Evening star., 1922-12-10

last meeting of National Capital Post,
No. 127, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The speakers were: Department COM
mander H. L. Deane of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Department
Commander H. F. Patterson of the
Spanish-American War Veterans. Wat
son D. Miller and c. B. Plumber. vice
commanders of the American Legion.
The serior vice in-chief of
the Spanish-American War Veterans.
{. D. Robinson of California. was the
principal speaker. lie announced he
is in Washington on a special mis-.
sion from the cOmmander-in-c -chief OF
the SpaniSh-Americin War Veterans,
for the purpose of introducing bill
i'll Congress to provide equal compen-
Sation for any one who has been dis
abled in the service of the United
can war. the world war or will be
in any future struggle. This compen-
Sation to be based on the cost of liv-
ing. Sergt. Edward Lyons. a retired
soldier, gave an entertainment.
W. II. Lowder. George ]. Neuner and
Joseph B. Much had charge of the
smoker. The next meeting of the
post next Friday will be the election
of officers. The following named
members have been nominated as fol-
senior vice commander. Joseph r.
'iardella: junior vice commander. Dan
j. Leahy: quartermasters. Gunner
Statsburg and Lorence T.. Brandon:
chaplain, c. d. Donovan: surgeon, DR..
L. NJ. Turner: trustee. e. +. Currier.
\ post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars is being organized among the
employees of the United States Vet
Grams Bureau. An organization meet
ing was held recently. The organization
details are in charge of Charles Swan
and William y. Morell. Capt Edwin s.
Bettelheim. jr.. the department adjutant.
has advised the committee Of the new
post that he had received a wire from
national headquarters that the numeri-
"al designation of 1000 had been re-
served for this post. 1t is expected
hat it will he named in honor of Col
r. Il. Choimeiey-Jones. whose death
was caused by his inceSsant work and
late hours in the old war risk inSur-
ence bureau
The application for charter is being
forwarded TO the department head
quarters for action in the December
meeting. and Brig. Gen. Anton Ste
phan, the department commander.
announced that he hoped to muster
in the new post aboMt December Is.
capt. c. II. Cook. national COM
nander of the Disabled American
Veterans. has been in Washington
n<.'tns the week planning at the
Capitol to speed up certain measures
Tor the relief of the manned that
have been before Congress for a
humber of months.
Capt. Cook. who was wounded and
later gassed in the Argonne while
leading his company in the 30Sth
Infantry. is particularly concerned
with the Sweet and Bursum bills.
The former would grant insurance
payments to men who have been in
hospitals for more than one year
and would assume that any tuber-
"ular or mental disability that ap-
peared within three years after dis
charge was traceable to service. 1t
is believed this measure would af-
feet thousands of men who now have
cases pending at the Veterans Bu-
reau.
The Bursum bill is the last bit of
legislation upon which hearings have
heen completed and it is hoped to
come up for final vote in the House
at the present session.
Three war lieEtenants have died
In the last ten days as a result of
disabilities in line of duty, bringing
fhe total number of officers who have
died since the Bursum bill reached
The House military affairs committee
up to seventeen. according TO an an
nounrement by the national head
quarters of the Disabled Emergency
officers. in the Star building. The
measure passed he Senate by nearly
of the House. it is stated. indicates
II will he favorably acted upon once
.he committee makes it's report. ac-
cording to the national headquarters
statement.
Maj. Thacker " Walker was elected
commander of George Washington
Post. No. 1. the American Legion. at
at the headquarters. 1929 1 street
Other officers elected were: Lew S.
Nfohler. first vice commander: Percy
r. Mccoy. second vice commander:
mander: B. c. McGee. quartermaster:
Y. G. Hoffman. sergeant-at-arms: Will
liam Lawler. master-at-arms: DIR. w.
y. Williams. surgeon: Guy Withers.
historian: Nathan Williams. chaplain;
William HOLMAN. adjutant: J. NJ.
Enapper and J. +. Smith. colorbearers.
u. lcgates to the next annual con-
veation of the District Legion. which
will elect the new departmental com
mander and other officers. include
ford: Thacker Y. Walker. Lew S.
NIohler. John T. Taylor. Howard Fisk,
Paul Tucker. W. y. Williams, ]. W.
Brashears. Charles o. Shaw. n. J.
Gosel. II. w. Longfellow and William
F. Mahoney.
Alternates will be Percy B. Mccoy,
y. f. Kane. Norman Grant. E. Wag-
gaman. ]. J. Stein. Kenneth A. Nc
RAE. FRANK PlatZ, Paul v. Collins
Nathan Williams. J. S. Manning. W. I.
Jenkins. B. c. MCGEE and II. L. De
Neney.
The L. S. S. Jacob Jones Post. No. .,
American Legion, will meet tomor-
row at S pm. a the Y. w. c. A. 1893
F street northwest. Officers of the
post for next year will be nominated.
Plans are being made by the welfare
committee to take cheer to many ex-
service men in the various hospitals
AT Christmas time. Former Com
mander HanfOrd of George WASH
ingtn Post No I. will address the
post. following the business meeting.
Frank Huntington was elected COM
niander of the Kenneth Fl. Nash Post
of the American Legion for 1873 q.
L. MacCurdy was elected senior vice
commander and 4. G.. MacCheSney was
elected Junior vice commander. Other
officers elected were: Quart termaster
g. L. Cogswell: chaplain. J. r. Yates:
Serseant-at-arms. NJ. r. Wood: mas
1er-at-arms. William NJ. Kline: his
turlan. h. Weinstein: color bearers.
K. B. Heenan and Ralph Miller; COL
or guard. r. r. Priest and c. E. Rice
William NJ. Kline. chairman of the
dance committee. reported returns in
dictate the first anniversary dance to
be held at the New Willard ballroom
December Is, will be Il success.
Members. of George f. Killeen Post
have learned of the improvement in
the condition of Commander Bernard
S. Buscher. who has been seriously ill.
The following will represent this post
at the convention of the Department
of the District of Columbia to be held
December Is and 16: Delegates. B. S.