Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1926, Page 11

A0 0 N PAYING HAMMOND TRBUTE Noted Figure Honored at Din- ner in Celebration of His 71st Birthday. ociated P | ORK, May 4.—Four hundred tinguished in arts, literature, industry and professional life in this country, paid tribute last night to John Hays Hammond, diplomat, en gineer and publicist and chairman of of the United States Coal Commission. | at a dinner in the Waldorf-Astoria in | celebration of his seventy-first birth day, on March 31 At that time A Hammond was in Europe, having re turned recently Mr. Hammond was presented with a her feature | m friends | United States homas of i Representative -xander G. Hum Stephens’ Insti retary of Labor former dor to Great Britain; Arthur Hadley, president emeritus of Yale University; the Right Rev. James E. Freeman. Bishop of Wash- ingion: the Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, 8. J.. dean of Georgetown University School of Foreizn S D. Lindsley, past n publican Al Pittman, Twmaocrat, both of Nevada, and Otto H. Kahn. Among the hiundreds of congratnla tary lefters and telegrams were mes sages from President Coolidge. Vice | President Dawes, and all the members of the President’s cabinet. members| >( the diplomatic corps of foreign coun- tries, members of Congress, governors and scores of others prominent in public life here and abroad. Message From Coolidge. The letter written by President (‘ool- tdge on the occasion of Mr. Ham mond’s birthday read It gives me pleasure to have the | privi of joining your many friends | in heartiest congratulations on this vour seventy-first birthday. 1t is} good to know that. while you have passed the biblical ‘threescore and ten.’ you are still in the enjoyment of good health Jle to contin : 1 vice which have 1 vour career. May hold for you peace and happi- tulatory letter from Luther written shortly before his read at the dinner. MRS. ROGERS ASKS AID FOR DISABLED VETERANS Oers Bill to Permit Hospitalization | on Presumption of Disability in War—Action Delayed. By the Accociated Pross Mrs, Edith N. Regers. Republican Representative from M urged in the House yesterday Congress hasten its efforts in behalf | rld War veterans. | or no man or wom- t dees not even wait | for Congress. 1 cannot helieve for one | minute that this Congress, that has| been so generous to the taxpayers, | will be ungenerous to our disabled | service men and women.” | She sought immediate passage of a | bill which s luced to per-| s veterans upon | isability re- presum suited from mil! resentative He; blocked consid resentative Rlanion. Demacrat. Tex had objected to having time for dis- | cussion 1 explained that Mrs. i ed the measure would cost 00,000 annually, | while the Veterans' Burean placed the | maximum at $62,000,000. He said he| wished 1o delay consideration until he | conld check the bureanu’s estimates. The House p d bill vesterday by resentative Andrew. 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