Evening star., 1924-12-14

II. Bacon, William II. Klinehouse. DR..
Elliott A. Hunt, M. Y. Wilt and c. A.
Bauman; for judge advocate, John H.
Ashmann and Samuel T. Hplmgren:
for quartermaster,, Guy Y. Oogsw ell.
Marion r. Wood and r. H. Madden.
Comdr. John H. Ashmann made d re-
port OF department executive meet
ings pointing out the necessity OF
| continued cooperation and fraternal-
ism with other posts. The election
Will be held next Wednesday night.
The Kenneth H. Nash Unit Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary met At the home Of
Mrs j. o. johnson and elected the
following officers: President. Mrs.
John II. Ashmann; vice president,
Mrs. j. o. Johnson; treasurer, Mrs.
NJ Y. WHIT; secretary, Mrs. r. G.
Newlin; chaplain, Mrs. Ettie Nash.
and historian. Miss Mildred Nash. Mrs.
Wilson, known to all service men In
the various hospitals as Ma Wilson"
made report of her weekly visits
to the wounded and sick.
The James Reese Europe Post, No. s,
American Legion, at its last meeting.
indorsed letter of protest against
the use of separate tablets for white
and colored veterans In the register
of the Treasurys Office. Alexander
Gibson, assistant service officer, re-
ported the finding of his inspection
"trip to Mount Alton Hospital and the
post voted thatgacttOn be taken to
remedy certain alleged conditions
there, A dance was given by the post
Thanksgiving night at the Lenox
Club, which was largely attended. Re-
freshments were served. The COM
mander was assisted in receiving the
hu Tnh
and Past Post Commander Alexander
Mann. Elliott r. Hill was chairman OF
the refreshments committee. and the
entertainment committee consisted OF
Past Commander L. L. Person, Thomas
J. Ellis and William A. Haley.
Arrangements are being completed
for the annual Christmas dinner ten
dered to disabled veterans Of the
World War by the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing Post Of the Amer
lean Legion on Monday evening, De-
cember %. Besides approximately 100
disabled eX-service men from the hos
pitals in Washington. the following
guests Will sit at the board Of the
Bureau LeEfonnaires: Mai. Wallace w.
Kirby, director OF the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, and his staff OF
officials, members OF the House COM
resentatiye Swing Of California. Rep
resentative Abernethy of North Caro-
lima and a number Of post command
ers and Legion officials in Washing
ton. One of the features of the din
Her will be lecture and stereopti-
con Views of California by Represent
ative Free of that State. The Glad
ding Sisters and other talent from
some OF the local theaters will present
a r n
for the evening. Chairman James
kehoe. who is in charge of arrange
plents, announces that efforts are be-
ing made to broadcast the evenings
events under the direction of Station
WCAP Of Washington. The affair
will be held in the roof garden dining
room OF the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing!. 49,
Abandonment OF civil service in the
selection and procurement Of medical
personnel for the United States Vet
erans' Bureau and the substitution of
Veterans Bureau Medical Corps
similar to those of the Public Health
Service, the Army and the Navy seem
imminent. according to reha abilitation
officials of the American Legion here.
The American Legion in convention
at St Paul recently urged the change
by resolution as the best plan to
emancipate the medical service from
the bureaucracy which has heretofore
hampered it,
Approval of the legion's proposal
was made by the medical council of
the United States Veterans Bureau
at a recent meeting held here attend |
ed by the leading physicians Of the |
country. THE council, acting In ad- |
visory capacity. recommended that !
legislation creating a separate Vet |
eran's Bureau Medical Corps on an |
exact parity with respect to rank. sal |
ary and other emoluments into the
Medical Corps of the Army, Navy and |
Public Health Service, be passed. II |
was pointed out that such a move |
would bring a higher class personnel !
into the Veterans Bureau Medical |
l(@=l Il @=G