Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Disabled American Veterans

Headed by Lee T. Turner, State COM
mander, the Executive Committee Of
the District Of Columbia Department of
the D. A. v. participated in special
ceremonies at the Fort Myer G. M. T.
o. last Tuesday. Capt. Fred Kochli,
d. 8. c., presented awards wednesday
ct the infantry G. M. T. G. at Fort
washington.
William I. Snyder, member of Ace
Rasmussen Chapter Of the D. A. v.
yesterday entered upon his duties as
municipal liaison officer to assist dis
abled veterans and their dependents Of
Washington in the preparation and pre-
seT1tAtion of claims for relief before the
Veterans Administration.
At the last session Of Congress there
was set aside $4,000 for such service
which Is comparable to liaison services
established in about half the States Of
the country, Mr.. Snyder will function
and IL Is expected that his work will
serve to greatly lessen the load Of Earl
Hendrick, D. A. w., naison officer at the
washington Regional once. The Dis
trict Of Columbia Department Of the D.
A. " has maintained for more than five
years q liAisor of1cer at the Washing
ton Regional once Of the Administra-
ton, but because he was the only such
of1cial maintained at that ONCE the
heavy and interfered with the regular
schedule he has been attempting to
maintain to make visits to the four
washington Government hospitals in
which World War men are patients.
Having Just closed a tour Of inspec-
ton Of Veterans hospitals and D. A. v.
chapters In Pennsylvania, New York,
Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut,
the D. A. v. IL scheduled to arrive in
washington today. Before starting on
his present trip he spent the greater
part Of week in national headquarters
at Cincinnati, bringing about certain
plans Of reorganization in the D. A. V.
set up and re-assigning duties to the
members of the personnel
AS a result Of legislation which set
July 8 as the closing date on which
holders Of Government insurance poll
cies could sue on retroactive payments
Of insurance back to discharge, there
has been an accumulation of approx
mately 10000 threats of suit in the
Veterans Administration. This heavy
load completely swamped the existing
facilities and last week r. L. Chambers
D. A. ". Rehabilitation Chairman, with
representatives of other service groups
conferred with Administration officials
on plan Of increased personnel and
revised procedure which 1t is believed
will expedite the handling of these
folders The matter Is to be formerly
passed upon by Gen. Frank T. Hines
during the coming week. upon his re-
turn from trip of inspection Of pro-
posed hospital sites which has carried
him into Iowa. Idaho, washington, Ore
gon, California, Utah and illinois.
Harold L. Sothorn. washington at
torney. hiss been named as one of the
Ave members of the National Finance
Committee Of the D. A. v. This COM
mittee has full control of the receipt
and disbursement of the funds of the
organization. Most of Mr. Sothorns
work in connection with this position
will be handled by mail. with occa-
sional trips to Cincinnati during the
year to ST in with the full committee
to consider policies on financial prob
lens.
National Comdr Bsbcock Is planning
to accept the invitation to address the
annual national encampment of the
v. r. w. in kansas City the first week
in September.
John Arthur Shaw. In charge of the
veterans section of the Department of
Labor employment service. reported
that during the week the $4,000 mark
hsd been reached in returns of ques-
| tionnaires from disabled veterans in
the national campaign of placing par
TALLY disabled qualified veterans in
employment sponsored by the D. A. ",
in plan of coordination between the
efforts of the veterans administration
and the Department of Labor
The veterans administration has
sent out for each of approximately
10000 compensatable men question
mares concerning whether he is en-
ployed or needs job. These question
Mares are returnable to the United
States Employment Service and are
then distributed to the Federal direc-
tor of employment in each Of the AZ
| states and the District of Columbia
These directors already have worked
out a plan of cooperation of all Fed
| eral, state, county, city and civic en-
| ployment agencies, who will give high
| est priority IN the intensive drive tc
| finding work for those not so much dis