Evening star., 1923-11-11
Mass Meeting Called to Stir
Public Interest IN Disabled
Sneakers Viii Ask
Better Hospital
Personnel.
Emergency Officer
Needs Also Viii
Be Stressed.

Plans for the mass meeting to be
American Red Cross building: by the
Citizens Committee of America to
enlist the moral support of the public
in proper disqualification for the dis
abled veterans and to see that the
isabled temporary officers of the
Army. of world war service, receive
the same considerations as disabled
regular officers, have been completed.
according to Rear Admiral T. j.
Cowie, senior vice commander, Mill
tary Order of the World War.
Alfred Fitzroy Anderson. secretary
of the Citizens Committee OF Amer
lea. who is touring the country in
behalf of maintenance of higher
standard of personnel in the hospitals
serving disabled veterans and ade-
quate provision for the comfort or
disabled temporary officers, will be the
principal speaker.
Local Committee.
In addition to the members of the
Military Order of the World War. all
former officers, the following local
citizens are working on the commit
toe in behalf of the meeting:
MTS. " al uiNiSIOHdl
president of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy; Capts. Ennals Wag-
Gaman and William F. Mahony of the
Military Order of the World War,
Miss Eastman and Miss Sambie of the
Womens Overseas Service League,
Christian Association: Capt Charles
Demonet of the Rotary Club, Andrew
J. Hickey of tho National Catholic
Welfare Council. Edward D. Shaw,
America; Or. D. o. Watson Of the
general committee on Army and Navy
rhaplains. DR.. w. s. Darby of the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
in America, Lieut.. l.. s. Ray. secretary
OF the Disabled Emergency officers
81 the World War; Mrs. Carrie White
Avery of the American War Mothers.
Lieut.. Col. Fl. L. Gilchrist, chairman
OF the amusement committee of the
SojournerS' Club.
3. A. Harlan. Washington division
of the American Red Cross: Mrs. C.
Y. Casanova, president of the Daugh-
terS of American Celonfsts: the presi-
dent of the Lions Club the president
of the Civitan Club. Mrs. II. l..
Hodskin of the Daughters of Ameri-
president, and W.: c. Roberts of the
American Federation of Labor; Lieut..
Commander John Balch Blood of the
Military Order of: Foreign Wars. the
commander of the Naval and Military
orders of the Spanish American War.
Lieut.. *. L. Coontz. department COM
mander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars; department commander IF the
Veterans of the World War. secretary
of the Society of Colonial Wars Harry
a. Ong. secretary of the Board of
Trade; department commander of the
Anne rican Legion, Paul Mccain; H.
V. Bennett of the Merchants Pro-
lection Association. Rev. W. L. Darby
of the Washington Federation of
Churches. George w. Winsiow, sec
retary of the Kiwanis Club
Bishop in List.
Rt. Rev. w f. Mcdowell. repre-
sentins the Methodist Episcopal
Church; John j. King of the knights
of Columbus Brig. Gen. Villa n,
Crawford of the Salvation Army;
Samuel Herrick. president of the
Sons of the American Revolution
Gen. G. B. Howry, commander of the
United Confederate Veterans; DIR.
John NJ. Ladd. the National Committee
for Meneal Hygiene; w. a. Kimmel
of the Knights of Pythias. Capt Alb
solom Kirby: of the Grand Army of
the Republic; a. Z. Seymour. secre-