Evening star., 1925-03-22
NEWS OF VETERANS

The costume ball given by the
allied posts of the American Legion
last Tuesday night at the Mayf1ower
Hotel was declared a success. Vice
President Dawes and Gen. John j
Pershing were special guests oi
honor The Army, Navy and Marine
Corps were largely represented, as
ments and Congress. The Navy Or
chestra. under the direction OF Lieut.
Charles Benter. furnished the music
1t was given under the direction
of the following: Past Comdr. of the
George Washington Post Lieut.. How
ard S. Fisk, George E Picketts. Sd
William Murphy, Comdr. John O
Johnson Of the Nash Post, William
Clark Noble. Miss Mary Koblas
Dept. Comdr. Frank L. Peckham
Capt. John Thomas Taylor. Rob-
ert L. Pritchard, Paul X Carr, Judson
c. Dale, T. Norman Templeton. Mrs
Lewis Werden, Miss Helen O'Neill
Miss Helen Mccarthy, Mrs. Paul ivy
man, Mrs Charles Riemer, DR.. Jesse
L. Hall, DR. Charles e. Ralph S
Murry Moore. jr; Comdr. Wallace
Streater of the George Washington
Post, Miss Katherine Fisk. Mrs. Ar
thur Witconb, Mrs. Howard ). FISK
Miss Alice Garretson, Miss Eugenie
lie Merle. Miss Margaret German, Miss
Lorraine Bunch, Mrs. Charles E. Nor
ganston, Miss Mabel Colquitt, Miss
Betty Hart, Miss Betty Greene, Miss
Crlstine Forrest, Mr.. Willett Foster
Miss Helen Sweeney, Miss Audrey
Witcomb and Mrs Frank l. Peck
ham. Lieut.. Charles Riemer. oorp
mander of the Stuart Walcott Port
was the chairman of the arrange
ments of the ball.
Equality Walter Reed Post, No. 2S4
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, at ite
meeting at Pythian Temple Thurs
day night elected delegates to the
1925 department encampment and In
dorsed Capt. Edwin S. Bettelheim, jr..
as its candidate for the position OF
department commander. Joseph F,
Beattie being designated as chair
man OF the post delegates.
Capt. Edwin $. Bethlehem. jr., was
born in New York City. n. Y, and
graduated from the Dewitt Clinton
High School: also took course in
engineering at Columbia University
In 1912 he went to New York City
taking up newspaper publicity work
and commercial advertising. April 2
of that year he enlisted in Battery
F, New York Field Artillery, serving
In all commission grades until
commissioned a second lieutenant in
June, 1916, at which time he volun-
teered his services at the call Of the
President, serving with his regiment
on the Mexican border until Novam-
Der, when his regiment was mustered
out of the Federal service, returning
to the National Guard until war was
declared against Germany by the
United States. when he again volun-
teered, serving as battalion and regi-
mental adjutant, also adjutant Of the
9th Division, seeing a total OF l6
months service overseas, returning tc
the United States August II. 1919
and was mustered out of the service
at Washington, d. G, September %
1919. AT present he is assigned 10
the 3o5th Ammunition Train Gre
serves) of the s0th Division. He ac-
cepted the position of chairman OF
the national legislative committee o!
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars in May
1920. later taking up the additional
duties as director of the V. F. w
Service Bureau, and has continued to
I'LL these two positions up TO the
present time
He is a charter member Of Equality
Walter Reed Post, No. 2S4 has filled
every position in the line of post
officers, also served one term as Jun.
Tor vice department commander and
two terms as department adjutant in
the District OF Columbia department
He is a member of the District o.
Columbia bar. having graduated from
George Washington University Law
School: an active member in numer-
Gus military associations, also of the
Masons, Elks. Odd Fellows, the Delta
Phi Fraternity. the University Club
and the Press Club, and an active
member in Top Notch Tent OF the
Military Order of the Cootie, the side
degree of the V. F. W.
The next regular meeting of the
James E. Walker Post, No 2e, Amer
lean Legion, will be held at the
Twelfth street branch. Y. NJ C. A..
Thursday at $50 pm. Plans for the
annual Spring dance, to be given by
the Pollyanna Club. for the benefi,
OF the post, and the poppy sale will
be discussed