Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1921, Page 14

oo et THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JULY 24, 1921—PART 1. ANNOUNCING * Price Reductions On All Food Column De'vote'd to the | | to be known as Edward Douglas White Post, In honor of the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Staf has been organized by Deféended the Nation on Land and Sea. | A new post of the American Legion) ing, and its. membership drive was Interen;of the Men Who concluded. The completed returns from the drive are not in as yet, but it is expected that the member- ship will be nearly, if not complete- ly, doubled. During the present week a dele- department to withhold retainer pay from officers and men who do not at- tend drills regularly has acted as a spur to bring them out. Commander ' commandi the local reserve the of: lectured to the of- ficers on navigation'during the school period Monday night. _ —_— FRANCE GOING TO RIGA. RIGA, July 23.—United States Senator Joseph 1. France of Maryland, who went into soviet Russia recently to investigato conditions there, telegraphed here today that he would leave Moscow Monday for Riga. He expects to arrive in this city Wednesday. Mareia Burns Chapter, D. A. R, gave a plcnic for the children of the Wash- ington Orphan Asylum Thursday in Rock Creek Park. The little guests staged a surprise program of songs and dances which was given in the shelter house as a surprise for their hostesses. Those who cared for the children and managed the picnic were Mrs. Elizabeth M. Hesse, regent of the chapter; Mrs. Francis Kane, Miss NEWS OF THE CLUBS Frances Gutelius, Miss Helen Hesse and Miss Eleanor . Greer. Marcia Burns Chapter takes its name from Marcia Burns Van Hesse, who was the founder of the Washington Or- phan Asylum. Women’s City Club—At the month- ly forum luncheon Saturday, Dr. Valeria H. Parker, departmental H. Progra. ernment Department The luncheon will begin at 1 o'clock. of Reorgan for Moral Protection,” and Miss Har- es, secretary of the American sociation, will speak on “The ion of Gov- The Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, Daughters of Veterams, met Monday. The obligation was conferred on Dr. ! A. A. Taylor of the Sons of Veterans and short talks were made by Col. O. Oldroyd, E. Warner and Dr. Taylor. The next meeting will be held Au- gust 1. EX-MINISTER KILLS SELF. Von Frauendorfer Was Bavarian Numismatic Expert. MUNICH, Bavaria, July 23.—Hein- rich von Frauendorfer, until recentiyv head of the Bavarlan section of the ! imperial ministry of communications, shot and killed himself here todus. He was noted as a numismatic ex secretary of the United States Inter-| . e A lted Bt Moard.| 1f you want work read the want col-| e I8 said to have been In financl 1 “The American Plan | umns of The Star. diMculti will speak on Served Here. Our patrons are as- sured the same good quality food, delicious home cooking and courteous attention. Come, have a meal with us, you will be delighted with our service, and, besides. you will find our dining room cool and com- fortable. United Cateria 1010 F St. N.W. When the Thermometer Registers High s the time to get a new heating sys- tem installed for mext winter. Hot Water or Vapor Is Best Call, write or phone for free esti- mate of cost. ‘W. H._Gottlieb, 917°'H St. N.W. Biggs Heating Co. -3 CURLING IRONS 6.25 Were $6.75 THE ELECTRIC SHOP 607 14th St Aspirin 9 : be held Tuesday, Then It’s Genuine |3 on Sisdic biine: Aspirin is trgde mark Bayer Manufae- ture Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid. DR. LEHMAN PLATE SPECIALIST Plate DR. LEHMAN Niagara Falls EXCURSIONS $1680 Romd T -8% Additional FRIDAY . July 29, Aug. 12, 26 Select one of these dates for your summer vacation. Magnificent miountain scen- ery through the Lehigh and ‘Wyoming Valleys. SPECIAL TRAIN e Leave Washington 7:30 AM. Tickets Good 16 Days Stopover Alowed at Principal Points Returning. - 2 Baltimore & Ohio In _connection wil and Lehigh Valley- H. E. Huntsberry, Vice Pres. 9 thirty employes of the United States|gation from the Tank Corps Post Civil Service Commission. These for- :::l. v‘“l!l f-n_}p telcdoer.p:n:l' ’::e.!enrevr:é e Tanl mer service men met this week at the [ qurh BF (0 NG Gor are slated to commission bullding and organized! join .the American Leglon. thie post. Since the meeting the mem- Miss Marfe Covert, Mis bership has increased more than 100 McVey and Miss Minnie per cent, and it is expected that by | resenting the three girl pos American Legion, met with the ex- the next meeting the number Will|Gyrgion committee last Friday and again be doubled. arranged for the prizes to be pre: lected | sented the winners of the girl events Y L dier wa post commander. | at the annual field meet of the legion pplication for the charter injat Formal Chesapeake Beach Thursday, the District of Columbia has been |AUgUSt 25 made. Pauline ‘Ghalrman Bill Franklin of the ex- ecutive commllt‘ea lu:l cnmn‘l‘eled nk arrangements 'or the outing. Pllgrimage 10| { fal of twenty athletic events will be staged, winding up with a feature relay race, with entrance from every The American Legion France will start from New York Au- gust 3. Every state will be repre- e, e e T rahi. Ay | POSt In the District. Gold, siiver and members of the legion may g0 on the | (LR, ", Yiogton events. whils trip providing his application for res-1 . . 1ondize will be presen ed the ervations is received before the quota [ WErCRRACES, oo, V%o Tl races. is filled. The expense, about $800, will be borne by the individual member. As the party is limited to 250, the state quotas are necessarily small. Applications are recelved at the state legion headquarters. The trip will |} last about six weeks and will extend to all important towns and cities in the old French war sone. The District of Columbia Chapter Rainbow Division 3 ational Guard tional convention last week at Cleve-| Troops of the District of Columbia m;g.‘ ghizl "hlen -Yi gen‘lleyl M:lfl;rd- National Guard, who have been in camp publicity director of the local chapter. v Tas clogted Arat vice president of the |at. Camps Simms and Humphreys for national organization. the past two weeks, returned to Wash- Mr. Mulford s ome of the most|ington last night. The week at Camp prominent members of the local chap- | Simms was spent in target practice and ter and has done much toward build- |\ % 88 L T o o men ing up the organization in the Na- qualified at Camp Simms in target prac- ion failed to indorse an |tice as follows: immediate cash bonus for former sol- diers at the sessions. They passed alc ' o & ghiels Cn 5. resolution, however, recommending | e’ CpS SREIER Coo & early colléction of the accrued inter- | Firat Lieut. Sidney Morgan, ;n on nnéedhwnr dehft |: the United | Private J. C. Jeasen, Co. A. tates and the use of the money to pay the adjusted compensation of ex- SHARPSHOOTERS. soldlers. The next annual conven-|Serst M. C Erincke Co 4 tion will be held July 14 and 15, 1922, | Befier B By Saqteon Fo.o at Minneapolis. vate J. C. Wheaf, Co. : Many veterans of the 2d Division. | Col. Sergt. W. E. Thorne, Hd. & Serv. Co. A. E. F, and their friends attended S the annual outing of the organization AERUMEN. which was held yesterday at Marshall | Sert. Henry Il Meares. Co € Hall. Marines from the local bar- | &imt Lieu, W b Jorrnect racks and others from Quantico, with | private H. H. I the post band from that place, were also in attendance. Maj. C. Nevill, U. 8. M. C., w of the transportation arrangements. 314 310 At the meeting of George Washing- 3t t, No. 1, the American Legion, Tuesday night at the board- strict building, three posthu- mous members were elected and placed on the honor rolls of the post. The names were Willlam B. Hudson, Frederio Fagan and Charles A. Rhett Private J. L. Private K. V. Kirkpatrick Private E Co.'A. 24 Private (frst-class) B. B. Ricbmond, Co. B. 240 ‘The infantry work of the District en- gineer troops was somewhat restricted owing to bad weather conditions the Jacobs, the former two serving in the 2 Army during the world war and the arsciweskiat Cerap)Simme. atter in the Marine Corps. Evening parade and informal guard 'The following were elected to the | mount was neld daily at Camp Hum- active membership rolls of the post:|phreys, except when prevented by the John E. Blackburn. George V. de!weather. The engineering work was Brodes, Charles M. Carter, John|earnestly undertaken by the men and Cavanagh, William M. Coffin, Andrew | much of it, particularly demolition and J. Crown, Ray B. Dame, Basil Duke, [ pontoon bridge .construction, was of a o T 1 of veterans. Specialist 307 7th St. N.W., Opp. Saks’ —__Open Eveninge—Closed on Susdath. ek o Carra Giles, F. H. Hardy, Eugene W. Hense, Wililam J. Holliman, Eric V. C. Holloway. Francis G. Matson, Al- lison N. Miller, Willlam C. Miller, Lewis S. Pendleton, Robert W.. Rea. Charles I. du_Rell and Frederic W. Southworth. Up to the present time this year 106 new members have been elected in the post, bregking all pre- vious records. John Thomas Taylor, ¥iee chairman | of the national legisiative commlit- tee, & member of the post, made a de- tailed report on the progress of leg- islative matters in which the ex- service men are interested. His re- port was followed by a general dis- cussion of the various acts now re- celving the attention of Congress. ‘The post voted to participate in the excursion of the District of Colum- bia Department August 25 at Chesa- peake Beach, Md. Post Commander Howard 8. Fisk amnounced the ap- pointment of William J. Holliman, a former inetructor in athletics in the Navy, as chairman of the athletic committee. He will have charge of the program of athletic evepts for the post at the outing. Members de- siring to enter the various events should secure entry blanks, which are now in the hands of the post commander. A. B. Schull, a member of Ernest D. Wortley Post, No. 262, of Lake View, Mich., was a guest of the post made a brief address. Albert E. Haan, a member of the post, who was re- cently appointed national service di- rector of the legion and has just re- turned from attendin, state conventions in The next meeting of the A meeting of National Capital Post, No. 127, Veterans of Foreign Wars, was held at its new quarters, 1006 E street northwest, July 15. The follow- ing were unanimously elected to office, and installed by Department Com- mander S. H. Jacobson: Past Depaft- ment Commander Col. George L. Talit, commander; Capt. Francis M. Van Natter, senior vice commander, and M. B. Baldenburg, junior vice commander. Post Adjutant Luther Linkins and Quartermaster George J. Neuner will continue their service. The following members were elected as delegates to represent the post at the national en- campment _September 19 Col. George L. Tait, Capt. Francis M. Van Natter, George J. Neuner, Rev. Har- rison D. Boyer and Henry Loveles: Alternates to be elected at next meet- ng. Representatives of the post attend- ing the public meeting recently held in the boardroom of the Dfstrict building reported the procedure of the tentative plans for a federation The representatives of the different organizations were asked to present the matter before their parent organizations with in- structions that each organization either elect or appoint three accredit- ed delegates to an official organiza- tion for July 27. The following rep- resentatives were l;volnted: Past Gommander George J. Neuner, De- partment Chaplain Rev. Harrison D. Boyer and William H. Lowder. The resolutions . committee’s report was adopted. The grievance committee reported that compleints of discrimi- nations against ex-service men were still being practiced, and that the tigation. ° 'he post unanimously indorsed the stand taken by the members of the House and the ate in behalf of the soldiers’ bonus, and extended to them & vote of thanks and apprecia- tion, and special mention was made of Senator Reed's plea for soldiers’ bonus during the stormy debate upon recommittal. The _following-named _applicants we! ed to membership: Edward J. » Alvin Reiners. Andrew J. Phipips and Frederick Parker. The next meeting is to be held the even- ing of July 29. hington Post, No. 1, Disabled VX:P.III:‘OI the World War, will stage & vaudeville show at the next mn'un‘. it t Carroll Insti- tute Hall, street near:New York avenue, at 8 o'clock. rs from several of the local theaters will con- tribute to the program. All disabled men in the city are invited. All dls- nhbled men also are invitsd to join the A(”fln last meeting the following committees were appointed: Member- ship, Marvin lox, ik Steuart and M. Beverly: uuhllclz. B. N. Ma . Rogers and C. W. G. W. consgitution, E, Mosley, J. Durn: . T. Hottle; finance, J. T. Hottle, W, J. Pll"yor. H. Pyles, A. McKinsey snd E. N. May. During the - k- the o o Beik an Tmportant i | tailed as adj committee would continue its inves- | Tank "amount of in meet- local great interest. The men enjoyed very much the swimming fn Gunston cove after the day's work was finished. Payment of the District troops on re- turning to the armory last night was an unusual procedure, as national guards- men usually have to wait several wecks for their camp pay. The Army officers at Camp Hum- phreys were very courteous and consid- erate in their treatment of the District troops, the officers of the guard said. Work performed by Capt. E. H. Grove and his assistants in refitting the bar- racks made the camp comfortable and healthy. Theré was only one admit- tance to hospital during the camp and in that case the man returned to duty within a few days. - The 2d Battalion of the Engineer Reg- iment will be organized between now and next spring, 8o that next year the number of men In the regiment will-be more than doubled. Mess Sergts. John L. Wright and Martin C. Frincke, in charge of the consolidated mess for all companies ttalion, performed excellent had good meals Camp The old stoves used dur- Humphreys. ing the war proved almost impossible, and it was necessary to remain up all of the first night in camp to get them i lin order. Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan visited the command and inspected it at Camp Humphreys, assuring himself that the officers and men were being well cared for and properly fed and quartered. Maj. R. D. La Garde, U. 8. A., de- ant general, District of Columbla, present during the en- campment at Camp Humphreys and engaged with other officers of the Regular Army in the truction of the troops, and acted as liaison officer between the National Guard command and the camp authoritles. ‘The tactical command of the battal- fon of engineers was taken over at Camp Humphreys by Maj. John W. Oehmann, who proved his efficiency both to his seniors and to the officers and men of the command during the camp period. Maj. Oehmann established battalion headquarters with Capt. George L. Evans adjutant and Regimental Sergt. . Robert G. MacCartee, in charge of the administrative office. The services of Capt. A. B. Shattuck and Lieut. O. E. Walsh, U. 8. A, as instructors in engineering were greatly appreciated by the officers and men of the National Guard. These regulsr officers were approachable at all times by the national guardsmen both In and out of working hours, and their sympathy and friendly attitude toward those under their instruction were greatly appreciated. Company A, under the command of Capt. Joe R. McKey, which has recently received a large number of recruits, recelved the commendation of the adjutant general for its rapid progress in infantry drill and im- provement in discipline and team work during the camp. Company B, the new company, un- der the command of Capt. John R. Kain, made an excellent showing and is quite a credit to the parent organi- zation—Company C. Company C, under the command of Capt. Harry E. Gladman, lived up to traditions and performed excellent rvice during the camp. NEWS OF THE NAVAL RESERVE The subchaser 210, commanded by Ensign Donohue, Is scheduled to leave her dock at Water and O streets southwest at 10 o'clock today for a cruise down the Potomac. It is plan- ned to return tonight. During the voyage the crew will be put through various naval drills as a part of their training. A number of officers of the local re- serve force are making preparations to take their annual cruises aboard vessel of the destroyer force based on Ne rt, R. 1. Several of them now are hese destroyers. Each cruise extends over a period of two weeks. Some of the officers have made ap- plication for longer periods, but it is stated that on account of the limited javy funds this. year it caunot be permitted. . The attendance ut the drills this week was reported to be larger than ever. The men are showing a great terest in buliding up the n. The order of the arsanizatiol = = E = § = g £ E = - % = = = Universal Floor M\ -Mop and Bottle of Oil Lon g-handled mop, large size, and pint bot: Universal = Polish. Office Open Saturdays for Payments During July and August. F Summer Prices It’s a Cool Store to Visit, Too. of $150 or Over . 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