Evening star., 1922-12-24

junior vice commander. Harry II. Mil
lard: chaplain, Hollis w. Andrews;
uuartermaster. Maj. William +.
Fischer: officer of the day. Lester A.
Zinn, and trustees, John w. Shadle
and John l.. Mckenny.
Commander elect Donker an
nounced the appointment of Kenneth
r. Harries to be post adjutant and
Harvey Moreland to be guard. Other
appointments will be announced 3t
the next meeting.
The new officers will be installed
at an open meeting to be held Janu-
ary 3. Maj Herbert Il. Blake of
Baltimore. commander of the De-
partment of Maryland of the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars will act as
installing officer on this occasion.
The post went on record as in in
veterans of the world war and the
payment of same by means of a sales
tax. The post also indorsed the
Chandler bill now before the House
Of Representatives, which provides
for an increase in the pension rates
paid to those who were disabled in
the Spanish-American war, PHILIPPINE
campaigns and the Chinese Boxer re-
bellion. Commander Miller. on he
half Of the post. presented Past Com
mander Day with a beautiful medal
in appreciation of his services to
the post.
Capt. c. Hamilton Cook, national
commander of the Disable American
Veterans, has taken personal charge
Of his organizations offices in the
Commercial Bank building here, and
is endeavoring to expedite the han
ding Of a number of pending claims.
He has had several conferences with
Gen. Sawyer and officials of the Vet
erans' Bureau on a number of mat
ters concerning disqualification and
rehabilitation.
Thomas J. Frailey was reelected
commander of Sergt. Jasper Post. No.
f3, American Legion, at its last meet
ing. Commander Frailey was elected
by acclamation, the choice being
made as commander in 1922. He i'm
mediately announced the following
appointments: Adjutant, Edward J.
Martiljohni: finance officer. F. Joseph
O'Neill: publicity officer, Leo T. Col
lier. Other officers elected were:
First vice commander John T. Baker:
second vice commander. Joseph L
Brown: third vice commander. E. B.
Thompson; historian, w. w. Smyth;
war risk officer, Frank II. H. Nolte;
chaplain, rev. huRn n. FuIIon. SER
geant -arms. L. c. Guy; color bear
ers, r. J. Cunningham and Thomas
j. Walsh.
The post adopted a resolution con-
demning the National Civil Service
Reform League for an alleged attack
in its annual report on the ex-service
men.
At the present session of Congress
the Veterans of Foreign Wars intend
to stress House resolution 1881,
which provides for the establishment
of commissions to mark the battle
lines in Europe. Capt. Edwin 8. Bet
telhe!:1, jr., chairman of the national
legislative committee. v. F. W.. has
been crystallizing action along these
lines in Official Washington. He finds
that the War Department is sympa-
thetic, and arrangements have been
made with Representative Stephan
Porter Of Pennsylvania, who is chair
man of the committee on foreign af-
fairs. to- hold hearings and bring
about an early report on the bill.
At recent meeting Of department
lheadouarters,, Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, department
commander, presiding. resolutions were
adopted urging the government TO pro.
vide . suitable memorial in the National