Evening star., 1921-09-11
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

are invited.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
The commissioner of pensions. un-
der date of August 2s. 1921. proposes
q new Interpretation Of the disability
clause of the act of June s. 1920.
the reclassification OF ratings upon
which the amount Of pension shall be
determined. Ex-service men of 1898
whose claims for pension have been
rejected because of the medical exam
iners reporting them not disabled in
a pensionable degree, are now advised
to file new claims for consideration
under the new ratings of $12 and SIS.
The old ratings granting pensions Of
$18. $24 and $50 have not been
changed. yet comrades receiving $12
may be entitled to the new SIS rat
ing. Under no circumstances will the
pension bureau of its own volition take
up claim already settled. but the re-
1ected claimant must write q letter
requesting discrimination.
The national encampment. which
convenes in st. Paul, Minn., tomorrow
morning, will be visited by Commits
sioner Gardner of the pension bureau,
who will be accompanied by several
experts of his office fully prepared to
give advice and assistance to those
desiring to file claims for pensions or
requesting re-examination of re-
jected claims. Commissioner Gard
be the first commissioner to attend
one of these annual encampments, and
the younger vets have made prepara-
tions to show him great time.
The meeting of Col. James s. Petit
Camp. which meets Tuesday evening.
will be presided over by Senior Vice
Commander Harry Myers, as Com
mander Fred A. Royse is in st. Paul
attending the national encampment.
important business, prospective re-
cruits are expected to be present for
muster. Delegate Uric Kentz left FRI
day for the national encampment. but
Past Department Commander r. H.
Wood was, owing to the illness of his
son, prevented from going.
At the last meeting of Richard j.
Harden Camp recruits ]. H. Belbrey
and Thomas T. Elan were mustered
by transfer. Chairman John A. Gala
CHER Of the relief committee reported
the following condition Of the sick:
Comrades Wilfred r. McComb and
Alfred e. Jackson have not improved;
Comrade Carl Won Wedel. in very
serious candition; Comrade John Ko-
nitz, in the hospital at National Sol
diers' Home and improving. and Com
rade Eugene F. Smith probably will
be operated on. The delegates to the
pense money. Letters were sent an
nouncing Charles P. Heineman of Vfr-
ginia, Timothy W. Kelly Of .Massa-
chusetts, Fred Arnold. Wisconsin. and
o. E. Carlstrom Of Illinois as candi-
dates for the office Of commander-in.
chief. Another meeting will be held
Thursday evening, when 1t Is expect
ed to announce the name OF the new
commander-in-chfef.
Tho department council of admins
tration held Friday evening was pre-
sided over by Department Commander
Charles w. McCa6rey and Adjutant
Claiborne S. Close reported from fur
ply OF the department legislative
committee reported a new bill cor
recting some errors in the act of Aug
ust 10. 1912 The bill was gone over
thoroughly and ordered to be pre-
sented to the national encampment for
gress The bill will be considered by
the national encampments Of the G. A.
R., Veterans Of Foreign Wars and
American Legion. The department and
camp 0eleSateS, nedQeU Dy NoihmdH-
der McCarrey.. left Friday. evening
for the national encampment-
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp held q
very interesting meeting. when Ad.
jutant Close reported for duty and
during the evening gave detailed
the department Of New York. DR.. J. c.
thanked the camp and all comrades
for assistance in securing his pardon
from President Harding.
Senior Vice Commander Baxter was
granted q furlough. The sick COM
nittee reported Comrade Nugent as
reported for duty; Comrade Netti-
coven as in Naval Hospital and Com;
on sick roll.
An entertainment under the direc-
tion Of Past Department Commander
Charles J. p. Weber Will be given at
the last meeting Of the camp in Oc-
tober, at which several prize-winning
contests will be pulled of.
Among the visitors were Comrades
Royse, Mawson, Kent1 and Graf OF
Petit Camp. Currier OF Urell Camp,
ludlow Of Harden Camp and Com
rade League Of Dewey. all Of whom
gave very interesting talks.
The department band, under the
direction OF Comrade Director Jones.
Is hard at work on concert to be
given shortly for the veterans at Wal
ter Reed Hospital.
The comrades of the department
are 'sympathizing with Past Comman-
der r. II. Wood over the serious con-
dition of his son, confined in bed In
hospital, Fort Totten, N Y, since May
"a. where Comrade Wood has been
making week end visits.
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp. which
for several years was very inactive,
has for many months been one OF the
progressive camps of the department.
all due to the choosing of active,
Wide-awake comrades as officers.
The camp at its last meeting mus
tered in one recruit, granted honorary
membership upon q civil war veteran.
once a member Of disbanded Wilson
G. A, r. Post. Adjutant Alfred B.
Simond will be the representative as
delegate of the department at the
ST. Paul encampment. The comrade
will also spend a week in Detroit
visiting relatives and friends.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
Washington. Carroll, Keane. Spald-
ing and Potomac councils will elect