Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1924, Page 30

Veterans of Lester E..Eliff was electzd com- mander of Federal Post, Veterans of Foreign WAar® at the meeting Mon- day. He has been state department adjutant of the department of the District of Colum- bia of that orga ization, as well as Junior vice com- mander and adju- tant of Federal Post. SIfE enlist- the United time charge, 13. 1919, held the LESTER E. ELIFF. rating of _chief Yeoman of the U..S. S. Pastores. All of his service was on board the Pas- tores, which transported troops from the United States to France during the great war. He has a record of crossing the ocean 26 times, making 13 round trips. The Pastores was one of the ships to go in the first convoy, and one of the last ships to have the honor of returning many of the boys safe to their homeland as well as xafe on the other side. Before the iployed in the Depart- ment sriculture from 1913 1 and upon his return to civil life returned to work in the Bureau of | Agricultural Economics, Department of Agriculture, which position he now holds Other officers elected were: Senior vice commander, George McDermott; junior vice commander, A. Rourke; quartermaster, Walter D. Roney (re- tiring commander); officer of day, Mr. Burdon The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post of the American Legion held its annual dinner to disabled veterans of the World War last Mon- day evening, in the roof garden cafe- teria of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Besides 100 wounded vet- erans n Mount Alto and St. Eliza- I's Hospitals the guest of the Bureau | ir iciuded Re Iwinkle, Free, Jeffers, Abernethy and afficials of the Bureau of and District of Columbia Depart- ment of the American Legion. Alvin Hall, the newly 1ted director bureau, made a few remarks to rs and their guests. d officers of the post | e p n The newly el | for 1925, announced at the dinner, are George A. D finance or, Martin | chaplain, George Tyser; ser- Miller, | io Ventura. These | stalled at Janu- | ting of the Post at American adquarters, 218 Third street | for the relief of dis- pen are now ngress. The | ng out ideas proposed by | an Legion, are largely amendments and improvements upon | Recd-Johnson Dbill passed last ng. They were introduced in the House by Representat Johnson of South Dako Senate by Senator Da Pennsylvan authors of th. If this legislation 5 | “oolidge has approved the bill 1 rteen provisions are contained | bill Compensation is to be| made retroactive for one vear before | the date of the claim. Disabled are | to be rated as permanently and total- | 1y disabled if they cannot fter one r follow a gainful occupation. | Veterans holding war risk insurance | at discharge and now receiving co 1 pensation from the Bureau | or suffering from ilities con- (Of nected with their s are to be permitted to reinstate the full amount of insurance without prejudice. | Monthly compensation to dependents | of decea veterans is to be in- creased. Tuberculo<is patients dis charged from hospital crested are to receive a rating of 50 per cent partial disability for life. | Equality-Walter Reed Post, No.| 284, Vetera “oreign Wars, has | Just closed a successful vear, and | Myron D. . the retiring post commander, recommends that greater attention be given by all veteran or- ganizations to constructive hospital activities next year. The following officers have been elected and will be installed at the next meeting, January 15: John D. Wischhusen, commander; James H Reed, senior vice commander; Allen N. Harrison, junior vice commander; Herbert A. Church, chaplain; William C. Jamieson, quartermaster; Thomas W. Jones, officer of the day, and L. E. Donaldson, trustee. John D. Wisch- husen, the newly elected commander, served with Headquarters Company, 53rd Infantry; also with the’ French Army at Vosges, Meuse-Argonne, and also at Verdun, and is at present con- nected with the office of the architect, Treasury Department. The post adopted the resolution presented by James H. Reed providing for @ plan of a joint veteran employment bureau to be conducted under the direction of accredited representatives of all vet- eran organizations, in order to In- crease the assistance rendered to vet- erans and at the same time avold duplication of efforts that are the chse where there are numerous vet- efan employment committees workin, along separate lines. The post au thorized the poppy campaign com- mittee to purchase 50,000 of the tuddy poppies that are to be made by disabled veterans in the V. F. W. poppy factory at Pittsburgh, Pa., for the V. F. W. poppy campaign that will be conducted in all sections of the country during the Memorial day perlod. A representative of the com- mittee will visit the factory during the present holiday period, and mem- Dbers of the committee are requested to attend the special meeting that the chairman has called for January 11, at 2 p.m., at 2525 Hall place north- west, when a complete report will be made regarding the can.paign. |of the Military Order of Forelgn | ne first vice president; Maj. A Great War the Naval Hospital in-this city were reciplents in the shape of toilet bags presented Christmas day by members of the American Legion and the American Leglon Auxiliary who sup- plied a long-felt want. The task of securing contributions and cutting out the material was un- dertaken by Mrs. C. Loulse Fisk, wife of Past Commander Howard S. Fisk of George Washington Post, No. 1, the pioneer post of the American Le- gion. She was assisted by members of Robley D. Evans Post, No. 4, Aux- iliary, which unit also made a cash donation; several members of the U. §. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, the American Legion, both of which are Navy organizations, and the wives of several ex-service men. They work- ed unceasingly in order that they might be delivered in time for Christ- mas, and their accomplishment was not in vain. Since the passage of the Reed- Johnson act at the last session of Congress several hundred new pa- tients have been received in the v rious hospitals about Washington. visit among the hospital patients d veloped the fact that toilet backs were essentially needed, with the re- sult that gvery boy was supplied dur- ing the past week. In addition, Mrs Fisk baked several hundred old-fash- ioned cookies which she donated to the sick “lads” at the Naval Hospital at the same time, District of Columbia Commandery Wars will hold its annual banquet and election at the Army and Navy Club tomorrow at 7 p.m. The com- mittee in charge consists of Capt. Sam S. Sewall, chairman; Capt. Edwin S. Bettelhelm, §r., and Maj. A. H. Don- dero. The new standard of colors will be presented. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, assistant chief of staff, United States Army, will be the principal | speaker. To perpetuate memories of active service of the 26th Division and pro- mote fraternity and mutual helpful- ness veterans of that division resid- Ing in the District of Columbia have organized a chapter of the Yankee Division Veterans' Association to be known as Poste Command Chaumont, but commonly described the Yankee Dfvision Club of Washington. The organizing committee consist- ed of Representative B. Carroll Reece of Tennessee, Representative Wil- liam P. Connery, jr, of Massachu- setts: Maj. Davis G. Arnold, assist- ant director of the Veterans' Bureau; Capt, ‘James W. Boyer, formerly a sistant adjutant general of the 26th Division and now chief of research section, Veterans' Bureau, and Capt. ack S. Connolly, Washington repr entative of Wil B. Hays Temporary officers have been se- lected as follows: Maj. Gen. Cla; ence R. Edwards, A, retired. honorary president: Representative Reece, president; Representative Con- nold, second vice president; Maj | James F. Coupal, third vice president Col. Lewis W. Cass, secretary: Capt.| Connolly, treasurer; Col. R. H. Ma lett. Pelham D. Glassford, Col William Alfonte, Col. Douglas Potts, Col. B. Frank Cheatham and Sergt.| F. W. McCormick, directors. The next meeting will be Febru- ary 6, the seventh aniversary of the| division’s entry on the Chemin-des- Dames front under command of Gen d'Maudhuy, 11th French Army Corps. | sabled veterans having claims efore the Veterans' Bureau are ad- vised by bureau officials that under recent legislation governing opera- tions of the bureau, no claim agent or attorne except the recognized representatives of the American Le- gion, the Red Cross and such other | organizations as shall be approved by ! the director, shall be recognized in the presentation of adjudication of claims. ! It has been pointed out to Veter-| ans’ Bureau officlals that numerous | unofficial organizations have sprung | up throughout the country announc- ing their intent and fu on as that ssisting disabled veterans to “get their claim through the bureau” for a monetary consideration. 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