Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1921, Page 4

Rour b e\l VETERANS WOULD DIRECT OWN RELIEF IThousands of Wounded Sol- diers in Convention Here Will Approach Congress. Veterans of the world war from all sections of the country will arrive in Washington today to attend the convention of the National Disabled Soldiers’ League, which opens at Cen- (tral Hign School tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock for a four-day session. Between 2,000 and 3,000 wounded men are expected to participate in the convention proceedings, 1,500 of whom are in hospitals in and near the Dis- | trict. Grievances of the veterans against the government will come up at one of the sessions for an airing. It also is proposed to have the disabled serv- ice men voice to Congress and the administration a demand for the ousting of the directors of soldier relief work and their replacement by wounded heroes of the late war. Ac- cording to John P. Nolan, chairman of the league convention committee, the disabled veterans want to direct thelr own relief work and a petition {%"g:_x:“enrn will be presented to > along with other c of the present methog. ! O ticlemS - Parade to CapitoL © of the outstanding featurs convention will be u parade of the 4ls. abled men Wednesday afternoon to the Capitol, at which the petitions and reso- lutions adopted at the sessions will be formally presented to members of Con- gTess. The procession will start from Central High School ascut 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Final arrangemenzs for it, however, will not be made until after the convention is called to order. George H. Gillin, nati>nal president of the league, will open the convention to- MOrTow morning with an addrass of wel- come. An address also will be made by Senator David 1. Walsh of Massachusetts Various committees will be named. The program for Tuesday includes the nomination and election of per- manent oficers, and reading of re- ports by committee chairmen. Ed- ward Mordant of the Lambs' Club of New York city will deliver the prin- cipal address at this session. " Wil Install Oficers. ' ednesday the newly elect - ficers will be installed. and. tho :: rade of the vetrans will be held. Speeches will be made by Senator Howard Sutherland of West Virginia, and other members of Congress in- terested in securing adjusted compen. sation for the former soldiers. e final day of the convention— Thursday—will ‘be taken up almoes o tirely with new business and the out. lining of policies to be pursued dur. in the ensuing year. Representative Harold Knutson of Minnesota will address the closing session. Leaders of the league who Washington arranging for the som vention spent most of their time yes. terday at the Capitol in an effort to have a resolution introduced by Rep- resentative Frank Crowther of New York authorizing the Secretary of War to loan to the disabled veterans Wwho are unable to bear the financial burden of staving in Washington hotels during the convention tents and other supplies rushed through Con- Seventh Street JPennsylvania . Avenue Saks & (Jompany Featuring Warm Weather Wardrobery i For Men and Boys % Unusual Value in "Men’s Mohair Suits - LA $1375 ” The outstanding feature of these Suits is the distinctive character of the modeling and the superiority of their makemanship—insuring that first essential of Feather- weight-satisfaction—ENDURING SHAPELINESS. They are in the wanted Pencil Stripes; Young Men’s one-button Single-breasted and two-button Double- breasted styles—also-Conservative models. Both “regu- lars” and “stouts.” a camp in East Potomac Park for the soldiers, resolution passes. | D OvIAInE the RESEARCH SCHOOL HAS CONVOCATION High Honors Conferred by University at Exercises Last Night. An appeal for proper recognition {of education In America was made iby Representative Horace Mann | Towner of Iowa at the first annual convocation of Research University last night _in the auditorium of the Woman's City Club. Representative Mann is chairman of the committee on education of the House and joint author of a bill in Congress for creating a department of education. Louis Win Rapeer, president of the university, conferred degrees on the following ' graduates: Bachelor of arts, Benjamin Edwin Buente. Alice Margaret Hopkins and J. Clarence Voorhorst: master of commercial science, Phillp Earle Bunker, and { doctor ‘of philosophy. Samuel Henry De Vault and Charles Homer Lane. The honorary degree of doctor of laws was conferred on Edson Leone Whitney. He has accepted a pro- fessorship at Willlam and Mary Col- lege and will leave Research and the Department of Labor, where he is employed, in September. Most Intelligent Graduate. Alton Ross Hodgkins was awarded the annual teaching fellowship con- ferred on the most intelligent grad- uate student as determined by stand- ard psychological tests and scholar- ship. Mr. Hodgkins will assist dur- ing the year in the College of Com- merce of the university. Six other students were presented with complete scholarships for the year. They are Elizabeth N. Barr, Lucille Crescentia Brunner, Wayne Vernon Pettit, Edwin Carson Tooth- man, Ruth Stevens and Marjorie Van de Water. A hundred scholarships are to be awarded during the sum- mer quarter, beginning July 5. ! _Invocation was pronounced by Rev. {Walter Amos Morgan of the Mount . Pleasant Congregational Church, and benediction by Mgr. Cornelius F. iThomas of St. Patrick’s Church. Dr. {Roy S.” MacElwee, chairman of the board of trustees of the university, explained_the nature and purpose of the institution. A viglin solo was played by Miss Rena Greenberg. At the close of the iexercises an informal reception was held for the graduates at the uni- jversity building, 20 Jackson place. A {musical program was furnished by ithe Washington College of Music Or- ! chestra. White Flannel Trousers $6.00 “Shadow-proof” Flannel—and cut in the prevailing mode, with cuff bottoms and belt loops. As soon as you see them you'll agree—a decided special for $6.00. Another Offering of the Boys’ Wash Suits at $1.39 Included are the popular styles—Sailor, Marine, Regu= lation Middy, Oliver Twist, Tommy Tucker—made up in well known weaves—Galatea, “Invincible,” Peggy Cloth, Kiddy Cloth and Crash Combinations—White, Brown, Gray, Green, Turquoise, Tan, all the wanted shades of Blue, etc.—plain and in combination. They are well made —generously cut and in all sizes from 3 to 8 years. Second Floor. ) On the Economy Floor Men’s Blue Serge Suits Unheard of recently? Yes—but true while this lot lasts. All wool and fast color—Single and Double breasted models—Young Men’s and Conservative styles —sizes from 34 to 44—“regulars” and “stouts.” It’s a passing opportunity that you will do well to make the most of while it’s available. Fourth Floor New Instructors. President Rapeer announced the ap. pointment of two new instructor: They are. J Eckles and E. J. Staley. Dr. Alexan- der will conduct courses in ancient and modern history, and Mr. Staley rural sociology and _rural school problems during the day session of the summer quarter. Members of the faculty and student body will close commencement week John M. lwin, at American Uni- versity Park, on Massachusetls ave- nus, Saturday afternoon. The outing party will leave the university at § o'clock in the afternoon. A dance will follow the picnic. Students this week will have their quarterly vacation in preparation for the summer quarter. REUNION OF 29th DIVISION at Veterans Will Discuss Plans Meeting Tomorrow Night. Plans for a reunion of the 29th Division, which was ocomposed of District of Columbia, Maryland, Vir- ginia and New Jersey National Guard troops, are to be discussed at a meet- ing to be held at 8:30 tomorrow night in room 323, Homer bullding, 13th and F streets. All former members of the division are invited to attend. The division saw service in France for one year, William _ Alexander ! will have courses for teachers on ! with a_ picnic at the home of Dean; Navy’s “Star Shells” Light Up Great Area For Several Minutes Extensive experiments velop the use of “star ahel a substitute for search searching out enemy eraf being ucted Department, t are y Navy with what some | officers describe as considerable success. A “finshless” rwl;r is being used in propelling the shells from the guns. The shells light up the sea for a wide area and gre: over the nearchlight, as ll'x: the latter betray 1dcation of the ship | “star ahelln” that will flluminate for meveral MANY VICTORY MEDALS REMAIN UNCALLED FOR World War Veterans Notified Office of Distribution Will Be Closed July 1. By order of the War Department the Army office at 509 10th street, where victory medals for veterans of the world war residing in the Dis- trict of Columbia rave been distrib- uted since last June, will be closed Friday, and all those who have hot |tions. An opportunity will be given to| yet recelved their medals are re- quested oy Col. Julius T. Conrad, ad- jutant general's department, to apply for same before that date. All next week the office will be open from ¥ a.m. to 4:30 p.m., noon hour included, according to Army Field Clerk William E. Wilson, in charge of the office, and medals of practically every combination, combat medals, inoluded, will be on hand for distribu- tion. Applicants are only requested to furnish proper discharge papers. ‘When the office opened last June it was estimated _that approximately 18,000 medals of various sorts were due to be disposed of in the District. To date about 13,000 of these have been distributed, leaving between 3,500 and 5,000 yet to be given out, and in order to prevent moving and storage the officers in charge of the distribution are very desirous that claimants apply before July 1. The office will remain open until June 30. DINNER FOR SOLDIEES. The North Carolina Soclety is to en- tertain_ patients and nurses at Walter | | Reed Hospital who are North Caro- lianians at a dinner at 6 o'clock tomor- row night in the service hall at the hos- pital. Representative A. L. Bulwinkle will speak. LICENSE LAW COMMITTEE TO GIVE HEARING TUESDAY Suggestions Will Be Received From Business Men Affected by Pro- posed Changes. The committee appointed by the | Commissioners to revise the license laws of the District will hold a hear- ing In the boardroom of the District building at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday after- noon to receive written or oral sug- gestions from business men affected. ‘The committee was appointed fol- lowing receipt by the commissioners of a letter from Wade H. Coombs. superintendent of licenses, in which he enumerated a rumber of proposed changes, The principal suggestion to be con- sidered is that druggists should pay a higher license fee than §6 a year as now required. posal that the $12 license now re- |quired to sell cigars be made appli- jcable to cigarettes and other forms of manufactured tobacco. The committee also will consider the fixing of a closing time at night for ipoolrooms. The committee is- com- posed of CorporationCounsel Stephens, Superintendent Coombs and Danlel E. Garges, secretary to the board of Commissioners. FARM PROBE STARTS JULY 11. The joint congressional committee on study of the situation with regard to agriculture is to st on Monday, July 11, Chairman Sidney Y. Anderson of Minnesota announced last night Representative Anderson said that dairvmen and representatives of the v. rious agricultural and farm organiz all interests desiring to be heard. Apart::nel_lt—Hotel 2123 California Street N.W. WASHINGTON, D. C. is just west of Connecticut Avenue, in Washington Heights, a most exclusive resi- dential section of the Capital. It is near the Mount Pleasant car line and only a fifteen- minute ride from the center of the city, and reaches Union Station without transfer. Cafe American or European Plan By Day, Week or Month Phone North 3496 J. A. WILLSON, The next in importance is the pro-|§ general hcarings || Sunday Di Served at The Chimney Corner, from 3 to 7:30 pm. 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