Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Veterans of Great War

| of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii and
Panama will attend.
Programs for the coming years work
| in the different activities of the
auxiliary will be outlined by the chair
men of the various national COM
mittees. Addresses will be given by
national officers of the legion and
auxiliary.
Preparations to provide Christmas
| cheer for the 10000 disabled World
| War veterans confined to Government
hospitals have been begun by the
American Legion Auxiliary. Every dis
abled veteran TN the hospitals at
Christmas time will receive gift from
the auxiliary.
Under new plan adopted by the
auxiliary's recent national convention at
Louisville, KY, the auxiliary organiza-
lions in the State in which the hos
pltals are located will provide the gifts
for all the disabled men hoSpitalized in
the State. States which have large
auxiliary membership and small, num-
Der of disabled men in hospitals within
their borders will give financial aid to
States which have a smaller auxiliary
membership and larger number of
disabled veterans, thus equalizing the
responsibility. In previous years the
Christmas gifts we're sent to the
veterans by the auxiliary units in their
home States.
The American Legion throughout the
United States will observe American
Legion week." commencing annually on
November IL, as a result of action taken
at the national convention recently held
at Louisville, KY During this week the
Legion will concentrate on membership
work, making renewals of last year
members and signing up new.
The conference scheduled to be held
here this Fall of the regional members
and regional adjudication officers of the
United States Veterans Bureau, which
has been advocated by the American
Legion's national rehabilitation commit
tee, will not take place, because of lack
of funds for travelling expenses, accord
ing to word received from Director
Frank T. Hines. However, Gen. Hines
expressed the hope that funds might be
found for this purpose later in the cur
rent fiscal year.
The Legion has urged a conference
of these officials, who are responsible
for the adjudication of claims Of dis
abled veterans in the field Offices of the
bureau, in the hope that a better gen.
eral understanding of claims adjudica-
ton might result, as well as more uni
form or standardized system OF pro-
cedure in the consideration of claims.
Disabled veterans are pleased with the
action of the national convention of the
American Legion in Louisville in rec
ommending legislation to extend the
preSumptive service connection period
now open to tubercularS and veterans
with mental disabilities to veterans Suf-
fering with certain constitutional dis
eases. If the Legion Is successful in
securing the necessary legislation, many
thousands of veterans will benefit who
are not now receiving compensation.
The convention resolution asked that
these men be allowed service connec-
ton II showing of the disease prior
to January /, 1925, could be eStab-
lished, placing them upon the same
basis for the purposes Of service con-
nection as are veterans suffering with
tuberculosis and mental diseases.
Victory Post, No. 4, the American
Legion, will hold meeting of its ex-
ecutive committee in room 202, Trans
portation Building, next Tuesday eve
ming, at 8 o'clock.
The regular semi-monthly meeting
OF the post was held last Tuesday. 1t
was voted to invite the Robley d. Evans
OnlC, NO. &, 10 CnanSe lCS name 10 VIC
tory Unit and become unit attached
to Victory Post. 1t was also voted to
inform the executive committee of the
Department of the District of Columbia,
the American Legion, that this post de-
sireS to record its vote in favor of the
Endorsement of the plea for suffrage for
citizens of the District of Columbia.
Further motions passed called for
submission to the comrades the ques-
ton of amending the post constitution
and bylaws to provide that the dues
for 1880 would be fixed at SO, and that
committee to appointed to revise the
constitution and bylaws.
Past Department Comdr. Harlan
Wood, Department Finance Oficer
Madison L. Hill, Department Member
ship Oficer e. c.. Spicer and the
Treasurer Of the United States, Walter
o. Wood, gave talks.