Evening star., 1927-11-27
AMERICAN LEGION.

| Our best wishes go to YOU and we ap-
preciate the difficulties of your office.
AMERICAN LEGION.
| At its last monthly meeting Lin
coin Post, No. Il, was shown how
an American Legion initiation should
| be carried through. when the degree
| team of Alexandria Post. No. "A, We're
| the guests of the local post. The
visitors initiated class of SIX re-
cruits.
The team. which was under the
| leadership of Capt. Leman. was ac-
companied by so members Of the Nir.
Sinia post, and Clinton +. Knight,
vice commander of the Department
of Virginia. Thad Baker. senior vice
commander of the District OF Column
| bia Department. was among the
| speakers OF the evening. Other en-
| tertainment was provided by Jimmie
! Carr. tenor.
At a short business meeting pre-
| cedinS the initiation plans were dis
! cuSSed for a benefit card party to
/ be held during December and post
| dance for a date some time in Janu.
AIRY or February. The post accepted
committee report recommending the
| changing Of the name OF the now
hllildinc Arlington Memorial Bridge.
In order to symbolic the consum-
nation Of the complete linking OF the
North and the South the post pro.
posed the new bridge be named the
Memorial Bridge Of Lincoln and
Lee" Under the posts resolution the
District Of Columbia Department of
the Legion will he asked to back the
proposed name change.
Nominations of officers were pre-
scented and elections will be held at
the next meeting, in December.
Edward L. Spafford. national COM
mander Of the American Legion, dis.
cussed with President Coolidge last
Wednesday the Lesion's legislative
program which is desired to be pre-
sented to Congress.
After his conference with the Pres.
ident, Mr.. Spafford made public a
summary Of the Legion's major pro-
gram of legislation, copy of which
has been laid before President Cool.
dee for consideration. The program
as later outlined by Mr.. Spafford
embraced the following points:
The Legion believes that perma.
nent peace and national security
without militarism and without un-
due expenditure of public funds--is
an ideal in the hearts of every true
American. and that this can be OBJ
tanned through universal draft The
law proposed by the Legion provides
that the entire manpower of the coun.
try must he subject to the call for
military or industrial service. All
the material resources OF the Nation
must similarly be subject to the call
of the Nation: production must he
continued as in peace time and at
peace prices.
Nine classes Of American officers
fought in the World War. Many Of
each class were permanently dis
abled. Eight of these nine classes
Of officers have been accorded retire.
ment by Congress for their disa bill
ties. The members Of the ninth class.
the disabled emergency Army officers,
alone have been left unprovided for.
They alone have failed to obtain the
retirement.
The Legion's proposals for new
hospital construction at the last ses-
sion Of Congress received the ap-
proval Of the Chief Executive. Tn.
fortunately. its passage in the Senate
was prevented by the filibuster. The
Legion hopes to obtain prompt action
by Congress on this construction pro.
gram. 1t entails the expenditure of
approximately $4,000, 900.
The Legion desires that the opera.
ton and control OF the National Sol.
diers' Home be transferred to the
United States Veterans Bureau.
Strengthening of land defenses as
provided under the national defense
act. regaining the naval ratio with
England and Japan by the construc.
ton Of new Navy vessels. and ad.
herence to the air programs as
already laid down. were recon-.
mended.
AS regards amendments to the ad.
justed compensation act. the recon-.
mendations of the Legion, as placed
before the President, are:
'An adverse decision on the adjust.
ed compensation act by the controller
general has prevented the payment
by the Veterans Bureau of the face
value Of adjusted service certificates
TO 10000 beneficiaries Of deceased vet
Grams whose applications were re.
turned for correction and who died
prior to correcting the applica tions.
This ruling hy the controller Is
not in accord with the intention Of
Congress that the beneficiaries Of de-
ceased veterans should receive adjust.
ed compensation payments. The Le
2ion, therefore, proposes to secure
the introduction Of an amendment
to the adjusted compensation act
which will rectify the controllers de-
cision in this connection"
A number Of other amendments to
this act were requested by the Paris
convention, the majority of which
dealt with the form and amount Of
payments to the dependents Of de-
ceased veterans. One of the resolu-
tons requests the immediate maturity
Of the adjusted service certificates in
the case of totally disabled veterans.
and another requests the reduction Of
interest rates on loans made against
the certificates.
Vincent r. Costello Post recently
admitted the following as members:
II. +. Reeke. David w. Dunsworth.
James Milton Dyer. Monroe L. Fried
helm, Ellis r. Glvcofrides, Harry
Mitchell Kirkland. Frederick J. Lin.
gle. Samuel NowIan. Royal Musgrove
Tinker Francis A. Cole. Dean j. Nc.