Evening star., 1923-12-16
Veterans of Foreign Wars

department commanders of the va
rlous organizations to choose a joint
committee for the holding of Maine
day exercises in the riding hall at
Fort Myer on February Is. This day,
II Will be recalled. is the anniver-
Sary of the sinking of the battleship
Maine.
Among the organizations command
ers who have been asked to get to-
Sether are those of the United Span
iSh War Veterans. Military Order of
the Spanish American War. Military
order of Foreign Wars, and the Vet
Grams of Foreign wars. and other
similar organiZa tions. II is felt that
these bodies. which contain mem
berS who fought in the Spanish
American war, should cooperate in
making the exercises as impressive
Is possible.
1t is the opinion of Department
Commander Kenneth l.. Coontz of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars that this
VIII be means of more clearly ally
ing and knitting the veteran organi-
cations of that period closer together.
Action brought by the national leg
tslative committee of the American
Legion may lead to reinstatement Of
government insurance by hundreds of
disabled world war veterans. Pro-
tests have been made by a legion post
composed of disabled men in Saranac
Lake hospitals, which are regarded al
responsible for the legions effort to
obtain reversal of 4 Veterans Bu-
reau ruling, by means of which many
men have been denied insurance.
Prcrating of compensation pay
fnents to the disabled to pay the in
Surance carried by the recipient when
the compensation did not approXi
mate the cost of the insurance has
been refused by the Veterans Bu
reau on the ground that it had no
authority for such action.
If the legion is successful in the ef-
fort to obtain the requested reversal.
many insurance policies of disabled
men will be considered In force for
the amount of insurance which un-
paid compensation, due and owing
from the government, would have
purchased. The ruling would affect
Il large number of cases which were
allowed to lapse and which the gov
ernment. later acknowledging its in
debtedness for compensat did not
carry for the amount which this
money would purchase.
EqualityW Walter Reed Post. No. 2S4.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Will meet
Thursday evening at Pythian Temple
1012 9Th street northwest. to ect
officers. There will also be large
Class of new members obligated The
following members were obligated at
the last meeting: Clement Allen,
Michael Walsh. Hugh H. Clemments,
Ernest Wright, Naienti Gaitano. Os
car Waldvogel, Irving L. Clark and
Claude e. Kooutz, also Frank r.
Thomas formerly of Post No. 19 OF
McKeesport Pa. Capt. Robert Il.
Handy, recently elected by the Ma
tional Council of Administration as
Quartermaster general, to fill the Va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Walter !. Joyce, is member of this
post
a concert and enterta inment is TO
he given by the post in the Red Cross
building. Walter Reed Hospital. De-
cember 23, at $50 pm. The Ladies'
Auxiliary is arranging TO provide Gig
arettes. candy, etc. for number of
bed patients who will be unable to
attend the concert and enterta inment
In the Red Cross building.
w. G. Jameson. chairman. enter
tainment committee, I'll Mount Yer
non place northwest. desires to re-
Ceive donations of candy. cigars, Gig
arettes. etc, 10 be used in connec-
tion with this and similar hospital
activity work, which this post Is car
rying on with the assistance of its
Ladies' Auxiliary.
Department Commander Kenneth l.
Coontz, accompa MED by the other Off
Gers of the department, will pay the
post its annual official visit January
; for the purpose of installing the
newly elected officers and making an
Inspection of the post.
The Foreign Service Club PROPOSE
tion recently presented by Myron ID.
Smith has already been indorsed by
the department and is now before the
ing intended TO organize a Foreign
Service Club to be located in some
central section Of the city where all
members Of the organization. also all
soldiers. sailors and marines who
have had foreign war service, may
The Military Order of the Coolies
has also been invited to join the
several posts in the orga niZation of
Order of the Coolies being the play
ground of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Members of Admiral Robert F.
Peary Ship. the distinctly naval unit
of the Veterans OF Foreign Ware as
usual, are assisting this post in its
hospital activity work and the ship
will furnish an original naval num-
her for the concert and entertainment
10 be given at Walter Reed HOSPITAL.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Equality
Walter Reed Post, under the direction
Of Mrs. James III. Reed. 1928 + street
southwest. added two new members
to it's roll at it's last meeting. and
plans are now being made TO assist
the post in its poppy campaign that
will be put over the top during the
Memorial day period the same as was
done last year.
Mrs. Eva X. Twyman was chosen TO
head Henry C. Spengler Unit. No. II,
american Legion Auxiliary. at its last
meeting. The other officers elected
and appointed We're: Mrs. Ethel '.
Fowler, first vice president: Mrs. john
Spengler. second vice president; Mrs.
Louise White, treasurer; Mrs. Ethelyn
Rolf, recording secretary; Mrs. Nancy
Hazard, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Daniel E. Miller, chaplain; Mrs.
Theresa Brooks, sergeant-at-arms.
and Miss Alma Moore. historian. The
president appointed re- have charge Of
the Christmas work in x.:S hospitals,
Mrs. Sonnerman. with Mrs. Fowler as
her assistant. Installation of the Of
fcers will be held at joint meeting
with the post January 3 at the Ma
tional Guard Armory. and members of
the American Legion and Auxiliary
are invited to attend. The installa-
ton ceremonies will be followed by
social program and dancing. The first
Thursday of each month has been set
aside as the time for the social meet
ings of the unit, and the regular
meeting night has been changed to
the third Wednesday of each month.
National Capital Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars. met, December Z. The
officers and members Of Kit Carson
Post, G.. A. r., We're taken into the
post as honorary members. The first
public entertainment Of the season
was given in the form of a program
and dance The next meeting of the
post will be held December %. when
officers will be elected. Those that
have been nominated are as follows:
Commander, Joe Gardella; senior vice
commander, D. ]. Leahy; junior vice
commander, Clements; officer of the
day, c. b. jennings; chaplain. VIII
liam Keffe; quartermaster, George
Neuner, and gunner, Statsburg.
Cement from every state in the
Union. representing the unity of the
United States. will. fix in position the
cornerstone of the new home OF
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