Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-26

/ their baggage or personal property
| in the present
No Payment for war. Congress.
Temporary Loss. nas,ea ,ex,.ls .'
ton for replacement or payment Of
it's value. Now comes the case Of an
| officer who presents q claim for the
value of certain personal property on
account of its loss. but which was
| subsequently recovered and returned
| to him. The Judge advocate Of the
| Army has filed an opinion that the
statutes cannot be enlarged to author
ize compensation in a case Of tempo
rary deprivation OF the use or possess
| sion of the property in question. 1t
| adds that. II the owner chose to re-
place it with other. by reason where
| of the property Is now OF no. or little.
| value to the owner. that fact does
authority In law for payment Of such
| claim.
While the Army Is willing to give
q man every facility to get the facts
In his own record,
Army Records it Is very much on
cn.ra.J guard against let
ting any one else
have the same opportunity. In . re-
cent case counsel for the defendant in
divorce action requested the ques-
tionnaire of his client for use in the
trial. Accompanying the request was
the AFFIDAVIT of the registrant as to its
need. But the Judge advocate holds
that whore official records or copies
are required in civil suits between
private individuals the War Depart
of the rule, certificate or order Of the
court in which the litigation is pend
ing certifying that the copy is ma
terial thereto and necessary in the
administration of justice before the
copy shall be forwarded.
The surgeon general Of the Army,
Maj. Gen. Ireland. has reported on
progress made by the
The Men in the hospital patients in
r.A,. the training which is
AAVsPAs"As' to At them to re-en-
ter active life. It also shows the ex-
tent to which the hospitals are dis
charging the patients. Only ninety Of
the nearly $500 patients receiving tho
surgeons certificate Of disability were
designated as unit for their former
occupations The enrollments in war
handieraftssuen as hnitsins. w esv-
work, woodworking and occupations
in leather. cardboard and binding ma
terials-have been reduced from a.
900 to 10.700. AT that time 3.400 pa
f3anf1 Anpnl1AA ,yA AroAAfot(s
work, taking courses in reading.
drafting. shorthand and speech cor
rection.
In August nearly $4,000. or just
tients in the Army hospitals. were en-
rolled in the educational service.
making . total Of something more
than $4,000 patients still in the hos
pitfalls.
Last Friday and Saturday the Army
Ordnance Association at the Aberdeen
Prov n g
Army Ordnance Ground. Md,
Association Meets. held its ! nrss
It's members had an opportunity to
see q demonstration Of some Of the
ordnance which 1t had assisted in
producing for the war. The pieces
were put in action and the members
made an inspection Of the artillery.
which included guns of various sizes
mortars and caterpillar mounted and
motor drawn artillery. The essential
feature, however, is the fact that the
wartime organization exists and that
many who are now In civil life con-
inue their interest.
-
Admission Of all accredited war cor
respondents into the American Le-4
gion with
Post Would Admit full msm-
War Correspondents. ~ ,v,,s...
is sought by the newest post in tho
District Of Columbia, the National
Press Club Post. No. !. which held its
first meeting last Tuesday night.
Such men as Irwin Cobb, Floyd Glib
bons, Junius Wood. win Irwin. Borse
McFall ana others Of international
repute, who were frequently under
IRE In the big actions along various
fronts. will be eligible for member
ship in the legion II this movement
il successful.
Tho new post ct It, initial meeting
last Tuesday night elected Jack Con-
molly as temporary post commander
and Mercer Vernon as temporary adj
jutant. The charter has not yet been
applied for and the meeting adjourned
subject to the call Of the commander.
Adtt. Vernon was instructed to take
up the question Of admission Of war
correspondents with state and ma
tional headquarters. as the N. p. c.
post will have no delegates at the ma
tiona1 convention next month.
Howard Fisk. department ad1utant,
was the principal speaker at the post
meeting and reviewed at length the
organization and aims Of the legion.
There was some discussion as to
what name the new post should adopt.
and there was strong sentiment to
name 1t In honor Of one of three men,
bers of the Press Club who died in
service. But as membership in the
post IL to be restricted to membership
| In the club, and as the post probably
will be attended by legion members
IN Congress and news bureaus with
legal residences III other cities, 1t
was thought the national character
| OF tho organization should be main
tained by naming IL for the club.
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american Legion day." November
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