Evening star., 1932-01-24
Disabled American
Veterans

The District of Columbia Department
convention was held at the Raleigh
Hotel January Is. Fifty-seven delegates
from six chapters attended. Depart
ment Comdr. Lee T. Turner presided.
National Comdr. E. Claude Babcock
spoke. Comdr. Joseph Ashi OF Ace
Chapter was chairman of the Commit
tee on the Commanders Report. John
L. Spears was chairman of the Finance
Committee. Capt. Fred Kochli was
chairman of the Resolutions Commit
tee and Frank Owens was chairman Of
the Legislative Committee. Comdr. r.
w. O'Neill of Greater New York Chap
ter, the youngest man to get the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor. challenged
Ace Chapter in membership race.
Comdr. Ben Kaufman, Department of
New Jersey; Comdr. Peter Nugent, De-
partment of Connecticut; Maj. e. r..
Thralls, national committeeman fourth
district D. A. ", and Charles E. Garitte
OF Baltimore Chapter spoke.
Lee T. Turner was reelected COM
mander of the District of Columbia De-
partment. Logan Purcell was elected
senior vice commander, Ralph N. Wer-
ner junior vice commander and John
L. Spears, adjutant-treasurer.
The department annual convention
banquet was held that night. Capt.
Fred Kochli, past commander of the
District of Columbia Department, pre-
sided as postmaster. The guests were
Representative and Mrs Wright Pat
man of Texas, Gen. Frank T. Hines,
administrator, Veterans Administration;
Judge and Mrs. Robert E. Mat
tingly, Maj. E. T. Hitch, regional direc-
tor, Veterans Administration: ElWood
Street, director, Community Chest, and
Mrs. Street; John Arthur Shaw,
director of Veterans Service Depart
ment of Labor: S. J. McWilliams, COM
mander, District of Columbia Depart
ment, Spanish War Veterans; Charles
B. Jennings, commander, District of
Columbia Department, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars; Fred G. Fraser, COM
mander, District of Columbia Depart
ment, American Legion; Mrs. Mary A.
Ogden, president, Washington Unit,
Women's Overseas League; Gen. F. R.
Keefer. q. S. A, retired, chairman,
District of Columbia Chapter, American
Red Cross; E.. Claude Babcock, ma
tional commander, Disabled American
Veterans; Capt. Thomas Kirby, national
legislative chairman, D. A. "; Ralph L.
Chambers, national rehabilitation chair
man, D. A, v; Maj. E. r. Thralls, ma
tional executive committeeman, fourth
district, D. A. "; Peter Nugent, COM
mander, Department Of Connecticut, D.
A. "; Benjamin Kaufman, commander
Department of New Jersey, D. A. ";
Robert O'Neil, commander, Depart
ment OF West Virginia, D. A. "; Rich
ard w. ONeill, commander, Greater
New York Chapter; Paul A. Dehoff, act
ing commander, Baltimore Chapter;
Frank Haley, rehabilitation officer, New
York City; Charles E. Garitte, Balti-
more Chapter; William Searcy and DR..
Leo F. Slender, Baltimore Chapter.
The District of Columbia Department
Executive Committee will meet next
Wednesday evening at room 228, Trans
portation Building, Seventeenth and H
streets northwest. The department
Employment Committee will meet at
lis pm. February 6. at 1924 F street.
ce-Rasmusson Chapter will meet
February 4 at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, Eleventh and L streets.
National Capital Chapter, No. 2, will
meet Thursday evening Col. Charles
Young Chapter will meet at the colored
Y. M. c. A, 1924 Twelfth street, Feb
ruary 4.
Gen. w. W. Atterbury Chapter will
meet at Joppa Lodge, Ninth and Up
shur streets. February 8.
Rea Chapter will meet at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, February 8.
Federal Chapter will meet at 1405 G
street, Tuesday evening.
Department Comdr. Turner was elect
ed to serve on the Executive Committee
Of the District of Columbia Chapter,
American Red Cross.
National Comdr Babcock, National
Executive Committeeman E. R. Thralls,
fourth district, D. A. ": Department
Comdr. Lee T. Turner, Capt Francis
ThrallS, past department adjutant, and
Charles Edwards, senior vice command
er of Ace Rasmussen Chapter, went to
Reading, Pa, January IT, to attend the
annual convention of the Department
of Pennsylvania.
Rea Chapter will have a special meet
ing next Friday evening