Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
Veterans of Great War

postal notices, including copy Of the
, August issue Of Foreign Service, the or
f1ciai monthly magazine of the Veterans
|, Of Foreign Wars of the United States
has been mailed 10 the 627 survivors OF
, the regiment, setting forth the pro-
gram
George J. Neuner is the recipient oi
announcement from indianapolis V r
w. committee stating that visitors IL
the national encampment of the Vet
, Grams OF Foreign Wars. in indianapolis
the week Of August 26. will be enter
! tanned by an air circus on Friday att
ernoon Of the convention and will be
taken on rides over the city, The ar
rangsmentS were made by Strayer and
E. NJ, Jose, president and Lieut.. Ed
ward NJ. Johnson.
Twenty planes from airports through
!. out the State will attend and psrtici-
pate in the circus Parachute Jumps
winS-walkinc and other stunts will be
presented A balloon ascension will be
included A feature of the twenty-ninth
annual cncampment will be the annual
band and drum and hugle corps con-
tests for the national championship
Prizes and trophies will be distributed
10 winners The units will compete at
8 special exhibition at Broad Ripple
Park the afternoon OF August 30,
Convention headquarters announced
that the 65-piece boys band. fostered
by the V. F. w of Warren, Ohio. will
be designated as the official convention
band. The boys are all sons of veterans
and are from ii to Is years old The
band will give daily concerts in the city
and concert AZ the Y. NJ, c. a,
Columbia Post. No. $40, met at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massachusetts,
avenue, Wednesday Chaplain Alvin D.
Hathaway, commander. officiated
The amendment 10 the post bylaws
removing the position of quartermaSter
from the line Of annually elected officers
and authorizing the election of q quar-
termaster to serve indefinitely was
unanimously adopted. Lieut. Col. w.
Lawrence Hazard was elected as the
first incumbent of the new position.
Col. Winfield Scott, commissioner OF
pensions, and Mai. E. Fl. Hale were
elected as delegates to represent the
post at the National Encampment, to be
held at indianapolis. Ind August Is to
September /. The post fa"orably con-
sidered six resolutions intended to
clarity certain provisions OF the World
War Veterans act,
H.
bership and his application was referred
to the membership committee and will
be acted upon at the September meeting.
The posts representatives to the
National Encampment will make de-
termined effort to procure the cooper
alton OF the national organization in
obtaining an adequate appropriation
from Congress to enable the War De-
partment to employ the needed clerical
assistants to assemble In a compact in
dividual and easily accessible manner
/ the record of service of every veteran
of the World War At present the COM
plete record of any veteran of the con-
| flict can only be compiled by consulting
records filed separately in different Sec
tons Of the Adjutant Generals Depart
nient.
/ The posts hospital committee, through
its chairman, John l. Hart. submitted
detailed reports of the entertainments
recently held at Walter Reed Hospital
and the Naval Hospital and authorized
the plans for the performance to be
given for the entertainment OF the dis
abled veterans at Mount Alto Hospital.
! The department council of admins
! tration held its regular monthly meeting
| on Monday evening In the board room
! of the District Building, Comdr. Frank
| Lockhead presided
Joseph Beatty gave a detailed report
on the activities of the C. M. T. G. COM
mittee. Of which he is chairman. Chief
/ Of STAFF r Heise reported that on his
return from the national encampnient
/ he would institute a grand recruiting
/ drive in the department. offering some
very valuable prizes to the various posts
/ for gains in membership during the pc
riod of the campaign. MFR. Heise Is
past commander of Potomac Post and
mainly through his efforts that post in
:. the short space Of nine months has
shown an Increase Of 100 per cent In Its
membership. II was chiefly this fact
that prompted Comdr Lockhead to APP
point him chairman of the department
! recruiting committee.
] Department Junior Vice Comdr Abrsm
Grudd reported arrangements COM
pleted for the departure of the local
contingent of veterans for Indianapolis,
Ind, August 25. At the Hoosier me-
tropolis, on the morning of August 81,
the twenty ninth annual encampment
] of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars will get
under way. Probably 200 members of
the District of Columbia department
viii 60 to the conclave, over the Penn
| sylvania Railroad. A number will make
the trip by auto. The local vets will
make their headquarters at the Hotel
Williams, where department headquar-
tors will also be established for the
week.
Comdr. Lockhead announced the per-
sonnet Of the department welfare COM
mittee, as follows. Chairman, Thomas
c. Fawcett. r. C. Muschlitz. D. J Leahy.
H. Coope Of National Capital Post: w.
l.. Thomas. Dunlap p Penhallow. H.
Hite5 Of Equality Walter Reed Post; e.
Claude Babcock. Fred c. Lucas. " o.
I Anderson of Federal Post. A. D. Hatha-
way. Charles n. Rely. c. NJ Reicht of
Columbia Post, p r. Belt, F. r. Heise.
Edward Warren of Potomac Post, and
Harvey L. Miller, Joseph b. Gardella
and A. Grudd OF Front Line Post.
This body viii supervise the follow
ing activities Of the department curing
the next year Armistice day ball an
nual poppy sale. disabled veterans out
ing. department relief work and all de-
partment entertainment Subcommit-
tees will be named from the members Of
ti1is committee IN handle all of these
activities f. Claude Babcock has al
ready been named 10 head the commit
tee which Uiil have charge of the grand
ball on November II
Department Comdr Lockhead will de-
part this week on tour Of inspection
for the militia Bureau OF the War De-
partment, and this work will keep him
away from the city for nearly six weeks
Senior Vice Con1dr. Thomas E. Fawcett
Will be In charge Of the local unit dur
ing the absence Of Comdr Lockhead and
viii preside at the September meeting
Of the council Comdr. Lockhead win
Join the District of Columbia delegation
at the national convention. going there
from Camp Perry, Ohio,
letter was read 10 the council from
Department Comdr Col. A. G. Grammes
Of Maryland. in which the local body
was assured OF the support Of the Mary
land delegates IN It's effort 10 elect Past
Conldr Joseph F. Beatty 10 position
on the national council Of admnlstra-
Ton at IndianapOliS In bis letter The