Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1925, Page 29

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 13, American Legion. | sented to the Omaha convention, from President Coolidge has authorized | October 5 to 9. the statement that he will attend the | In the vear since the Reed.Johnson seventh annual convention of bill's pasiage its full benefits have | American Legion at Omaha, Nebr., not been felt Miller's report sets tober 5 to 9. Na. forth. As suggested by the legion, a tlonal Commander review of ali old cases disallowed un James A. Drain | der previous legislation is being made last Spring extend and is only about half finished. About ed an invitation to 700 of these 400,000 or 500,000 cases Mi Coolldge 'io . | are being reviewed a day. In about attend the con : 15 per cent of these cases, according vention, and at the | to the report. the veteran or time the President | )wmlr‘\nl]mnflhx,\’ by some ph: s rted to have new legislation tfl:;‘;:;‘:zr\’l]tll‘]\;(ti More than 10,000 shell-shocked vet to go p erans benefited during the first vear the opp: §4,620,501 under the offered presump This will be Mr. [EEEROR SR > service connection in mentai according to the report Under |a similar extension, 10,281 tubercular on na veterans have benefited in the sum of wention. $8,493,489. Incr in dependency 021, while VIce preaiiont’ Coathl pay for death or disability totaled President, he | roodent Coolldre. | $538,638 for the yea spoke at the Kansas City convention i v fam 3100 “’lsl‘ . Where he recelved an ovatlon from the | & month w Bieg ot 380 NG service men et While no definite announcement has been made as to the day President | Coolldge will attend, tentative plans, [ ¥ subject to immediate change, are be- | ' ing made for him to speak Tuesday morning, October 6; review the glant | parade In the afternoon and attend the distinguished guest committee in the evening. President Coolidge has shown inter- est in American Legion affairs hereto fore, and his S the le gion's invita i 1 L € Arrangements Leing made by nition. In Comdr. Charle: mer of the last Winter v the short sesston | Stuart Walcott Post, American Legion i he recommended to the Con- | to stage a picnic on the battlegrounds h consideration of the | of Gettysburg September to which on's rehabilitation program. calling | all veterans and legionnaires are in itention to the gre vited. Several members of the Tank Coolidge’s second visit to an Amer |mnn!|v Hll\(l awards under the presumption of serv onnection were: Sleeping sick- 348; amoebic dysentery, 185 gitans, 120 personal misconduct’’ and in 218 cases of paralysis, pares! and blindness, awards were made as a result of the new legislation. heing don E Corps Post have signified thelr inten- | this line When the American Legion 100,000 endow fund c paign for erans and war | the George orphans, ) ze graciously ac-| Kenneth Nash Post cepted ans 3 r Veterans and legionnaires having tional hor 3 cars desiring to accompany the Wal Coolidge also he X cott Post members should communi Another honorary gu sunced | cate with Comdr. Charles Riemer his acceptance in the Metropolitan Bank Bullding tion to attend the ! Lieut. George E. Pickett, 3d. will lead Lieut. Gen. Sir Richard Turner, V. Co | the provession of cara. Arriving at president of the Great' War Veterans | Gettvsburg guides will explain f Canada, will be present. Sir Rich-| poini out the h al points ol ard was elected at the recent Canadian | terest to the veterans convention, which Comdr. Drain tended ompanying the Walcott ns in their motor trip on members of Post and the National Capital s Foreign Wars, met Septem ber 4 at Odd Fo e 1, 419 eventh street northwest, Comdr. Daniel J. Leahy presiding, Everett Miller filling the station of seni Joseph Gard: Jjunior vice; . Sullivan, olain, and Harrington as officer of day, d the absence of Senior Vice Comdr American Legion Auxiliary teams contemplating entering the contests at the national convention of th illary at Omaha have been urg ) the onvention committee to send in their applications at once Rules for the drill team contest follow: 1 be composed of bona bers of the American Legion v, duly certified to the con vention contest committee by the unit | - $ H secretary in case of un s and the department retary in the |y, of department teams *h team shail designate i captain or commanding officer and for- served in Navy, ward said designat to the conven | g T, Twckett tion committee at t 15 days prior| United States Army. World War, to the opening of the convention B d contest to be held at such time and place as is designated hy the convention committee. Prior to said contest, the con vention committee sha tains or commanding officers entered to meet and the order of drill shall be de. “{You Put Your avanaugh, Forester of officer attending the twen- encampment _ at following applica team shall be lim minutes for the exe . to be fixed yention ety committee, awarded upon the Promptness in commen after notice from jud, point cadence, 20 points; appearance 2 points, and execution and movements, | 50 points. | A dozen or more teams are expected to enter the contest sowmmer el Screens Away be given tomorrow evening at the Gavel Club in honor of Comdr. J. O. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, whe is president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary | of Kenneth H 1 omdr Of course, you are not and Mrs. John . away until you paint them. California, where the com been appoin £ clerk of the F prohibition administra Angeles. During the ad ministration of Lieut. Johnson as com mander the post has become one the large posts in the District and been very active in various I affairs in the District. Lieut Ira F. Fravel. who is personnel officer of the Air Service, is the senior vice | commander of Kenneth H. Nash Post | and will take Comdr. Johnson's office until a new commander can be elected against winter rust. ach one of 39,433 disabled World r veterans, among them shell shocked, tubercular, blind and totally deaf men and women, has benef during the past vear to an aver of $41%.30 as a result of the e of | the Reed-Johnson bill and its amend ments, National Adjutant James F. Barton of the American Legion an- | nounced recently. benefits 1 ceived by the 3 veterans during the year were $16,193,866 Results of the new legislation of | and 1925 for disabled veterans, pported by the legion, | report made by | Watson B. ) . chairman of the | national xehqh\hmnnn committee of | the legio report will be pre- | 710 12th St. N. 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BRAND NEW Down Piano Sale OF USED PIANOS AND PLAYERS | Lyrie Piano Co. 1738 14th St. N. W. moassanil Tibn k) d with military in- ion, with Army of Oc- ba, at headquarters in | Cuba The applications were submitted | to _committee on application, consist- eorge J. Neuner, Edward J. mum\ an and Capt. Joseph B. Much. A letter of felicitation was sent to | Lieut. Walter L. Richardson, Navy | photographer, a member of National tossed about in midair i - part of the Shen- | andoih, upon his fortune at land- ing safely, and expre gratification to the survivors and com- plimenting the crew for their splendid behavior and heroic efforts displayed | during their perils. Announcement has heen received that delegates representing the post at the twenty-sixth annual encamp- | ment at Tulsa, Okla., would submit | | the reports at next regular meeting, sptember 18. The post was the re f letters from Harlan Wood, an of veterans' joint committee Assistant Secretary of the| | Tre Andrews relative to ‘ te: X vice emploves now employed in civil capacities in the pro- | hibition unit of the Treasury Depart ment, stating that the personnel com | mittee is giving every consideration |to the rights of exservice men. The Ladies’ Auxiliary National Cap ital Post held its regular meeting Sep 8 at Pythlan Temple, 1012 Ninth street northwest, with President Margaret Lidstone presiding. Senfor Vice President Mrs. Mae Cotter and ‘Jumm Vice President Mrs. Laura | Weaver announced that a commit Fall and Winter socials plans would | be presented at next regular meeting, | and delegates to the twenty-sixth an nual encampment held at Tulsa, Okla., | 1 will be submitted . | Mr. and Mrs. James B. 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