Evening star., 1925-10-25

Representatives OF many OF the
departments still carrying forward
the work appeared before your com
mittee and reported the determine
ton of their departments TO carry
forward even beyond the assigned
quotas and offered evidence of plans
indicating wholly successful result
of the work they have had in hand, y
the committee said.
Your committee believes that the
work needs only to be pursued with
a like energy and enthusiasm IN
areas where it is yet incomplete to
make certain that substantially more
than the S5,000,0s0 originally asked
for will be realized for this permanent
endowment fund"
Stuart Walcott Post. American
Legion, at its next regular meeting.
to be held in the boardroom OF
the District Building next Tuesday
evening, will nominate its officers FOR
the ensuing year. This Will ne an
executive meeting for members only.
All members of the post are urged
to attend. The post will work with
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. NO
vember H. Armistice night. and at
tend their ball to be held at the VIII
lard Hotel. The Walcott Mardi Gras
Of November at the Maytiower Hotel.
A queen and her princess consort
will be again chosen on this occa-
sion. Many prizes will be distributed
and presented to the best costumed
persons attending.
Navy Day Planned.
Admiral T. !. Cowie. representing
the Military Order of the World War,
aIa, of tho MANS for
Navy day next Tuesday.
The organizations participating SO
far include the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. the Military Order Of Foreign
Wars the Military Order of the World
War, Admiral Perry Ship, Netera ms
of Foreign Wars: the Navy League
and other veterans and patriotic
organizations are invited to partlci
pate.
\ short assembly will he held in
front Of the Navy Building 1880
at which time there will be delegations
of sailors and marines and detail
from the Navy Band present. Admiral
Edward W. t,berle. the chief of naval
operations. will preside. and deliver a
short address. after which a formation
headed by Admiral Cowie and the par
ticipatins orga niZationS will proceed tC
foot of Seventeenth street, where
wreaths from the various veteran and
patriotic orsa nizations will be placed
in token of the services rendered by
the Navy and men of the Navy.
Gen. Brett the comma nder of the
District OF Columbia Chapter of the
Military Order of the World War, has
asked the Secretary of the Navy anC
the Secretary of War to issue d circu
lar urging officers of the Navy and
the Army to wear their uniforms or
that day.
The L. s s. Jacob Jones Post of the
American Legion met at the Women 5
City Club Monday evening. October -
when Commander Mccarthy, who had
been a delegate, made a report of The
activities at the national convention
Omaha, Nebr. Past Comma nder ko
hen of the Costello Post the depart
ment welfare officer. spoke OF the
tentative program of his committee
for the coming year. The comma ndel
will soon appoint a member of this
post TO serve on the committee. and
the comrade SO appointed will he aid
ed by subcommittee within the post
Junior Vice Commander Hall chair
man of the entertainment committee
secured through the courtesy of the
| Signal Corps, L. S. Army. the loar
of several reels of films entitled
FLA shes Of Action which were
shown after the meeting.
Friday. October 16. Comma nder Nc
Carthy attended the guardia nship con
ference held At the Veterans Bureau
National Qua rdia nship Otficer Arnold
District Guardia nship Officer GoulC
and officers of the fourth district
which includes the District OF Column
bia. West Virginia. MARYLAND and
Virginia. and representatives of the
various veterans organizations of the
city were present. The conference
met with the idea of getting the vet.
erans' organizations and their auxili
aries TO cooperate with the Veterans
Bureau in its efforts to protect the
interests of the mentally incompetent
a nd minors
Chairman knickerbocker of the
ways and means committee has com
pleted arrangements for the Halloween
dance TO be held at the Marine Bar.
racks Friday evening. October 80. It
is expected that the committee OF
judges to select the guests who are to
be awarded prizes for costumes will
be composed of Comma nder Carey OF
the Belleau Woods Post. Col. l. F
Fravel Of the Kenneth Nash Post and
Mrs. 7. V. Walker. president of the
American Legion Auxiliary of the
District of Columbia
McGroarty O'Connen Post. No :
Aperican Legion, held it's regular
monthly meeting Saturday. Octobe,
Il, in the board room Of the Distric-
Building.
Col. William Mitchell was given :
great ovation and in an address urged
all legionnaires to make an intensive
study of the Nations defense SO thar
they could better convince other ctti
Zens as TO the need Of a depa rtment o
national defense with three sepa ra t,
divisions. Army. Navy and Air
Paul Hurney. Lester G. Fullmer ant
Cornelius Link. members who recent,
announced the arrival of the stork il
their homes, were presented with car
rlase blankets by Col. Mitchell
Howard Fisk, past comma nder o
the George Washington Post. outline,
the work of the Omaha convention
and was warmly congratulated by tn,
post. Comdr. Fisk was Instruments
/ in having legislation enacted to pro
, tect the interest Of members employed
in the Federal service
Harlan Wood a member Of thi
post. and chairman Of the veters,
Joint committee. announced that tn
Omaha convention had unanilnousl,
adopted a resolution requesting tina
the United States efficiency board
the personnel classification board n,
the workingmen $ compensation board
be abolished and their functions trans
ferred to the Civil Service Commits