Evening star., 1922-12-24
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR

Capital commemorating the service OF
women who lost their. lives during the
world war.
1t was pointed out that there are
more than 100 American women who
gave their lives in the war and who are
buried in foreign soil.
National Capital Post, No. l21, Vet
| Grams of Foreign Wars. met recently
with Commander Val N. Brandon, pre-
siding. Following were elected to office
| for the ensuing year: Val n. Brandon.
vice commander: Daniel J. Leahy. junior
vice commander; Gunner Statsburg.
| Quartermaster: c. D. Donovan, chap
| lain; Charles G. Currier, trustee. Harry
+. Smith and J. II. Verona were elected
and mustered into membership. reso-
| luton was adopted condemning the ef
forts of the Civil Service Commission =
| recommendation changing the prefer
| ence law granting ex-service men the
right OF passing examinations with an
J average Of sixty-f1ve and placed at the
| head of the list. which the Civil Service
! Commission claims as unfair to nom
| service parties. While ex-service men
are granted the allowance Of sixty-five
as passing mark. this docs not guaran-
| tee their appointments to positions over
non service parties. appointments being
left 10 heads Of depa artmentS. II was ex-
planned.
The post is playing Santa Claus by
distributing Christmas cheer to its sick
| the project OF Maj. n. l.. Dean, depart
ment commander Of the Potomac. G. A.
! r. for establishing 4 home for widows
Of veterans In the District of Columbia.
| The department commander. Veterans
OF Foreign Wars. Anton Stephan, and
staff will be the guest OF honor at the
meeting January and install the newly
elected officers.
| A special meeting Of the relief COM
mttee OF the American Legion Auxil-
| iary. II. c. Spengler Post, No, u. was
held at the Raleigh Hotel last Monday
| afternoon. Baskets of supplies will be
sent to needy families Of ex-service men
at Christmas. Among the donations q
ton OF coal was given to the auxiliary
for transmittal to a family which had
been called to the attention Of the unit
Just before leaving Washington for
his home in Buffalo to spend the holi.
days. Capt c. II. Cook. national com.
mander of the Disabled American Vet.
.rans, named h n: Raege of this city
to take charge of the rehabilitation
Office. in the Commercial Bank build.
ing, pending the. appointment Of q
permanent chairman. Mr.. Raege wa:
a sergeant who was wounded in &C.
tion and for three years was a mem.
of the American Legion.
During the week the representative
of the y. A. v. conferred with Repre-.
sentative Sweet and Chairman Wins.
low of tine House interstate com.
merce committee, relative to tn.
handling of the Sweet bill which
would liberalize the Veterans Bureal
act. Mr.. Winslow decided time woult
be saved by combining the better
features of about fifty bills affecting
the disabled that are now before hi.
committee. 1t is hoped to begin hear.
ings shortly after Congress recon
venes following the holidays.
Totally blind veterans were pleased
during the week when the Presiden,
sigHed the Fish bill. which increase,
the allowance for attendants from SCI
to $50 month. A delegation came
over from the Evergreen School fol-
the Blind. near Baltimore, to thank
Representative Fish and the Presi
dent. and they were accompanied tc
the White House by Mrs. Wainwright
wife of the assistant secretary o,
war: Miss Wainwright, Miss MAY
Thorn. Representative Fish and a rep
resentative of the Disabled American
Veterans.