Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
Veterans of Great War

The House committee on World War
organization through the appointment
of the following members:
World War veterans-Royal G. john
son, South Dakota, chairman; Roy @.
Fitzgerald Ohio: Bird j. Vincent, Mich
igan; Ernest w. Gibson, Vermont;
Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, Massachu-
sets; j. Mitchell Chase, Pennsylvania;
David Hopkins, Missouri: Ed H Camp
bell, Iowa; John e. Rankin, Mississippi;
Lam: LETTERS, Alabama; William P.
Connery, jr, Massachusetts,, and Joseph
A. Gavagan. New York
Spanish War veterans. D. Grad
dock, Kentucky; Robert Luce, Massa-
chusetts; Randolph Perkins, New Jer-
sey; Frederick r. Lehlbach. New Jersey;
E. Hart Fem, Connecticut; J. Howard
SWick, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Mary T.
Norton, New Jersey; Edgar Howard,
Nebraksa, and Louis Ludlow, Indiana.
A schedule is being arranged for de-
partments of the American Legion to
pay homage at the grave of the I'm
known Soldier in Arlington Cemetery
each week during the year.
With its work nearing completion,
the emergency officers retirement board
of the Veterans Bureau, which was set
up to consider claims for retirement
under the emergency officers retirement
act about ID months ago, it is antici-
pated that it will be only several weeks
until its personnel is disbanded and as
signed to other duties in the bureaus
central office. When the board ceases
operations it is stated there will still be
several thousands of claims pending
final settlement, but these are those
uT1inh lnA =
ciSionS OF the board, which will have
to be further considered by the division
of appeals before final disposition is
made of them.
Anticipating a tremendous influx of
applications for adjusted compensation
loans Immediately after the first of the
year, the United States Veterans Blu
reau Will accept applications from now
on and make every effort to get them
in shape so that the loan checks may
go out to the veterans applying at the
earliest possible moment after January
l. Inquiry by the national rehabilita-
ton committee of the American Legion
has disclosed that the Veterans Bureau
has almost unlimited money available
Tor loan purposes, and all of the bu-
reau's regional Offices will be supplied
with adequate funds to take care of the
oPPAANobAOAAo NOAl1llB u Jkl6I1.
The next social meeting of La societe
deS HUT Chapeau ct Quarante Femmes
will be held the evening of December
y at the home of Mrs. Irene Arnold.
1929 Thirty-fifth street. This will be
the annual Christmas party which Mrs.
Arnold gives for the partners in La
Soclete and all members are invited to
attend.
The partners met at the home of Mrs
Mary E. Kolhos, child welfare officer of
La Societe, the evening of December IL
ana prepared gifts and filled stockings
Tor "a little children of veterans. The
partners will play Santa Claus Christ
mas eve for these children.
The welfare committee of the sergt
Jasper Unit, American Legion Auxiliary,
met at the home of Mrs. Edith O'Con-
nor, 1921 Connecticut avenue, Decem-
Der II, to plan the Christmas work
among needy families.
A meeting of the Sergt. Jasper Unit
Drum Corps was held Friday evening.
This was the first practice meeting with
the new instruments.
Costello Post held its regular meeting
december IL in the board room of the
District Building. Those accepted into
membership were Norbert A. Albert.
Emnitt H. Hidey. Guy c. MYERS,
Charles Newell. Adam G. Walden and
Robert j. Earnshaw. A resolution pass
ca by the post expressed faith in the
efficiency and loyalty of the Metropoli-
tan Police Department, and the pres
ent force OF policemen to be second to
none In the United States. Costello Post
is at present advocating congressional
legislation whereby the widow or family
nnIiNnP1ofN Nv Gwo, LIZ.
the performance of duty, or whose death
is caused by wounds received in line of
DUTY, shall receive one years pay from
tne District government. It was cited
tnat within the past 10 years Is men
nave lost their lives as servants of the
public. more than 80 per cent of whom
mad served under the colors.
Comrade Spicer, as retiring finance
oncer, made his final report, the climax
OF which was his Recommendation to
raise the dues.
second Division Post No. 90 met in
Room ali, Transportation Buildine last
Monday. The following were admitted
70 membership: o. S. Albright, John
justin Allen, Allen H. Ayers, Frank ].
5rZoskowski. Phillip j. Coyne, John A,
DAILY, Irving j. Henderson, Walter e.
Aolmes' George T. Hunter, w. Brooke
ASObCLI n. f1yOe, harvey IL,
Knott. Hanford MacNider, Thomas Ma
son, Jr.. G. o. Mattfeldt, Karl L, Mayer.
John j. Moriarty, Ivan F.. Parrigan'
Robert K. Peterson, w. D. Pocue, Her
bert G. Schmidt, Wilfred J. Serpas. Ar
thur Skarry, George H. Smith, John M.
smith, John Spratt, John C. Stamford.
Rice M. Terrill, Mark Thayer. John w
Ihomason, jr.; Acors r. THOMPSON.
Henry F. Wagner and Kenneth T,
report on membership for 1880 given
by Comdr. E. j. Brown. indicated the
post Is well in the lead for all trophies
open to it. In this connection, the fol-
lowing brigade commanders have been
appointed: David p. Hubbard, LIST Bri-
gaze; Thomas Mason, jr., End Field Ar
tlliery Brigade; Hanford MacNider, 3rd
infantry Brigade; Acors r. Thomson.
4th Marine Brigade: Adolphus McKen-
zle, 9TH Brigade. The various brigades
include all End Division outfits as we'll
as others. and the winners are to be
entertained at the losers expense. Suit
aole trophies are being arranged.
The post voted favorably on a reso-
tuition petitioning charter for the Dis
trlct OF Columbia Auxiliary and in
structed its representative on the execu-
tive committee to support same,
The commander was directed r. an