Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
American Legion.

resume OF the years work. She stated
contributions were made by the post
10 the Mississippi food sufferers. the
district of Columbia War Memorial
and the special Christmas fund for
sick nurses.
Addresses were made by Miss Clara
ID. Noyes of the American Red Cross.
Maj Julia Stimson, superintendent OF
9he Army Nurse Corps, and Miss
Beatrice j. Bowman, superintendent
of the Navy Nurse Corps, giving many
ancidents of the heroic work done BY
nurses in the World War and the i'm.
portant part they took in it.
Department Comdr. j. Miller Ken
Son made brief address and present
cd a past comman der's jewel TO Miss
Pierson Col II. +. Bulls, depart.
ment adjutant, installed the officers
as follows: Commander, Mrs. Mary A.
Hickey: senior vice commander, Mrs.
Annie S. Humphrey; Junior vice COM
mander, Miss Jennie ID. Parrot: chap
lain, Miss Gertrude Massey; adjutant.
Miss Annie l.. Barry; finance officer.
Mrs. Ada Duncan; sergeant-at-arms.
Miss Zadie KILLER; master-at-arms,
Miss Elizabeth +. Mullen; surgeon.
Miss Mary +. Graham historian, Miss
Alice Il. Harvey; color bearers, Miss
Nellie Rothwell and Miss Anna l..
Barry. Refreshments were served.
The doors will be closed forever De-
cember 81 at midnight to veterans
of the World War who failed to apply
for their adjusted compensation GER
tificates. The time limit has been set
by law. Applications must be in the
mail before that time or they will not
be accepted as official.
Some 200.000 eligible veterans have
so far failed to apply for the bene.
fits of this act. Simply for the ask.
ing, these veterans may receive from
the Government an adjusted compen-
sation certificate which is in effect a
paid-up insurance policy payable TO
the veteran in cash at the end of 20
years. i'm the average amount OF about
$500, and with a loan value from year
TO year.
Application forms may be obtained
from any United States Veterans
Bureau office or from any post or de-
partment headquarters Of the Amer
lean Legion.
Many requests have been received
by the United States Veterans Bureau,
the War Department and the Amer.
lean Legion from gold star mothers
throughout the country, asking for
payment of the $50 bonus on behalf of
sons who died or were killed while in
service.
These requests have followed con.
siderable publicity given TO the act Of
Congress of July 2, 1926, which made
this $50 bonus payable to certain de-
pendents of deceased soldiers and
sailors under certain specified con.
ditions.
Unfortunately, most of the publicity
has been misleading, it simply advis-
ing that the $50 bonus was now pay.
able to mothers upon application.
The original act providing for the
payment of $50 discharge bonus was
intended to be paid to the veteran
himself upon discharge from service
for use in the purchase of civilian
clothing. However, the World War
adjusted compensation act. or Fed.
eral bonus act, when laying down the
method of calculating the amount Of
adjusted service credit, said that the
first so days Of service must be de-
Quoted, on the theory that every vet.
eran eligible under the act must have
received his $50 discharge bonus, and
made the same rule apply to the de-
pendents of veterans killed in service
who might also apply for adjusted
compensation benefits.
In other words, the veteran who, on
discharge. received the $50 bonus, had
this deducted on applying for his ad.
justed compensation
Inc veteran WHO ul6u SCTNiNO lie"
ceived no $50 discharge bonus, but
under the act his mother. on applying
for his adjusted compensation, had the
$50 deducted, regardless. This was. of
course, an oversight on the part of the
writer's of the original adjusted com.
pensation act, and the amendment OF
July 2. 1925, was intended to correct
this injustice.
Therefore, this $50 is now payable
donnnd1af
mother or father Of veteran who
had at least so days service and who
died in the service and prior to July
/, 1919. Actual dependency must be
proven, except where the mother or
father is more than so years of age,
and where the mother, when depend
ent, is not married. Application for
this $50 should be made by letter to
the Veterans Bureau.
La Societe des Chapeaux ct 40
F'emmes celebrated its second birth.
day anniversary Monday evening at
the Thomas Circle Club, 1886 Massa-
chusetts avenue. At the reception and
dance which followed many prominent
Iegionnaires were in attendance. Re-
freshments were served by the Part
ners. lie Chapeau Departmental Passe
Emily Carey having the honor OF cut
ting the birthday cake, which was
made especially for the occasion.
L'Archiviste Edna Mcintosh presided
over the punch bowl.
The installation OF officers OF Salon
No. IA will take place next Wednes-
day evening at the home of LIE Cha
peau Carey, 201 Forest street, Thrift
ton Village, Va.
A benefit to disabled World War vet
Grams who manufacture peoples for
Memorial day sales has been brought
about by the poppy division of the
American Legion Auxiliary, which has
obtained, through competitive bids.
lower price on material for the COM
ing year. A lower price for the ON.
cial sticker also has been obtained.
The Legion Auxiliary provides the
material for the disabled veterans, and
when the peoples are manufactured,
pays the veteran for the work, then
sells the peoples to provide more
money TO purchase new material. A
total of S,134, 57S peoples were sold by
the Auxiliary last Memorial day.. &C.
cording to the report OF Mrs. Donna
G.. Akin, director of the national poppy
division. The peoples were manufac-
tured largely by the disabled veterans
in Government hospitals throughout
the country. The sales tOtaled close
TO 81 100000.
Victory Post, No. 4, will hold it's
next meeting at the Woodmen of the
World Hall, "a Grant place, December
13 at s pm. Reports viii be submit
ted on the results of the Armistice day
oyster supper and the five hundred
card party at Oysters Auditorium.
November 20. Comdr. Schroeder re-
quests all legionnaires to be present
at the reXt meeting.
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