Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-03-02
MEN OF SERVICE TO
MEET IN CHARLOTTE
STATE CONVENTION OF DISABLED
VETERANS WILL De HELD ).
IN MARCH. IjA
MANY EXPECTED 70 ATTEND
70 Discuss disqualification, compsnss
ton, Vocational Training and the
Welfare Of Disabled Men.


Charlotte.-One of the biggest con.
ventions that Charlotte will be called
upon to entertain this year will be In
session here on March "a and 25 when
a large per cent Of the 1000 men In
the state who received wounds Of ma.
jor or minor natures In the World
War will come here to perfect the
North Carolina division Of the Dis.
abled American Veterans Of the World
War. 1t is expected that there will bs
between 1900 and 1000 men here. An.
nouncement OF the forthcoming con.
vention is made by q. ]. Tillman, com.
mander, and w. B. Williamson. SEC
retary, Of the Charlotte chapter Of the
Disabled American Veterans. :,
The Charlotte chapter is the pioneer
Of the state, and Charlotte Is, there
fore. selected by disabled veterans Of
the state as the logical place to have
the convention. Another reason Is
that many veterans are here to take
treatment in hospitals at government
expense and to receive vocational
training.
A Charlotte man, Zebulon B. Thorn
burg, a first lieutenant in the 30th di.
vision during the war and connected
with the redoubtable HSth infantry OF
that division, will call the convention
to order here as state executive chair
man. He wears the Military Cross OF
Honor. the American Distinguished
Service Medal, the French Croix de
Guerre, is a wearer Of two gold chew.
rons as the result Of two severe. wounds
and has to his credit one OF the most
conspicuous records Of any officer Of
the 3Oth Told Hickory Division. He
served gallantly In the fighting which
the 3Oth division went through at Voor.
mozelle, Belgium; Bellicourt and Bus.
any, France, and at other places. He
Is endorsed by disabled veterans here
and in many parts Of the state as the
proper man for state commander Of
the perfected disabled veterans or
ganization.
In addition to the visitors here from
all parts of the state. there will be
several national officers here for the
convention. Ralph A. Horr, Of Seattle,
Washington, vice commander Of the
national organization Of disabled vet
erans, will be one Of them. Col. c. R.
Forbes, head Of the veterans bureau
at Washington, will be another distin.
guished visitor, and M. Began, director
Of the Fifth district for veterans. ~
lief headquarters in Atlanta, will be
another.
At the convention the subjects to be
discussed principally will be hospital
ization, compensation, vocational train
ing and the welfare Of disabled men.
The election of officers for the per.
tected state organization will SNke
place here and delegates selected
attend the national convention ofSdi
abled veterans at San Francisco %
| $3.50.
The sessions Of the convention will
be held in the City Auditorium. Ar.
rangements are being made to hold a
dance on the last night Of the conven-
ton and to have as guests at that
time the membership Of the Hornets
Nest Post Of the American Legion.
Wilmington. index to economic
conditions are shown daily when an in
creasingly large number Of reputable
business men are hailed before court
for failure to pay their license and spe-
cial privilege taxes. According to the
court officials never in the history Of
the city have so many been in trouble
over the matter Of city licenses. Few
judgments are being rendered. how.
ever, 1t being the policy Of the court
to allow the defendants to settle and
mol pros the charges.
klnston Man Burned TO 0eakh.
Kinston.-Charles F. Stewart, aged
4e, machine room superintendent Of
tho local plant Of the Imperial Tobacco
company, was overcome by smoke and
burned to death when Are partially do.
stroyed his home at 21s West LsAoir
avenue. His body was found lr The
room against door. after the hre had
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