Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
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CIVIL LEGION HEAD
Gen. Hines Addresses Dele
gates on Question of Pen
Si0ns to Veterans.

The question of pensions for World
War veterans likely will come up in the
next four or five years, Director Frank
r. Hines of the United States Veterans
Bureau declared at a banquet at the
Mayfiower Hotel last night closing the
annual convention of the Civil Legion,
whose members, as cilivianS, aided in
the World War.
The business sessions of the conVen-
ton ended yesterday afternoon with the
election Of Bishop James H. Darlington
of Harrisburg Pa, as president. and the
selection Of Detroit for the next con-
vention city.
Gen. Hines, without expressing per-
sonal opinion for or against pension
referred to the pensions granted to both
Civil War and Spanish American War
veterans, and surmised that in all prob
ability the matter of World War PEN
sioYis would be brought before the Amer
lean people at least by 1888.
Cost Would Run High.
Based on the rate of pension now
being paid the Spanish American War
veterans however, and running over the
length of time that the Civil War PEN
Sions already have run-70 years, Gen,
Hines estimated that such pensions for
American people 1929, 500, 900 a year, or
nearly SIC, 600, 900 900 in 20 years.
Gen. Hines reiterated his suggestion
that all agencies dealing with veterans
relief should be consolidated in one
agency. He praised members of the
Civil Legion as giving great help during
the war.
Representative Will r. Wood of In
diana, in reviewing In detail the status
of the United States Veterans Bureau
stated that the American people had
spent for veterans through that bureau
and its predecessor, the War Risk Blu
reau, a grand total up to September
Of S4,85l.437, S05.
The total insurance in effect,
Representative Wood stated. was
$3.058.21S,8 04.47
During the year ended September /,
1929, Mr.. Wood stated that the bureau
operated 48 hospitals, had patients in
so other Government hospitals and ITO
civil institutions The patients hos
pitalized during the year. he said,
totaled 436,17S and there were 75,206
new patients.
Wood Praises Civil Legion.
This Government, the Indiana Repre-
sentative said, has been more mindful
of the needs of the soldier than any
government on the face of the EARTH"
In praise Of members of the Civil
Legion, Mr.; Wood quoted the saying
that lit takes seven men behind the
line to support one in the line
Representative John @. Tilson Of
Connecticut, House leader. paying trib-
ute to Civil Legion members, said: I'VE
should not forget that in q great re-
public, il IS not the soldier alone who
lights the battles but also those who
back him up. My word of honor goes
to those who served the country in its
time of need though not in the armed
forces of the United States"
DR.. John Wesley Hill, chancellor of
Lincoln Memorial University, delivered
a patriotic address.
Col. Wade H. Cooper, retiring presi-
dent, was POSTMASTER. The invocation
was by Rev. H. L. Bowlby Of New York
City.
Other Officers.
Besides Bishop Darlington, other Of
f1cers elected yesterday were Arthur
Dale Kirk Of Owensboro, KY; o. L.
Stearnes Of Salem, Va, and DR.. c. p.
Hoffman Of Danville, Ill, vice presi~
dents the last-named having been re-
elected; John p. Tansey of Chicago,
secretary, reelected; Frank G. Hajicek
Of Chicago, treasurer, reelected; Louis
H. Rosenberg Of Detroit, legal adviser;
Rev. H. B. Altmeyer of Huntington,
w. Va.,. chaplain, reelected; Miss
1eafa Dorne Seibert of Prophetstown,
Ill. historian, reelected, and Dr.
James Whitney Hall Of Chicago, medi-
cal director
AL officers unanimously were elected.
The officers were called upon for brief
addresses, in which they stressed the
work Of the organization in aiding, in
fostering and maintaining patriotism