Evening star., 1925-08-02
American Legion.

has been postponed until FAN, by
orders of Department Comdr. Julius
1. Peyser. 1t was announced that ap-
proximately one-third of the local
quota has been raised.
Comdr. Peyser has gone on a vaca-
ton and stated that the date for re-
sumption of the drive will be set
upon his return to the city. The
postponement of the drive was ap-
proved by National Comdr James A.
Drain, who was in Washington this
week.
In order to devote his entire time
to department activities, Comdr
Thomas j. Frailey of the Sergt. Jasper
Post, No. 13, the American Legion,
rendered his resignation as comman-
der to accept the position of senior
vice commander of the District of
Columbia Department, to which he
was elected at. the recent American
Legion convention, held in the audi
torium of the Interior Department.
Comdr. Frailey was elected three
times as head of the Sergt. Jasper
Post and was serving the latter half
of his third term when his resignation
was submitted at the regular meet
ing held at the City Club last Thurs
day evening. First Vice Comdr. John
r. Baker succeeds Comdr. Frailey and
will head the Sergt. Jasper Post until
the regular election of officers in De-
cember. Comdr. Frailey, in present
ing the gavel to his successor, ex-
pressed the same sentiment voiced In
1921, when first elected commander,
in declaring his desire to push Sergt.
Jasper Post to further glory by serv-
ing the. department of the American
Legion as senior vice commander.
Vice Comdr. Baker is we'll identified
with the activities of the post and is
at present chairman of the Sergt
Jasper committee of the Legion en-
dowment fund. subscriptions are
being received daily and the final re-
port will be made within few days.
Wilbur c. Pickett, member OF the
delegation, gave the report of the de-
Iiberations and sessions of the depart
ment convention to the members.
Among the new members admitted at
this meeting were Emmette l.. Nose
lev, Daniel II. Pratt, w. Alfred Haley,
jr.. and Laurence L. Edgecombe. The
next meeting of the post will be held
at City Club, August 13.
The department president and the
auxiliary of the District of Columbia
are looking forward to the depart
ment convention, August 26 and "a
20 convene after a recess of month
and then to the national convention
in October at Omaha. The depart
ment delegates will leave about Octo-
ber 8. The delegation will be led
by Mrs. Leon Arnold, a national
officer, and by the new department
president, who will be elected at the
convention in August.
A garden party will be given by
the department August 2l and q
The Navy Band will give concert
the opening night.
Among the committee besides the
department officers will be the chair
man. Miss Edna Mcintosh; Mrs: d.
Donovan, Mrs. Mary Kolhos, Mrs.
Anton Stephan, Miss Lee. Mrs. L.
Fowler Mrs. E. Nessmith. Mrs. Belt,
Mrs. L. Smithson, Mrs. Hanson, Mrs.
Casey, Mrs. Mcintosh, Miss A.
Moore, Mrs. J. H. Minis, Mrs. Charles
Ruth, Mrs. A. Busher and Mrs. M.
Busher.
The Costello unit will have the
hot dogs, killeen unit, ice cream :;
Robey D. Evans. punch: Spangler,
cake: George Washington, fancy
table. Harry Given will have charge
of the candy.
Issuance of a new type of Govern
ment life insurance policy to which
veterans now carrying the yearly re-
newable term insurance. or war risk
insurance, may convert, has been pro-
posed by Watson B. Miller, chairman
of the American Legion national re-
habilitation committee.
In placing this suggestion before
Frank T. Hines, director of the United
States Veterans Bureau, Chairman
Miller said:
LAS time goes on it becomes in
crea asingly clear to me that many
holders of yearly renewable term in
surance who would like to convert
their policies will not be able to do SO
before the expiration date for con-
version, July 2, 1926, on account of
inability to pay the higher premium
rates Would it not be possible
under the World War veterans act
to issue in converted form a five or
ten year level premium policy, the
average cost of which would be about
the same as the beneficiary would pay
If he were able to continue his yearly
renewable term insurance, and which
would provide an option for either
cash or extended payments in the
event of permanent total disability or
death?"
In case Director Hines does not feel
authorized under the law to issue the
new insurance, Chairman Miller has
invited him to join with the Ameri-
can Legion in asking Congress at the
next session for an amendment to the
law which would extend the date for
conversion on the ground that many
veterans are not yet sufficiently es-
tablished in their life work to enable
them to carry the Government con
verted policies now provided at the
higher premium rates.
Orders decentralizing the central
board of appeals of the United States
Veterans Bureau have been issued by
Director Frank T. Hines, American
Legion rehabilitation officials here
have been informed. Sections of the
board will be set up at Boston, New
York and Chicago.
The new sections of the appeal
board will have full authority for
final adjudication of claims. They will
be established and functioning in the
three cities named by the first of
August, it is expected. -t--
Decentralization of the appeal
board has increased the efficiency of
the organizati ton greatly, as is evil
denced by the decreased number of
from San Francisco and New Orleans
territory where sections have been
established said Director Hines.
The American Legion has consist
emily urged the decentralization of the
board as a means of expediting the
settlement of claims.
Henry c. Spengler Post, No. II
American Legion, which has a large
quota of former National Guard of
ficers and men among it's membership
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