Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

Department. Comdr. L. e. Atkins of
the Department of the District of Co
lumbia, the American Legion, is plan
ming to have the annual visitation of
all of the posts comprising the local de-
partment with members of his official
staff take place during the present
month.
In order that a schedule of the visi-
tations may be arranged, the various
post commanders have been requested
to notify department headquarters at
the earliest possible date of the time and
place of the meetings of the posts dur
ing the month when it will be conven-
lent to receive the department COM
mander and other department officers.
Post commanders also are requested to
arrange if possible to hold joint meet
tngS with other posts on the occasion
of the visitations.
Maj. Atkins will sever his connection
officially with the District Government
as Assistant Engineer Commissioner on
May Is, on which date he leaves for
New York to sail via the Panama
Canal for his new post in Alaska, where
he will serve as engineer of the Alaska
Roads Commission. He will preside at
his last meeting of the department eX-
term of Office as department COM
mander expires in August
The question Of unemployment among
former service men and the employ
ment of aliens in preference to those
who served in the World War was dis
cuSsed at the meeting of the depart
ment executive committee last week.
It was pointed out that aliens were be-
ing employed on the various Govern
ment buildings under construction for
the Government and 1t was felt that
former service men should be consid-
cred in this connection. AS special
committee to ascertain all facts in that
connection and report to the April
meeting of the executive committee,
Department Comdr Atkins appointed
the following: E. L. Marthill chairman;
Forest F. Bartl and Warren E. Miller.
The executive committee authorized
the department commander to extend
an invitation to the department COM
manderS of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and the Disabled American Vet
Grams, requesting the appointment Of
committee of three members of their
respective organizations to meet three
members of the American Legion, with
a view to forming temporary organi-
cation and later to request the national
commanders of these organizations for
appointment of permanent commit
tee to consider all suggestions for
changes in the present veterans laws
or enact any new law. which, in the
opinion of the committee, would be
beneficial to all claimants of all wars.
After full and complete study of all
suggestions submitted within three
months the committee is expected to
submit its finding to the Congress in
the form OF petition asking for the
enactment Of a war veterans law, as
submitted by the committee. The Pc
tition would be signed by the national
commanders of the three organiza-
tons.
The President of the United States
was requested in a resolution adopted
to appoint an ex-service person as
Civil Service commissioner.
The executive committee Endorsed the
bill introduced by Senator Capper for
uniform veterans guardianship act,
similar to that enacted in % States and
IN part by six additional States. This
bill provides and insures protection to
veterans and their children.
With view to carrying on visits to
local hospitals on larger scale than at
present, 1t was decided to request the
department disqualification officers to
request each post in the department to
appoint three members to comprise a
large, general hospital committee rep
resenting the department In the past
several Of the local posts have been
visiting hospitals, but it was brought
out at the meeting that the need for
a large committee. well organized, was
necessary to enable the members of
the committee to spread good cheer to
those i'll and disabled in the hospitals
and assist in helping them to secure
more speedy recovery.
permission was granted to the
Stephen P. McGroarty Post to give a
dance and card party at the Winston
Hotel, April Is. .A" -.
Department Finance officer Madison
L. Hill was present at the meeting for
the first time since his accident New
Year eve. when he was painfully in
Jured In revolving door in local ho-
tel. He presented financial report of
the activities of the department during
the past month.
Reports were presented by Director
OF Welfare and Relief Austin S. Imirie
and Department Child Welfare Worker
Mary A. Hickey, relative to the recent
conference of Area B in New York CITY,
on which occasion both delivered adj
dresses before American Legion and
other representatives from all parts Of
the country. They were both compli-
mented by conference officials on the
excellent manner in which they were
handling the work in the National
Capital.
Past Department Comdr. julius I.
Peyser announced that the 2. I. D. A.
e. would meet in convention this Fall
IN this city, September IS being the
date selected. He urged cooperation
from all Legionnaires and affiliated or
CARNATIONS in the entertainment of
those coming from Europe.
Comdr. Jane Breen CT U. S. S, Jacob
Jones Post and several of the comrades
attended a birthday party of the Henry
Q: Spengler Unit at the Thomas Circle
Club March g.
The entertainment committee will
meet at the home of Chairman Ruby
Tracy next Saturday to make plans for
The posts birthday party.
The advisory council will meet April
10 at the home of Eloise Broaddus.
The commander and a number of the
comrades attended q tea April 8, at
which Miss Rose Stokes, first COM
lnander of the Jacob Jones Post, was
honor guest. This tea was sponsored
by Comrade Mary e. Kohlos at the
Thomas Circle Club.
The chairman Of the ways and means
Comrade Chambers, has