Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1923, Page 31

Lieut. Kenneth L. Coontz, U. 8 N department commander of the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars, first created his impression in veteran circles by the ! putting on the| map of the Ad- miral Perry Ship Post, No. 427, of | the Veterans of Foreign Wars in the District, which post, or, as It is termed, ship, in- creased its mem- bership from 18 to nearly 500 members in one year's time under his leadership. Coontz from A on March 5 and was as- the wWest_coas arrival—namely, on April 20—his ship | set sall for south Pacific waters to hunt und destroy the German raider Seead] Later his hip touched at various South Ame n ports on diplomatic ons and proceeded through anal to the Atlantic oCean in time to convey seven con- jineents of Jamaican troops bound for Europ: ter which his ship made fine round trips conveying troops across the Atlantic. After the armi- Stice he was assigned to the U. 8. 8. ivanhoe and was give the special Mamission of conve; & the Presi deht of Brazil on the Versailles con- ference to Rio neiro, ) He v transferred from the el ;‘a‘:loufn? uslsh!ned to duty in e bure, pay ashe ington May, 1;2".83“0“ s joined the Vet- — rs in Seattle in upon his ar- rival In Washington btclgle active in veteran affairs, which culminated this 1all in his election to the highest of- flco of that order in the District. Department e Commander Coontz of . Veterans of Forelgn Wars has ust issued a general order to the Jocal posts in the District and to his Staff announcing the dates on which Ie will make his annual visit to the $cal posts under his jurisdiction for the purpose of installing the apnu- {lly elected officers and for making hig annual fnspection. The list of the visitations are as follows: January 3, Equality-Walter teed Post, 284, Pythian Temple, 12 9th northwest; January 4, Satfonal Capital Post, No. 127, Odd Tellows’ Tempie, 419 7th street north- yost: January §. Admiral Perry Ship, - 427, 0dd Fellows' Temple, 419 Tth gireet northwest; January §, Colum- sa Post, No. §33, Natfonal Guard Armory, 472 L sirect northwest; Jan- Jury 12, the East Washington Post, Wy 593, Northeast Masonic Temple, 23 Sth street northeast January 17, the Potomac Post, No. 1085, the Old Naval Hospital, 821 Pennsvlvania a» ra Southeast; January 23, the Fe cral Post, No. 824, Odd Feliows' le, 419 th street northwesr ~°° o, Senator Hiram Johnson of C: Dla and Senator T. L. Oadle ot Mions have been invited to address the meeting of Sergeant Jasper Post, No, 13, the American Legion, to be held 4t the Clty Club next Thursday at § m. Commander Tho will preside. ey, The annual election of officars is to be held at this meeting. The post towling team met the Henry C. pangler Post last Wednesday ev. ning at the King Pin Alleys and con- tinued the good work maintained since the opening of the American ueglon Bowling League. Joseph L. Brown has on two occasions carried #away honors with a final score of 128 pin: John T. Bakcr was substituted | "1 the game against the [cGroarty- | O'Connell Post in the place of Thomas E. Walsh. The schedule of games to ¢ plaved after the Christinas season has not yet been published. . The post Mistory, written by Walter V7. Smith, post historiam; has been <lstributed to the members. The his- 1ory contains a complete roster of the vost, the officers, two photographs, ine’of the first commander, Joseph Y. Reeves, and one of the present commander, Thomas J. Frailey, and is in accurate record of the divers ac- tivitles of the Sergeant Jasper Post Ince its formation on September 10, 1919, Including an Interesting sketch of the life and courageous deeds of the revolutlonary hero, Sergeant Jas- per Willlam Jasper, in honor of whom ihe post was named. Under provisions of a new eligibil- class in the American Legion, undreds of allied soldlers, heretofore unable to join the veterans’ organiza- tion are becoming members. Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant of the legion has declared. Men who served with the allled forces, whether at time of entry American citizens or later betoming aturalized, are~ now eligible to the leglon, according-to a change in the nstitution made at the San Fran- co convention. This has particu- arly applied to Canadlan veterans, who have taken up American citize ship since the world war,.and scores of such men are afiiliating with the leglon, declared Mr. Bolles, as well as making eligible the thousands of Amer- ican citizens who enlisted in the armies of other nations during the war, but who were previously barred from the ion because of foreign service. Announcement is made by the ‘Washington office of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War regarding the soldler bonus in vari- ous states. It is stated the follow= {ng nineteen states have voted bonus. es to veterans of the world war and these bonuses have been pald or are in process of being paid. A brief statement of the terms, conditjons #nd amount provided to be paid" to each veteran is also given: 1llinois—Ffty cents for each day of millitary service, with a maximum of 8300, Towa—Fifty cents for each day of service. e Rangas—One dollar for each day of 3 vice, e Provides s for payment of £100 for each ex:s jco man. Massachusatte—Paid a cash bonus ©f $100 to each ex-service man. Also @ bonus of $10 a month was pald for gervice from February 3, 1917, to Jan- [ , 1018 ’“{r’;c:‘?gnn— 15 for each month of {litary service. ® Vllrmasom—-.,—:ls litary serv! Missourie_$10 vice. Ng’,:a'r%::fir;shlre—ficf:n; payment of §100 to each ex-servl N ~“Bonus of $10 for each e e Yary service with & mex- fmum of $100. 4 % N kota—Pald $25 for eacl montn of service to Do used for cer- oses. 5 Ot 310, ;:)‘:r:elch month, with'a f $250. T o e month for each E ice. m'fi‘;:dstl:!e;:d—muh bonus of $100 h -gervice man. Qos‘:va\lcth CBJKOQB—‘BS!‘! of pay “Y‘l: $15 for ench' !{A‘%noth of service, Wi B ont$10 for each month of gervice, with a maximum of $120. Washington—$15 for each mon of_service. . 2 10 for each month of o o & maximum of W0 1o lieu of bonus veterans may choose Uoational | benefits of larger amounts. ase the tollowing states bonus mi 'IF’!’; h:ve been ‘:l!ed by }hofl]e‘gn - Jature and baye been, S orate: Col r o : -\er?d?,"#.{x"oo.ooné Montans. 34,600,000 Penneylvanla, rae defcated fn the fol Yowing states: Arl:on;hmhvus.oiu: Wana. Kentucky, Nebrasks, Okla: home Siate Niaryiend and Montana AL Sl stitutional n declared uncon B ehe courts. Montana will vote to 2onendthe conatitution. oo 3°to amend the constitut "14:' pv:y“ the bonus. Maryland has taken no further steps. riation of $500,000 is to wormsied of the Virginia legislature tor_erection of a memorial or mon: Hent o the- Virglulaks Wwhor s | for each month of for each month of | members and in the world war. This recommenda- tion will be presented by the Virginia war memorial commission, and s in practical accord with the action of the American Legion ’commission’s report, adopted at the last state con- Yention of the veterans' organization. The proposed memorial will be non- utilitarian, and will likely be erected in Richmond. . “ McGrearty-O'Connell Post, No. 7, held a meeting November 24. Re- ports of several committees were given. Comrade Schreder, chairman of the sick committee, gave a report and was extended a vote of thanks for the work he has done for sick where death has en- tered the home of any member. Kenneth C. Buker, department color- bearer, gave a report on the Armis- tice day program. A lively discussion on the problem of ellminating members who are two years in arrears of thelr membership privileges was carried on. Finance Officer William' Opitz stated that there were quite a number of mem- bers one year in arrears. Comrades Buker wa& appointed pubiicity repre- sentative by Commander Fuller. The post voted to have a benefit night of the play given by the . St. Patrick Players. Comrade Valentine was appointed to head a committee to take up the matter. Word has just been recetved from natlonal headquarters of the Vet- erans of Forelgn Wars, located fin Kansas City, Kans., that Capt. Robert B. Handy, jr., of this city, has been glected quartermaster general of the organization, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Capt. Walter L Joyce. of New York. Capt. Handy, by this appointment, will be forced to leave his home in the District and proceed out to na- tlonal headquarters in Kansas City during his term of office. He had charge of the service bureau. located here in Washington, for the past three years and was recently pro- moted to inspector general prior to this recent election to quartermaster general. A card party was held at the Potomac Savings Bank bullding Friday evening, under the auspices of the American Legion Auxiliary of the George E. Killeen Post. At a recent meeting of this unit the fol- lowing officers were elected for the coming year: Mrs. Mary Kiileen, president; Mrs. Leon Armold, first vice president; Mrs. Arthur Probey, THE SUNDAY "STAR WASHINGTON, +D. ¢, DECEMBER 9, 1923-PART 1 second vice president; Mrs. T. Probey, chaplain; Mrs. Bert Probey, secre- tary; Mrs. Duvall, treasurer, and Mrs. Spedden, sergeant at arms. The unit of the Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, recently elected the fol- lowing officers: Mrs. T. W. Temple- ton, president; Mrs. C. H. Ralph, first vice president; Mrs. McCandlish, sec- ond vice president; Mrs. Stearns, chaplain; Mrs. Young, treasurer; Mrs. Idler, historian, and Mrs. Mulligan, sergeant at arms. The next meeting of this unit will be December 10, when installation of the new officers will be made. The American Legion Auxiliary of the District of Columbia will give & New Year reception and dance, Janu- ary 1, 8 to 12 p.m., at the Ebbitt, Hotel. At their meeting December 4, the Vincent B. Costello Unit elected the following officers: Mrs. Margaret Franklin, _president; Mrs. Edlth O'Connor, first vice president; Mrs. Mary Shanahan, second vice presi- dent; Mrs. Helen Murphy, chaplain; MissAlice Costello, sergeant at arms, and Mrs. Eleanor Tietz, historian, ‘This unit will hold a card party at the home of Mrs. Edith O'Connor, December 15, at 3220 Klingle road northwest. The unit of the Robley D. Evans Post will meet at the home of Mrs. Thorpe, 662 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, noxt Tuesday, for nomina- tion of officers. The unit of the Tank Corps Post will also meet Tuesday evening, at the home of Mrs. Frailey, 1326 Euclid street northwest. The auxiliary of the George Wash- ington Post, No. 1, 18 to give a Christ- mas party at the Willard the evening of December 19. The American Legion Auxiliary, De- partment of the District of Columbia, met at 1423 New York avenue north- west Wednesday eventng, Mrs. T. E. Fawcett, president, presiding. Mrs. Franklin Bishop of Massachusetts, na- tional president of the auxiliary, gave an interesting talk. Mr. Reimer, newly clected commander of the Stuart Wal- cott Post, No. 10; Willlam F. Frank- lin, senior - vice commander of the American “Legion, Department of the District of Columbia, and Miss Desses, second vice commander of the depart- ment, also spoke. The appointment of Watson B. Miller of Washington to be the chairman of the national rehabilitation _committee of the American Legion, with head- quarters here, announced just prior to his departure from the city a few days ago by Natlonal Commander John R. Drestige € Quinn, is regarded in locat veteran cir- cles as a splendld tribute to the unsel fish work in behalf of veterans gener- ally performed In the past few years by _Mr. Miller. These sentiments were expressed at the headquarters of the District of Co- lumbia Department of the American Le- on and have been echoed by mem- rs of the twenty-nine posts. of the American Legion in the District of Co- lumbia. As a consequence of resolutlons adopted at the recent national con- vention of the legionnaires at Ban Francisco, the work of the rehabilita- Mon committee is to be concentrated here in Washington during the coming year, while in the fleld there will be an organization that will parallel that of the United States Veterans' Bureau, 80 that there can be the closest co-oper- atlon between the two for the general welfare of those entitled to the bene- fits of legislation as a consequence of disabilities incident to their war-time rvice. “Nt"1s a splendid_tribute to .Mr. Miller's services to the American Le- glon in all ranks that he has been ap- Dointed to carry forward this most im- portant of American Legion activities, declared Department Commander Paul J. McGahan at the local headquarters last night. 5 The Disabled American Veterans are enthusiastic. over the outlook for legis. lation for the disabled, following the message of President Coolidge asking that such measures be given the “high- est_preference” by Congres: Natlonal Commander McFarland has 1 presented coples of the Disabled Amer- ican Veterans' legislative program to the senatorial committee investigating the Veterans' Bureau and to Director Hines. It is_expected that a mumber of items will be incorporated -in the recommen- dations of both the director and the committee in the hope of expediting enactment. The first item in the Disabled Amer- ican Veterans' program is for the au- thorlzation of a committee on veterans affalrs in the House to handle all world war service matters. A measure cover- ing this was introduced in the House the first hour of the session and as soon as the committee Is appointed leg- islative matters will be presented to it with a request that hearings be started at_once, Commander McFarland intends to stay in Washington until the Disabled Anmierican Veterans' proposals become laws or are definitely killed by adverse votes. The fight for the present will be to prevent delays. One of the outstanding featurés of the past week in veteran circles in ‘Washington has been the close frater- nizing of the leaders of the three recog- nized former service organizations. Commander Brett of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars, Commander Quinn of the $6).50 Down For Youth or OldA’-g’e‘» _ The Gift that’s always welcome— : a BRUNSWICK -Phonograph 71 Hear Its Wonderful Tone in our Music Department before you buy your Music has no age. - It is universal in its appeal. 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American Legion and Commander Mc- Farland of the Disabled American Vet- erans were honor guests at two dinners of veterans. For three hours the thrét commanders discussed problems of liaison work with the Veterans' Bureau at a meeting at the Red Cross, which Director Hines also attended. and later the resident Tepresentatives of the three organiza- tions passed on the final draft of the proposals for the codification of the laws and regulations of the Veterans Bureau. i Costello Post of the American Le- gion held their first meeting, Tuesday night, under their new administra- tion. The following committees wero 4Ppointed by the now commander, E. J. Lefterts, and accepted by the post: Membership, Col. Ahearn, J. J. Murphy and H. Photl Richard Obrien, E. MoCabe and D, W. Bowle; _entertaipment, Ray Ken- dricks, Jett, Walkh, Daley, Corridon, Scrivner, Catts and Col. Dan Dono- van: housing, Charles Koehn, Walter Eullivan, R." Obrien and H. Gray. An Initiation teum, in charge of Dick Obrien} was also appointed. The St. Paul Club, in charge of Comrades Morrisey, Bell and Photis, has started functioning and Costello Post will be represented by a large delegation at the next national convention. Col. Danfel Donovan .outlined the work- ings of the vaglous committees who are trying to get Congress to erect a new memortal armory in_honor of hthe dead of past wars. The post ywent on record of indorsing this movement. Commander Reimer of the Stuart Waleott Post addressed the post, and invited all the members of Costello Post to a reception of his December 15, at Central High iles Bell, welfal Legislation in t men and women who wore the uni- form of their country during the world war and of far-reaching bene- ficlal effect in remedyving conditions now existing where there is doubt and (nequalities are- expected from present Céngress by local mem- of the American Legion. During the past week the members ti lonal Tegislative commit- ¢ of the American Legion, - which 1l actively participate in the con- | sideration Ly Congress of all this legislation. met in Washington. The naifonal commander, John R. Quinn of California, was also hera for five days, conferring with congressional leaders and others and was accorded the un distinction of having his presence’ in nthe gallery of the House of Representatives announced to the members in sesslon at the time. “The District of Columbia Depart- EURR interest of the L LA L L L LA L A LA LA T LA LA TR A o LA T A LA A TR T A A 2R A T LA T A AT LAy AT T LA A LAy L L LA T A e 2 - Bar Pins Platinum and Gold Diamond “Set and Plain Ear- rings New Styles A Big Assortment All Prices 708 7th St ¢ will be watching the develop ment of benefictal legislation for vet- erans very closcly, and its members are gratified that, under the man- dates of the recent national conven- tion, the national legislative com- mittee has clear-cut sxpressions of the needs to lay before the Con- gress,” sald Department Commander Paul J. McGahan, in discussing the situation” presented at the present time. The James E. Walker Post, No. 26, the American Legion, is conducting a membership drive. Post meetings are held every second and foyrth Thursday of each month at thé 12¢h street branch of the Y. M. C. A. At the meeting next Thursday officers are to be elegted, The recent dance for the benefit of the overseas graves endowment fund was a -success. The committee in charge was headed by M. F. Dorsey. In addition to the officers elected by the members of U. 8. 8. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, last Wednesday, the fol- lowing have been appointed by Com- mander O'Nelll to serve on her staff during the year 1924: Finance officer, | Helen McCarty; assistant finance of- Pansy Willson; adjutant, Esther assistant adjutant, Annette Bur- ;' committee on legislation, Ollie Boggs Stesle; committee on publicity, Adelalde R. Harbers; committee on ways and means, Jeannette Willensky; committee on Americanization, Ethel M. 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