Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
Disabled American Veterans

In order 70 work out . systematic
campaign on extension, Lee T. Turner,
commander Of the District Of Columbia
Department of the Disabled American
Veterans, last week appointed q COM
mittee to prepare plans for q member
ship drive and this committee Will re-
port to the Executive Committee Of the
ment headquarters In the Investment
Building next Wednesday evening.
George w Phillips, department sdiu-
tanf, reported that at the present time
the District of Columbia department.
has as members so per cent Of the
eligible disabled men in the District, and
the last year, which closed more than
a month ago, found the organization at
its highest mark In Smemb rship.
Through renewals and new members it
is hoped to have the record Of last year
equaled by the ist of January, leaving
the remaining Eve months for increases
before the closing OF the books ahead
of the twelfth national convention at
San Diego, next June.
T. C., Babcock. national commander
Of the Disabled American Veterans, is
spending this week end In New York in
conference with offlcials of the New
York Department of the national or
ganization on financial plans In that
State for the nsxt year.
AT q meeting last Wednesday night
Of Federal Chapter of the Disabled
American Veterans, of which Ralph
Werner Is commander, 1t was decided to
plan for . mass meeting during Sep
TENDER OF disabled veterans who are
IN United States employment, The
Federal Chapter Is composed almost
exclusively Of Federal employees. and
the idea OF the meeting is in order that
speakers may fully advise these men of
thsir rights under executive orders con-
corning obtaining and retaining posi-
tions i'll the Federal service.
Returns of ouestionnaires that were
sent to every compensate veteran in
America by the Veterans Administra-
ton, under the plan sponsored by the
Disabled American Veterans here, an
preached the $4,000 mark during the
past week These questionnaires are re-
turnable to the United States Employ
ment Service here and are then dis
tributed by John Arthur shaw to the
State employment officers, who have
worked out plan of coordination of
all Federal, State, county, municipal
and civic agencies to place on Jobs ali
partly disabled veterans who are uuali-
fed and who have been unable to And
work. In all, about 100000 question:
naires were mailed, but it is not be-
lieved that the peak of the returns will
be reached for about 10 days from nov,
as some OF the regional Offices Of the
Veterans Administration were DELAYED
in getting them to the men, A censid-
cradle percentage of returns indicate
that the men feel that they are unable
to work, and in such instances the cases
will be called to the attention of the
Veterans Administration for the puf-
poses OF review and reimbursement Of
compensation en- the basis of the I'M
empl0yability of the veteran.
Because Of the heavy demands upon
his time, National Comdr. Babcock will
be unable to attend the annual en-
campment of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars at Kansas City early next month
and has designated Past Comdr. Nil.
lard w, Rice OF Cincinnati to act as his
representative.
During the past week Lee T. Turner.
commander OF the District of Columbia
Department of the Disabled American
Veterans. addressed the annual conven-
ton OF the District of Columbia De-