Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1929, Page 77

Veterans of Veterans of Foreign Wars, MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Monday—Qverseas Military Band, 1526 Potomac avenue south- east, Wednesday—Front Line Post, Sol- diers, Saflors, Marines’ Club. Thursday—Equality-Walter Reed Post, Pythian Temple. Friday — Overseas Drum and Bugle Corps, Coast Artillery Armory. Department Comdr. Harvey L. Miller made- his first official visitation of the year Tuesday last with his entire staff to National Capitol Post. The occasion was also one for the inspection of the post by Department Inspector John D. Wischusen. The meeting was presided over by Comdr. Oscar W. Hollingsworth. Addresses were delivered by Comdr. Mtller, Senior Vice Comdr. Allen, Jun- for Vice Comdr. Prather, Surgeon Cercell, Inspector Wischusen, Chief of Staff Lochwitzky, Quartermaster Reich and also by Post Comdrs. Campbell, Hart and Gardella, of Equality-Walter Reed, Columbia and Front Line Posts, respectively. Comdr. Miller urged recruiting for both the posts and the auxiliaries, pointing out the great strides the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars had made in the public eye locally and the sterling work performed by the auxiliaries during the past year. “The ideal V. F. W. man,” satd Comdr. Miller, “is one whose eligi- ble woman relatives belong to the aux- iliary.” ‘The commander also urged every sup- port of the newly formed Overseas Mil- itary Band and the Drum and Bugle Corps. A year ago, the commander | pointed out, the V. F. W. had no such representation and now it has a musical organization of 85 pleces, a band sec- ond to none in the District of Columbia. The band rehearses every Monday evening, the drum corps every Friday evening. V. F. W. visitors are welcome. Comdr. Joseph B. Gardella of Front | Line Post invites all V. F. W. members to attend Front Line’s meeting Wednes- day, the occasion being an official visit and inspection by the department com- mander and staff. Comdr. D. E. Campbell of Equality- Walter Reed Post announced a meet- ing of Equality-Walter Reed Thursday evening, when the department com- mander makes an official visit. | | In all posts a v and appreciable gain is being shown in recruiting, For- mer overseas service men are having the Veterans of Forelgn Wars brought to their attention prominently due to the activity of that organization. Overseas musicians who wish to affiliate with the V. F. W. Overseas Band are requested to communicate with Director Harper, 1526 Potomac avenue southeast. Members of the auxiliaries who wish to join the women's drill team are re- quested to notify Chief of Staff Lola B. Heise. The drill team will begin re- hearsals shortly and uniforms will be ordered within the next few weeks. Senior Vice Comdr. John J. Allen has called a meeting of the department recruiting committee and it is expected an all-post reeruiting drive will be staged in the week preceding Armistice day. The annual recruiting champion- ship streamer, to be awarded each year, will go to the post making the greatest gain under rules to be laid down by Comrade Allen’s committee, the period of competition extending from the time of the 1929 encampment strength re- port to the 1930 report. The Armistice day ball committee, under Junior Vice Comdr. J. Allen Prather, is meeting r>gularly and will be ready to announce the full commit- tee by the next counsel meeting in the board room of the District Building, October 7. Department Comdr. Miller corrects an error in the last departmental general order. The official visit and inspection of Federal Post will take place at the ‘Thomas Circle Club on October 28. At its last meeting National Capitol Post voted to change the regular meet- ing nights of the t from the first and third Mondays in the month to the first and third Tuesdays. Accordingly the post now meets on the same eve- ning as National Capitol Auxillary. Mrs. M. Butzko has resigned as sec-{' retary of Federal Post Auxiliary, and | Mrs. Charles H. Reilly was appointed and installed to complete the unexpired term. Mrs. Lola B. Heise, State deputy, addressed Federal Auxiliary on the new drill team. Mrs. Mary B. Lucas, na- tional councilwoman, gave a very in- teresting talk on the St. Paul conven- tion. This auxiliary will, hereafter, have two meetings monthly, one a busi- ness meeting, the other a semi-social evening. ‘The next meeting will ke held on October 14 at the home of Mrs. Rellly, 2907 Twenty-ninth street. It will be followed by a bridge party. Pront Line Auxiliary will meet at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Club, Eleventh and L streets, next Wednesday evening. Plans will be made for an- other visit to Naval Hospital, where the auxillary is making a reputation by brihging liberal gifts of cigars, cigarettes and reading matter to the patients. National Capitol Auxiliary will meet jointly with the members of National Capitol Post on October 28. The oc- casion will be a turkey night and a program of entertainment_arranged by Senior Vice Comdr. John J. Allen. With a large delegation of visitors from other posts, Potomac Post at the regular meeting September 19, had de- gree work. Front Line Post is continuing prepara- tions for special event at the National . Press Club auditorium on October 17. All members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars are invited. The occasion will be a mass initiation of a large class of re- cruits and the installation as honorary members of Judge R. B. Mattingly ana Fred Buchholz, followed by a program of entertainment and music. The mseting will be preceded by a street pa- rade led by the new Overseas Military Band and the Overseas Drum and Bu- gle Corps. Fleet Reserve Association. All branches are now engaged In nominating officers for the ensuing year. The elections will be held during Octo- ber and the officers will be installed in office subsequent to the national con- vention. This organization s co-operating with the Veterans’ Bureau in urging all veterans to apply for life insurance. A number of new amendments to the constitution tn?n ?y-‘laws hn\; Mtell\; roposed, the principal ones apparen! lnp:!dlrecudpwwnrd obtaining a de- cided decrease in the annual dues. National Secretary Edward J. Me- Geogh has just returned from a short trip through the Middle West, stopping oflven route at Cleveland, Ohio, to visit the branch there and to assist in or- f:nlfinl a branch at Detroit, Mich. It gon! expected there will be four new branches established by the time of the national convention. At the last meeting of the local branch, No. 4, the delegates wefe nomi- nated to attend the convention and it was decided to defer the instructions to the delegates until the next meeting, wheén all of the proposed amendments and resolutions from all of the branches will have been received. The Secretary of the Navy has is- sued instructions to the naval service to permit members of the Fleet Reserve Association to obtain leave in order to attend the annual convention of this organization at Norfolk, Va., November |to_extend 9 and 10. - - | tive Great War The American Legion. MEETINGS THIS WEEK. October 1—George Washington Post, 1441 Rhode Island avenue northwest, 8 p.m. October 1—Vincent B. Costello Post, Board Room, District Build- ing, 8 pm. October 1—National Press Club Post, National Press Building. October 2—Sergt. Jasper Post, ‘Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massa- chusetts avenue northwest, 8 p.m. October 3—Jsne A. Delano Post, 1337 K st. northwest, 8 p.m. October 3—Edward Douglass ‘White Post, Colonial Hotel, 8 p.m. ‘The delegation representing the De- partment of the District of Columbia, the American Legion, is scheduled to arrive at Louisville, Ky., this morning at 11:15 o'clock to attend the eleventh annual national convention of the American Legion. The convention opens tomortow morning at 9 o'clock and will conciude Thursday afternoon with the election of officers for the en- suing year. The District Legionnaires traveled on a special train, which left here last eve- ning at 6:30 o'clock over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which was selected as the official route for this department. There were 13 coaches on the train, which included three filled with Legion- naires from Maryland, who had been invited to join the District delegation. On the observation car was an illumi- nated sign with the words: The Amer- ican Legion, Departments of the District of Columbia and Maryland. The train was in charge of L. O. Drumwright, as- sistant city passenger agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Rallroad, a member of Stuart Walcot Post of this depart- ment. He accompanied the party to Louisville, ‘The Louisville convention travel com- mittee, which accomplished the special train feature, worked unceasingly for the past six weeks arranging the de- tails_ of the transportation of the Legionnaires to the convention city; housing facilities and providing facil- ities for the two drum corps accom- panying the delegation. Arrangements for the Victory and Costello Drum Corps were completed prior to the de- parture of the train last night, and when the District delegation marches at the head of the big parade Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock over the two- mile course these two musical organiza- tions will occupy commanding positions along the line of march. The two drum corps will be housed in the Jef- ferson County Armory, at Louisville. ‘The committee which arranged all the details for the special American Legion train and parade details was composed of Department Adjt. Howard S. Fisk, Chairman Eugene A. Costello, Secretary Thomas D. Walsh, Miss Hope Knickerbocker, Miss Winifred Nichols, {'{Dm!n B. Landreau and Alexander ann. It is the largest delegation ever to leave the National Capital for a national convention, and for the first time in the history of the local department it will lead the parade ia the convention city. This was accomplished througn the tremendous gains in membership during the past year, which Is always the leading factor for positions ni the annual parade, housing facilities and lo- cation in the convention hall. The De- partment of Hawaii showed the great- est percentage gain in membership and was assigned, as a result, first position in the parade. The Department of the District of Columbia finished a close second, but by reason of the many chousands of miles separating Hawaii from Louisville it is not thought that the Department of Hawail will send on a delegation for the parade feature. Consequently the Legionnaires will rep. resent the National Capital as have never done before in an annual parade. There are 58 departments in the parade, which in itself is several miles in length. and with the District at the head of the column it will be a pmutd day for members of this depart- ment. ‘The headquarters of the District dele- gation will be in the Brown Hotel, and members of the American Legion Aux- iliary and Eight and Forty will be quar- tered in the Kentucky Hotel. The na- tional headquarters also will be in the Brown Hotel. The Forty and Eight will have headquarters in the War Me- morial Bullding. The delegation is headed by Depart- ment Comdr. L. E. Atkins, as chair- man; Thomas D. Walsh, vice chair- man; Department Adjt. Howard 8. Fisk, secretary: Past Department Comdr. Harlan Wood, Past Department Comdr. Amos A. Fries. J. Thad Baker. Depart- ment Third Vice Comdr. Lucille Allan, Forest P. Bartl and Past Department Comdr. and National Executive Com- mitteeman Paul J. McGahan. Alternates—Theodore Cogswell, Clyde B. Stovall, Winifred Nichols, E. L. Mart- hill, E. C. Minter, Charles J. Painter, James H. Phillips, Mabel F. Staub, W. E. Opitz and National Executive Commit- teeman Alternate Willlam Wolff Smith. The assignment of members of the delegation on the various national con- vention committees is as follows: Resolutions, Forest F. Bartl; internal organization, Winifred Nichols; consti- tutional amendments, Paul J. McGa- -han; time and place of next convention, Thomas D. Walsh; credentials, L. E. Atkins; rules, Eugene A. Costello; re- habilitation, J. Thad Baker: legislation, Harlan Wood; child welfare, Lucille Allen; finance, Howard S. Fisk; Amer- icanism, Mabel F. Staub; national de- fense, Amos A. Fries, ‘The members of the American Legion Auxiliary on the special train attend- ing the convention include: Delegates Mrs. Leon Arnold, Mrs. Thomas E. Faw- cett, Mrs. Ada Murray, Miss Hodges, Miss Mildred Nash: Alternates Mrs. Ethel Wilt, Mrs. Mary Killeen, Mrs. N. N. Nock, Mrs. Nash, Mrs. Ethel Fowler, Mrs. Mary Soper. ‘The Eight and Forty dflegenon composed of the following: Delegat E. T. Hitch, F. G. Fraser, Austin S. Imirie, Norman B. Landreau, J. O'C. Roberts; Alternates Charles H. Knight, H. Phillips, Thomas D. Walsh, T. J. Sheehan, E. G. Fliester. The District delegation at the Amer- jcan Legion convention will have & busy week. Plans have been made to work for the election of Past Depart- ment Comdr. Julius I Peyser for one of the national vice commanderships. At the last meeting of the department executive committee he was unanimous- 1y indorsed for this high office and at a. meeting last week of the delegation plans were outlined for putting over his campaign immediately on arrival in the convention city. At the election of offi- cers of the F. in Belgrade, while on the Legion na- tional commanders’ tour” recently, he was elected vice president, being the only American to be signally honored in this manner. He returned from his European tour a few days ago and is aboard the special train. Department Comdr. Atkins, prior to his departure yesterday, issued a general invitation to the “stay-at-home” mem- bers of the Legion fo attend the Army nl};&( clmivlw,be‘helti l§t :.ae ‘War College, Octol , 4 and 5, the pro- cecdel':r which will go to the families of men in the United States Army in time of distress. He announced that a mili- tary exposition will be as well as an exhibition of the Battle of the A in which Sergt. York distin “himself and proved the out- hero of the World War. The will be open afternoons and is es S. ished Standin carnival evenings. ‘Watson B. Miller, of this city. chair- man of the national rehabilitation committee, announced last week that le, in the interest of disabled veterans. Two important questions of ‘rmcn- lar interest to large groups of Worl War veterans will come before national convention. One is the proposal the time limit for presump- service - for THE SUNDAY IW.U. STAYS CLEAR OF RADIO SYSTEM:2 Universal Wireless Now Is Attempting to Tie Up Tele- graph Company in Line. NEW YORK, September 28.—An op- erating arrangement between the West- ern Union and the Universal Wireless Communications Co., Inc., which would tie up the former company in the vir- gin continental radiotelegraph fleld, is the objective of negotiations now being conducted, but which thus far have net- ted nothing. | Universal, & newcomer in communica- tions, has received the largest grant of domestic short wave channels made to any individual company. It is in on the ground floor of radiotelegraphy to serve the public in' competition with the Western Union and Postal. Willever Discloses Move. That Western Union, which has been inclined to stand aloof from the radio and regard it lightly as a competitor 10 its far-flung wire services, has been ap- proached by Universal about a tie-up is disclosed by J. C. Willever, Western Union first vice president. He says that the matter has been “discussed,” but that the negotiations have by no stretch of the imagination reached a point where concrete plans have been laid. The Western Union, he told this writer without reservation, is still outside the radio fleld. | Newcomb Carlton, Western Union “fll‘flld!ni. prefers to say nothing about radlo or its possible competitive effects {upon wire lines. He declines to be drawn into any discussions ahout it at this time. Just what the projected tie-up be- | tween the companies—one an interna- tional institution in the absolute lead- ership of its industry, the other an em- bryonie organization struggling to break uut__ol its shell, but with a “billion-dol- lar” gift of nature—might be, is conjec- tural. ~An out-and-out fusion is not permitted under the radio law, which prevents the merging of wire and wire- less companles. It was emphatically brought out by committees of Congress recently that sale by Universal of its grant of channels, which are held to be the property of the public, would not be tolerated, and that Universal itself must follow through with its plans for the creation of a national radiotelegraph losis to January 1, 1930, and the other is a proposal that some scale of com- pensation be provided for the men in hospitals suffering from disabilities which have not been considered the result of their World War service. Rehabllitation experts who have been glving serious study to the proposals regard them as a very definite step in the direction of & World War pen. slon system. ‘Through the efforts of ‘the national rehabilitation committee, a total of $4,127,225.50 was recovered for World War veterans and their dependants during the fiscal year ending June 30, according to the committee’s report compiled for the national convention. This is an increase of more than $1.- 500,000 over the preceding fiscal year. Victory Post, No. 4, of this city mo: than doubled its membership !h{l ye:; and one of the reasons for this, post officers believe, was the support and Legion spirit created through the post’s drum and bugle corps. The post membership last year was 286, and this year it was increased to 715 mem- bers. This big membership increase was a big help to the department of the District of Columbia in winning Such a high place in the national membership contest. The drum and bugle corps has won & number of prizes in parades and musical competitions. It is composed of one drum major, six color bearers carrying the American, English, French, Italian, Belgian and Legion flags, flanked by two color guards; 12 drum- mers, three bass drummers, two cymbal players and 24 buglers. The uniform is of French blue with roll collar coat with English patch pockets, Sam Browne belts and the red artillery stripe running down the trousers. grgl"lt aluminum helmets complete the utfit. Victory Post. No. 4, held its regular meeting last Tuesday. Five new mem- bers were elected. The following ap- pointments as chairmen of committees were announced: Membership, Truman { F. Krauskopf: legal, Madison L. Hill; | auditing, John W. McVey; budget, Ed- ward C. Minter; welfare, Augustus N. Schroeder; Americanism, Charles H. Knight; publicity, LeRoy C. Kramer; entertainment, Clement J. Western: athletic, Willlam I. Wyndham; liaison officer, John W. McVey. ‘The post has again been singled out for honors by the appointment of its senior vice commander, Truman F. Krauskopf, as sergeant-at-arms of the executive committee of the Department of the District of Columbia, and its ad- jutant, Edward J. McGeough, as a mermber of the department athletic corumittee. ‘The post drum corps is making prep- arations for the national convention festivities. PFifty members will attend. Among the Legionnaires of U. S. 8. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, attending the national convention of the American Leglon at Louisville, Ky., this week are Comdr. Lucille Allan and Past Comdr. Mabel Staub, as delegate and alternate, respectively. Comrades Mary Weide, Elsle Pinney, Rose O'Hara, alia Ber- ger, Anwlia Boberg, Helen ' O'Neil, Helen McCarthy. Mary E. Kolhos, Lelia Angelberger, Helen Sprague and other members of the post will also attend the convention, mlklnlh(hell' headquar- ters for the week at the Brown Hotel, the national headquarters of the Legion during the convention. While at the convention, Comdr. ‘Allen will be a member of the child welfare committee and Past Comdr. Staub will serve as a member of the Americanism committee. A full re| of the convention pro- ceedings will be made by Comdr. Al&n to the post members at the October meeting which is scheduled for Mon- day night, October 14, at the Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue. Senior Vice Comdr. Ethel Rule will serve as acting commander until the return of Comdr. Allen to this city, and important matters concerning the post or its members should be taken up with her. Comrade Rule’s telephone number is Potomac 1497. Due to the absence of the retiring commander, Humphrey, and also to the absence of other officers who are at- tending the national convention at Louisville, the regular meeting of Jane Delano Post will be dispensed with for October. ~Installation of officers will take place the usual meeting night in November. ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLE. ClCIOIU/OfG HOIJL] SIERND WK 3 M R DM A~ ] (M {[DIF|QWAim| . LIRS PAL Bmi<]~] <l [QIZ]= Q0T L) 3 ¥ 7 b é r S A2~ ASL) (KRADIL] [Zim <[ R{mimiC] i mN2IE0 (0 T K ~ [N DM BN} ANRO! STAR network interconnecting 110 of the largest cities. Would Use W. U. Facilities. But it is stated at Western Union headquarters that Universal has broach- the matter of a pick-up and dellv- ery arrangement with Western Union, which, roughly, would mean the utiliza- tion of Western Union's office and mes- senger services in the handling of Uni- versal's traffic. This, in the opinion of experts, would go a long way toward “making” the Universal, since it would solve what Universal considers to be one of its basic problems—a basic communi- cations organization. Universal is en- tirely optimistic about its technical ability to comply with the terms of its grant. which make it mandatory that but 40 continental channels be used to link the 110 cities, and that they be in operation by 1932. Western Union persistently has re- | fused to enter into such traffic arrange- ments with the Radio Corporation of America. So _has the Postal company. At a hearing before the Radio Commis- slon just a year ago, Radio Corporation ‘of America executives charged that both of the land line companies had tried to “strangle™ radio competition and had declined to enter into con- tractural arrangement of the type that | Universal now evidently is seeking. R. C. A. Denled Channels. As a matter of fact, this was the plea of the Radio Corporation of Amer- ica for a large block of continental short wave channels, which it, however, did not receive. They were given the Universal company, with the Radio Corporationi of America tendered only what was left, and that only after a bitter fight. Radio Corporation of America contended at the hearing that it had to rid itself of dependence upon the land lines in its transoceanic radic- telegraph business, and that to get this “pick-up and delivery” service within the country it had to have the channels. From the attitude of the Western Unlon executives it appears that the company is- entertaining no plans to Join forces in any way with Universal. ‘The “hands-off radio” policy seems still to exist. But observers around the Radio Commission have weotched with more than casual interest the presence of Western Union personnel at all hear- ings bearing on domestic radioteleg- raphy. (Copyright. 1929, by the Consolidated Press.) KNUT HAMSUN SPURNS HONORS ON BIRTHDAY Norwegian Author Retires to Se- cluded Spot, Where He Can- not Be Reached. OSLO (#).—The seventieth birthday of Knut Hamsun, famous Norwegian author, was celebrated In literary ecir- cles throughout Europe, but he retired to a secluded spot near Oslo where he could not be found to be congratulated or_interviewed. ‘The Association of Norwegian Au- thors subscribed to an immense silver loving cup for Hamsun, but the author stated beforehand that he would refuse to accept the gift, wishing to be under obligation to nobody. 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