Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

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can Legion and Gold Star Mothers was
the passage by the House and Senate
last week of the bill appropriating the
sum OF 1886, 1867 to carry out the pro-
visions Of the Gold Star pilgrimage 10
France available until December g.
1888. This will permit the mothers and
WloowS OF those who paid the supreme
sacrifice on the battlef1elds of France
to visit their graves at the expense of
the United States Government.
=, The act of Congress which authorized
the pilgrimage of mothers and widows
to the cemeteries of Europe, according
10 the War Department, provides that
invitations shall be extended to all ELI
/ gloie mothers and widows in the name
| OF the United States. In considering
now this should be done the War De-
partment decided that the fairest way
would be to have the names of all
states, Territories and possessions
placed in container and drawn by lot.
according to Department Comdr. L.
+. Atkins, thousands of dollars remain
unpaid to World War veterans whose
J claims Tor service connected disabili-
ties were once disallowed, but which
have since been affected by the enact
ment Of new laws or the liberalization
OF old once through efforts of the
American Legion.
| AHc mCCA!Ou Dy WHICH q veteran
| who has had a claim diSallowed can
have 1t reviewed, in the light of new
developments in legislation, has been
simplihed." says Department Comdr
Atkins. Among the veterans who seek
TO have claims reopened are those
whose claims have been disallowed
those who have received compensation
but were dropped from the rolls when
tneT disabilities were later classified as
less than 10 per cent, those whose dis
abilities have become worse and those
who did not know their disabilities were
compensate and who have never filed
claims.
All that is necessary to reopen a
claim with the United States Veterans
Bureau is for veteran to obtain a
statement from physician that his
| condition has changed and then to re-
quest re-examination. The physicians
statement and the request for re-ex-
animation should be taken to the post
or department service officer. The
Legion checks on the claim, sees that
II is properly presented and that il
contains the information necessary To
establish claim. Veterans suffering
from non-Service connected disabilities
may be hospitalized when it is neces-
sary and when hospital beds are avail
able"
Past Department Comdr. Julius I
Peyser will address the members of
Henry G. Spengler Auxiliary at its next
meeting, to be held February 26 at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massachu-
sets avenue.
Lincoln's birthday celebration held
last Tuesday evening in connection with
the meeting of Victory Post, No. 4. was
Wen attended. A framed etching of
Lincoln was displayed above the post
commanders station and the hall was
appropriately decorated. Rice w
Means, former Senator from Colorado.
made an address. Representative paul
j. kvale of Minnesota was received as
an honorary member. He expressed his
appreciation, and spoke of the urgent
need Tor additional veterans legisla-
ZION, which. he assured the post, had
his whole-hearted support.
petition asking that the title of Sec
rotary of War be eliminated from the
| Presidents cabinet and the title of Sec
| rotary OF the Army be established in its
place has been forwarded to Congress
from the national executive committee
OF the American Legion Auxiliary. The
petition was passed by the committee In
the form Of resolution.
Following an appeal for aid in meet.
ing the increasing rehabilitation work
Tor the disabled veterans from O. I,
Bodenhamer, national commander Of
the American Legion, the national ex-
ecut1ve committee of the auxiliary has
voted to contribute 10 cents per mem.
per to the Legion's rehabilitation fund
Last year the auxiliary contributed
$4,000. raised in similar manner. The
FUNDS from the auxiliary will be useo
to expand work of the legion's national
renapllltation committee here in aiding
disabled veterans to establish claims fol-
Government aid.
An address stressing the salient fea-
lures OF the membership drive by the
senior Vice Commander of the depart
ment, Charles H. Knight, featured the
meeting February of the Sergt. Jasper
Post, No. Is, the American Legion, held
at the Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massa
chusetts avenue.
A meeting of the Sergeant Jasper
| Unit OF the American Legion Auxiliary
was held February at the Y. w. c. A.
seventeenth and K streets. A Valen-
! tine party was held at the Red Gross
District Chapter House, Seventeenth
and ID streets, last Friday evening. fol-
the disabled veterans of the Naval and
| Walter Reed Hospitals. The officers Of
the Sergeant Jasper Post attended.
A motion was adopted indorsing a
resolution OF the National Women's
Council, which will meet this year al
the Hague, for codiflcation of interna-
t1onal law, urging that there be no dis
tinction based on sex in the law prac-
tice. A copy of this resolution will be
forwarded to the President Of the
United States.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
U. S. s. Jacob Jones Post, No. Q, Amer
lean Legion, was held at the Thomas
Circle Club last Monday.
A number Of important matters were
discussed including the possible conven-
ton of the American Legion in the Dis
trict Of Columbia in 1882, and the in
dorsement of the universal draft bill
Georgia Munroe gave brief outline OF
her Americanism program for the COM
ing year.
The executive committee of James A.
Deland Post gave dinner at the Ma
drillon Thursday evening in honor OF
Mrs. Winifred Corcoran, junior vice
commander, and chairman Of the posts
ways and means committee
The post has completed revision of It's
constitution and bylaws, which will be
printed and ready for distribution in a
short time. The new bylaws provide
for a quartermaster and Miss Bertha
McAfee has been appointed TO this
office.
Military Order World War.
Army day on April 6, the anniversary
OF Americas entry into the World War
Will be celebrated by the various chap
tiers OF the Military Order of the World
war. AS the date falls on Sunday ar
rangements are being made to hold the
obServances April S.
Capt. John Parker Hill is general