Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
Disabled American Veterans.

, With all delegates to the ninth ma
| tional convention at Detroit BACK IN
| washington, the District OF Columbia
DEPARTMENT Of the Disabled American
Veterans during the week launched &C
tivities of the new administration Wnicn
was chosen just before the Detroit
conclave.
Department Comdr. Claude Babcock
has had under consideration several
nlans. among the most important being
a proposal to better systematic the
meeting Of emergency needs Of disabled
men who are in want. Another I'M
portant question before the department
was the campaign to insure the or
aanization In Washington continuing at
the high membership record which set
a new mark during the year which
closed last month.
The department has already voted TO
continue the liaison services at 1910 |
street, where free service is granted 10
any disabled men or their dependents
In the preparation and presentation OF
claims before the Veterans Bureau.
The returning delegation voted the
Detroit convention as the most success
full in the nine years of the national
organization of the disabled.
Prof1ting by past experiences when
votes from Washington and this section
lost their effect by being scattered the
District of Columbia department merged
with the delegates from all parts OF
the fourth district-Maryland, Virginia
and West virginia-and on majority
decision all of the nearly so votes from
the District were cast as a unit on all
vital matters that came before the con-
vention, Harold Sotheron of this city
was the spokesman on the floor for the
delegation.
During the early days of the con-
vention there was well defined drift
toward Capt. Fred Kochli of this city
as the next national commander, but
as there had been no pre-conventlon
campaign on his behalf his name was
not brought forward In nomination. ,
the Joint delegation from the District
and the three adjoining States, as the
representative of the fourth district on
the national executive committee which
governs the national D. A. V. between
annual conventions. He Is a former
naval oficer and is executive secretary
of the District of Columbia department.
Several resolutions from chapters in
washington found their way on the
national legislative and rehabilitation
programs that were adopted at Detroit
to guide the organization during the
next IL months.
On a date earlier than has been
the case with leaders in the past, Will
liam J. Murphy, new national COM
mander of the d. A. ", will arrive In
Washington.
Leaving Detroit, Comdr Murphy
came East to visit relatives In Boston
and from there he expects to come to
Washington for a number Of confer
ences with Government officials and
members of the staff of the Washing
ton Office. Having finished his work
here he will spend several days at ma
tional headquarters in Cincinnati be-
fore going to California, where he Is
the owner of a hotel at Santa Ana.
Comdr. Murphy enlisted early In the
war and was shortly thereafter COM
missioned. He went overseas, was
severity disabled and was compelled to
remain In various hospitals until the
middle of 1919. He is director OF the
Bank of italy and in addition to his
D. A. " affiliation is a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Ameri-
can Legion, the Elks and Rotary. Last
wear he had a most successful year as
commander of the Department of Cali
forY,io of the n "