Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-25

Veterans of Foreign Wars here re-
celYed an official visit from Col. Fred
r. Slower. recently elected national
commander in chief of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. Past National
COMMANDMENTS Chief Robert G. Wood.
side and National Judge Advocate
General Stitt accompanied the com
mander in chief.
While in Washington, Commander
tn-Chief Slower and the other national
officers conferred with President Cool
idge and left with him the Veterans
of Foreign Wars program of legis-
lation for improved disqualification
and better care of disabled veterans
Of the World War and for increa Sed
pensions to veterans of other wars.
A conference also was held with
Frank T. Hines, director of the Vet
Grams Bureau, to discuss Legislation
necessary to put into effect the vari-
Gus resolutions adopted at the Goth
annual encampmeut of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars affecting veterans of
the World Mar.
Comma nder.in-Chief Slower and his
associate national officers paid their
respects to Secretary of War Davis
and Assistant Secretary Of War Mac
Nider, both of whom are veterans
Of the World War.
The high esteem in which Com
manderin-Chief Slower Is held by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars in the Dis.
triCt of Columbia was manifested at
a testimonial banquet given in his
honor at Harvey's Restaurant on
October p. Dept. Comdr. Francis C.
HUM presided, and, in addition TO
National COMMANDMENTS Chief Slower,
other guests were Col. William
Mitchell of the Army Air Service,
Hosea E. Moulton. department com
mander Of thu G.. y. r.: Dept. Comdr.
Belknap Senior Vice Comdr. Nolan
and Past Dept. Comdr. Maddox ri,
the United Spanish War Veterans;
Dept. Comdr. Peyser of the American
Legion; Harlan Wood. chairman of
the Veterans Joint Committee; Frank
r. Alsop, commander of Admiral
Robert L. Peary Ship. the largest
single unit of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, and Gen. Frank T. Hines,
director of the Veterans Bureau.
Col Mitchell spoke on the need
for adequate and modern equipment
of the air forces of the United States,
sketched the history of aviation since
its infancy and described the methods
of allied defense and offense adopted
by the leading nations Of the world.
Judge Hosea B. Moulton pleaded
for a determined stand against the
reduction of armament below n safe
and sane degree, and urged upon vet
eran organizations to use their intlu.
ence and power to prevent the deterior.
alton OF national defenseS. Dept.
Comdr. Belknap of the United Span
ish War Veterans declared one OF
the most important duties of vet
Grams organizations was to combat
the passive tendency of the present
generation toward patriotism. Senior
Vice Comma nder-in-Chief Nolan of the
United Spanish War Veterans also de
cried pacifism. Past Dept. Comdr.
Maddox of the United Spanish War
Veterans advocated close cooperation
between all veterans organizations.
Dept. Comdr. Peyser of the Ameri-
can Legion urged law enforcement
and the upholdinE of law and order
by all veterans. individually and in
their organizations. He maintained
that the disregard of any integral
portion of the Constitution was an
assault upon that document and
tended to bring into disrepute the en-
tire question of law enforcement.
Harlan Wood, chairman of the Vet
Grams Joint Committee. described the
work, efforts and accomplishments of
the allied veteran organizations in
their purpose to have the various per
sonnet agencies of the Government
co.ordinated under one head. and sug-