Evening star., 1923-07-15
Veterans of Great War

The Disabled American Veterans OF
the World War will Immediately es-
tabltsh in the Veterans Bureau here
salaried service officer to handle the
cases Of all members who have claims,
according to an announcement by j.
r. Mcdonald, who has just returned
from the national convention at
Minneapolis, where he was elected to
the national executive committee to
represent the fourth district, which
includes Maryland. Virginia. West
Virginia and the District Of Columbia
James A. Mcfarland Of Dalton. Ca,
new national commander, and Judge
Robert s.. Marx of Cincinnati and
Capt. G. H Cook of Buffalo. both past
rational commanders. will come to
Washington the latter part of the
month for a series of conferences at
the Veterans Bureau to explain the
program the Disabled American Vet
Grams have outlined for the coming
year.
Tn seventeen states and territories
of the United States and in six for
eign countries contributions to the
American Legion overseas graves en-
dowment fund have exceeded the
amount set by national officers, ac-
cording to reports of Robert H. Tyn-
dali. national treasurer.
The states and territories are Rhode
Maryland, Vermont, New Mexico, Con-
nectiCut. South Carolina, District of
Columbia. Wyoming, Arizona, Wash
1ngton, New Jersey. Georgia: Ar
kansas. Hawaii and the Philippine
Islands. The foreign countries are
Japan, Canada. Mexico, Argentine,
Brazil and Cuba. These figures are
based on amounts set on per capita
membership in the legion.
approximately fVe-eighthS of the
fund necessary for decoration in per-
petuity of graves of American world
war dead has been subscribed through
the legion. Pennsylvania leads in the
total amount collected, though Ohio
is second by but a few hundreds of
dollars. Subscriptions to the fund
will be held open until reports are
complete from all departments of the
organization.
The War Department, Navy Depart
ment. Postal Department and Civil
Service Department of the United
States, together with the United
States Veterans Bureau. have advised
national headquarters of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars that leaves of alb
senoe will be granted to the officers
enlisted men and employees of the
various departments and also the
trainees of the United States Vet
erans' Bureau in order to attend the
twenty-fourth national encanpment
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars al
Norfolk, Va, August 27 to 81, inclu-
sive.
All members Of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars who come under the
jurisdiction of the above departments
should make requests for leave
through their department heads.
The District of Columbia Depart
ment of the Disabled American Vet
- II - II. H.,
ing the week to give dinner il
honor of James A. Mcfarland o
Georgia new national commander
and Judge Robert S. Marx of Ohi'
and Capt. c. Hamilton Cook of New
York, both past commanders, who ar
to come to Washington shortly for
series of conferences with federal Off
cialS on matters concerning the war
disabled veterans.
At the dinner an agreement is ex
Disabled American Veterans cal
bring together the various chapter
III this section that have beel
strengthened lately by the nationa
membership drive that has brough
tens OF thousands of new member
into the organization, according t
the reports made at the recent con
vention in Minneapolis.
J. r. Mcdonald of this city, VIII,
was chosen at Minneapolis as nationa
committeeman for the fourth district
which includes the District of Colum
bia. Maryland. West Virginia and Fir
sinia. is planning for an exchange o
ideas between the leaders in this ter
ritory in order to unite on certain
matters of mutual interest to TIL,
various chapters here and in the thre,
states
Representatives of the Military Or
der of the World War, the genera
staff of the War Department. the Dis
abled American Veterans, the citizens
committee of New York, the Nationa