Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1925, Page 65

American Legion. Senior Vice Commander T. Templeton of the Stuart Wolcott Post, 0. 10, the American Legion, been selected to uttend th national conven- tion at Oma Jebr., October 5 to he District slumbia dele: Vincent B. Cos tello Post, No. 15, the American Lo sion. will hold its inniial election of officers next Tues: day night in the squad_room. Dis trict Building. Adjt. Edward M Cabe ix urging all members to se cnr their tickets r transportation ntion de he housing committee e number members post was Marshall Hall and ttended 1 disabied in nee ryice hringir the World War ment help i r Goverr veterans Govern o with the ment a announc Mil = ent chairman on's rehabilitation commi cquaint veterans with and to advise them of under the law to benefits ing to them by reason of service, 75,000 posters are to be displayed in'the lobbies of post offices hroughout the country. It is pl 0 have a poster in the lobby of office’ except the postal substa made of on er this service vights ac wat post tions, Arrangements completed. The rvapidly being plan has been ap- Norman has seventh wccord- | by | the | € their | their | nned | Phelps, verv | bership campalgn committe: leen. ahan, Mrs Mrs. W. Lee. Ethel Fowle E. Harvey and Mrs. ) A new classifi disabled veteran State ation of that type of ated by the United Veterans’ Bureau as “constitu 1 psychopathic inferiors,” who as result are refused compensation, is being urged by officials of the national chabilitation committee of the Amer- ican Legion here. Compensation has been many psychopathic veterans, onnaires point out, on the ground that their condition existed sinc childhood and did not result from wa crvice. The legion committee will recommend that the Veterans’ Bureau review this group of disabled veterans and that they be reclassified into two zeneral clusses. One class, under the plan, will cover the veterans who prior to the war were producers and nor- mal useful citizens. In the other class | will be those who before the war were palpably psychopathic and “poor citi- zens. It relief cannot denied the le- for this obtained through a Veter Sureau ruling, the legion will k an amendment to the present law it the coming session of Congress, it was indicated type of veterans be 0 Veterans of Foreign Wars Equity-Walter Reed Post, No. 284 Veterans of Foreign Wars, at its last meeting closed up delayed details con nected with its late “buddy” poppy ampaign, also indorsed the proposed dollar plan of the department which was presented by a representative of the Department Council gf Adminis | tration Comdr. John D. Wischhusen, designated Michael F. Curren, fr.. commander, chairman, a vice chairmar has vice d Claude B, of the men W. C | Jamieson, quartermaster, tendered his | resignation, with the request that he be relieved of the duties at the e: iest possible date, and the va proved by the Secretary of the Treas- | Will be tilled at the regular post meet- ury, the Postmaster director of the Veterar Eight designs have be: Bureau | submitted neral and the |ing scheduled to be helc Septembe In the meantime all mail intended for the quartermaster should be for. by disabled trainees here in a compe-|Warded care of Adjt. M. P. W ion sponsored by Mr. prize of and bheing offered. at once. “The Legion functions to seek the veteran in need of care, to build up his for him, to put him in touch with the proper autk 1> fight his case through,” Mr. ler said in explaining the plan posters will serve effectively to vise veterans of this Legion serv hat they may benefit more promptiy by the rights which the law has pro- vided for them.” Miller. A first second of $10 ities and Mil “The cott Post at its meeting board room of the District Tuesday evening voted 1 aravan to the Shenandoah September 12, leasing at 2 pm. and returning Sunday afternoon by way of Harpers Ferry. The le gionnaires and their families will be the guests of Hunter K. Chapman proprietor of the caverns. Members of the District Department of the American Legion, likewise members of the American Legion Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars and other veteran organizations are invited to join the caravan. Those desiring to enroll for the trip, having motor car should communicate with the Wolcott Post offices in the Metropolitan B Building immediately. Special pri will be decorated cars The Stuart W in the Iuilding hold Caverns nk in the following charge of the ¢ procession. members are i ravan: Commande. Charles_Rigmez, T. Norman .Temple ton, Robert B. McCandlish, John San petrie, Dr. J. L. Hall, Dr. Charles K. Ralph, Glen D. Tubbs, George E. Pickett, 3d; Paul K. Carr, Aubrey O. Doo John R. Dower, George Da vis, David Grossnickle, Charles Bo: sellies, Frank Poch, Floyd G. Caskey William E. MecGee, Dr. Charles E Detmar, Lewis Werden and Gerald Ryan. At the fourth annual election of officers and grand promenade of local branch of the La Soclete des 40 Hommes et § Chevaux, Wednesday night at the District Building, Wat- son B. Miller, past department com. mander of the American Legion, was named for chef de chemin de fer, or candidate f ion, as . mational head of the organization. Dr. B. . MoNeil was elected grand chef de guerre of the local branch® aund Guy Withe Norman Landreau, Trancis F. Miller, Joseph J. Idler and James A. Drain, national commander of the American Legion, were named the five grand cheminote, or execu- tive commiitee, of the society, Other officers elected were; Imrie, grand chef de train; George Crosgby, grand conducteur; F. G Frazier, grand commissaire intendent; Francis J. Kelly, grand garde de laporte; Richard A. O'Brien, grand rde X chevaux; William F. Franklin, grand correspondent; Maj. E. T. Hitch, grand sous correspondent Watson Miller, grand cheminote nationale; William I. Franklin, alter nate cheminote nationale; Thomas J, IFrailey, grand advocate Delegates to the prominade nation ale, which will be held in connection with the national convention of the A\merican Legion, are Thomas D. Walsh Arthur Scrivener, Norman Landreau, Dr. B. C. McNeil and Paul J. McGahan A. S. George American day night Washington Post. No. 1, Leglon, at a meeting Tues at the headquarte 1829 [ street, nominated Paul V. and Charles Q. Shaw for post mander. 2thes nominations were vico commander, J. J Nathan J. Cosek mander, William ¥. Mahony and Wal er J. West; third vice commander, Charles J. Painter; quartermaster Bernard . McKee; sergeantat-arms Nathan J. Cosel and Emil Walte com For first Murphy and second vice com Selection will be made | out | arded those having the best | 19 Metropolitan M building ational Bank re | National Capitol P erans of Foreign W 21, at Odd Fellows Hall, with Com mander Daniel J. Leahy presiding. The following were admitted to mem- bership: Rudorph A. Dononey, ord- nance sergeant World War, served in France, and J. T. E: re-admitted, served in World War in France. The chairman of recrufting team reported a membership gain r the quarter iendl\(l July 31, as llc Everett { Miller, 8: George J. Neuner G. H. Kestner, 3 Ernest Wick: and, 3 Daniel J." Leahy, W. J. Keeffe, Mich: Burkhart, Harry I’. Clements, 1cob Orken and Val N. Br jon, 1 ach, and 12 re-admitted, total gain for quarter, 3 Recruiting teams of all posts will consolidate with the de- artment and a drive for 500 members will be planned for the next 90 days. Department Commander Francis C. Huhn, accompanied with several de. partment officers attended the meet- ing and congratulated the post on its cain of membership and announced that all posts in_the department showed gain during the past quarter. t, No. 127, Vet met Augus an: a | sent Mrs widow of Mayr Grant, | Edward Grant, who died August 2 Upon investigating it was learned that men composed of troeps for the occupation of Germany after signing of the Armistice did not receive any bars or badges and the post adopted a resolution to be preser at the | national encampment at Tulsa, Okla., requesting that action be taken to pe. tition Congress to en legislation awarding a commemorative bar or medal to all men having served in the Army of German Occupation. Gunnar Statsberg resigned as post quartermaster after filling the office for more than four years. Rrnest Wickstrand, chairman of entertain. ment was unanimously elected to the office and will assume the office upon receiving the trustees’ report showing that accounts have been audited and ready to turn over to the new quar- termaster. The ladies’ auxiliary al Post, met Augzust 23, at Pythian Temple. Arrangements had been made for a special feature in honor of delegates and alternates who will represent the auxiliary at the twenty sixth annual encampment, at Tul Okla., August 31 to September 4, in clusive. Due to the sudden death of dward Grant, husband ef Mrs. Mary Grant, a member of the auxiliary, and out of respect to Mrs. Grant, the aux- illiary mailed a letter of condolence expressing their sympathy, and after announcing of committees for con- ducting the Fall and Winter activites the auxillary adjourned and a commit- tee appointed to call on Mrs. Grant. Collins | The committee calling on Mrs. Grant consists of M Margaret Lidstone, president; Mrs. Gurtrude Clark, Mr: Katherine Barrack. A committee 77 2%z 7. % % 7 % . The alternates are: Mrs. Shan- Mrs. E. Belt, ancy A letter of condolence was ordered | National Cap-| The Science of THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Valentino's “The Lone Eagle.” UDOLPH VALENTINO'S first fea- ture photoplay for United Artists Corporation, now well under way, will be called “The Lone Eagle,” in- stead of “The Black Eagle,"” as first contemplated. The picture has un- dergone several changes in title, but .| Joseph M. Schenck, chairman of the board of directors ‘of United Artists Corporation, says this will be the last. Mr. Schenck made this last change through courtesy to Douglas Fair- banks, who already had announced that he was going to producs “The Black Pirate” as his next offering. Tiric Mayne and Mario Carillo rec- ently have been added to the cast. Vilma Banky, celebrated Hungarian ‘tress, discovered in Hudapest by muel Goldwyn, has been loaned by Goldwyn “for the leading femi- nine role. Others are Louise Dresser, James Marcus, Carrle Ward Clark and pt. Albert Conti. And any person who thinks a mo- tion picture star doesn't earn his sal- ary should get a glimpse of Valentino at work these hot days in a thick and heavy Russian uniform and a fur hat. { Lakurds Fred' S-;nc. | A FINE tribute to Fred Stone and | his clean entertainment was rec- ently paid by Amy Leslie, veteran critie of the Chicugo Daily News, in that journal. Her words were inspired by the tre- mendous success Fred Stone scored in “Stepping Stones,” in which, with his daughter Dorothy and his wite, Allene Crater, he will appear at the National | Theater here for a one week, begin- | ning October 4 | Said Miss Leslie in part { “In great hordes we flock to | plaud Fred Stone, his lovely wife pretty daughter Dorothy, because it |is the cleanest, sweetest, Awiftest, |finest show on earth, bar none. And because it has the homegrown beauty of domestic harmony, of the family in accord, of delicious -talent and | comeliness, of activity, industry and all the wholesome virtues of simplic- | ity and laughter tossed off bountifully | |out of the abundance of genius, real art of entertaining, real people glving | |out stralght from the heart a whole ot of good stuff, ‘The Stepping I have stored in their toes, their eyes, in their souls, and their { happy. happy. grateful repository of | . good will and grace of health.” | “The Plastic Age. NUMBER of box-office names have been added to the cast of the Pre- ferred Picture, “The Plastic Age,” a screen version of the novel by Perey | |Marks. Henry B. Walthall, David| | Butler and Joan Standing will be seen | in three fmportant roles. The leads | are in the hands 6f Clara Dow and | Donald Keith, with the parts.of next importance to Mary Alden and Gilbert | Roland, a new Schulberg find “The Plastic Age,” it is planned, will be a Fall release. The screen verslon was written by Eve Unsell |and Fredericka Sagor and follows closely Mr. Marks' original novel. — e “The Getaway" Coming. A)lfl.\'G the September bookings for the Belasco Theater is the latest Dramatists’ Theater, Inc.. production by Willilam Harris, jr., calied “Tha taway,” and described as a play of adventure, written by Charless{. Van Riper, & western short-story author. The cast kelected will have Violet | Heming as the featured member and will include Minor Watsen, a Wash- | ington favorite; Frederick Burt, Eric | Dressler and 15 others. The ‘produc- {tion, which is eaid to be unusually |large, was designed by Livingston Platt, and the entire direction of the play willabe-done by ira Hards, who has the success of “The Thirteenth Chair’” and “The Cat and the Canary" | Lo_his_credit. was appointed for shaping programs for Fall and Winter activities as fol- lows: Mrs. Mae Cotter, senlor vice president; funior vice president, Mrs. Laura Weaver; past presidents, Mrs. Margaret Jacobson and Elizabeth Jeits, Mrs. Elste Miller, Mrs. Bessie | Quillin, Mrs. Ena Allen, Mrs. Maude Cooper, Mrs. Fernanda Statsberg, { Mrs. ¥. Mitchell, Mrs. Annie Dough’ erty and Miss Helen Dougherty, Miss | Helen Weaver and Miss Claudius | Barrack. The Veterans of Foreign Wars laid {to rest in Arlington Cemetery the | | body of Capt. Edward Grant, one of | the ‘old original members of the order, | t Tuesday. The Veterans of Foreign Wars delegation under De- partment Commander Francls C. | Huhn, assisted by Post Commander Danlel J. Leahy, met the body at the home of €apt. Grant on Eighth street northeast, and escorted it to Arling- ton, where in addition to the Veterans of Foreign Wars burial ceremonies, ull military honors and Masonic rit. {ual was conducted. Lieut. Edward J. Sullivan, long associated with Capt. Grant in the watch force in the Navy and Munitions Building read the ritu- listic services as chaplain. Represen- tatives from the seven posts in the District, in addition to the depart- ment officials, participated. Spanish War Veterans A council of administration meet- ing was held August 25 and business of importance to transacted. The delegates to the veterans' joint committee made finances and railroads leading at St the coming conve Alr Line was adopted as the official route and on the night of September 25 at 11 o'clock there will be three spe- cial trains leaving Washington to carry and_visitors A meeting will be held Septerhber 15 delegates of all delegates ing, when final assignments and res vatfons will be made. expected to a should procure certificates from camp attend order to complete arrange Past Department Commande Mattocks 18 chairman transportation commitiee. & of Richas n was reinstated and | adjutant tioned in ments. William and L. At last Camp four Vice Commander meeti Commander P. aims of the committee 3 and introduced resolutions to be for- warded to the national encampment. The meeting was addressed by Har- land Wood of the American Legion and representatives Petersburg. Chief Chauncey W. Herrick outlined | some of the work fo be performed at the department was| .~ choaker of present. ‘The followin, week: Astor C: a report as to the mp, Soclety, day. The officers, to the campment Adjutant Harden Camp. The Seabourd | chief —John Lewis of the various to the encampment Commander-in- are ntion. ast department ¢ If. Harries, Harris, Hodgson, | Harr tav 'N. ¥ | Charles J. McCaffrey, Lawton i John the South. and visitors attend sh P Miles Members who tténd encampment meeting men. ; 1, Henry . Wi amp, and A amp. | ence of d Harden ; . olan, Pettit C received. Senior | department Delegates-at-large . Shomette of Nel national Past Jere Dewey National Camp; Q. A. Catiip; John A. AUGUST A sher and Jacob Orken, Harden P oY, son Miles Camp announces on their next meeting there will large class of reeruits mustered and note will be be anothef camps will meet this Monday; v; Urell Camp, Wednes: ay: Harden Camp, Thursday; Lineal Wednesday; jary, Monday; Astor Auxiliary, Thurs- Lawton Auxil- lelegates and alternates twenty-seventh national en- officers— general, James J. Murphy, commandets-in- nith, Miles Camp, and Daniel V. Chisholm, Harden Camp. mmanders—George S. Clifford Cox and Lee I Frederic & Bradon and P. Patterson, Urell Camp: Gus- Costello, Weber and Chatles . Samuel Mawson, Pettit Camp; James P. Gree- | g on. Jumes I inard and Willlam L. Mattooks, Harden hur H. League, Dew Department commander—Clar- A. Belknap, Miles Camp. ce department commander— mp. commander .. Nelson of Miles |chaud, Harden Camp. Camp made an address. M. Kenlor Baward Junior vice Albert Mi- Galla- G.| 1925—PART 3. Test for Motion Pictures. LARENCE BROWN, who is now directing_Rudolph _ Valentino in “The Lone Eagle,” offers a simple test for determining the good or bad qualities of a photoplay. “It T get sleepy, it's a poor picture,” he says. “If 1 stay awake, t's a 1g00d one. A poor picture always acts as o sedative to me; a good one holds my interest and serves as a stimulant. That test saves me all the trouble of arguing about dramatic constfuction, characterization and such other moof points.” Charles §. McKenzie, Astor Camp, and Frederlek Zulch, Miles Camp, Alternates-at-large—Charles L. Platz, Harden Camp; John D. Nelson and corge McAlear, Miles Camp, and Karl P. Wood, Pettit Camp. Delegates—FP. 1. Shomette, Lorin C. lson _and John D. Nelson, Miles mp; James E. Wilson, John A. Chis- holm, Leo M. Devlin, George F. Cook, ‘Willlam E. Rink and William O. Olm, Harden Camp:; Karl P. Wood, Pettit 1Camp; John J, Kiley, Lawton Camp; Louis Kaplan and John C. Coyne, As’ tor Camp; James A. Burns and George Williams, Dewey Camp, and Herman Harbors and Charles E. Currier, Urell amp. Alternates—Geoigs McAlsar, Josegh 0. Dennison and George H. Solback, Miles Camp; F. A. Langa, Howard L. Leslie, A. W. Evans, W. E. Thorne, Patrick Joyce and Harry J. Sherwood, Harden Camp; Adolph Graef, Pettif Camp: Willlam S. Hodges, Lawton Camp; Edward P. Emley and John Schaefer, Astor Camp, and Andrew J. Kimmel and Bugene Doleman, Dewey Camp. | suppressed and give just a light touch 9 v | Constance on Comediennes. | *QQF @il the beautiful and talented | women who have passed through \ the portals of the various comedy ‘lots’ in L ngeles,” says Connie | Talmhdge, “only two or thres have clung temaciously to the idea of hr:—‘ coming star comediennes. | “A feminine comedy must he care fully devised. Tf it verges too much on slapstick, it, is apt to loge its hu mor. Subtlety is really a mdre im portant factor in comedy than in any other form of screen drama. The slightest over-emphasis of o funny situation turns it into burlesque. “Oné must strive for just the right shading and gradations to keep the proper tempo. It is really easier, in a wiy, to let yourself go and be ever g0 tragic and give absolute vent to pent-up emotions than it {8 to bhe int of gra sulb ma of in one's screen work. Elt The woman comedy star must par- | ticnlarly keep the feminine audience in mind, because often things that are | funny to men are not funny to women, as they are apt to be too obvious to our own sex. I have learned from long experience that what is funny about women to a woman is sure to be funny to a man. Besides if the girls like the picture they will bring the men along anyway. “When all is sald and done, if you a1t get- your appeal over to the fem-| L inine audience you can rest assured you will be successful with the men.” | ne end bei Fa Cor Fashic ited ther rolc Bebe Daniels will Eabette de Chanv of “Martinique,” a French West Indies, Laurence Byre's play next be seen as >ne, the heroine | story of the| aken from | his Her her duchess, with Count von Pouke. Miss comp are A Miss having screen EATRIX mother PRIOF o Doug ricate family tree. father an Hapsburg. an 10 eloped P in Californ > of t before be ant »Ject rried the Earl cate rican being married 7, an Austrian Prior, who of Dy b: Austrian. attaining art. citizens, to —_— the scree as Fairbanks, Austrian to Descendant of Hapsburgs. in Samuel GoiG¥ya's film productio “Stella Dalias,” is said to have a mos: nother .was French-Irish ang Her greal grandmother was Sophia Maria Louis: arch. this country 1 on a Spanish nd is e fact one Theodore aron. Britis) that she her major ity, a British citizen who was a cousin Further. 6 itters her four children of them Vot comparatively v before the motion picture camera. been pictures, i of wa in hix sen Prouty by ¥ directed release ng 1 poration Norma Shearer " Lew is s goody-good Te is love of freedom engaged s Goldwyn for the role of Mrs nor Higgins novel, through former seen as @ orld whosa love for a girl overcomes in the signed by writing Mr Groves- version of Oliva which King, United fenry villain of t in s in “A Slave aid to T fmpossibly man of Price Reductions HUDSON-ESSEX Now s795 HUDSON BROUGHAM Now $1495 s1695 All Prices Freight and Tax Extra Effective ESSEX COACH ugust 19 HUDSON ( COACH Now s119 HUDSON SEVEN ns,) SEDAN Now ' World’s Greatest Values Now More Outstanding Than Ever 166,369 Hudson-Essex sales for the eight month period ending August 1st rep- fo! Artists will be seen here in a new spé- cies of film hero this week pport o have cre very normal type of hero, ne e vxoansand TSP E PO PRPASAIINDT P E LS PABN RIS NP PRI TSRS GAPAOA S PRD SIS B O L Beauty—Power—V alue Combining Perfection Mechanically, Artistically And Economically iy NASH The Advance Six The Special Six ADVANCED SIX 5-PASSENGER SEDAN $1,620 DELIVERED. SPECIAL SIX 5-PASSENGER SEDAN . $1,390 DELIVERED. SPECIAL SIX 4-DOOR SEDAN $1,680 DELIVERED. naster-at-arms, W. A. Snell; surgeon, Dr. M. H. Darnall; historian, Howard color bearers, Willlam F. ind John F. Smith The chaplain will be selected at the election Septembe. 1. 'The offi cers will be installed September 15. MeGroarty-O'Connell Post, No. the American Leglon, will hold its next regular meeting September 8, 8 p.m., at the American Leglon head quarters, 927 Fifteenth street north- west. The newly elected officers will be inducted 1o -office by Department Commander Julius 1. Peyser. Means will be devised to raise funds for the annual Thanksgiving basket-giving to needy buddies’ families. Chairman | Willlam . Opitz of the membership committec reports 101 paid-up mem- | bers, an increase of 63 per cent over the year 1924 Harlan Wood, a member of the post nd legal adviser of the veterans' oint committee, has been appointed ‘Americanization officer of the depart- ment of the District of Columbia. Ap- plications for membership can be ob- tained from Adjt. Thomas J. Luckett, | R ! 119 D street northeast. R. McReynolds & Son SALES—SERVICE ‘Sixty Years of Satisfactery Service” 14th and Park Road LEON S. HURLEY, M. Col. 2619 Yl “The Country Has Gone Nash” resents the largest six-cylinder output in the world’s history. is enormous production makes ’clle the finztu quality at the lowest prices Hudson-Essex ever offered. Their outstanding sales success reflects the high public esti- mation in which Hudson-Essex are universally held, and entirely from what owners themselves say of these cars. Hudson-Essex World’s -Largest Selling Six-Cylinder Cars Lambert-Hudson Motors Co. Salesroom Distributer Service Station 1100 Conn. Ave. NW. Franklin 7700 633 Mass. Ave. NW ASSOCIATE DEALER Neumeyer Motor Company Salesroom Service Station 1823 14th Street North 7522 211 B St. N.W. DEALERS— Raly Green, Hi ve & C Va. e Rty ey Mahony PN PP Mrs. Thacker V. Walker of George Washington Unit' was elected pres- sdent of the District of Columbia American Legion Auxiliary at the an- nual_convention Thursday night at the Raleigh Hotel. Other officers elected were Mrs. Mary T. Shanahan, first vice presi- dent; Mrs. Edna McIntosh, second vice president; Mrs. D. B. Miller, chaplain; Mrs. Mamie P. Dorsey, his torian; Mrs. George Davis, color bearer, and Mrs. Kolhos, property custodian. Delegates to the national convention were elected as follows: Mrs. Walker, | Mrs. Mary Kolhos, Mrs. L. A. White, | Alrs. Mclutosh and- Mrs. Mary Kil- Frank. 7690 Lindsay Motor Company, Alexandris, V Bates Brothers, Orange, Va. Dent’s Garage, Great Mills, Md. Robert V. Norris, La Piata, Md. Aute Earle K. Trone,' Clarendon, Vs. Erosins nlmg:.'r'- & Gormiley, Recite, Me. h e et m., Co., Inc., New ‘Market, Va. W Ea an, Callae, Va, & W. ey i & Son, ite Vs Mator Com) . Scotteville, Va. J.'Fry, Leesbur, Va. 1423-25-27 L St. N.W. Main 7228 R EARR R RAR R SSIT A I S P AR AR SR A AP ARS