Evening star., 1929-11-17
Veterans of Great War

purposes, ratings previously made and
to make new ratings. On the basis OF
the new ratings made in these cases the
director is said to have refused to place
the applicants on the retired list. The
retirement law provides that a rating
of 80 per cent or more of permanent
disability will entitle the officer to re-
tirement with pay. One of the officers
was rated at 8, per cent, another at Al
per cent and the third at 38 per cent.
The courts decision agrees with a ruling
made some time ago by the general
counsel of the bureau, who was later
overruled by the controller general
and the Attorney General. The sue
cessful action by the claimants was ac-
tually against these officials rather than
the bureau itself. An appeal will be
taken by the Government on the de-
cision.
The members of Vincent B. Costello
Post are requested to assemble this
afternoon at 2:15 o'clock at the Am
bassador Hotel, Fifteenth and K streets,
and watch the human ny climb this
new History hotel.
The annual election of officers of the
post will take place Tuesday night at 8
o'clock in the boardroom, District
Building. The retiring commander is
L. E. Atkins, who Is at the present time
department commander of the Legion.
The business meeting of La Societe
deS HUT Chapeaux ct Quarante Fem
at the Hotel Washington The guests
of the evening were Mai julius I.
Peyser, vice president of the Fidac,
who gave talk of his recent trip to
Europe to attend the Fidac conven-
ton, and Austin Imrie, Sou Chef de
Chemin de Fer, who gave greetings
from the 40 and g.
The chairmen of the several COM
mittees are as follows: Salon activi-
ties, Lois McRae; child welfare, Mary
Esther Kolhos; distinguished guests,
Edna Mcintosh; educational and voca-
tional training Of war orphans, Doro-
beth Stewart; membership, Janet Nc
Rae; memorial, Edith Donovan: music,
Gertrude Lyons; publicity. Emily j..
Carey ways and means, Leila Angle
berger.
LIE Chapeau Departmental Edna Nc
Intosh will act as representative on
the Legion executive committee from
La Societe.
The social meeting of the salon will
be held November 20 at the home Of
Partner Viola Florance, 1913 Wheeler
street, Lyon Village, Va.
The Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6. of
the American Legion recently held its
regular meeting at the Nurses Club,
1887 K street. After a short business
session the retiring commander, Mrs
Annie S. Humphrey, gave a resume of
the post activities during the past year
The following officers we're installed
by Maj. Atkins, department command
er: Commander, Marjorie Woodzell;
senior vice commander, Winifred Mich
OILS: junior vice commander, Winifrede
Corcoran; historian, Pauline McVey;
surgeon, Many Graham; chaplain,
Marietta Pierson; sergeant-at-arms,
Marie N. Owens; master -at-arms, Anne
Pryde; color bearers Pauline Life and
Nellie Rothwell; adjutant, Anne Miller;
finance officer, Ada w. Duncan.
A musical program followed, by Miss
Jack Charlton Ward, mezzo- soprano,
and Miss Alice B. Harvey, pianist. Re-
freshments were served and a social
held.
The regular monthly meeting of the
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post was called to
order Monday evening in room of the
washington Auditorium Building. In
order to permit the members to attend
the Armistice day exercises, the meet
ing was Immediately recessed and re-
convened Tuesday evening in the board
room of the District Building. Several
of the department officers were present,
in addition to visiting members from
other posts, and 160 members of the
Jacob Jones Post.
Ohlcers were elected as follows: Miss
Jane Breen, commander; Mrs. Rose
O'Hara, senior vice commander; Mrs. Elsie
Pinney, Junior vice commander; Mrs.
Amy Hammond, chaplain; Miss Eloise
Broaddus, historian; Miss Mary Weide,
quartermaster; Mrs. Helen Opitz, SER
geant-at-armS, and Misses Catherine
Crowley and Elsie Beck, color bearers.
The present commander, Mrs. Lucille
Allen, was elected trustee.
Senior Vice Commander Ethel Jane
Rule, AmericaniSm off1cer of the post,
extends an invitation to all comrades
to attend program which has been
jointly arranged by the director of Noel
Community House and the American
ism committee, next Thursday eve
ming, at 8 o'clock. Noel Community
House is located at Seventeenth and
Kramer streets northeast
A card party for the purpose of de-
fraying the expenses of the Halloween
party will be held at the home of Elsie
Pinney, 4901 Fifth street, November 26.
Victory Post. No. 4, Drum and Bugle
Corps, at Washington Auditorium
Armistice night led the presenting of
the colors.
Leading the maSsed American flags
and Legion standards were Victory Post
color guards, Henry B. Smallwood and
Allen Hines. All flags were grouped in
brackets behind the distinguished
guests on the rostrum and during the
ceremonies Color Guards Smallwood
and Hines stood guard at each end OF
the flags, among which were the allied
flags carried by Victory Post. All men,
bers of this organization are World War
veterans.
The Drum Corps will nominate and
elect administrative officers tomorrow
evening at the Coast Guard Armory
Sixth and Water streets southwest.
The regular meeting of the Kenneth
H. Nash Unit, No. 8, was held last Wed
nesday evening in the gold room of the
Hamilton Hotel. Addresses were given
by Mrs. Amos A. Fries, chairman Of the
advisory council, and Mrs. Lyons, as
sistant welfare officer of the Legion Of
ficers we're nominated to be elected al
the December meeting.
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