Evening star., 1932-01-10
Veterans of Foreign Wars

At the regular meeting of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Department in the
board room OF the District Building
last Monday evening it went on record
as favorably indorsing the following
bills which have been introduced in
the House Of Representatives: A bill
(H. r. 65e2), introduced by Mr.. Gasque,
to increase the length of leaves Of abb
sence with pay for members OF the
metropolitan police, the United States
park police and the Fire Department
of the District Of Columbia, and bill
Oh. J. Res. SID. introduced by Mr..
Scott of West Virginia transferring
into the classified civil service all war
veterans honorably discharged from
the military or naval service and now
employed by the Government in un-
classified positions. The department
went on record as deploring the con-
templated action of few members OF
Congress who are sponsoring legisla-
ton in the House and in the Senate
looking toward a reduction in salaries
of employees of the Government, and
also condemned the action Of COM
mercial concerns who would reduce the
wage scale of their employees.
Chairman J. Allen Praether of the
Relief Committee made a report on
the many welfare and relief cases
which the committee has taken care
of in the past few weeks The chair
man of the Hospital Committee, M. J.
Martuh, submitted a report on the ac-
tivitieS of his committee in distribut-
ing gift boxes to hospitalized comrades
in the local Government hospitals on
Christmas day
The formation Of a new post in the
District of Columbia Department, to
he ENreHaVipk Y,f
Post, was favorably Endorsed by the
department council. Charles ]. Newell,
organizer of this new post, submitted
an application for charter with ap-
proXimately 200 names Of eligible can
didates thereon, and stated that there
were 644 candidates eligible from the
Office of Public Buildings and Public
Parks Col. U. s. Grant, Sd, was the
first Signer Of the application for charter
Comrade Barnes of Federal Post spoke
on communism in the United States. !
National Commander in Chief Darold
D. DeCoe will be the guest Of honor at
a banquet rendered him by the District
of Columbia Department, January %, |
at the National Press Club Comrade |
DcCoe will, through Nation-w radio |
hook-up, deliver the V. F. w obligation |
of membership TO thousands of new
members who have been recruited in !
every State Of the Union since Decem- |
Der !. 1t Is expected that more than |
$50 candidates, residents of Washington, |
will be mustered into the ranks Of the
organization on that date. Addresses !
will be made by Representative Royal |
c. johnson and Representative Wright |
Patman on legislative measures affect |
ing veterans A bill of vaudeville enter
tainment will also be presented. Reser- |
vationS must be made to James w |
Boyer. jr., chairman, at the House once
Building
Mrs. Dora RaffenSperger, national
president of the Ladies AuxiliarieS of
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars, was hon
ored by the unit auxiliaries of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Department at dinner |
at the Madrillon Restaurant Friday. The !
national president spoke of the achieve
mentS and prospective accomplishments !
of the auxiliaries throughout the coun-
try. Mrs. DenBroeder, chief of staff, |
also spoke. On Thursday night Mrs |
Raffensperger made an official vista
ton at the mass meeting of the mem
bers of all the local auxiliaries held |
at Pythian Temple, and the ritualistic |
ceremony of installing the officers-elect |
OF the different auxiliaries was exem- |
plifled.
Equality Reed Post invites all !