Evening star., 1924-11-09
Veterans of Great War

At tho recent national convention
OF the Military Order of the World
| War, held in Boston, Officers were
elected as follows: Maj. Gen. George
H. Harries, commander-in-chi Rear
ADMIRAL ]. L. Latimer and Rrig. Gen.
s. Herbert Wolfe, vice commander-in-
chiefs: Col. H. Lester Archer, Lieut..
Col. Carol J. Swan, Lieut.. Col. Freder-
lex w. Green and Lieut.. Col. II. Her
man farjes, junior vice commanders
chief: Maj. Walter Nj. Pratt, treas
urer general; Maj. Almuth c. Van
dlVer, Judge advocate general; Col
burt r, Shurly. surgeon general;
Brig. Gen. William G. Everson, chap
lain general; Lieut.. Col. Frederick
Huidekoper, historian general; gen.
eral staff, Maj. Gen. James G. Har-
bord, Maj. Gen. Charles H. Martin,
Brig Gen. Henry J. Reilly, Brig. Gen
Edward Martin, Brig. Gen. Allison
owens Col. Thomas ]. Burrage, Lieut.
Col. jerks B. jenkins and Maj. Will
liam l.. Symons.
| unless eXservice mon with a
showing of active tuberculosis prior
10 January ], 1925, make application
to the United States Veterans Bureau
by that date, they will lose the benefit
or that provision of the World War
act OF 1914 which provides that vet
Grams showing active tuberculosis
prior to January /, 1925, will auto
tlcally be entitled to compensation
ana treatment for their disability"
was the information given out by the
United States Veterans Bureau to re-
Mobilization officers of the American
Legion for dissemination to thousands
or disabled veterans in contact with
the Legion's rehabilitation committee
! Ihe bureau points out: There are
at the present time many thousands
OF cases of men throughout the coun-
try who have been rated by the Vet
| Grams Bureau at less than 10 per cent
on arrested tuberculosis or chronic
bronchitis. 1t is very probable that
d large number of these cases have
since their last examination and
rating by the bureau, become active
tuberculars. and these men should by
all means present themselves to the
Veterans Bureau for REORGANIZATION
before January l, 1925. or they will
lose the benefit of the presumptive
provision of the act
The Ladies Auxiliary unit Of the
Stuart Walcott Post, headed by it's
president, Mrs. 7. Norman Templeton,
have been appointed by Commander
Charles Riemer on the reception COM
| m1ttee, to assist in receiving the
guests of the post at the Mardi Gras
ball, at the City Club, Armistice night,
| November H.
The welfare committee, headed by
| Mrs. Lewis Werden. visited Walter
Reed Hospital and distributed fruit
cake, candy, smokes, etc. to various
wards and patients last Wednesday,
| The Naval and Mount Alto hospitals
Will be visited this week A room, to
be known as the Stuart Walcott room,
at the Service Club, has been fur
nished by this unit Many applica-
| tinnS for herGhin bay
| ceired during the past week. A thea
ter party Will be given by the post
Thanksgiving week. Mrs. Charles
| Rlemer has been appointed musical
director and chairman of the enter
tainment committee. The Walcott
unit attended the initiation ceremo-
nies a t the Mount Pleasant Masonic
llodgerooms last Saturday evening
staged by the Walcott Post members
A reception and dance followed, and
refreshments were served by the
unit.
The annual military ball of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars is to be held
| in the grand ballroom of the Hotel
| Willard Armistice night. Capt. Ed
win 5. Bettelheim, jr.. chairman of the
committee on invitations and guests
reported that the District Commits
sioners, officials of the Federal and
District governments. many admirals
| and generals and other officers of
| rank, as well as members Of Con-
| gress. have been invited The COM
| manders of the various veteran and
| patriotic organizations will be pres
ent.
Those who Will be in the receiving
line include Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett. Gen
Anton stephan. Col. Frank White
| Treasurer of the United States; De-
partment Commander William Homer
4 Carroll, the various past department
commanders and post commanders.
Ernest Wickstrand is general
chairman of the committee in charge
George J. Neuner and l.. L. Donald
son are respectively general secre
| tary and treasurer. The other
chairmen are: Hall and entertain
ment. Frank G. Thomas: invitations
and guests, Capt Edwin S. Bettel-
helm, jr.: publicity, Frank Z.
! Alsop; decorations, Fred c. Lucas;
flowers, John l. Hart; music. Charles
| T.. Lofgren. Arrangements have been
made to broadcast the dance music
over the WRC.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars,
through its national Legislative com
| mittee chairman, has obtained more
liberal ruling from the United States
| Veterans Bureau on the matter of
| deductions for charges against ex-
service men due the Government, be-
fore their adjusted certificate is is
sued TO them under the veterans ad-
justed compensation act.
Chairman Bettelheim took up with
both the Secretary of War and the
Secretary of the Navy this question of
| set-off. 1t seems that the controller
general had ruled that any indebted
ness to the United states Government
| by any ex-service men and women
| must first be deducted before the
amount due the veterans of the re-
cent World War on their adjusted
compensation cam be paid. The ques-
tion of the legality of this deduction
has not yet been determined; how
ever more liberal Interpretation OF
this decision has been obtained.
| The Veterans of Foreign Wars e1-
planned that these accounts due the
United States Government have only
come to light of recent date. 1t was
shown that neither the paymaster
norAthe veteran himself was aware OF
the debt at the time he received his
discharge. Each had honestly be-
lieved that the veterans account was
clear. Chairman Bettelheim main
tanned that if the ruling was to stand
and the veteran was to be charged
with this amount, he should first be
given an opportunity to liquidate the
amount or to take the matter up for
decision first before deduction could
be made on his adjusted compensation
certificate.
No reply was received from the
Secretary of the Navy, but the Secre-
tary of War advised that the matter
was referred to the director of the
United States Veterans Bureau. Capt.