New Britain herald., 1924-12-15
POLITICIANS HIT
 AT ). A. Y. DINNER
Resolutions Express Resentment
 at Political Speeches


 ablcl American Veterans al their state convention 6ed Saturday at- ttrnoon at l. 0. O, F. hall. Other of- icers elected were: John W. Hack. cit, Bridgeport, senior vice-comman- der; John IlaVons, Waterbury, jun for vic2-commander; Howard liar rinGtou. Bridgeport: treasurer; liar ry Gregory, New Britain adjutant; Walter Collier, New Haven, sergeant at-arms.
 The convention was called to or der al | o'clock, by, Past Commander Howard Barr of Hartford. In his opening address Comrade Barr sirrSsod the need for added enthu- sia7m in the organization and con ccrtnl effort on the part Of all the members for the support of the or gauization, He appealed 10 the mcm- brrs 10 support the new commander. Members of the resolutions com mittce elected were: Dennis OCon- nor, Hartford; Joseph English, AL lh @toWn: Leroy Leonard, New Brit 6iu: Howard Harrington, Bridge mort; James Scholar, Waterbury. The committee oh rehabilitation elected consisted of: William Pot scalock, Allingtown; Fred Graves, BT;dEcport; John Haven, Hartford; John HpaIIone, Waterbury; Dewey So1aller. New Britain.
 Resolutions Adopted
 The provisions of the resolutions parsed were: the passing of bonus bill by the general assembly paying eA-serviccmen S1o for each month srcnt in the service. the setting aside of Armistice Day as a state and na- tionaI holiday, an amendment of the Johnson bill SO that cX-SerViCe4 mon would receive back cOmpensa- ton. longer hours of opening for the dancnsarica maintained by the gov crnmont for the benefit of eX-Serv- iccmcn, inc location of the proposed NcurosthcniC hospital in Connccu- cut as the state insane asylum is f Charles W. Chase of New Haven as trajning officer Of the Veterans bu- r,au it NeW Haven, joint com mittfe consisting of representatives of all the X-scrvicemnn's orgdniza- lions for the disbursement of the state funds. an amendment 10 the act Of congress of June {, 1924, so that tN-aer,accmcn who did not reg licr for vocational training before June 90. 1923 and who have since improved in their physical condition may h" able to receive the training that other cH-syrNicCmcn have re- coivcd.
 a15 raid-Up Membership
 T. ports to the convention show Hat the pad-rp membership of the ', 4. Y. is now 511 from seven c6aMfr4 located in AlrmetoNn, New jlal@ eng Waterbury. Hartford, New London, New Britain and Bridge @ort. Al the chapters were repre- ,s"7to1 at the convention, by about ,I dtlesatts.
 Thomas McLagan Of Hartford, HhO ia q representative of district Iuunhrr two on the national o%ccu- tive committee was present al tho convention and occupied q place on tre platform, assisting Past Conl- mGli"r li1rr in conducting the meet jtg,
 Banquet at Hurritt Hotel
 The D. X Y. after it's convention, beh a banquet at the Burrtt hotel Those occrpling places at the sUcsl+ table were: Govcrnor-elect Hiram Bingham; Mayor Paoncssa, George A. QuigIcy, Robert C, Nance, who were trustees of the D. A. V, drive held in this city some time ago; Major Thomas A. Baunigan, TO- Gional officer of the Veterans bu- raau. Hartford; Captain l.. P. Arm strong, state commander Of the American Legion; Attorney Benedict M. Holden, Hartford; Thomas McI,a- san. national executive Committec- nan. II1r'orG; Past Commander HoWarl Barr. HHrtforh Anson T. McTonk. state treasurer; Aubrey l.. MaddoCE, lIaU ford. commander Of the n. X. Y. at Mantle last summer: Cnlornl I. ". Gjlsou. Ilarttord; Ma jor Wuliau 9hpnuhan, Waterbury, si1tc commander ot the Y. F. w.: tIyla Eowlcy, commander of the New Britain chapter, D. A. V.
 Nrkcnna Introduced
 la~t Commander Barr first spokc, iutroducinC the commandCr-clcct ct Jamcs n. Mckcnna. Commander M"I\cnna responded by expressing lis thanks for the honor conferred uTon him hy his comrades. He said tat tho two problems confronting tae disabled veterans TOW arc thc o'fsti9n. Of employment for them Ives and the proper care Of the tnSIu- Nt r9us. Commander Barr tntrodurrI Mir. Nadduck who was tle toa. .lnasjrr of the evening, May CT raoneSSa was the first speaker and pledged his cooperation 10 the low commander, He spoke highly cr New Britain and said that the ,tc cani2@tiops of n" state pick much uf their good timber from this -e.ty,
 Colonel John Gilson vas introduce ,d as the next speaker and based his address on a letter he had re- ,,iycl from an cN-scrviceman who I1'e all account or Colonel Bing- lam'& war record and appealed to the '.t"rau, to support him. Here W4S the r.uso for ringe of resent meut on the part Of the members of the T.. A. Y. as m this organization politics is au avoided issue. Attor- ncy Holden. the next speaker, pIedg- ',l hts support to the D. A. V. and sad that he would do anything he could to help the organization. He iccounted his experiences when. as member of Company F from New Britain, he went out to fight in the