Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-22
WASHINGTON SPECIAL
Personal Notes. and Comments, and
Passing Events
(By ID. w. CALI

Passing Events
(By ID. w. CALI
DIR. John b. Payne, District Man
ager of the Independent Order of
Foresters, left the city on Wednesday
night fast week for Charleston w.
Va, where on Thursday night he adj
dressed the Conrt of Foresters in
that city, and from there he went Eon
Friday for Clarksburg, where he Ad-
dressed the Court in that city on Fri
day night, returning to this city on
Sunday. His leadership here has
been a marked success.
Mrs. Minnie Kendall-Lowthe.. form
lily of Buckhannon, the editor of pa
per, when in that city, is now in this
city and has published very inter
esting little book, entitled mount
Vernon and Woodlawn" being brief
history Of these historic Places,
which is one of the very desirable adj
ditions that should be made to every
library.
The West Virginia Society, ii the
District Of Columbia held its regular
monthly meeting in the Thompson
School building, on the night Of 18th
and was attended by an increased
number Of West Virginians, residing
in this city, but even 100 or $50 out
Of 1900 or 1000 is not proper show
ing.
Mr.. W. E. Hoffheins, former
newspaper man of Martinburg, is
now the Chairman of the entertain
ment committee, and he has put into
operation. some new ideas and his
efforts are being crowned with sue
cess, as shown by the last meeting,
and yet some disappointment were
present, one especially, the inability
of Mr.. W.. c. Hefner, Secretary of
Senator Sutherland, /, who was to
aChronicle Of Events in West Virgin
ia, shut ON the day previous to the
meeting the Senate ordered an in
vestigation Of the Veterans Bureau,
and Senator Sutherland was desig-
mated as Chairman, and the work i'm
cident to that made it impossible for
Mr.. Hefner to be present, but his
visit and address will be; looked for,
with intrest at some future time, in
the near future.
Mr.. Chas III. Knott, the President
presided.
The nearest point, the Society
came to have a Congressional repre-
sentative at the meeting, was the
presence of Congressman Reeds Sec
rotary, who was present. !
The many friends Of Mrs. Stuart
F. Reed, who has been in very poor
health Nor some months has largely
recovered and is back with her hus-
band in this city. and elsioyirig the
comforts of home.
THE VETERANS fBURE.AF5
Col. G. lR. Forbes has handed in
his RESIGNATION as Director and the
same has been accepted by the Pre-
sident to take effect on the 18th of
this month and in the mean time,
the Colonel has taken a trip over
seas for the benefit of his health, and
many other subordinate changes were
mad eupon his departure, but while
there has been marked improvement
in the management of this bureau
there is still too much Of the origin
al personnel in as supervisors and
other minor executive offices, that
are entirely useless, and only means
of using up money that if put pro-
per channels would afford great re-
lief to disabled soldiers and the fam
lies Of the deceased soldiers, Of
whom many sleep in France.
In the selection Of Senator Suther-
land, as Chairman Of the Committee
to investigate this bureau, both the
bureau and the Service men,. who
have found reasons to. ask for an
investigation, which If carried on, to
the extent it deserves, will undoubt-
edly result in much Improvement to
the bureau and the more desired,
and prompter results for those which
this great Bureau was established
and for which the people Of the coun-
try are willing to furnish the means
Of providing for those who gave SO
much in defense of their country and
whose families have suffered the, loss
Of the bread-winners, and the dis
abled are deprived of their means
Of earning a living. and for whom
the great loss has been sustained, by
not alone the soldiers and their fam
lies but the county has sustained
an irreparab'e loss in the denIetion
of the earning capacity of the coun-
try.
It is well known that the Presi-
dent is in heavy svmpathv with anv