Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-26
Disabled American Veterans.


No salaries or commissions of any
sort will be paid to any one connected
with the annual forget-men drive
Of the District of Columbia Depart
ment of the Disabled American Vet
Grams next Saturday, 1t was decided
at a meeting of the campaign execu'
tive committee during the past week.
Instead Of devoting part Of the re-
ceipts to salaries the committee de
cided that every possible cent would
be devoted to work directly affecting
the individual disabled man in Wash.
ington, so the organization will de-
pend largely upon volunteers. to make
the annual appeal financially success
full
The meeting last week developed
the only problem remaining Is the
matter Of obtaining a sufficient mum.
Der of sellers of the flowers in public
places on the day of the drive. On
behalf Of the local federation of patri-
otto societies, Mrs. Noble Newport
Potts. and on behalf of the American
War Mothers, Mrs. Winfield Wagner
have been handling the arrangements
for workers and already there have
been lined up a large number or per
sons who will devote all day or part
of the day of October to the drive
The present plan is to have all work
ers report at the headquarters in the
Munsey Building for final instructions
and in the meantime those willing to
assist are registering at the office
which is in the hands Of the commit
tee of officials of the local Disabled
American Veterans.
Maj. Hesse has written Comdr
Phillips of the District of Columbia
Department that the police will CO
operate and it Is expected that a gen
eral order will be later issued allow
ing the individual members Of the
force to wear the forget-me-not over
the shield next Saturday.
In assisting Maj Hesse Is follow
ing the lead of the District Commits
sioners, who have indorsed the sue
cess of the efforts among the disabled
veterans of Washington and the
board is expected to later in the week
prOmulgate a proclamation calling
upon citizens to help in every way.
Comdr. G. w. Phillips impressed
upon the executive committee meet
ing that it will depend upon the re
turns of the drive Saturday as tC
whether the organization will con
tinue to maintain a liaison service
for the disabled men here. In their
Endorsements of the drive President
Coolidge and Director Hines of the
Veterans Bureau have each paid
tribute to the help the Disabled Ameri
can Veterans has been to the veterans
and their dependents by maintaining
in the regional office here a liaisor
officer, who assists on all claims with
out charge and regardless of mem
bership Of the claimant in the organi
zation, which is composed exclusively
of al xxrH ;V1t h.
War.
Among those who last week wrote
expressing hope of the success of the
drive were Archbishop Curley, Bishop
Freeman, Bishop Mcdowell, Justice
Walter l. Mccoy, Postmaster Genera
Harry New, DR.. Charles Wood and DR.
Jason Noble Pierce, all of whom are
| familiar with the activities of the
representatives of the organization
| among the disabled of this city.
| One of the factors that have led the
| ID. a. V. officers here to look forward
| with feeling that the drive will be {
| success has been the expansion Of the
| ID. A. V. in Washington in the past 81
| days. On July Congress passed
amendments to the laws governing
| the Veterans Bureau that have
| brought relief to a considerable mum
Der or former service men VINO DeIOff
i had been barred. These amendment:
were supported before both the Senate
| and House by the national organiZa
| ton and since their passage the mum
Der of men applying for membership
| in Washington resulted in the forma
ton of two additional chapters tha
| have been added to the four chapters
already functioning in Washington.
| However, the small dues from these
| disabled men are not sufficient to keeI
| un the liaiSon service to help those