Evening star., 1924-01-06

tendent of the Pennsylvania avenme
post office, and numerous Others
prominent in the District affairs.
SuIilNlanuer-elect Hazard is a native
OF the District of Columbia, attended
pubic school here and graduated from
tne BUSINESS High School He joined the
Dlstrict OF Columbia militia in 1892 and
was member of the original "Corcora n
itary organizations He served with thi,
organization until it finally became
company e, First d. C. Infantry. He
.ieiu All ranks and grades from
private up to first lieutenant.
on June l9. 1915 he proceeded with
ms regiment as first lieutenant for
duty on the Mexican border. return
ing 10 washington March - 1917
| 70 De mustered out only for n few
DAYS, when he, with others of his
regiment, answered the Presidents
can on April l, and went back into
the service in the world war His
regiment was given the official world
war designation as 163d Infantry and
became part of the 41st Division.
inade up mostly of northwestern
.soops; AFTER a. short time at Fort
Myer his division went overseas on
December IA. 1917, arriving in France
on Chr1stmas day. Unfortunately his
oiVision was made a replacement
division. because of need of troops
at q. tnat time, and was badly split up.
mand Company Z, 12Sth Infantry
or the 32d Division, and immediately
sent to front line duty in the Alsace
Lorraine Sector and later in the
cna.eau career ov.rhde Thlerry offensive; His
september, 1918. when he was re-
turned to the United States to be
instructor In newly organized di-
visions, and took charge of infantry
training in the 96th Division. He
was discharged as a captain of in
1antry at Camp Lee on September
~, 1919. and was shortly after COM
missloned as major of infantry in
the Oficers' Reserve Corps, and re-
reau.
Maj. Hazard Joined the Veterans
of Foreign Wars as one of the orig
inal members in National Capital
Post in 1920. and later became a
charter member of the Columbia
years as post quartermaster, and
last year he was the senior vice COM
mander.
The other officers elected in the
post are Capt. Fred A. Livingston,
senior vice commander; James e.
Jones. junior vice commander; DIR.
Douglas A. White. quartermaster.
and Maj. Alvin d. Hathaway, adju-
tant.
Many chapters of the Disabled Amer
lean Veterans Of the World War have
already started plans for representation
at the national convention at Salt Lake
City next June by setting aside at this
time a proportion of the forget f-me-not
receipts for expenses of delegates
The Disabled American Veterans of
the World War, District of Columbia
department, are believed to have made
| the best comparative showing of any
department in the forget-me-not re-
ceipts the past year. The District mem
bers contributed more than ten times
as much the past year as in 1922.
The council of administration. Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars. has decided to
hold the twenty-fifth national convention
at Atlantic City, n. J. Although the
exact date has not vet been officially
announced. Frank Bennett, member of
Post No. 215, Atlantic City, the coun-
ellis selection for chairman, has been
directed to lay his plans for late
September
In a dispatch to all posts of the Vet
| Grams of Foreign Wars. Capt. Edwin S.
| Bethlehem, Washington representative
| of the former overseas mems society.
calls attention that although a poll of
4 Congress reveals the bonus measure will
go over in the House at nearly six to
one, and in the Senate at three or
/ four to one. il is no time for the vet
erans' organizations to relax in the cam
| paign. He states that big business in
| terests and opponents TO the bonus are