Evening star., 1929-10-06

What promises to be big event in
the local history of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, has been arranged for
November 2, through cooperation with
headqart srS of the United States Coast
Guard and the United States Marine
Corps. when the United States Coast
Guard foot ball team plays the Ma
rines for the Presidents cup, awarded
annually by the President of the United
States. The game will be part of
double header the other half Of which
will be played between University of
Maryland and University of Virginia.
The Overseas Band and Overseas
Drum and Bugle Corps of the District
Of Columbia department will. between
halves make its first public appearance,
escorting the colors of the Coast Guard.
They will pass in review before the
President of the United States, Mai.
Gen. Wendell C. Neville, u. S. M. c.,
commandant of the Marine Corps, and
Rear Admiral Frederick c. Billiard,
U. S. c. G., commandant of the Coast
Guard
A joint rehearsal of the Band and Drum
Corps will take place at the Union Sta
ton Plaza today at 1915 O'Clock.
The Counsel of Administration. Dis
trict of Columbia Department, Veterans
Of Foreign Wars, will meet in the board
room of the District Building at 8 pm,
tomorrow. The departmental recruit
ing committee, in charge of Senior Vice
final report on the coming recruiting
drive. The ArmiStice day ball commit
tee, under Junior Vice Comdr Allen J.
Prather, will also have an important
report to make. The newly appointed
minstrel show committee will hold its
initial meeting Immediately following
the counsel meeting tomorrow night.
Comdr. John L. Hart of Columbia
Post has invited all v. F. W. members
to attend a meeting of Columbia Post
at Thomas Circle Club next Wednesday.
at 'hich time the department COM
mander will make a visit. This vista
ton will also be the occasion for the
inspection of the post by Department
Inspector John D. WiSchusen.
Under the management of State
Deputy Lola B. HeiSe the V. F. w.
ladies' auxiliary departmental drill team
has begun rehearSals. 1t is planned to
have a team of "a to compete for
honors at the next national convention
in Baltimore.
With Comdr. Joseph B. Gardella
presiding a meeting was held by Front
Line Post at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club last Wednesday. The oc-
casion was the official visitation of the
department commander and staff and
departmental inspection. All the de-
partment staff ofacerS and the visiting
post commanders made addresses. Post
Comdr. Gardella invited all members
OF the V. F. w. to attend Front Lines
rally at the Press Club on october IT
and to join in the parade to form at
Eleventh and L streets prior to the
meeting. After Wednesdays meeting
the post had spaghetti supper.
With Comdr. d. E. Campbell in the
chair meeting of Equality Walter
Reed Post was held September 28.
Department Comdr. Miller, on an off,
cial visit, spoke on the progress being
made by the Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
Other staff officers and visiting post
commanders also spoke. -:
Potomac Post will hold a regular
meeting Thursday evening at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club.
Con1dr. Kelly extends an invitation to
all v. F. W. members to be present.
National Capital Post will hereafter
hold its regular meetings on the second
and fourth Tuesday Of the month. The
next meeting Of the post will be held
october 20. The meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary will be held the same night.
The occasion will be short business
session, followed by turkey dinner.
The annual armiStice ball will be held
at the Willard Hotel on November IL.
American Legion.
The George E. Killeen Unit No. 25
will hold its regular meeting at the
clubhouse, 1850 Massachusetts avenue
next Wednesday at 8 O'Clock. The cleo
ton of officers will take place and it is
earnestly requested that all members be
present. The unit will entertain the
patients of Mount Alto Hospital Mon
DAY evening. october IA.
The American Legion has called at
tention of World War veterans to the
expiration of time on January !, 1880
for filing applications for benefits under
the Federal adjusted compensation act.
Figures compiled on June 80, 1929,
showed that there were approximately
100000 World War veterans who had
failed to apply for the adjusted COM
pe.lSation certificates. On that date ap-
plication had been approved for $780,
093 cases. A campaign on the part OF
the Legion resulted in the extension of
time set in the original act to that Of
January /, 1880. The Legion has at
tempted through its members and the
public to inform all veterans Of benefits
granted by the act.
The average adjusted compensation
certificate is $1,000. This certificate
granted the veteran on a basis of the
time he was in service and whether he
served overseas, is similar in many re-
spects to 20-year paid-up endowment
insurance policy. 1t is payable on death
to the beneficiary of the veteran him.
self if living at the time Of maturity. The
certificate has loan value that in
creases with the years. Application
blanks may be obtained from Legion
posts or regional Offices Of the United
States Veterans Bureau.
Veterans who have not made applica-