The Washington times., 1920-09-17
VETS CHOOSE :
SECOND CHIEF
Elect Raymond l. Murray as
Senior Vice Commander
After Warm Contest.

Raymond |. Murray OF Providence,
II. l., was elected senior vice com
ma nder-in chief OF the Veterans o
Foreign Wars at a sess on In ar My
Church this morning. He d featcd
John j. Singer, Jersey city. prasens
senior vice com .nander-in- anu
Liieut. " iiiism $. Lynne. OF bridge
port, Conn.
This completes the list OF elected
officers, the others having been
chosen yesterday, when the veterans
failed TO give a majority TO any OF
the three candidates for senior Nice
commander. The appointive officers
will be announced tomorrow.
wooDsIDE CHOSEN COMMANDER.
Capt. Robert q. Wodside. OF Pitts
bursh. was unanimously elected com
mander In chief at the meeting yes
terday afternoon. While several
other strong candidates and u dozen
favorite sons had been placed In the
neld in the early sessions Of the en-
csmpment. all opposition was broken
down by the impetuous enthusiasm
for tho Pennsylvanian. whose war re-
cord had made him friends among
veterans throughout the country.
Captain Woodside himself was oppos-
ed to entering the contest, but the
delegation Of 400 Pittsburghers over
came his objections.
The ballot for Captain Woodside
was cast by Adjutant General Walter
]. Joyce by direction Of the assemb-
lage of more than 2,20o men.
The veterans proceeded to the cleo
tion OF a senior vice commander, but
this was put over to this morning
none OF three candidates receiving
q majority yesterday.
OTHER OFFICERS CHOSEN.
John W. Jones, commander of Over
the Top post of Portland, Orc. was
an easy winner for junior vice-com'
msnder.
Capt. Walter l. Joyce. adjutant gen.
eral. was chosen quartermaster gen
eral.
Mai. Robert S. Allen. OF Brooklyn,
defeated Congressman Edward c,
Little. of Kansas City. for judge ad-
vocate general.
DR.. Patrick Mackler, of Chicago,
was elected surgeon general. DR..
Mackler Ia a graduate OF the medi-
cal school Of George Washington
University. f. Warner Karling. COM
mander-in.chief. was elected to the
council Of administration.
Capt. John Carroll Moore, OF Bal
timore. was chosen national chaplain.
defeating Maj 8. ]. Smith OF Fort
Leav en- worth, Kansas, who has held
the position for twelve years.
CHAPLAIN IS POPULAR.
Chaplain-elect Moore, who was re-
Gently appointed assistant pastor OF
Holy Name parish, Washington, 10
a member of a Baltimore post. and Is
nf oil craahz
Father Moore was chaplain Of the
9Th Infantry, Seventy-ninth division,
made up of Maryland. Pennsylvania,
and District of Columbia soldiers. He
was gassed and wounded by shrapnel
at Montfaucon, September 20, 1918,
and was ordered evacuated, but re-
fused to leave the trench where he
was ministering to wounded soldiers.
He stuck to his post until september
~, when q grenade was thrown into
the trench. The heroic young priest
seized the grenade and threw 1t from
the trench. 1t exploded just as 1t
left his hand, wounding him in three
places.
For this act he was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross by the
President and was decorated In Sec
retary Bakers office the following
February. He also was awarded the
Croix de Guerre by the French gov
ernment.
Capt. Raymond l.. Murray. elected
senior vice chief, is
lawyer and business man OF Provi-
dence, and a member OF Sylvester
Payne Post. which is named for
private OF his command who was
killed under his eyes.
JONES IN ENGINEEHs.
John w. Jones, of Portland Ore,
named Junior vice commandment
chief, was sergeant major in the
Twenty-seventh Engineers, which
were thrown into heavy action at
Fere -en- -Tardinos Immediately after
arriving in France.
After the election the veterans en-
gagged in spirited discussion over the
affairs of the official organ. Foreign
Service. Itswas expected that the
bonus austion would be reached late
in the session.
Washington veterans, headed by r.
II. Hale, chairman of the national leg
islative committee, are working hard
to have the question OF removal of the
national headquarters from New York
to Washington brought up at this ses-
sion, Washington generally Is re
garded as the logical place for the
h headquarters, but because of the de-
lay In getting other business out OF
H. ,.n. tho onastiop NAV roferred