Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

The District of Columbia Depart
nlent, according to Comdr. William l..
Thomas, advocates the passage of the
Patrnan bill, that the Government cash
at this time the adjusted service certifi-
Gates issued to World War veterans,
payable at rate of 81 day for home
service and $1.25 a day for overseas
service during the World War.
The Patman bill, H. r. 3493, Seventy
first Congress, flrst session, proposes to
now pay the veterans the original debt.
due in 1918, with interest at the rate of
SO, compounded annually.
Nearly 100000 certificates, 1t Is de-
clared, have been issued to all veterans
ranging in value from about $51 to
81 ,5S5, with an average value Of $1,010;
and it is estimated that about $780,
600, 900 for the purpose of retiring
these certificates would be required 70
liquidate the Governments Indebted
ness to the veterans, providing the
Treasury fund of $4,000, 900 was ap-
piled in part payment. About 100000
veterans have already borrowed on
their certificates. which Is to be con-
sidered as a reducing factor in COM
putting the cost Of casting the GER
ttf1cates.
Commander In Chief Paul G. Wolmar
has circulated an appeal to the COM
manders Of all State departments, q:
well as to their subordinate unit posts
urging their united support Of the efforts
i of Representative Patman of Texas II
secure action from the Ways and Means
Committee of the House to report out
within Is days bill H. r. 3493, which
provides for the immediate payment tC
veterans of the face value of their adj
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motion has been fled with the clerk OF
the House of Representatives and viii
be effective only should a majority Of
the House members sign it. The posts
at large are urged to communicate with
their respective Representatives to ask
that they sign Mr.. Patman's petition.
Equality-walte Reed Post, No. 2aE
secured a section of the Army Band Or
chestra to provide dinner music for the
patients and personnel at Mount Alto
Hospital on Christmas day. This pro-
gram, together with the Christmas tree
party, was held December 20, under tht
auspices of the post and auxiliary
| through the efforts of Mrs. Laura v
Damn and Miss Lillian Damn, members
Of the auxiliary.
Gen. Frank r. Hines, administrator
Of veterans affairs, and a member Of
| EQuality-WaltRr Reed Post, accompanied
by Mrs. Hines, visited Mount Alto Hos.
pital Christmas day and called on each
bed patient.
Equality-walter Reed Post Auxiliary
made a visit to the blind, amputatior
and heart wards of Walter Reed Hos.
pttal on Christmas eve and dispensed X
each patient . stocking in which wa!
stored fruit, candy, cigarettes, tootl
| paste and brush, etc. The visiting grouI
consisted of Mrs. James w. Boyer, Mrs
Daniel Z. Campbell, Mrs. Laura w. Damn
Mrs. Nathan D. Golden, Mrs. ManleN
Lawton and Mother Stead and others
accompanied by Department Comdr
William L. Thomas and Comrade Boyer
Front Line Post, at special meetinl
which Is planned to be held in recrea
ton hall of the Marine Barracks thu
early part Of February, expects to obi
| gate Is new members who have beer
recruited through the efforts of thu
posts oficer Of the day. Sergt. FranI
1 Benedetto, u. s. M. G. In conjunction
with this event the post will hold :
dance. Another achievement will be tn
publication of its monthly magazine
called the Barage, edited by COMMITTEES
consisting of Comrades Walker Colston
Hooley, GardeIla, Boehn1, King and Alb
Grudd.
Comrade j. Allen Praether, a mem
Der of Columbia Post, and Conrad
Walter p. Boehm of the home pos
have been selected as managers of tn