Evening star., 1920-09-16
M'ELROY LAUDED
BY WAR VETERANS
AT SESSION TODAY
Election of Officers This Aft
ernoon-"BattIe" at Meade
Tomorrow.

Delay in the forenoon program of
the national encampment of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars today pre-
vented the nomination Of officers for
the ensuing year, and the nominal
be completed at the afternoon ses-
sion. the opinion being very wide-
spread that Capt. Robert Woodside
of Pittsburgh. now chief Of staff. will
succeed +. Warner Karling of Kan
sas City as commander-in-chief Of
the order.
The delegates today gave an ova-
ton to Commander John McElroy of the
Department Of the Potomac of the G.
A. r. and to Mrs. North, departmental
president of the Woman's Relief
past president of the corps, paid an
official visit to the encampment
In a brief address to the overseas
men, Commander McEIroy referred to
the bonds of service which united the
G. A r. with the men of later wars,
and urged his hearers to maintain the
same high standard in peace that they
had followed in war times.
Overtime Work on Bonus.
The principal address was that of
Brig. Gen H. NJ. Lord, head of the
finance division Of the War Department
whose talk was Of much interest to the
former soldiers and those still in serv-
ice. He was roundly cheered when he
told of the long hours of overtime which
the clerks Of his Office had worked so
that the discharged soldiers might get
their $50 bonus with as little delay as
possible.
Gen. Lord was followed by Commander
L. w. Jennings. jr.. who spoke for Rear
Admiral Samuel McGowen. paymaster
of the Navy. on the duties and difficult
ties Of handling the money for the per-
sonnel of the Navy Departments fight
ing forces.
Take Up Bonus Bill.
Late this afternoon or early tomor-
row the encampment will take up the
as that embodied in the bill which
passed the Houst last June, but did
not reach the Senate floor. Some f1f-
teen resolutions have been introduced
dealing with this issue. but all have
been referred to the national legisla-
one embodying the desirable features
of all of them. Little doubt is ex-
pressed but that the encampment will
favor the bonus, as it did last year.
Resolutions were adopted today in
dcrsing the work of. the American Red
Cross, and commencing 1t for the ef-
fcient aid and the noble sacrifices
that characterized its service during the
world war.
Beginning at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning special trains will leave 18th
and H streets northeast for Camp
Meade, where big sham battle will
be staged. under the direction OF the
War Department.
The battle win represent as nearly
as possible the capture of Montfaucon.
infantry. trench mortars. machine
guns, thirty-seven-m.m. guns, large
and whippett tanks and signal troops.
and the defenses will be composed Of
infantry. machine guns, thirty-seven-
MN. guns. signal troops. and a de-
A stabilized condition of trench
warfare will be shown. the enemy's
lines forming a salient. with French
village as aS4song point The objec-
i've Nv Oh the attaekinE .ha sorce Mn os
the problem. the 313th Infantry.
from Baltimore, had toe solve in the
fight two years ago.
and how it wzS done will be realis-
tically portrayed at Camp Meade.
Arrangements have been completed
for handling the large crowd that 10
and stringent safety regu-
lations will be enforced to prevent
accident. None Of the spectators will
be permitted on the battlefield during
the maneuver. but selected areas
have been designated from which the
operations can be witnessed.
Search for Bond Owners.
Special appeal was made to the
veterans today by both Gen. Lord and
Jennings for the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars to aid the govern
ment to find the owners Of hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars worth of
Eonds bought by men while in the
service but never claimed.
The War Department alone has
4,849 such bonds, valued at $375,000,
said Gen. Lord, and every means to
find the owners has been exhausted.
He said that the finance division
has received 256,836 claims for ad-
justment of pay or allowances due
enlisted men. and had settled 203,342
of that number.