Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

Columbia, Maryland. Virginia and West
| Virginia vii carry the Endorsement o.
| the District of Columbia Department
at the national convention.
The appointment of Capt. Thomas j
| Kirby, national legislative officer, and
Ralph l.. Chambers as national chair
man of rehabilitation will be urged upon
| the new national commander.
| The Disabled American Veterans del
egation of this district will leave June
! 20 and will arrive at Detroit the morn
| ing Of June %, making its headquar-
tiers at Hotel fuller, headquarters of the
national organization.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the
Veterans Bureau; Assistant Legal Coun-
sci Roberts of the bureau, Commander
in-Chief John Reese, Broken Bow,
Nebr., of the G. A. r.; COMMANDMENT
Chief Thatcher 7. P. Luquer, New York
City, of the Military Order of the World
War; Senator Rice w. Means, Colorado,
of the United Spanish War Veterans:
Lewis Fitzpatrick, assistant director OF
war service, American Red Cross, st.
Louis; Mayor George E. Leach, Mime
apolis; Lieut.. Col. Otis r. Cole, For:
Wayne, Mich, representing the United
States Army; Col. Walter Cole, Detroit,
president Reserve officers Association,
and Martin H. Carmody, New Haven,
supreme knight, knights of Columbus,
have accepted invitations to be present
at the Detroit convention and will take
part in the program.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ace Rasmussen Chapter was held at
the District Building Wednesday at 8
pm. Comdr. r. o. Melton, jr., pre-
sided.
Several matters of Importance were
discussed and the adoption of a reso-
luton instructing the delegates to the
national convention to be held in De-
troit June 1929, inclusive. 1t was
resolved that the delegates of this chap
ter nominate for the Office of national
commander Past State Dept. Comdr.
Capt. Fred Kochli and urge the CO.
operation of all chapters assembled to
elect the above candidate.
A similar resolution was adopted Tor
lips as national executive committee
man.
The following delegates and alternates
were elected: Delegates, Earl G. Hen
drick, George r. Martin, Harold Sotho-
ron. Elmer Richter, Thomas Kirby,
George Tilghman, r. l.. Chambers;
alternates, Frank w. Owens. Lee I.
Turner, E. Claude Babcock, Charles P.
Ruby, DR.. Edward M. Haley, Francis
Thralls, Miss Margaret Ryan.
Junior Vice Dept. Comdr. Frank G.
Thomas and member Of the Ace Ras-
mussen Chapter have been designated
by the national commander, Millard
Rice, Minneapolis, to place a wreath on
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
IL am. the morning of June "a stimuli
taneously with the period of silence
during the convention at Detroit.
Capt. Thomas Kirby, national leg1s-
lative committeeman. outlined the pro-
posed legislation that will be taken up
at the encampment. He also submitted
concrete plans on recruiting Whicn VIII
be considered by all the local chapters
and State department at the first meet
ing in July.
Earl Hendrick was elected treasurer
of Ace Rasmussen Chapter following
the resignation Of Lee T. Turner.
Michael Hanley of Naval Hospita
Chapter pledged the support OF Naval
Chapter on all matters that will be pre-
sented at the encampment by this de-
partment and chapter.