Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
Veterans of Great War

I Child welfare activities were discussed
at a conference during the past weel
of Department Comdr. Harlan Wood
Miss Helen G.. O'Neill. national chile
welfare officer, and Mrs. Mary Esther
Kolhos, department child welfare officer
and Miss Emma c. Puschner, director Of
the national child welfare division Of
the American Legion, who came on hers
from indianapolis for that purpose
Miss Puschner was the guest of the
| U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post at a meeting
| held last Monday night at the Thomas
| Circle Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue
| She addressed the meeting on social and
child welfare work in which field she
has specialized for number Of years
past.
The national officers and member;
of the National Yoeman F organization
will be entertained at a tea to be given
March from 4 to o'clock at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massachusetts,
avenue. Miss Helen G. ONell, past
commander of the u. S. S. Jacob Jones
, Post is national commander, and Miss
Helen c. McCarty, past commander of
the same post, is national adjutant
The organization is composed entirely OF
Yoeman Cd who served in the World
War.
A special meeting of George Wash
ington Post, called for Thursday. has
been advanced to Tuesday and Comdr.
Paul Collins asks for a full attendance
of all members in order to vote on all
applications for new members obtained
up to that time in present drive.
A IF =.
the administration of the emergency
officers retirement act have been
cleared up in the opinion submitted by
Attorney General Sargent to Gen
Frank T. Hines, director of the United
States Veterans Bureau, according to
rehabilitation officials of the American
Legion.
The opinion covers two sets of ques-
lions submitted by Gen. Hines The
first set of questions had direct bear
ing upon the action the bureau should
take upon five classes of claims. These
claims have been divided into five
general classes as follows:
Cases wherein the disabilities had
been service connected by the Veterans
Bureau under the statutory presumption
which permitted the connection of
tuberculosis, neuropsychiatric and other
diseases where shown to be in existence
prior to January /, 1925.
Cases wherein the disabilities had
been connected with service through
direct evidence but in which nothing
tangible could be found under which
a finding that the disabilities were di-
rectly the result of war service could be
based.
Cases wherein the disabilities had
been connected by the Veterans Bureau
upon medical presumption.
Cases wherein the disabilities had
been connected with service through
the So-called presumption of sound con-
dition at time of entrance into service.
Cases wherein disability was noted
at time of enlistment and which in
creased in degree during service, but
wherein it had been impossible to show
that the aggravation was directly the
result of service and in line of duty, as
distinguished from the natural progress
of the disease.
In referring to these five classes Of
claims the Attorney General said: MY
opinion, therefore, is that those disabled
emergency officers of the first four
classes mentioned in your letter who
have been, or may hereafter, within
one year, be rated in accordance with
law at not less than 80 per centum
permanent disability, are entitled to the
benefits of the emergency officers re-
tirement act, and those of the fifth
class, who have been, or may here
after within one year, be rated in ac-
cordance with law at not less than 80