Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1923, Page 21

Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, depart- ‘ment commander of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars of the District of Co- $umbia, last Sunday afternoon placed an immense poppy wreath on the tomb of the “unknown” soldier at Arlington cemetery. The ceremony hvas performed in the presence of the department staff, national officers, vost commanders and the members of the local posts, each post having @ large delegation which accompa- nied their post flag and national ©olors. Gen. Stephan placed the wreath on ¢he tomb in behalf of the national ‘headquarters _and the local depart- ment. Capt. Bettelheim, chairman of the national legislative committee, accompanied by the national trur Deter, Sergt. Henry Loveless, repre- .sented the national organization. In addition to the members of the Vet- erans of Forelgn Wars, there were also present delegations from the TLadles’ Auxiliaries, the American Le- gion posts and auxiliaries, the United Spanish War Veterans, the Army and Navy_Union, the Costello Post and the Yeomanette Post of the Ameri- can Legion, and the department staff ©of the Grand Army of the Republic. Lleut. Kenneth Coontz, U. S. N..| wailor son of Admiral Coontz, and commander of Robert E. Peary Ship of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Is| arranging to cast a floral anchor on the waters of the Atlantic at high noon Memorial day. as a tribute to United States sailors who have died at sea. hould Prohibit Im- | s the sub- | eglon's na.| “Why Americi emlgration for Five Years, ject of the American tional essay contest, which opene last Friday and ends October 12.¢ arland W. Powell, national director| of the legion's Americanism commis-| sion, has announced The contest, which will be con- «ucted by the legion's Americanism vommission, is open to all school chil- | ren hetween the ages of twelve and | cighteen. More than 200,000 children { are expected to submit essays. The! Americanism commission will award | prizes in the form of three scholar-| «hips for firet, second and third win- | ners, to the cash value of $750, 0| und $250, respectively. They may be »pplicd in meeting the expenses of a student's education in any college or university. A silver medal, bronze} medal and certificate of merit will Im! awarded to first, second and third | @tate winners, respectively. Fssaye will be restricted words for length. Thought, PI style and originality of treatment. in order named, will be the bastc con- derations in judging essays, accord- ug to Mr. Powell. Spelling and pen- manship will be considered also. | to The third annual convention of the | Military Order of the World War is to e held at the Willard Hotel, October 4,5 and 6. The committee in charge completing _arrangements meeting and announces that special hotel and_transportation rates will De afforded those attending the ses- sions. | Brig. Gen. John J. Bradley heads| the convention executive committee and Rear Admiral T. J. Cowie, senior commander, leads the national | convention committee on arrange- sents and_entertainment. Members of Admiral Cowie's committee are eut. Col. Frederic Huidekoper, Capt Carl Henning, Gen. Ennals Wagga- W. L. Symons, Clephane, Maj! Chandler and Commander W ton. It is planned to hold the mili- tary banquet and ball on the second | evening of the convention. | The American Legion auxillary smembers are rapidly filling the quotas ot the units in making poppies for Memorial Day. Large poppies are to he used in the decoration of the graves of the World Wi d nd the members of the George Killeen wunit are to decorate the memorial trees on 16th street at 10 a.m. today Small popples are to be sold by mem- hers of the American Legion auxiliary at the Veterans’ Bureau, Washington fl.oan and Trust Company, Union Trust Company, Union Station, Keith's Theater, Child's restaurant and &t ihe ball park and at Howard | Theater. These poppies will carry | the emblem of the Amer! n Legion and will be sold by authorized repre- sentatives of the American Legion auxiliary. Mrs. Mamie Palmer Dorsey s | chalrman of the American lLegion auxiliary poppy committee of the Dis- trict_of Columbia. She has had a members of her committee unit presi- gients and unit poppy committee chair- men. is fast! for the | { East Washington Post. No. 983, f Veterans of Foreign Wars, held an | open meeting at Northeast Masonic Temple May 19. It was entirely in charge of the ladies’ guild, which i?{ affillated with the post. Mrs. Frank | R. Heiss is chairman of the entertain- | nent pmmittee, and Mrs. G. C. Mec- Ihany is chalrman of the refresh- rent committee. The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock. Past | Commander Dean of the Department | of the Potomas. G. A. R.. spoke in be- | Lalf of the Widows and Orphans’ | Home Association drive for funds | for the e building in the | near future ich the enter- nment began, which consisted of the following numbers: Piano Solo. Mre. Charles Dutron; vocal solo, Mis Mildred _Eliff, accompanied by Mrs. N. E. Eliff; saxophone solo, T. E.| Rerkeley: recitations and jokes, G. B. | Wheelo: vocal solo, Ellsworth Con- . 4dron; dancing, Miss Cunningham. A bhuffet supper was served. The next open meeting will be held June 9 The fourth anniversary of U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post. 2, the American Teglon., wa ebrated last Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock in the United | States marine barracks hall, Sth and | ve streets southeast, in the presence of a large gathering of members of | The post and their friends | This post. which is composed ex- clusively of enlisted personnel of veomen (F), has the distinction o heing the first post of its charact to be granted a charter by the na- tional organization, and stands out as one of the leading posts in the big organization. In_the Department of the District of Columbia it holds a ranking position, standing third from the standpoint of membership at the present time out of the twenty-six posts in this department. The program at the celebration In- cluded _selections by the United States Marine Band: invocation, by Post Chaplain Amy F. Hammond: ad- dress of welcome, by Post Commander Eunice C. Dessez; reading of the his- tory of the post, by Mrs. Viola S. los by Miss Cecilia accompanied by Miss Katherina recitation by Miss Ethel and cornet solo, by Arthur, § itcomb, a member of George | Washington Post, No. 1. and “Our Tegion on Parade,” composed by H. D. Pryor, a member of the Marine Band and Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 16, | Played by the Marine Band. * " The principal speaier and special muest was Admiral Robert E. Coontz, chief of the bureau of naval opera- tions. He told of the work of the veomenettes during the world war and of the splendid work accomplish- ©d since the signing of the armistico. He_ paid tribute to the organization and the principles for which it stands, and that it was being lived up to was shown by the accomplish- ments already passed into history. The speaker was introduced by Past Commander Kate A. M. Claggett, master of ceremonies. After the playing of “The Star- Spangled Banner” by the Marine ‘Band, the remainder of the evening was devoted to dancing. Members of Cooley-McCullough Post, No. 22, the American Legion. will ‘assemble in front of the Ouray building, 8th and G streets northwest, today at 9:30 a.m. and proceed in au- tomobiles to Upper Marlboro, Md., to hold ceremonies at the grave of a deceased member, S. C. Hill. A short parade of the post will be held May 30, start- ing at the District building. The members will be furnished trans- portation to Arlington. Memorial services in honor of the gold_star men of the bureau of en- Federal Foreign Wars, are to be held, under the direction Arthur J. Torrey, Epiphany Chapel, 12th and C streets southwest. employes of the Department of Agri- culture who lost their world war. phan Dr. John Wesley Hill, Lincoln elected an honorary member of this post, Wallace. Veterans of Forelgn Wars for memo- rial services will be followed. graving and printing who dled in the world war and for those in other wars are to be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the bureau, auspices of the Bureau of Engraving and_Printing Post, No a Legion, commanded by Francis F. Mil- ler who died under the 23, American memorial services No. 824, Veterans The annual of Post, Rev. in of the chaplain, this evening the The services are for lives in the Department Commander Anton Ste- is to introduce the speakers, chancellor of University, who has Agriculture of the and Secretary of The formal ritual The committee on ladies’ auxiliary of | been | THE SUNDAY has arranged a social for tomorrow evening I the post room, Odd Fel- lows' Hall, 419 Tth street northwest, to which members are Invited to bring their wives, daughters, s or mothers. Chaplain Torrey h ranged a speclal program. Kquality-Walter Reed Post, No. 284, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will | hold its next regular meeting June 7 at Pythian Temple, 1012 9th street northwest, to which all visiting vet- eran Shriners are especially invited. The automobile outing given by the post last Sunday for the benefit of patients located at Walter Reed Hos- pital proved a success, about 100 pa- tients being taken in a number of ate_cars for a spin through Rock cek Par. Sam Berlin, 7th street north- west (telephone North 1780), has been appointed by the post commander as chairman of a program of increased activities in Mount Alto Hospital to be conducted by this post and already plans are being formulated to hold |an automobile outing for the benefit of patients in that institution the | latter part of June. The name and | address of any one who has an avail- | able automobile is requested. The Veterans of Foreign Wars, be- ing Intereste in all constructive Americanization work, interest in the Boy Scouts of America, and Post Commander Howard E. Chase of &quality-Walter Reed Post has recently assisted in organizing Troop No. 30 and has accepted the position of troop commander, or scoutmaster. This troop will make its headquarters in the clubrooms of the Universalist Church and Com- rade Chase already has inaugurated an active program of activity for the boys. Equality-Walter Reed Post again expects to lead all other units In the per capita sale of tickets for the an- | nual department excursion, which will be held at Chesapeake Beach during the summer, and already a committee. consisting of Sam Berlin, M. D. Smith and Robert Forkish, have been appointed. E. Forney was designated chair- man of the new Norfolk committee for the purpose of learning the cost of the proposed Norfolk trip to take in the ndtional convention via the several routes, the reduced rates that vantages of each route and to render a complete the next meeting. Arthur L. Lake, department com- mander of Rhode Island, presented the post with a beautiful Veterans | or Foreign Wars signet ring, which suggested, report at takes a deep|will be diposed of for the benefit of | ari STAR, - WASHING' have been offered, also the special ad- | o9 ‘ "C., MAY 1923—PART 1. o s the Post color fund. He also pre-|honey. A firlng squad will be fur- 1 sented the Ladles’ Auxiliary with a gold auxillary signet ring and it will De used as a prize in the membership campaign that is now being started. The Ladies’ Auxillary of Equality- Walter Reed Post, under the leader- ship of Mrs. James Reed, senior vice president, are actively boosting the Veterans of Forelgn Wars poppy cam- paign, and arrangements are now be ing made to have representatives sel ing the little red flower in several 27, 28 and 20. The next meeting of the auxillary will be held June 7 at the home of Mrs. James Reed, 1228 B street southwest, at which time sev- eral members are scheduled for obli- gatlon. Mrs. Margaret L. Finch, president, has removed to Wheeling, W. Va. where Comrade Finch has located in business. George Washington Post, No. 1 American Legion, has an active meir bership campaign in progress, for which teams have been organized At 3 o'clock this afternoon this post will conduct memorial exercises in the chapel at Rock Creek cemetery. Rev. Dr. George F. Dudley, a veteran of the American war, will | the speaker. A program has bee ged by Comrade William of the central locations during May | nished by the Marine Corps and taps will be sounded. The post will assemble at 9:30 a.m. Memorial day at the District building to participate in the exercises at Arlington. Maj. Thacker V. Walker, commander of the post, has been as- signed to the reception committee. Post Adjt. William J. Holliman has just received his commission as cap tain in the judge advocate general's office, O. R. C. The Sergeant Jasper Post, No 13, the American Legion, will hold memorial services today at 2 p.m. in the Cedar HIill cemetery, Suitland road and Pennsylvania avenue south- east, in honor of those who paid the su- preme sacrifice. Veterans of both the world war and the civil war are buried in this cemetery. | Commander Thomas J. Frailey of the post will preside and the prin- cipal address will be made by Rev. Hugh K. Fulton, pastor of the orthminister Presbyterian Church, | chaplain of the post and the District | of Columbia Department, the American | Legion. | “The special committee in charge. appointed by the poft, consists of dward L. Marthill, adjutant; Joseph L. Brown, second vice commander, and A. W. Liphitch. |'the veterans will be decorated The graves of | cemetery and | services. PROGRAM AT CHURCH TO LAST THREE DAYS Petworth Methodists Will Present Chautauqua Num- bers. A community program of educational typical | lectures and concerts on a rious Irwin, magician, will furnigh en- tertainment, while Clark Eichelberger of Chicago, a veteran Chautauqua lec- turer, will spsak on “He Can Who Thinks He Can.” On Monday evening the same talent will present an entirely new program and Mr. Eichelberger will speak on “The Red Horizon Tuesday, Perry’s Ye Old New England | Choir will give an educational concert jand sing songs with period costumes, | while Stanley Upton Mock will sp: {in the afternoon on ‘“The High Mission |of Woman” and in the evening on “Main Street vs. Broadway. On Wednesday afternoon and evening American plan wilk.be given tomorrow, | Walter Eccles and Al Pearsall, “Jest- Tuesday and Wednesday under auspices of the Petworth nastum of the Petworth M. E. Church. The local Petworth committee, co operating with the educational, rel glous and civic forces in the vicinity, Methodlint y giferent Church, in co-operation with the Rad- cliffe Chautauqua System. in the gym- the | €=, will entertain with songs, plano- logues and dramatic sketches, with a program for afternoon and evening, while Guy Morse Bingham of Ohio, lecturer, instructor and trave will ‘give addresses on “The ,- | mentals of Business Prosperit i- | “Your America, What Will You Do is | With 1t7" taking this means of bringing lectures | and entertainments to their own peo- | ple’s doors. Tomorrow afternoon the Clifford Col lins_Duo of musicians and the Myste- the official wreath of the prior to the American Legion placed at the entrance of the memorial SERVICES BY EVANGELIST. B. Larimore is conductin, I- | Evangelist T. Francisco, Calif,, lat the Fourteenth Street | Christ, 14th street near Park road northwest. 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