Evening star., 1925-11-08
Disabled American Veterans.

national commander of the Disa bled
American Veterans. during the -past
week. discussed with President Cool
| idge the outlook for legislation for the
| disabled AT the coming session of Con
gress and then Went to the Capito
to take up the Legislative program
with certain leaders who are expected
to aid in speeding action for amend
ments of the World War veterans act
of 1924.
Comdr. Mahan made it plain to the
President that the d. A. V. is opposed
to merger Of the Veterans Bureau in
the planned Department of Education
and Relief, but expressed satisfaction
with the approval of the President tC
the item of the program to have eStab
liShed in the Veterans Bureau a per.
manent medical corps.
On the matter of hospital construc
ton. Comdr. Mahan told the President
that the Disabled American Veteran
believed II would not be necessary to
greatly increase the number o. hos
pitfalls in the future, but instead the
funds set aside for hospitals should
be used for the Improvement and ex
tention of the existing facilities.
After ccnferring with the Disabled
American Veterans officials here who
are directing plans for the annual
forget -menot observance of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department, Comdr.
Mahan said he believed the outlook
for. substantial financial contributions
of the people of Washington on No
vember l6 was bright.
The joint committee o fthe District
Federation of NNomen's Clubs and the
Disabled American Veterans held two
meetings last week and reported that
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one week from tomorrow to have the
forget-me-not drive set a new mark
for receipts in this city.
The remaining big problem is OBJ
tanning n sufficient number of girls
to sell the flowers throughout the city.
but il is expected that during the
coming week the groups of girls vol
unteering will be sufficient to handle
the various posts that have been
named where the sales will take place
throughout November 10.
At the meeting of the American
War Mothers next Friday night at the
Lee House plans will be completed
for the cooperation of the local chap
ter in the Disabled American Veterans
campaign.
Offices are now open in the Munsey
Building and il has been decided TO
deposit all receipts of the forget-me-
not sale in the Liberty National Bank.
American Legion.
The executive committee of the L.
5. $. Jacob Jones Post, the American
Legion. met at the home Of Comdr.
MCCarty Wednesday evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the
post will be held at the Women's
tn, of inh
time the officers of the post for the
ensuing year will be nominated.
Prizes were awarded at the bal
masque held at the Marine Barracks.
October 80, to Mrs. Lucille Allan,
costumed as a kewpie doll. and to
Robert Tracy. costumed as a kitchen
menial. Those serving on the com
mittee of judges were National Com
mitteeIAan Paul McGahan, Comdr.
Carey of the Belleau Woods Post and
First Vice President Mcintosh of the
District of Columbia Department of
the American Legion Auxiliary.
To the National Press Club Post,
No 20. of the District of Columbia
Department of the American Legion
goes the credit of electing the first life
member of the American Legion. And
TO Gen. James a. Drain, who last
month retired as national comma nder
OF the American Legion at the Oma ha
convention, goes the distinction of be-
ing the first life member under the
provisions of resolution providing
for that class of membership. which
was adopted at the Omaha session.
At the same meeting, Capt. William
Atherton Du Puy, journalist and one
of the organizers of the American
Legion in the District of Columbia
was elected post commander. He
succeeds Capt. John II. Craige of the
United States Marine Corps, former
aide to the major general command
ant of that corps, and now stationed
in Haiti. The nomination of Capt.
Du Puy TO fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Capt. Craige was
made by Past Department Comdr
Paul J. McGahan. national eXecu-
tive committeeman from the District
of Columbia. 1t was seconded by Ma j.
William Wolff Smith. past commander
OF the National Press Club Post. The
election was unanimous.
The new comma nder has been iden-
titled with the newspaper profession
in the Capital for more than a score
Of years. He is the author of a mum
ber of books and is a lecturer and
writer of note. During the World
War he served as a captain in the
military intelligence section of the
general staff. For a period of nearly
two years after the war he was at
tached to the administrative section
Of the headquarters of the League of
Nations. at Geneva
Capt. Frank Alvin Hall, finance Of
ticer, has forwarded a notification of
the election of Past National Comdr
Drain as a life member TO the ma
tional adjutant. James +. Barton. at
indianapolis. Ind. and to Department
Comdr. Capt. Julius l. Peyser and De
partment Adjt. Joseph J. Idler.
Past National Conldr. Drain at
tended the meeting and in reviewing
the work of the past year in which
he has been engaged, expressed the
opinion that the American Legion in
every part of the country was on
sounder and more progressive basis
than 1t had ever been before. a sum-
mary of the activities of the $4,000 900
endowment fund being wound up by
the legion. and which was conducted
under his direction, was given by
Richard Seelye Jones. also n member
of the National Press Club Post.
National Comdr. John Il. McQuigg
OF the American Legion, who con-
ferred with President Coolidge at the
White House during the past week.
was visited by a committee repre-
senting the National Press Club Post
and accepted their invitation to a
formal reception in his honor to be
given at later date. It has been
the privilege of the National Press
Club Post to stage the first public
reception in honor of each of the
national commanders of the Ameri-
can Legion. to be given in Washing
ton.
On this approaching occasion for
mer National Comdr. Hanford Mac
Nider. Assistant Secretary of War.
and Col. Dwight l.. Davis. Secretary
Of Il o. -.