The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
PUSH PLANS TO AID
! VETS DEPENDENTS
New Organization Embracing
All Service Groups to
Erect Widows Home.
MAJOR Il. i. DEAN LEADER
Civil War Soldier Rose from
Ranks - Prominent In
:. G. A. R Activities.
MAJOR H. L. DEAN LEADER

Maj. Harrison L. Dean, president
Of the Home for Widows and Or
phans Of the United States War
Veterans Association, an organiza-
ton recently formed which lis COM
posed of all OF the war veterans
associations, their auxiIiaries and
patriotic societies of the District,
the purpose being to erect in the
near future series Of buildings in
the District of Columbia for the
home, il greately interested in the
success OF the benefit dance to be
given at the City Club on April 4.
Mrs. Myrtle M. Loebsack, depart.
ment past president OF the Woman's
Relief Corps and first vice president
of the association, is the honorary
chairman, and Past Division Conn
mander j. Clinton Hiatt, OF Sons
of Veterans, u. s. A., Is the active
chairman.
Major Dean is past department
commander of the Department Of
the Potomac, G.. A. r., and as
chairman of the G. A. r. relief com
n1ittee he became apprised of con-
ditions affecting widows and or.
phans OF veterans of the civil war.
He began to devise ways and means
to afford relief to the widows Of
these veterans, which resulted in
his becoming an ardent advocate of
the establishment OF q home for
widows and orphans Of veterans Of
all wars.
MEMBERSHIP GROWING.
Now permanent organizations
has been effected with an active
Of 400 members, with
bright prospects Of making the list
up TO 5000 within a year. No
definite steps have been taken to
establish the home, the association
realizing that sufficient funds must
first be raised.
Major Deem, the president. was
born in Troy, Miami county, Ohio
on December 20, 1897, and is now in
his eighty.fifth year, but active.
He Is the oldest and Miss McCaf-
organization. He enlisted as q pri-
vate on August IL, 1861, in Com.
pany "A, Thirty-fourth Volunteer
Infantry, and mustered out OF ser.
vice on January 10, 1866, serving
four years, five months and twenty.
eight days. He was made an or
derby sergeant In 1851 and promoted
to first lieutenant on january 10,
1862; transferred and made captain
of Company e, same regiment, on
March 6, 1868, and again promoted
to major on March 81, 1865.
He left college In his senior year
to enlist for war service. While a
young man, after the war, he took
Horace Greeley's advice and went
West to grow up with the country
in Missouri, where he taught in the
public schools for twenty years. He
became q member of Grand Army
post in Missouri in 1892, and when
he came to Washington to enter
the Government service In 1898, he
transferred his membership to Burn.
side Post No. 8, G. A. r., and held
every office Of the post up to COM
mander and later on department
commander Of the Department Of
the Potomac, G. A. R., in 1922.
WAS MARRIED TWICE.
He married Miss Elizabeth p. Bell,
Of Indiana, May 2. 1864, who died
on May q, 1910. He was again
married, to Mrs. Emma Louise
Wood, of Indiana, June 3, 1911.
He has one daughter by his first
wife, Mrs. H. j. Staley, OF this
city.
Major Dean is pleased that dur
ing his administration as depart
ment commander he bound together
all war veterans organizations in
the District which today are work
ing for true patriotism.