Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13

80, fenoereu martial airs at me
eastern High School to q large COM
inunity gathering. AT the next meet
ing of the post May 6, a social bust
ness meeting will be held for post
members and their families Promi-
nent speakers and entertainment will
feature the evening.
The James f. Walker Post, No. &c,
american Legion, met at the 18th
street branch Y. NJ c.. A. Thursday
at $3.50 pm, Vice Commander John +.
Porter, jr., presiding. The post paid
rs respects to the memory of Private
Griffin Payne, late Of Company c.
SGD Infantry, who died in France
five years ago; taps" were sounded
over his remains at Arlington ceme-
terry April at ESQ pm. Commander
West Hamilton and Percy Hamilton
represented the post at the funeral.
lst Separate Battalion, N. G. D. c., the
post voted resolution petittoning
the board OF education to name two
OF the proposed school buildings in
honor of the late Maj. James L.
walker and Col. Charles Young, L.
S. A. The post feted by song and
cheer Commander West A Hamilton,
recently commissioned as major in
the Officers Reserve Corps, u. S. A,
by the War Department. Finance
cited the progress of the post club
house campaign. Quartermaster John
SWEENEY issued poppies to those
present TO be sold Memorial day. The
next meeting is to be. held April "a.
The Mutual Union OF World War
Veterans and Soldiers of American
Wars is continuing to wage its fight
for adjusted compensation. Il. w. ID.
Martin, chairman of the national leg
isiative committee, together with
Commander W. a. Christal. have
filed a brief with the Senate finance
committee urging that the bill as
passed by the House be reported at
this session OF Congress and, fur
Their, that the following amendment
be added thereunto:
THAT all veterans of the world war
who are eligible for adjusted COM
receive, in addition to the benefits
provided therein, all premiums paid
to the government during the world
war for war risk insurance
National Capital Post, No 127, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, entertained
100 members and visitors last Friday
evening. The occasion was the cele-
bration Of the fifth anniversary of the
organization OF the post. small
class OF recruits were first elected to
membership and the business of the
evening was closed. The entire as
sembly was escorted to the dining
room by the post commander, ). ..
The post orchestra entertained from
7:45 to Sis o'clock.
Past Commander George Neuner re-
cited the history of the post. Chair-
man Leahy distributed peoples to the
members and has placed 900 peoples
to date. All members are urged TO
communicate with ID. J. Leahy. lSOo
Brentwood road northeast and secure
their quota of poppies Immediately.
A DOLBY meeting was held Monday
evening at the home Of Mrs T. u.
S1edden. 1921 Q street northwest.
Mrs. Spedden presided in the absence
of the president, Mrs. killeen. IL was
go in a body to the Mount Alto Hos
pital tomorrow evening IT O'CLOCK
and entertain the boys. Several hun
dred peoples have been made by TINS
auxiliary.
The American Legion Auxiliary,
Department OF the District OF Colum-
bia, will have reception Tor mem
bers of the American Legion AuSln-
AIRY who are delegates to the CON
gress of TIE Daughters OF the Ameri-
can Revolution next Wednesday art
ernoon in the cabinet room OF the
New willard from to o'clock. The
Marine Band Orchestra will play. A
cornet solo by Arthur 8. Witcomb. |
violin solo by w. H Santelrnann and ;
a vocal solo by Miss Goodwin Will ,
comprise the program OF the AFTER
noon. In the receiving line Will be |
Mrs, #. T.. F,awcett, department pres |
ident: DR.. Kate Waller Barrett and |
Mrs. Hobart, past national presidents
of the American Legion; Mrs. John A. |
Iejuene, Mrs. Frank T. Hines. and |
Mrs, Frank white. Mrs. T'hacker V. |
Walker, MIS-. William e. Harvey and |
Mrs. Douglas White form the com !
mittee in charge.
Mrs. Franklin Lee Bishop, national !
president. the American Legion AUX !
iliary, photographed Mrs. T. E. Faw |
cett, District of Columbia department [
of the auxiliary, to appoint a com /
quarters of the American Legion Aux |
Hilary at the conference for law en-
forcement held at the Hotel Wash [
ington last Thursday and Friday. The |
ment president OF the American Lee
Thacker '. walker, Mrs. Frank |
white, Mrs. Fuller. Miss Elizabeth |
Fisher and Mrs William E. Harvey. !,
At a recent NEE ting OF the Veterans
of the End Division, A. E. F., held |
in the Raleigh Hotel. the following !
officers were elected for 1924: Pres |
ident, Maj. Gen. Hanson E. Ely, head |
OF the Army war College, represent |
ing infantry; vice president, Brig. |
Gen. Logan iceland, representing the !
marines: secretary, George ". Scott |
representing the field artillery: treas |
urer, Spike Henderson, and chaplain. [
Rev. DR.. Jason Noble Pierce.
Annual meetings are held on the I
anniversary of the entry of the divi- !
sion into the battle line on the |
Verdun front. |
Mai Gen. John A I.ejeune, former |
division commander, was the guest
Of honor. Plans were made to attend |
the annual reunion of the National |
End Division Association at SYRIA
cuse, n: Y. in June
pointed to cooperate in the move
ment for a new National Guard ,
armory for the District: Robert G. |
McCartee (ieid artillery, chairman;
C1evenstine (marines). Maj. Mickey
and Lieut. McCartee are members of
the District National Guard
state commander OF the Disabled
American Veterans, in New York, dur
ing the week, led a party Of eighteen
blind men before the House veterans
affairs committee, urging that the
the veterans Bureau allow the men |
who lost their sight in the service
a rating of double permanent and
total compensation rating.
The Disabled American Veterans
legislative program calls for rating of |
men for compensation by the exam
lining physician instead of by board
at the district office. For several
weeks an experiment in this has been
carried on in the office here, and dur /;
ing the week Gen. Hines announced
that it is so successful that he favors
legislation that will enable him to
extend IT throughout the country. |
While scheduled to attend the Geor- !
gia state convention about that time,
National Commander James A. Nc
Earland last week notified the COM