Evening star., 1925-04-26
Veterans of Great War

Easter Monday night the post held its
lannual masquerade ball at the Lenox
CLUB.
Capt Edwin S. Bettelheir1. jr,
chairman of the legislative committee
OF the Veterans of Foreign Wars, has
obtained an amended decision from
the United States Veterans Bureau
liberalizing the reinstatement of
lapsed insurance of disabled ex-serv-
ice men under section 305 of the act
of June Z, 1924. Previously the bu-
reau had held that those ex-service
men and women who had been de-
, cared permanently and totally dis
abled and whose insurance had lapsed
would be entitled only to reinstate,
ment of their insurance provided they
had enough uncollected compensation
at the time of the award as would
purchase of $1,000 worth of insur-
ance. or multiples of $500 thereafter.
Early this week William Wolf
Smith, general counsel of the bureau,
at the request of presentations which
were made to him, amended the pre-
vious decision of the Veterans Bu-
reau by permitting the reinstatement
of insurance in the cases of perma-
nently and totally disabled ex-service
men in any amount that the accrued
compensation would purchase-that
is. maybe less than $1,000 and II
might not be in multiples of $500
thereafter.
National Capital Post, No. l27 Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. celebrated its
sixth anniversary April Il, at Odd
Fellows Hall. Ernest Wickstrand. in
charge of entertainment, furnished
the following program: Music, Ma
tional Capital Post Orchestra, c. W.
Ackerman, director; piano recital and
songs, Miss Helen Huhn and Mrs
Louise Snyder. Buffet lunch was
served, with refreshments, to more
than 100 members. OF the original IA
signers for application of post charter
those present were: First past COM
mander. George j. Neuner; Junior vice
commander, Capt. Joseph b. Much
officer OF the day, Charles E. Currier
sentinel, Edward J. Sullivan. and color
bearer, Floyd G. Carroll. DR.. NJ. L.
Turner and Bertel Peterson sent their
regrets. Letters of congratulation
were received from DIR. Clifford S.
Cox, past post commander, from New
Haven, Conn, United States Veter
ans Bureau, and Thomas S. Crago,
former member of Congress and past
commander-in-chief of the V. F. W.
The annual recruiting campaign
was launched, with the following
mustered Charles Stein, 1st Wash
ington Volunteers, Company B, and
Sd Cavalry, United States, served in
the Philippine war with Spain; George
II. Batson. 500 Fourteenth street
northwest, Sth Infantry, served in the
Philippines and France, World War,
rank sergeant; James r. Purcell, 1906
ID street northeast, served in Navy
war with Spain: John p. Shepherd
1888 Columbia road northwest. served
in France. 67th c. A. c.. Battery E,
World War: F. B. Lewis. 9OS Fourth
street southeast, served in Navy, war
with Spain; Everett E. Miller, 50
Quincy place northwest, transferred
from Columbia Post S33. served in
60th c. A. c.. Battery d, World War
and 12 former members were rein
stated.
The Ladies Auxiliary, National
Capital Post, held an executive COM
mittee meeting for the purpose of or
sanizing committees to handle buddy
poppies during the annual poppy cam
paign. Mrs. Mae Cotter and Kathe-
rine BarraCk are in charge of the
poppy committee. The initial order
for poppies has been placed for 1O, 900
and various concessions have been al
lowed. The campaign will be launch
city-Wide campaign will be carried
out.
The Memorial day program of the
Stuart. Walcott Post, American Le-
Pion. committee has been completed
The post, together with it's auxiliary
unit. Will decorate the graves of the
Congressional Cemetery On each in
dividual plot will be placed a large
poppy and an American flag The
post will affiliate with the Grand
Army of the Republic at Arlington
and under its direction will assist
the other patriotic units in placing
the poppies and flags on all graves
and will attend the Grand Army of
the Republic services at the amphi-
theater in a body. A memorial service
VIII be held at the Congressional
Cemetery. which will be in charge of
Past Comdr. Alexander NJ Bremen
and Floyd Wooley, chairman of the
memorial committee of the post The
members and officers will parade with
the District of Columbia Department,
headed by Department Comdr. Frank
l.. Peckham and Capt. Paul McGahan.
past department commander, together
with all post commanders heading
their own organizations Lieut.
Charles Riemer, commander of the
Walcott Post, will assist the Grand
Army of the Republic in memorial
services at several of the large Coy
ernment cemeteries.
A card party was held Wednesday
evening at the National Service Club.
218-220 Third street northwest, for
the benefit of the hospital work done
by the American Legion of the Dis
triCt of Columbia Incorporated The
committee in charge included Mrs.
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