Evening Star Newspaper, September 4, 1929, Page 5

“HITCH APPOINTED TO VETERANS POST Major Will Manage Washing- ton Regional Office of Bu- reau, Hines Announces. Maj. Edgar T. Hitch has bcen ap- pointed manager of the Washington regional office of the Veterans' Bureau, it was announced today by Director Frank T. Hines of the bureau. Maj. Hitch, who has been assistant to the previous regional manager, Col. M. B. MacMillan, assumes charge of the local organization, which has juris- diction of the personal cases of all vet- erans not only in the District of Co- lumbia, but in several counties in Mary- land, Virginia and West Virginia. The regional office here is vitally im- portant, not only because it handles the cases of local veterans, but cause it also has the heavy load of handling thousands of cases of men from other parts of the country who come into Washington to take up their appeals with the Government. Native of Ohio. Maj. Hitch is a native of Batavia, Ohio, and has been with the bureau since August 25, 1921, when he was assigned as administration officer of the former district No. 4, with headquarters here. Previous to his connection with the bureau, Maj. Hitch served twenty-four years in the Regular Army, with con- siderable foreign service, rising from | the ranks from non-commissioned offi- cer in 1896 to discharge as a major, Quartermaster Corps, December, 1920. During his Army service Maj. Hitch had wide experience in executive and administrative work, having charge of | property, money and accounts for a| number of years. | During his term of service with thel ‘Washington regional office Maj. Hitch has served as executive officer, chief of administration and business manager. He succeeds Col. MacMillan, who is | detailed for a tour of field duty, it was announced by Gen. Hines, in accord- ance with the policy of the medical service of the bureau of giving its physicians alternate fleld and central office duty. Col. MacMillan, who is a physician, is now stationed at the diagnostic clinic of the Veterans' Bu- | reau, known as Mount Alto Hospital, on | ‘Wisconsin avenue. . MID-CITY ASSOCIATION ON ITS ANNUAL OUTING Members at Chesapeake Beach ‘With an Attractive Program of Festivities Scheduled. . Members of the Mid-City Citizens' Association are holding their first an-| nual outing today at Chesapeake Beach. The afternoon program includes a basket picnic and athletic events. Egg races, a peanut race, foot races for men, women and children; horseshoe pitching, and a rolling-pin throwing contest for married women were scheduled. The association, which has more than 500 members, is headea by A. J. Driscoll, president, and M. E. Salsbury. secretary. The outing committee is composed of Max T. Pimes, chairman; Howard _Bennington, Mr. and Mrs. George Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Driscoll, Mrs. A. Wynn, Miss C. Stew- | art and F. Hoffman. | | | Harding W. Kuhn. 88, Gordon Hotel. George W. Henderson, :1, 1421 Colum- oI | ¥6ia B. Schultz, 60, 418 Luray pl. | Clarence W. Carson, 39. 3270 M st. | William H. Main, 67, Walter Reed Hospital. Jennie Tennyson, 61, St. Elizabeth's Hos- ital. Marjorie E. Bruce. 1, 426 3rd st. Infant of Edward R. and Fiorence French, 1 hour. Garfleld Hospital, Holiday Mackal, 70, 1320 Linden ct. n.e. John B. Brooks, 60, Home for Aged and Infirm. PA?u“lHe Jefferson, 55, St. Elizabeth’s Hos- ita Rosa_ Williams, 50. Gallinger Hospital. Edward Prather. 45, 1032 28th st. i Charles A. Lindsay, 2 months, Children’'s ospital. p Tofant of Ryland and Rosetta Peyton, 11 ays, 311°B st nee. Py "‘( nt D{lJlX‘“Elx and Mary Brown, 2 days, nger Hospital. Infant: of Pdward and Sadie Edelin, 18 hours. Children's Hospital® “olnfint of Theodore and Nova Bell, 8 hours, 5 5 Thtant of Adolpkus and Lucille Jackson, Freedmen's Hospital. Infant of Willet and Hattie Marcus, 2 hours, Columbia Hospital. ot pi Marriage Licenses. Bradshaw _E. Vowels, 21, and Helen E. et bt Sokvin, 35 ‘Mount Garmel, Pa e Baulsir, 23, this city; Rev. | TS, | “"Bufoult. 21, and Dorothy H. Williams, both of Pittston, Pa.; Rev. i Stuart. Wi P Richmond. 33, and Thelma E. Mossburg. | an_¥. Poore. A maAsfonson. 27, and Eva Goldiner, | " Sehwetel. g s. 31, and Eleanore L. Pen- | H mer J. Councilor. Jay Jenkins, 23, and Victoria Banks, 20; v. Cornelius Brown. Reohg CBlitner. 3%, South Bend, Ind. and Zlorence V. Doushierty, 36, Rev. Chesteen mi Ammie German, 24. Arlington, Va Nellie M. Frazier,’ 13, Baltimore,” Md.; L. I. McDo! M le. aCEfdred. 32. and Esther C. Sties, Eppa 4. reeley Rohrer. M e s Baker. 22, ard Elizabeth A. Me- | Jess llister, 21: Rev.'W. iray. A headore. Sater and Mary Gidding, | Rev _W. Inez Mangum, 21; Jo ir.. 23, and Olive E. 2 s’J. Brown. Czechosiovakia, Eu- Tope. Ella Pergler, 23, this city; Rev Lucjus Clark. Montee E. ‘Barranco. 31, and Alice M. Mc- ; Rev. Allan F. ormick: 2. Ao 3. this city, and Fannie | Chupnick, 23, Baltimore, Md.i Jacob | A Dol grown, 8, and Cora Brises, 23; Refeorse L. 8 nd EMe Haynes, Tro. & Gaus. 35, and Elizabeth D. 35: Rey. Paul L. Norris. e, 39, and Hattie Brown, 329; st, U. 8. Navy. and Mary Arlington Heights, Mass. [amlett, 31, Charlotte, Va. @ Naruna, Va. arl N. Fogle, 23, city, and Ellen V. Kerr, 21, Plttsburgh, Pa.i Judge Robert E Mo tbn' H._ Walker. 34, and Joy Chappelle, 22 Rev. W. D. Jaryls Harry W. Page. 26, and Ola M. Greem uliae " Carringion, 83, Cornersville, P and Annie Blake, 49, thié city; Rev. J. H. J RNy H. Massey, 21 Leons Knott, ¥ vt GO Kietien, 36, Richmond, _Va. rthur G, 36, L Ve, and g'luucdhl M ?und!nnn.“lh, Roxbury, “james H. Foreman. Katherine M. and | Rey illiams, 21; Rev. Svatosiav Malec, 38, Rev. A Trinkhat . 43, and Pranci: les Re: [} We’ve Made ‘|and K street. MAJ. EDGAR T. HITCH, New chief of the regional office of the United States Veterans’ Bureau. —Star Staff Photo. USE OF SOLDIERS IN CIVIL POSTS HIT Federal Employes See Dis- crimination in War Depart- ment’s Alleged Practice. By the Associated Press. SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Sep- tember 4.—Replacement of ecivil em- ployes in the offices of the War De- partment by soldiers was criticized in a resolution passed today at the con- vention of the Federation of Federal Employes here. The resolution called upon the Sec- retary of War to issue instructions to the commanding general of the War Department “to discontinue this unjust practice and restors to civillan em- ployes the right of nromotion to those positions when they become vacant.” In addition, the resolution asked that the executive council of the federation be directed to propose general legisia- tion to Congress to “prevent the as- signment of military personnel to posi- tions that are properly assignable to and have been occupied by civil em- ployes.” Congress Members Speak. Special Dispatch to The Star. SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.,, Sep- tember 4 —More than 250 delegates and | guests attended a banquet last night at which speeches were made by Rep- resentative Lehlback of New Jersey, chairman of the House civil service committee, and Representative Bohn of | the eleventh Michigan district. Both pledged their effort and votes on be- half of the welfare of Federal em- ployes. FIREMEN’S PARADE FUND FOUND TO SHOW DEFICIT | Committee Asks Aid in Raising $600 Needed on Unpgpid Bank Loan. The firemen’s parade _committee made an appeal today to tne citizens | of Washington to raise a fund to make up a deficit caused by the awarding of cash prizes in the competitions. The prizes have been awarded, but money | must be obtained to pay back the sum which was borrowsd from a bank. The deficit approximates $600. It was explained by E. J. Murphy, president of the Board of Trade, that it was planned to raise sufficient funds to cover the expenditure by the erec- tion and sale of seats along Pennsyl- vania avenue, -but that it was found that permission for the placing of seats along the Avenue must come from Congress and since Congress was not in session such permission could not be secured. Arrangemenis had been made with the American League Base Ball Park to furnish stands before it was learned that there was any objection to their erection. Contributions are being received by A. B. Zwissler, treasurer firemen's parade, care of the Washington Board of Trade. CAB COMPANY SUED. ‘The Yellow Cab Co. is named de- fendant in two suits aggregating $20,000 damages filed by Mrs. Luella M. Say- ward and her husband, Edward A. Sayward, ot Brookline, Mass. The wife was injured, it is alleged, in a collision between ‘the automobile of the plaintiffs and a taxicab of the defend- ant June 5, last, at New Jersey avenue Attorneys Whelan & O'Connell and Louis L. Whitestone appear for the plaintiffs. Births Reported. Charles P. and Valeria I. Reckert, girl. 1 Mse Lastfogel, boy. i, nd t A M. William T. and Constance E. Jobn P. and Minnie Smith, boy. Phillip M. and Martha P. Clark. boy. Eleven S. and Emma_8 'Cooksey, boy. Theodore and Nova Bell, girl. P CoME T H KELLY - —High Quality e Lumber Hardware Paint oal ©: Small Orders Given Ca No Delivery Charge J. Frank Kelly, Inc. 2101 Georgia Ave. N. 1343 ; — pu Pont’ 'N:-z:' g Rev. T 0 a Reputation for efficiency and co-operation— giving our customers the best possible service. Our central location makes it THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1929. VETERANS STRESS NEED OF HOSPITALS Bureau Chief to Present Plea to Congress for Increase of Facilities. ‘The Veterans’ Bureau is making a survey of facilities and the hospitaliza- tion needs of American veterans, with a view to presenting the facts to Con- gress when the proposal of organized | veterans, particularly the Disabled American Veterans, for new legislation comes before Congress next session. Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director | of the bureau, today would not com- mit himself on the question as to whether he favors legislation to give | more care io veterans, to take care of what is known as the ‘“non-service connected load.” But he is having the survey made to estimate the cost of hospitalization for these men, who are ill, but whose illness cannot be traced back to their service. Cites Inadequate Facilities. Commenting on the recent statement of william J. Murphy, national com- mander of the D. A. V., Gen. Hines said the reiteration that facilities were in- adequate did not make clear the kind of cases for which more hospitals than | are now contemplated would be needed, | nor did it explain that under present | Jegislation the bureau is obliged to dis- tinguish between service-connected, and | non-service connected cases. Gen. Hines explained that while the bureau was permitted to hospitalize vet- | erans of any and all wars without re- | gard to the nature or origin of their | disabilities, if bureau facilities were | available, Congress had never author- | ized the construction of hospitals espe- | cially to include the non-service cases. Nor was the bureau authorized, he said, | to place such cases in contract hospi- | tals in the United States, with the ex- | ception of female patients. Many Non-Service Cases Treated. | “However,” explained Gen. Hines, “in | all our plans and estimates for hospital construction, the non-service cases are taken into consideration so far as prac- ticable under the law. I am very glad to be able to report that since the act of "June 7, 1924, gave us the authority we have been privileged to extend hos- pitalization to over 162,000 whose dis- eases or injuries were not due to mili- tary service, and of the 27,487 now hos- pitalized under the supervision of the bureau 11,823 are of this class of patients. Since the end of the fiscal year, 1925, the percentage of the total number of admissions to our hospitals of these so-called 202 (10) cases’ has increased from 17 per cent fo over 65 per cent at the present time.” Replying to the assertion of veterans' leaders that hospitals would not be adequate in facilities to care for the peak load of mental cases in 1947—at which time Gen. Hines has sald it would be reached—he said here again confusion appeared to be widespread. Bureau’s Program Outlined. “The present and contemplated pro- gram of the bureau,” he said, “would adequately care for all cases which the bureau is at present obliged to hospit- | alize, as they increase in number,” | said. “The bureau’s present program. he added, “contemplates the conver- | sion of some existing general hospitals into mental hospitals. Expectance of | cases has been charted'and graphed in | three divisions—ment tubercular and | general. While the curve of expected mental cases rises sharply, the other | two curves show declines. We have checked actual occurrence of cases in | the three classes against expectancy | curves. and we find that the latter are “Labor Day™ Night —By— SEAPLANES WILL LINK CAPITAL WITH NORFOLK Passenger Service Is Launched by Coastal Airways on Daily Schedule. Seaplane passenger service between the National Capital and Norfolk, Va., was inaugurated this afternoon by Coastal Airways, with planes leaving Hains Point and Norfolk simultane- ously. ‘The service will make connection with the Washington-New York-Albany- Saratoga line recently inaugurated by Coastal Airways, and daily service will be flown. . Seven-place cabin seaplanes carrying six passengers and pilot will be used on the Norfolk run. The plane probably will leave daily soon after the arrival of the plane from New York, which is due at Hoover Field at 12.30 p.m. Coastal Alrways is operating a tempo- rary schedule from Albany, N. Y., to Saratoga during the racing season now in progress there. This service will be discontinued after the closing of the season, but regular passenger service is to be maintained from this city to New York and Albany. ‘When the Bowie, Md., racing season opens this Fall, Coastal Airways prob- ably will run a special daily airplane nger service to Bowie from this city and from New York, it was an- nounced by John 8. Wynne, manager of Hoover Field. of beautiful apartments in Homysire Gardens Y A nationally recognized innovation in homes production which, when compleed under a proposed pro- gressive plan, will cover beautiful new community of cooperative apart- ments is now being developed from which hot, stifling rooms have been forever banished. To make sure that these homes will be comfortable all summer long true insulation is being installed in every building. Balsam-Wool—a blanket of flufl'ywood-fibre—stbps heat before it can penetrate, keeping out the stifling heat of the summer sun. Specifying a material of highest quality for protection from summer heat is typical of the thorough and ef- ficient planning‘ and construction of all the beautiful CAPPER FOR ACTION ON INSURANCE CODE One of Most Important Issues Awaiting Decision by Congres: Senator Declares, ‘The proposed new code of insurance hw-' is regarded by Chairman Capper of the Senate District committee as one the the most important local matters awaiting the attention of Congress at the oar;lnlc regular session. nator Capper made it clear toda: that he believed the present can'resz should take final action on this ques- tion of an insurance code, which has been debated in the committee on Cap- itol Hill for a number’ of years, without conclusion. Senator Capper said he thought Washington was behind the States in the matter of regulation.of insurance and expi d the hope that the code which he introduced earlier in the spe- cial session at the request of Supt. of Insurance Baldwin would be pushed vigorously by his committee at the De- cember session. PRSRSd Ten were killed in motor cycling acci- dx:'dm in England during a recent week end. COLUMBIA PARK CITIZENS ‘FORM AN ASSOCIATION Delegates Named to Federation and Application Made for Ad- mission to Membership. ‘The Columbia Park Citizens’ Associa- tion last night named E. F. Neagle, president, and W. F. Clark delegates to the Federation of Citizens’ Assoclia- tion. Organized early in June, the associa- tion now numbers 164 members and is making formal application for ad- mission into the federation. 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