Evening star., 1925-05-03

Inaeting Of The I,ari- Ernest wickstrand.
Gus committees representing the local
post at the cafeteria of Mother
Steed, at 1903 G street northwest, TO-
morrow at o'clock pm. Chairman
Wickstrand has announced that 1o0,-
D00 buddy poppies have been received
for distribution.
Past National President Mrs. An
thony Wayne Cook of the Daughters
of the American Revolution was pre-
scented at a recent banquet held by
her organization in her honor at the
Willard Hotel with a bouquet or bud
dy poppies. At the request of Mrs.
Cook, rising vote of tribute of the
organization indorsing the national
buddy poppy campaign was extended
TO Dept. Comdr. William Homer Car
roll and his staff.
The national legislative committee
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
located in Washington, is sending out
a warning to the disabled veterans,
urging them to take advantage of the
reinstatement of war risk insurance
before their opportunity to reinstate
is barred by the statute of limitations.
Under section 304 of the Reed
johnson BILL passed June Z, 1924. dis
abled veterans were permitted 10
reinstate their Government insurance,
providing they were not permanently
and totally disabled, within one year
of the passage of the act. The veteran,
of course, must make the usual ap-
plication, submit to the usual medical
and physical examination, and pay
the usual back premium, as PROVIDED
by regulations.
The purpose of the warning which
the Veterans of Foreign Wars Is send
ing out is to call the disabled veterans
attention to the fact that the one-year
period will be up on June Z, 1929,
little over a month away, and the dis
abled veterans are urged to avail
themselves of this opportunity before
Il is too late.
Application should be made in
writing, giving the mans full name,
rank, organization, term insurance
number and compensation claim num-
Der, if possible. together with the
amount of Insurance that is desired
TO be reinstated. The bureau will
provide regular application blanks,
but the former soldier is urged to place
on his letter application the words:
.'This application is to be considered
in lieu of formal application.' which
will be made upon receipt of the
proper form from the Veterans
Bureau"
I National Comdr. Frank ]. Irwin Of
the Disabled American Veterans last
week recommended to Gen. Frank T.
Hines, director of the Veterans Bu-
reau that the American Bar Associa-
tion be asked to name committee to
collaborate with a committee from
the Veterans Bureau and represen-
tative of each of the three former
service organizations. to evolve new
plan for guardianship for mentally
disabled veterans.
Approval Of the theory upon which
the new compensation table OF the
Veterans Bureau is built was re-
corded last week by the Disabled
American Veterans with a recon-
mendation that it be put into effect
at the earliest possible date.
Commander Irwin urged Gen. Hines
to name a permanent board for re-
Vision of the schedule when certain
ratings are found unsatisfactory, as
well as according the disabled man an
opportunity to prove the error in case
his pre-war occupation is incorrectly
given in the official records OF the
Army or Navy.
At a meeting of Grand Foiture ia.
40 Hommes ct Chevaux, District Of
Columbia Department. the American
Legion, held in the board room Of
the District Building last Monday eve
ming q resolution was unanimously
adopted setting forth that the organ
1Zation commendS the endowment
fund campaign now under way ma
tiona1ly under the joint auspices Of
the national organizations of the
American Legion, the American Le-
gion Auxiliary and the Forty and
Eight, to the people of Washington,
and asks them to insure its success by
generous contributions, and that they
pledge their efforts to the Department
of the District of Columbia of the
American Legion, its department COM
mander and those other individuals
who will conduct the local campaign
TO raise 100000 to help the campaign
go over the top.
Equality Walter Reed Post, No.
2S4, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
hold it's big open meeting and enter
tainment next Thursday evening at
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street
northwest. The music will be fur
nished by the Washington Boys
Band, under the direction of James l..
Kidwell an honorary member of this
post. Refreshments will be served,
and every veteran is invited to bring
his wife, mother, sister, daughter or
sweetheart with him. In addition to
the interesting program, the posts s
poppy campaign committee will out
line the completed plans for the Y. +.
w. poppy drive, that will be conduct
ed during the Memorial day period.
The post, during it's membership cam
pdfgn. is awarding a gold V. F. W.
lapel button to each member bringing
in not less than five applications with
in any one calendar month. and al
ready two members have won it.
A large delegation of this post at
tended the fun feast given by Top
Notch Tent, Military Order of the
Coolies, Tuesday evening, and ar
rangements are being perfected to
have T. y. T. stage a Cootie night at
the post 'dugout" during the month
o. June.
The initial 1925 automobile outing
to be given by this post for the bene-
fit of the patients at Walter Reed and
Mount Alto Hospitals will he held
June IA, and 1t is desired to obtain the
donation of not less than 100 automo
biles for this purpose. Forward name
and mail address to John d. Wisch
husen, S11 Butternut street northwest
ifSyou can donate a car for this hos
pital automobile outing.
Tormer service men who would be
entitled to the New Jersey State
bonus and who failed to make appli
cation within the time limit, are mott
fed that the time limit has been eX
tended to July / next. Applications
for the New Jersey State bonus may
be made upon applying to Capt. Ed
WINS. Bettelheim, Jr., chairman, ma
tional legislative committee, Veterans
off Foreign Wars, 319 Metropolitan
Bank Building.
The 1925 conventions of the Military
Order of the World War will be hel(
in New York City September "a, ,;
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