Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

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charge, October
IS. 1919, held the LESTER E. ELIFF.
rating of chief
yeoman of the us. S. Pastores AL
of his service was on board the Pas
torres, which transported troops from
the United States to France during
the great war. He has a record OF
crossing the ocean &c times, making
Ii round trips. The Pastores was one
of the ships to go in the first convoy,
and one of the last ships to have the
honor of returning many of the boys
safe to their homeland as we'll as
safe on the other side. Before the
war he was employed in the Depart
ment of Agriculture from 1913 to
1917, and upon his return to civil life
returned to work in the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics, DEPARTING t
of Agriculture, which position he now
holds
Other officers elected were: Senior
vice commander. George McDermott;
junior vice commander, A. Rourke
Quartermaster, Walter d. Roney Gre
firing commander); officer of day,
Mr. Burden.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post of the American Legion
held it's annual dinner to disabled
veterans of the World War last Mon
day evening, in the roof garden cafe
terra of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. Besides 100 wounded vet
Grams from Mount Alto and st. Eliza
bcth's Hospitals the guest of the Bureau
Legionnaires included Representatives
Bulwinkle. Free, LETTERS, Abernethy and
officials of the Bureau of Engraving
and the District of Columbia Depart
ment of the American Legion. Alvin
II. Hall, the newly appointed director
of the bureau, made a few remarks TO
the post members and their guests.
The newly elected officers of the post
for 1925, announced at the dinner, are
as follows: Post commander, George
NJ. Lands; vice commander, John j.
Mcdonald; adjutant, Thomas a. NC
Donough: finance officer, Martin
Dyer: chaplain, George Tyser; SER
geant-a arms. John Hackley; execu-
tive committee, Francis +. Miller,
James Kehoe. Mario Ventura. These
officers will be installed at the Janu-
airy meeting of the Post at American
Legion headquarters, 21S Third street
northwest
Bills providing for the relief of dis
abled former service men are now
under consideration by Congress. The
bills. carrying out ideas proposed by
the American Legion, are largely
amendments and improvements upon
the Reed johnson bill passed last
Spring. They were introduced in the
House by Representative Royal {.
Johnson of South Dakota and in the
Senate by Senator David A. Reed or
Pennsylvania, both DICTIONARIES and
authors of the Reed-Johnson bill
If this legislation is passed. re-
Mobilization officials of the legion say
that it will bring full relief TO thou
sands of disabled veterans. Presi-
dent Coolidge has approved the bill
Eighteen provisions are contained
in the bill. Compensation is to be
made retroactive for one year before
the date of the claim. Disabled are
to be rated as permanently and total
~ disabled if they cannot after one
year follow gainful occupation
Veterans holding war risk insurance
at discharge and now receiving COM
penSa ton from the Veterans Bureau
or suffering from disabilities con-
nected with their service are to be
permitted to reinstate the full amount
Of insurance without prejudice.
Monthly compensation to dependents
of deceased veterans is to be in
creased. Tuberculosis patients dis
charged from hospital as arrested
partial disability for life.
Euuality-Walter Reed Post No.
2S4, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has
just closed a successful year, and
Myron D. Smith, the retiring post
commander, recommends that greater
attention be given by all veteran or
CARNATIONS to constructive hospital
activities next year.
The following officers have been
elected and will be installed at the
next meeting, January Is: John ID.
Wischhusen, commander; James H.
Reed, senior vice commander; Allen
N. Harrison, junior vice commander;
Herbert a. Church, chaplain; William
G. Jameson, quartermaster; Thomas
w. Jones, officer of the day, and l.. f.
Donaldson, trustee. John d. Wfsch-
husen, the newly elected commander,
served with Headquarters Company,
53rd Infantry; also with the French
Army at Vosges, Meuse-Argonne, and
also at Verdun, and is at present con-
nected with the office of the architect,
Treasury Department. The post
adopted the resolution presented by
James H. Reed providing for plan
of joint veteran employment bureau
to be conducted under the direction of
accredited Representatives of all vet
eran organizations, in order to in
crease the assistance rendered to vet
Grams and at the same time avoid
duplication of efforts that are the
case where there are numerous vet
eran employment committees working
along separate lines. The post aug
thorized the poppy campaign COM
rnittee to purchase $4,000 of the
buddy poppies that are to be made by
disabled veterans in the V. F. w.
poppy factory at Pittsburgh, Pa, for
the ". F. w. poppy campaign that
will be conducted in all sections of
the country during the Memorial day
period. A representative of the COM
rnittee will visit the factory during
the present holiday period, and mem
bers of the committee are requested
to attend the special meeting that
the chairman has called for January
II, at pm, at 1925 Hall place north
west, when complete report will be
made regarding the campaign.
More than 800 "gobs" confined
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