Evening star., 1929-11-17

morning, at which time greetings will
be extended in an address by National
Comdr. o. L. Bodenhamer. He Will be
followed by E. S. Ingram, chef de chemin
de fer for the Forty and Eight organiza-
ton, which is the honor society OF the
American Legion.
One of the speakers before the con-
ference members will be Watson B. Mil
Ter of this city, past department COM
mander and at the present time chair
man of the national rehabilitation COM
mittee, which position he has held Tor
several years past. The subject of his
address will be THE National Effort.
Another speaker scheduled for the
opening session is John Thomas Taylor,
also of this city, vice chairman of the
national legislative committee, who viii
speak on outlining 1890 Program With
Relation to Department and Post Co
operation" Miss Emma c. Puschner,
director of the national welfare division,
will talk on "Our National Objectives,
while Dan Sewers, national director OF
the Americanism division, has selected
as his subject Junior Base Ball-What
Two Years Experience Has Taught the
Legion"
At the opening session Tuesday morn
ing Mrs. Donald Macrea, jr., the newly
elected president of the American
Legion Auxiliary, will extend greetings
from her organization to the Legion
naires present, after which Frank E.
Samuel, assistant national adjutant, will
speak on obtaining and Retaining
Membership" In the afternoon the
delegation, which comprises command
ers and adjutants from every State in
the Union and territorial possessions,
will be given a luncheon at the office
and plant where the American Legion
monthly magazine is printed. Buses
will transport the LegionnaireS from the
administration building to the east side
of indianapolis, where the plant is To-
Gated.
Resuming the session Tuesday after
noon, the members will be addressed by
Boyd Gurley, managing editor of the
indianapolis Times and head of the
United Press, on National Publicity"
He will be introduced by Fred G.. Con-
dit, national director Of the news serv-
ice, who will later speak on What the
National Publicity Has to Offer Depart
ments." Robert F. Smith, general man.
ager of the American Legion Monthly.
will speak on THE American Legion
Monthly
The closing session will have as its
national speaker Scott w. Lucas, ma
tional judge advocate, who will talk on
Legal Opinions and Established Poll
Department of Kentucky, will address
the delegates on "LouiSville's impress
sion of the Eleventh Annual National
Convention" while John j. O'Connell,
department commander of Massachu-
sets, will tell of plans for the Twelfth
Annual National Convention" to be
held in Boston next September. The
conference will close with farewell ad-
dress by National Comdr. Bodenhamer,
after which the commanders and adju-
tants will depart for their respective
include eIjutants and commanders
from various parts of the country. A
movie will be shown of the big parade
and other features of the eleventh an
nual national convention at Louisville
the early part of October. One of the
social features will be banquet by the
Forty and Eight at the Elks' Club Mon
day evening.
Legionnaires of this department, ac-
cording to Department Adjt. Howard S.
Fisk, have displayed considerable inter-
est in the recent decision of Justice
Jennings Bailey of the District Supreme
Court, who held that the United States
Veterans Bureau, once having rated
veteran for disability in accordance
with law, must consider such ratings as
final and conclusive and has no power
to disturb them. Hundreds of disabled
emergency officers of the Army who
served in the World War may be vitality
affected by this decision, which was
made in three mandamus suits brought
against the Veterans Bureau by three
Army officers residing in Maryland, CAL
iforl ia and Florida.
These former officers had in the past
been rated by the bureau to degree of
disability emitting them to retirement
under the emergency officers act, but
the director of the bureau claimed that
under the rulings of the controller