Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
Veterans of Great War

| w. L. Peak, AL Stern. James Pistorio,
Wallace Smith. Harvey l.. Miller. Rich
ard O'Brien, Simon Olshefsky, Frank
Thomas, j. N. Harper, r. M. Tinker
and H. M. Jet, alternates.
The delegation goes to the convention
uninstructed. Julius Peyser. past post
and department commander, addressed
the post and pointed out the harm that
may be done If the delegation goes to
the convention instructed to vote for
any one candidate.
The Bugle and Drum Corps will
attend the carnival to be given by
Arlington Post next Friday evening.
At the last meeting of Victory Post,
No. 4, American Legion. the following
we're elected as delegates to the depart
ment convention: Albertus Schroeder.
Harlan Wood, William Optiz. Charles
Knight John w. Schultz and Stanley
Schriener. The alternates are E. B.
Lyons. John McVev. r. A. Burke,
Clement Western. EDWARD Freer. Edwin
Minter. George Clarke. Max Levy and
Chris Mullady. The additional alter
mates were empowered to act as dele
gates should 1t be determined that the
post is entitled to more than we're
elected.
National Comdr. Edward Z. Spaf-
ford of the American Legion Is
planning an old Timers" week In con-
nection with the annual American Le-
gion convention to be held at San An
tonic. Tex. October to II next. He
| is extending special invitation to L.
gionnaires who were active in the early
days in the upbuilding of the American
Legion.
Comdr. Ben l.. Fuller of Henry C.
Spengler Post. No. IL. announces that
the delegate to the department conven-
ton will be elected at the MEETING of
| the post to be held at the Thomas Circle
| Club. 1925 Massa chusetts avenue. We'd
| nesdsv. A number of resolutions will
be submitted to the post for ratification
before they are forwarded IT, the de-
| partmental resolutions committee.
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS.
| Closer liaison between all chapters
| of the Disabled American Veterans In
| the fourth district. COMPRISED of the
| District of Columbia Maryland, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia. is being
planned by George w. Phillips of this
city, who was elected member of the
national executive committee of the or
| ganization at the recent convention at
| Denver
With the exception OF the institu-
ton at Perryville. Md. for mental and
| nervous cases, there are no Veterans
! Bureau hospitals in the fourth district
outside of Washington. This means
that most of the cases are sent to one
of the hospitals hereinafter Reed,
Naval or Mount Alto-and it is the
purpose of Committeeman Phillips to
| so educate the different units that there
will be better understanding of the
use of the liaison service which is MAIN
| tanned ct 1910 street by the depart
ment here from the receipts of the
| forget-me-not drive which is held in
this city each Fall.
With the exception of meetings of
the executive committee of the District
Of Columbia Department. there will be
no more meetings of the D. A. v. bodies
here until June. although all COM
manders have started upon a system
attic plan to have Older members sign
up Immediately. as the next D. A. v.
year started this month.
/ Acting under instructions of the Dem
yer convention, Ralph Chambers of the
| Washington Office of the D. A. v. is
preparing a brief on the organizations
idea of altered procedure for appeals
| by the Veterans Bureau.
| LiaiSon officers from all sections of
| the country met with Director Frank
T. Hines at Denver. but there were SO
many suggestions as to changes in the
bureau plans that a subcommittee was
| named to study the whole situation, and
| 1t Is the proposals of this group that
| Chambers Is now putting In order for
| formal presentation to the bureau
Capt Fred Kochli. commander of the
| d. c. Department of the d. A. w., has
gone to Ocean City for the Summer,
| but work is progressing on the prelim-
mary plans for the annual Forget-Me-
Not day. which will later be presented
to the executive committee of the de-
| partment for consideration.