Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08

OF veterans OIL the "OIlu Wd1. Ac
matters now stand the Fordney and
McCumber compensation measures.
both of which have the support OF
the American Legion. are before the
House and\ Senate committees. NO
date has been fixed for vote In
either branch of Congress.
A request that the United States
government be asked to negotiate
an agreement with Great Britain for
reciprocal treatment of disabled war
veterans travelling or residing In
either country, will be considered at
the next meeting of the legislative
committee of the American Legion.
Such an agreement is in effect be-
tween this country and Canada.
American soldiers and marines who
won the coveted congressional medal
of honor during the war will re-
ceive the Italian war cross. officials
of the American Legion have been
Informed by the Italian embassy: Gen.
Vaccari, chief of staff of the embassy.
already has begun distribution of the
medal. Steps have been taken by
the legion to also obtain the cross
for naval men who received the
Congressman medal.
The Veterans Third District of Co
lumbia Drum Corps will hold bust
ness meeting Wednesday night at
1919 New York avenue. Sergt Henry
Loveless announces refreshments ana
All former buglers of Sd District Of
Columbia Infantry invited.
George Washington Post, American
Legion, will give subscription dance
February 2, at Mrs. Dyers, 1917 r
street northwest Stephen F. Till
man, is chairman of the committee
which consits of Mortimer c. More
house and William Hoffman. The
public is invited.
|, Capt. Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr..
chairman of the national legislative
committee of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, has entered strong protest
in behalf Of that organization against
the contemplated order that is about
to be issued. relieving a vast num-
Der of ex-service men doctors who
are now holding reserve commissions
in the United States Public Health
Service hospitals from these COM
missions and in otherwise so reducing
their pay and allowances that many
the public health service. to the detrl-
ment of that service. This order, 1t
is stated, will affect more than one
thousand ex-service men doctors who
have served during the world war
and who have since continued their
Health Service, caring for the dis
abled ex-service men in the various
governmental hospitals.
The veterans claim that this move
Is false economy on the part OF the
administration and that the disabled
ex.service men in the hospitals Will
suffer.
Capt. Bethlehem has sent the fol-
lowing letter to President Harding:
1--WE understand that there Is con-
templated the issuance of an order
relieving the vast number of ex-
commissions dn the United States
Public Health Service of their COM
missions and otherwise SO reducing
their pay and allowances for quar-
ters that a vast number are con-
templating leaving the service, IN
done so, and as result an inexperienced
and cheap class of medical Officers
are or will replace these men. The
result will be that the ex-serVI-e
men, about whom the administration
has repeatedly through its leaders
sympathy. will suffer through what
will appear to be false economy. The
result of this order will undoubtedly
be the replacing of these reserve medi-
cal officers, who have had quite a num-
Der of years Of experience in car
tors who will accept these small
salaries. 1t will be that the new ap-
pointees would either be men who
have just graduated from medical
schools or those who have been un-
successful in the medical profession.
contrary to the administrations
avowed policy in respect to giving
the disabled ex-servtce men the best
Of treatment.
with this thought in mind we are
taking the liberty of addressing you.
urging that no such order be ap.
proved or be permitted to be put
into effect"
Officers were installed Friday night
by National Capital Post, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, at meeting at tner
west. Junior Vice COMMANDMENTS
Chief Richard S. Jones was in charge
of the exercises. The new officers
are: Commander, Rev. Harrison D.
Boyer; senior vice commander, Will
liam J. Harrington; junior vice COM
mander. Arthur R; 2; Olson; chap hap
master, Gunnar Statsberg; trustees.
M. B. Baldenburg and Luther w. Lin.
kins, The new commander appointed
the following officers: Adjutant, Val
N. Brandon: sergeant major, Marshall
Van b. LAY, ana truHpeters 1euIy
Loyeless. Mr.. Loveless was also made
chairman Of the entertainment COM
mittee. Past Commander George L.
TAFT will be preseted with badge. A
series Of entertainments have been
planned by the post.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
No. 1874, Of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, recently elected
onlcsrs, as follows: George A. Void.
James M Deane, senior
vice commander: John p. Divine, jun
Tor vice commander; Fred c. Lucas.
adjutant; Herbert 8. Ward quarter
master; Edward A. Goldman, Peter
J. Kelehier and War Tidestron. trus-
tees: Peter H. Quinn, officer Of the
day; Archibald A. Ruark, chaplain;
Frederick Seebode. sergeant major;
Richard F. Downes. Quartermaster
sergeant; H. Zeamann, sentinel; Ed
ward NJ. LAWN, guard; Philip H.
Burch and Robert L. Newton, color
guards, and Edmund G. King, sur
geon.
The committee on entertainment re.
portad an elaborate program for the
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