Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1928, Page 22

o THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, I €. JULY 29, 1928—PART 1. | of which he is a member. Post Comdr ’cmnd to _lJaunch a membership drive | be at New York next week and will | disabled men and their wives are job- | to the disabled World War men or the| EXCURSION TO ASHEVILLE and { Willlam C. Murphy. jr.. presided | and an effort will be made to contact | assist in the dedication of the new 800- | less. Representative Hamilton Fish, jr.. | wive other: Western: NoMH Carofins, Moun- b 3| ! At this meeting the delegates to rep- | every World War man who is now in | bed hospital at Northport, Long Island, | of New York. who Is chairman of the| As soon as the data now being gath- Veterans of Foreign Wars, l Veterans of Great War ] January 1 have participated With a total of more than 1000000 | Fourteen players and an adult manager jeterans who tarved during the World |are allowed cach team var as applicants for disabilitv claims, | Tht location and dates of the 12 re- @nd 49 per cent of those claims already |&lonal toirnaments which will start the mlowed by the United States Veterans ireau, renewed e f of a service pension for al veterans at e Tw y-nintd national play in the Legion's junior + will bs put forth | base ball program have been announc- 1 ed by Dan Sowers, national director of | b the program. at national headquarters | ment ®f the Veterans Oof:the Legion. in Indianapolis.. Ind. of thy United States, polis, Ind. Al National Encamp- |and tr Championship teams from the 44 tates and the District of Columbia will compete in the regional tournaments. 12 winners of the regional more than 2000 games will meet in two sectional tourna- of the proposed World W service pension fof disabled veterar The campaign -for congressional: an ublic support be made through « public_suppo icts |clties and the States competing in each | upon the number of paid-up members these delegates § ments to decide upon the two teams which w eprescnt the East and the West in nior world series, to be “played ea September. | Th regional tournament dates and regional * urnament follow Region } Washingte.., Montana ; v | tain Resorts, Sat., Aug. 4. "imit 2.z | v . then | ¢ sign, has_prepared forms with | ered is available the commission will be | 1A resent the National Press Cliub Post at| the hospital. ‘rm mental and nervous cases and then | commissign mpplov': g compeled | o o e o vt 105 | 19, AN fate. $108 "Dickits’ guod names of any and all | future course. While Representative | o pyliman cars. Through train leaves | the approaching department convention ‘ ' | were eleeted. They were H. A, Bauk- | hage, the senior vice commander, and | H 3 st bia De- | g es in several cities in that|who are on Uncle Sam’s pay rolls. | ed by exccutive order. Director Prank T. BB Bl U R e D A v e reported to the Wash- | Hincs of the Veterany Bureau, will pre- | hoteis and all outdeor recreations. & or_City Ticket who recently retired as department a jutant. The alternates selected were | ment and post officer. and Richard | tional Press Club Post. of the United States Veterans' Bureau. | committeeman, and who has been out | | of the city. is 'scheduled to? retum im- mediately prior to the department con- ! vention | Delegates to the departmental con-| | vention will be elected by the George Washington Post, No.'1, at the meeting, | August 7. at 1441 Rhode Island avenue | The number of delegates will depend | | in the post and those who have not paid | | their 1928 dues. An initiation will also} held its and Idalo. at Spokane. Wash., August|be held when several new members will | ¥ _eve- 1 and 2 officer of Foreign W. Holl rth was the T chairman ee. reported | s for the posi's Marshall Hall picos of the’ post and ap awarded’ the winners forwarded to il mem- \d extra tickets may be obtained 7o commander or Any member of th ainment committee. A A. Hoffman. chairman of the com vestigate the circumstances un- Reed Hospital report and ex still in the hands o.and it was announced every be made by: this post to ma- ssist this: veteran and his el G ) 3 . > Quartgrmaster strand commended by the tees for his accuracy and effci Past. Department Comdr. George J r acdressed the post &S A reprer e-of, the, “On {0 Indiananolis” and ‘requested all members . inclusive. to as_soon as possible ‘rman, Abe Grudd. 1417 Park foad Blanks nocessary for the pro- gurement of way tickets may be ob- tained from the éommander now The now_cortificates of membership Region No. 2—California, Arizona and Nevada, at Oakland, Calif, Au- No. 3—Utah, Colorado. and New Mexico, at Denver, 3 and 4 ion No. 4-—orth Dakota, South Dakota. Minnesota and Wisconsin, at Minneapolis. August 3 and 4. Region Nc Nebraska and Kansas, | at_Omaha. August 3 and 4 Region No. 5—Texas. Arkansas, Okla- homa and Louisiana. at Forth Worth, ek, nd 16. Regi Tilinois, Ohio, Indiana | i Michigan, at Chicago, August 8 and 9 Region No. 8—Kentucky. Virginia Tennessee and North Carolina, at Knox- ville, Tenn.. August 3 and 4. | egior -Np. S-—Mississippl, Georgia, Alabama and Florida, at Atlanta, Ga, August 14 and 15, Region: New: 10-Pennsylvania, Mary- | land, West Virginia, Delaware -and the | District of Columbia, at Baltimore, Md., ! August 7, 8 and 9. Region“No. 11—New_ York, Connecti- | cut. New Jersey and Rhode Island, at | New York City. August 10 and 11. Region No.' “2—Maine, New Hamp- shire, ‘Vermont and Massachusetts, at | Manchester, N. H., August # and 7. National Comdr. Edward E. Spafford | | of the American Legion is planning an | “Old-Timers” week in connection with the annual convention to be held in San Antonio, Tex.. October 8-11. He is extending a special invitation to Legionnaires who were active in the carly days, in the upbuilding of the | American “Legion. 1 In a personal letter to Past Comdr. Howard' 8. Fisk of George Washington Post, Na 1, the bfimmm of the | American - Legion. Natio} Comdr. | Spafford says: “As an orignal depart- | ment_offteer” 6f the American | {you have & distinguished place in the | history of {he organizstion. - Your early | services should never' be forgotten and yet, at the same time, in order to keep! this service bright in the memory of legionnaires it is necessary that you | should never divorce yourself from the | orzanization. | “The anuyal conventien of the Amer- i i obtained by the pest are at|ican Legion will be held’ at San ‘An- | Bureau hospitals ‘and “the National in the process of completion ' tonio, Tex., October 8-11,-and T am e | b> avallable for de’ivery to the at an early date The member+hip of’ Columb’~ Post, No. 833, will ‘be' well represented when. the D of Columbia National Guard s for'its annual field maneuvers, nder the command of Maj. Gen. Anton ephan, this week. he intention of the post hos- tee presided over by Past John. 1. Hart, to postpone ntertainments at the local hospi- tals until the Pall months, but there been such an urgent request. from hospitalized veterans to continue performances; that the tee s changed its <ecision. and oW AI- ranging for an entertainment for the patients at Mount Alto Hospital. Capt.-Alvin De Hathaway..commander, sanounce@l that. members shopld report 13 the ne*: mesting of the past. which will be held at the Tohmas Circle Club August 8. any resolutiens affeeting vet- erans' legisiation or veterans’ welfare. I8 order that such resofutions may be ected . upon and fcrwarded to the nd- tional headquarters in ‘tims 0 b> con- sidered by the resolutions commitiee of the national encampment at Indianap- blis. August 25 to September 1. Committee” “heads” of - 45th United States Volunteer ‘Infantry, leaders on finance and preparations are complet- inz plens for the firstreunion of the N;lr;\em 4n Indlanapolls, - August: 26 Robert -F.* bong” was-named: genera chairman of- the ‘executiye tommittée for the reunion..- George J. Neuner. viee chairman ef the:gencral commiftee #nd M.-T. Thomsan cbaigman. o a committee -which will. have charge’ of a -campaign to raise $500 for expense of the reunion. Pja.s for the entertaimment for about 200 membess were discussed. A tenta- tis ;yam for the reunion calls for memorial- service, August 26, which probably will be held in Cadle Taber- the ' Veterans of Hotel Servenin will quarters .during the re- A -military parade, , Smo ng tours. theater partics a er forms of entertainment will ouality-Waiter ‘Reed Post, Py n Teraple. ban_ope Mmenth remains before terags of-Poreign Wars assemble napolis Ind.. for its annual con- Commanders of the six jocal 3re -eompieting arrangements for t delegation” that will attend t adjutan preparing a ng, 1o present to the Junjor Vice Comdr. rge of transportation and TEpOTts _every veterans ¥ 1l call the 10 _drdét on the morning of The Indiaga metropolis s prepari; 16 handle an assemblage of 160600 persons during the week of the encampment and there is 8 possibility that the n T o n exceed that hgure have recgived a tificates and y applying make the Dis- t of Columbia department one of Lhe Iew departments that can boast & set of eators for every post n Lagies' Auxilary were the meeting of Front Line £t Wednesday evening. €omrade ford wes appeinted as chs W the committee 1 Co-Operste W he contemp 1xiliary ng plams for a dance dny. Gctober 18 Comar charge gain cailed for AU mem- w affiliate with the V. F rent Drum and Bugle Corps ate as early &5 possible at 231 F street north Americar Legion y regional jeats Legion's ) series program v month regiorial -games the cham D teams wilh go Ao the sectional hen the East and the West I ehmose its-champlonship: Leam for the world series honor thousand seven hundred &n #xty-nine teams have been pirying © More than 122000 noys, who will not #each their sevenieentn birthday by tending you ‘a’ special i tend. 16 will ‘be these early legjonnai &w but I hope that 1 can 3 privilege :of presenting them to :ths leaders of the | bresent’ day in convention 'assembled.: | The cenvention itself will bring together many old-timers. who were in | camp near San Antonio will want to | return“and renew their old friendships. | | If it is possible for you to be presen at | San Anton:o I hope that you will come.” | National Comdr. Spafford and Past Comdr. Fisk are both Navy men of | many years' standing, the former serv- | |Ing as a commander and the latter a | lieutenant in the Supply Corps during the World War. They have been friends during their many years in the service | and both. served together for several | terms on the naval affairs committee of | the national organization, assisting in { legislative matters and preparation of | naval reports for presentation to na- | tional conventions | Past Comdr, Fisk was one of the or- | ganizers of the first unit in the Amer- | ican Legion and when Col. E. Lester | | Jones was elected commander of Gen. Pershing Post, No. 1, on March 7, 1919, | which was the first post of over 11,000 posts now in the national orgahization, he selected Lieut. Fisk.as post adjutant When the caucus at St. Louls, May 8 to | 110, authorized the organization of de- | | partments, the District of Columbia | Was the first 10.do so. .Col. Jones was | clécted department commander and he again selected Lieut. Fisk this time to m]%eparzmenz adjutant, | ese two “‘old-timers™ Vi e uniqué distinction of being hl.h: fl‘:.:v post. and department officers in the American Legion, an- honor of which | both are proud. Col. Jones was chair- man of the first delegation which at- tended the St. Louis caucus and also the first national convention at Minne. | apolis, Minn., November 9 to 11, 1919 Past Comdr. Fisk also holds the record for the Department of the District of Columbla by having been elected either a delegate or an alternate to every na- tonal convention from the St. Louis caucus up to and including the conven. tion at Paris last Fall. At the depart- Jast year he reccived number of votes to the ris convention. b el Victory Post, No. 4, held its regular | sday in' the Woodmen's Col. Miller B. Kenyon, depart meny Gu;'man,: congratulated the mem- on their past f o, past ‘support of the ,The poi drum, corps paraded in | on for the Clarendon Legion Post Thursday night, escorting the fmém of | beauty from the fire engine station to | the carnival grounds Advices that the national members, of the American Legion for 1928 pnr:rlg the total Jor the entire year of 1927 on ave been received by McGahan, national executive c{;r{r‘n‘f{t;’c‘ member from the District of Columbia { Dr;p-runent of the Ameriéan Legion. i “The membership total fn 1927 was the largest in the history of ths Legion | since 1922, sald McGahan in making | the announcement here last night. “This | means thal nationally the American Le- o ha nashed three membershi) records this year The first ulw'('nze WAS 1o pass 1 1925 membership r . W under the plan of the national com- mander, Edward E. Spafford, the aim i the 1920 figures and make this gest year in Legion history Distriet of Columbia Depart- is within & few hundred of passing last year’s membership at the present time, and Dept. Comdr. J. Miller Ke von has advised me that this local ohe Jective will be achieved in advance of the department. convention, which will be nheld here on Angust 21 and 22 ryland has passed year’s membership mark and s 20ing strong. There is strong rivalry between the District of Columbla De- psrtment and the Maryland Leglon- ives and 1t 18 the concerted effory of Washington Legionnaires 0 go to the Ban Anlonio national convention of the Leglon with a larger membership thap that of the Maryland Department, For several years past the District Departs ment has led Maryland in’ membership ad the good natured rivalry i» making | | the contest a warm one. Another loca) | objective is 1o beat the Virginia Depart- | ment ko the istinctive mark of passing | last year's membership. The Old Do | minlon Leglopnaires are right close upon | their goa nd it is & hot contest Lo see the line fiest” Mr. McGahan, who 15 & past depart ment commander of the Distret Legion has ennounced his candidacy for re clection 1o the national couneil of the Americar. Logion | The snouncement was made unoffi- clally some weeks ago, but was ofieinlly put forward during the past week at a meeting of the:National Press Club Post, be pledged to the principles of the; | American Legion. | | Comdr. Painter has returned from his | ation and will preside at the meeting. Henry C. Spengler Post. No. 12, met at the Thomas Circle Club Wednesday | and Comdr. Ben L. Fuller presided. | Comdr. Ben L. Fuller, Maj. E. H. Hale | and Capt. Jesse C. Sweeney, were clected delegates to the department encamp- | ment, and Capt. Chester M. Reich, | Lieut. C. H. Reilley and N. Ward Guth- | rie alterpates. The post voted that its representatives should be uninstructed and given permission to exercise their | own discretion and judgment in voting on questions and candidates presented | to the department encampment | Resolutions intended to clarify the World War veterans’ act and indorsing the efforts now being.made to perfect | legislation affecting -the appointmen promotion, demotion’ and Tetention of | veterans in governmental positions were | adopted by the post and forwarded to | the department for consideration at the | forthcoming department encampment. | The committee in charge of the birth- day celebration of the post, to be held in September, outlined its program, and in- | formed the post membership that the completed arrangements for the anni- | versary will be_submitted for approval | lat the August meeting. Disabled American War Veterans. The Washington office of the D. A. V. | announces that some of the legislative | items that will be pressed before the | next session of Congress are as follows: | That the permanent hospital con- struction program of the Veterans' Bureau be completed at emergency d. That the sites of hospitals be located as near as practicable to the center of the disabled military population. | ‘That, the class of nop-service con- ' nected disabilities, which the Veterans' Bureau is mandated to hospitalize, be inereased by law. That Congress empower the President to transfer individual units of the sys- tem of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers to the Veterans' Bureau. That the House veterans’ committee make personal inspection of Veterans' | Homes during the coming:year. That the system of ostic centers of the Veterans' Bureau be. expanded by additional clinics. fay N That , disabled “veterans ' eligibie to United States. civil service positions be [urnished with written explanations why they are skipped in sppointments and that the goenmcbemld n until the | veterans have an opportunity to.answer the objections. That ample appropriations be provid- ed for the Veterans' Bureau to maintain a suitable system to assist disabled veterans to obtain employment That the cost of printing blanks for reduced transportation fares for men on turlough from hospitals be assumed by the Veterans' Bureau. That there be established a perma- | nent .medical corps in the Veterans' Bureau. ot That a man who has carried a tem- porary total rating for 12 consecutive months shall be rated as permanent and total and this rating shall continue during the totality of the disability. That the director of the Veterans' Bureau be given discretionary power to raise to $30 a month the compensation allowed the hospitalized insane in indi- vidual cases when the facts justify the | increase. That there be an increase in allow- | ance for attendsnts by the Veterans' | Bureau: That the dependents’ allowances be | paid when men on a permanent and total rating die, regardiess of the im- | mediate cause of death. | That -the Veterans' Bureau be equip- ped to give radium treatments when | needed by any class of disabled veter- ans. That Congress provide for piigrimage to Europe for all mothers and unmar- ried widows of former service men buried overseas. That the principle of the McKellar- Fitzgerald bill, to give proper credits in ! the postal service for military service, be enacted That the salaries and promotions of warrant officers of the Navy be revised by passage of the prinicples of the Shortridge-Britten bill That an adequate national defense be maintained, capable of sudden expan- sion for training of citizen-soldiers That there be an increased appro- priation for Citizens' Military Training Camps and the National Guard. That Congress enact the Britten bill to provide 15 additional cruisers and one alrcraft carrier. That restriction of immigration be continued as the national policy of the United States That there be enacted . a universal | conseription. act to be effective in the next national emergency, Disabled American Veterans, Campaigns to put through the legls- lative_ana rehabilitation programs of the Disabled American Veterans, as adopted by the recent eighth national convention at Denver, were decided | upon a' a series of conferences hrl‘t] last week which were participated in by Millard W. Rice of Minneapolis, the | new national commander and the staff of the Washington office of the or- ganization. 3 About 40 different items are jncluded on the rehabilitation plan and most of these coneern policies of the Veterans' Bureau, Comdr. Rioe decided to pre~ sent each of these points separately | with the reasons which the disabled | present to justify changes in the poll~ cies Mang of the proposals have in mind the speeding of procedure In or- der that justified rellef may be more | quickly afforded individuals, but the or- ganization s also greatly coricerned in having matters so arranged that the Veterans' Bureau will put in effect at earlier dates the recommendations of the D. A, V. on policies when these recommendations meet " with + the. ap- | proval of the dircetor of the bureau. Comdr. Rice made ‘ft plain that the | D. A. V. does not intend to depart from | its past plan of not. interfering with the personnel of the bureau unless to demand changes when any employes or groups within the bureau are so han- dung thelr dutics that they are interfer- | ing with the rights of the disabled, either through unreasonable delay or by narrow interpretations of the law or regulations Under mandate of the Denver con- vention Comdr. Rice and his mlat-i ants are to make a complete strvey of the central office of the Veterans' Bu- | reau and out of this Is expected m] come whateyer changes the organiza- ton feels necessary .in order fm- prove the administration of the foun- tainhead of the by 5 M. J. Hanley hi st been re-¢ Irx'lrn‘ commander of the Naval Hospital | Chapter of the D. A. V., &t a meeting at the institution al the foot of Fwenty- | fifth Street ‘The officers chosen were: Dennli Polly, senior vice commander; Thomns | C Snider, junior . vice commander; | Charles 5. Kelly, djutant and_ treas: | urer, and Frank P. Dooley, chaplain, Afthough the reperts showed the | ehapter in good .condition, it was de- [ partment of the D A V Having served as adjutant of both | — om_here . Riee started 4 trip g 1 i t ) e 'h:!r will cnrrgomfl to ;Zn:vnn He willing Federal positions here while eligible situatidn may be relieved to give places number of daylight bombing plane: TWENTY-ONE KAUFMANN'S will continue to the north visiting the [every Federal e While here last week National Comdr. | hospitals of southern New England and | to futnish the Rice conferred with the executive com- inspecting the Neterans' Bureau re-| members of thelr respective families | Fish is chairman of the board appoint- It has been territory. ington' office of partment of Minnesota, Comdr. Rice is | dential commission to solve the prob- | and wives and | ternal problems of the units of the na- ' in the U. S. Civil Service are now being | aries in excess 2 er William: Wolff Smith, general counsel ! tional organization and gave the officials | gathered in the various Federal depart- | purpose of the commission to first study | service circles throughout the country 0 2 his views on a number of problems that | ments in Washington. a v a r Is niay he made to the | who is alter: 1 exccutive | face the department here Aroused by reports that numerous | der that proposal 0 o alh weias % i and e e e Tty (b e AaA R | members of the same families are hold- | President and Congress as to haw the' & The Trish.Fre¢ State has ordered a e e ¢ thnumm‘ CHARACTER FURNITUR OUR ENTIRE STOCK OoF CHARACTER FURNITURE SAVINGS MONTHS | each of these.outstanding cases in or- e the D. A. V. there are | side in the absence of the regular chair- | Agents. Union Station | Richard Seelye Jones. a past depart-|the Minneapolis chapter and the De-| Statistics to be used for the presi- | a large number of cases where husbands | man and a representative of the D. A.| Office. Southern Railway Sy Washington 6:35 pm. dally Good See 1510 other members of the | v will sit as a member of the com- || st. nw Phones Main 1465-1466 Westwood, a past adjutant of the Na- | particularly well informed on the in-|lem of employment of qualified veterans | same family are receiving annual sal-| mission to thrash out the matter that | Advertisement of $8.000 and it is the | has aroused so much interest in former STORES IN TWENTY-ONE CITIES AUGUST FURNH UK SALE 20 OrF OUR ENTIRE STOCK REDUCED Free Truck Delivery Within 125 Mile (AUFMANNS 1415 H STREET N.W. Bourngmouth and Aberdeen, ! land, claim the greatest percentages of Scot