The Washington times., 1922-06-07
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FOR VETS IS
COMING BY
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Exercises to Be Held at Con!
gress-Johnson and VoIk .
To Receive Names.
BY Universal Service.

The victory soldier bonus drive
goes over the top today. A petition
signed by more than a million
American citizens will be formally
presented to Congress demanding
final action on the long delayed
measure. .-,. y,
This will be accomplished this
afternoon upon the arrival of
Curtiss 0riole plane from New
York carrying the 50o-pound
document :.
Is Second Giant Plea.
II Is the second million Of sigma.
lures gathered by the Hearst news
papers throughout the United States
favoring the soldier bonus with the
sales tax provision.
Like the first petition IL arrives
at a critical stage in bonus legislo-
ton. and leaders believe It win fur
nish the needed impetus In the Sem
ate to force prompt action.
Arrangements for the ceremony OF
presentation and reception by Con-
gress are completed. So many LITER
esting organizations asked to be per-
necessary to depart from the original
plan and adopt brief program for
the exercises at the Capitol.
Instead of small group OF Con-
gressmen and the party Of aviators
who are to present the petition,
there win be a large delegation OF
Senators and Congressman and hun.
dreds Of delegates from veterans'
ORGANIZATIONS and auxiliaries.
Senator Hiram johnson Of Cali
fornia, will preside and receive the
petition on behalf of the Senate.
Congressman Volk will receive Ii on
behalf Of the House.
Stuart Cogswell, pilot OF the
Curtiss Oriole, is expected to land
at Boiling Field about 1870 O'Clock.
He will be accompanied by Charles
S. Pemburn. New York, national
secretary of the bonus committee.
The plane will be met by a com
mittee composed of State Com.
mander Samuel II. Jacobson. Wash.
tngton; Mrs. John Jerome Rooney,
New York, chairman Of the won.
ans bonus committee; and reprcsen-
tatives Of the Gold Star Mothers,
American War Mothers, Veterans
Of Foreign Wars. the American Le-
gion, and disabled soldiers from hos
pitfalls here. .-.. ...
The petitions will be loaded into
automobiles, and accompanied by
ceed to Pennsylvania avenue and
the Capitol. arriving at the east
portico this afternoon.
Mrs. Rooney win meet the dele
cations of Congressman and make
speech Of presentation. Senator
johnson, chairman Of the reception
committee, win respond. Congress
man Volk viii make a brief address
for the House, which already has
passed bonus legislation. Miss Ger
aldine Burke, New York's famous
song bird, win then sing The Star
Spangied Banner" y
Local Women To BE Prominent.
On the Capitol steps viii be Mrs.
Samuel II. Jacobson. Mrs. Everett
Phillips, president Gold Star Moth.
ers, District of Columbia: Mrs. Rob
ert Starr Allyn. national vice preei
dent New York County American
Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. III. A. We'd.
der, National Secretary. Gold Star
Association; Mrs. Ida Cheever Good
win. president New York War
Mothers; welvin RYDER, past CHIEF
Of staff, v. r. W., Edwin u. Bettle-
helm. pational chairman Of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars ieRlsla.
tive committee and his office staff.
Leaving the Capitol the party
the petition from New
York will proceed up Pennsylvania
avenue to the White House, where
Mr.. Pemhurn. national secretary
OF the bonus committee, and the
ladies' win pay their respects to
President Harding.
Harding Greatly Interested.
President Harding has been
strong advocate Of the sales tar
ss means Of paying the bonus