Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-14
LEGION MUSIC FUND.
TO AID VETERANS.
Bonus Marchers to Receive
$1,000 Set Aside for
Convention Trip.

fund of 81 900, set aside by the
American Legion to send its drum
corps to the national convention on
the West Coast this year. will be
turned over to officials of the bonus
expeditionary force for purchase of
supplies. it was decided last night at
a meeting OF the District Executive
Committee OF the Legion in the Dis
trict Building
Special committees were appointed to
cooperate in arranging benefit per-
formanceS, recreation and entertain
ment for the men in camp and to
obtain medical and sanitary supplies
Brig. Gen. Pelham d. Glassford
chief Of police. in a brief talk before
the meeting, outlined a plan he is
working on, which, ne said, will help
both the veterans and the country at
large.
Approval Of Actions.
The Executive Committee voted con-
fidence in Gen. Glassford's handling of
the bonus army situation and appreci-
alton of what he has already done 1t
instructed the department adjutant to
write letters expressing this view to the
President, Vice President, Speaker of
the House and the District Commits
Sioners.
A benefit show or series of perform
ances to augment the funds of the vet
Grams will be arranged by a commit
tee appointed to cooperate with Wash
lngton theater managers, Gen. Glass-
ford, the American Federation of Labor
and other organizations who have of
fered help. The committee includes c.
w. Browning, Edward l.. Marthill
Emily ]. Carey, Norton P. Cassidy and
M Moore
A plan whereby residents of the Dis
trlct may contribute staple food articles
to the encamped veterans was decided
upon following the reading Of a letter
from the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
| in which all its local stores were offered
as locations for receptacles in which
such contributions might be placed
The grocery firms letter came after a
suggestion from Legionnaire that such
a program be adopted and the Execu-
tive Committee last night Endorsed the
program and will take steps to put it
into effect. Attempts also will be made
to place similar receptacles for food
donations in the Hobbies of theaters and
possibly churches, it was said.
Medical Group Named.
! A Medical Committee" whose duty
! it will be to solicit doctors, druggists
and dealers in medical supplies to con-
tribute necessities for the care of the
men, includes H. A. REM, jr.: Gregory
Cipriani. T. N. Templeton William H.
Grass, J. J. Murphy and Richard Cur
! tin
Another committe, appointed to ar
range recreation and entertainment for
the men in the camp. includes Anne
Pryde, Howard H. BULGE, Ralph H.
Campbell, Samuel Rose, John McInnes,
Charles Curtis and Joseph Idler.
National American Legion headquar-
! tiers and the organizations National
Employment Commission. which has
assumed the task of finding one mil
lion jobs for veterans, will be asked by
the District department to cooperate
with the Districts employment group,
in view of the special problems which
this emergency has laid before it. The
resolution was introduced by Ralph H.
/ Campbell, head of the local Employ
ment Committee of the Legion.
Paul V. Strachan, representing the
American Federation of Labor, spoke
| briefly at the meeting held in the board
room at the District Building in oppo-
sition to the proposed economy meas
ure" and the impending pay cuts.