettelheim, jr.,
! has urged President Coolidge to ap-
point a veteran, preferably one with
overseas service, to fill the vacancy
as member of the Civil Service Com
mission created through the death of
| Mrs. Helen H. Gardner.
| The Veterans of Foreign Wars have
pointed out that their national organi-
Zation has taken action at three sue
| cessive encampments urging that
veteran be appointed as a member of
the Civil Service Commission, due to
the fact that there are so many vet
/ Grams in civil service, and that they
| should be entitled to representation on
| the commission thereby. He also
pointed out that numerous assurances
! had been given that this should be
! given consideration when a vacancy
occurred, and now the opportunity
has occurred and the Veterans of For
| eign Wars are pressing the matter.
| They have also asked the other vet
eran organizations to cooperate with
them in this matter.
Comdr. j. B. Jones of Columbia
Post No. S33, is planning for tour of
active due with the 121st Engineers
I,% ~,x.,- x;v-s,~
10. He will have with him as fellow
officers Past Comdr. w. L. Hazard.
Capt. Douglas A. White, present sen
ior vice commander, and Lieut.. Ches-
ter NJ. Reich, all members of Colum-
bia Post. Past Post Comdr. Gen. An
ton Stephan will be the commanding
general.
Columbia Post made a splendid
showing in the recent poppy cam
paign and is planning a recognition"
meeting with entertainment and re-
freshments, for the friends who so
ably assisted in making the posts
poppy campaign a success.
Maj. f. H. Hale of Columbia Post
has been appointed department his
torian by Department Comdr. Francis
c. HUM.
Equality-Walter Reed Post, No. 2S4.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, will meet
Thursday evening at Pythian Tenn
pie, 1912 Ninth street northwest, at
which time large class of new mem
bers will be obligated, this being the
last business meeting of the post
previous to the date of the annual
national encampment, which is sched-
uled to be held at Tulsa, Okla, dur
ing the last week of the present
month. Comdr. John d. Wisch
husen has a supply of Official mem
bership transportation certificates
that will permit any V. f. w. member
to obtain the special one fare for the
! round trip for himself, also for mem
bers of his family. and these certifi-
Gates should be obtained at the next
post meeting.
The recent buddy poppy cam.
paign conducted by this post proved
a success and the post appreciates
the public support that it received.
The total net receipts, amounting to
S1,S75.35. have been divided and placed
in the following funds: Repayment
to the general fund for advanced -ex-
lpenditures for hospital activity work,
S94.14 payment of 10 per cent of the
total net receipts to the NATIONAL ".
If W. Home, s161.26; to the Ladies
Auxiliary of Post No. 284, for its re-
lief fund, S229.03; to the George Bald
win Mccoy Unit of the American
! Woman's Legion for hospital work.
S33.74; to the invested" post relief
fund, $500; to the active" post relief
fund. S27144: to the veterans welfare
fund, S214.3O. and to the hospital
activity fund of the post, S271.44.
The membership campaign of this
post, which will be inaugurated at
the meeting Thursday evening and
will continue up to November 10, will
be under the direction of II. c. For
ney, chairman, 1304k Thirty-sixth
street northwest, and Thomas w.
Jones, vice chairman, 2107 Rhode
Island avenue northeast. Arrange
ments have been made to present a
solid gold ". F. w. lapel button to
each member that. presents not less
than five paid-up ar>lications during
any one month of the campaign
period Additional application cards
can be obtained from Mitchell p.
, Walker, adjutant, 319 Metropolitan
National Bank. or from w. G. jamie
son, quartermaster, I'll Mount Yer
non place northwest.
The members of this post, also mem
bers of their family. have been in
vited to attend the big field day and
excursion to be given by National
Capital Post next Friday.
Top Notch Tent, Military Order of
the Cootie, the playground" branch
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
have arranged to hold future Cootie
scratches on the second and fourth
Fridays of every month at Red Mems
Hall, Nineteenth street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue northwest. The next
meeting of T. N. T. will be held
August 49, at which time the first or