Evening star., 1933-01-15
ASH IS ELECTED
D.A.V. COMMANDER
District Department Annual
Convention and Banquet
Held Yesterday.
Joseph A. Ashi, Washington attorney,

Joseph A. Ashi. Washington attorney,
was elected commander of the District
Department Disabled American Vet
Grams of the World War, at the annual
convention of the organization. in the
Raleigh Hotel Yesterday Mr. Ashi, q
past commander of Ace-Rasmussen
Chapter of the department, was chair
man of arrangements for the conven-
tion.
Other officers elected included John
Arthur Shaw of Federal Chapter, senior
vice commander; James Kehoe, Rea
Chapter, junior vice commander, and
John L. Spears, Ace-Rasmussen Chap
ter, treasurer.
The department held its annual ban
quet in the ball room of the Raleigh
Hotel last night, with Brig. Gen. Frank
T. Hines, veterans administrator; Rep
resentativc William P. Connery of Mas
sachusetts and National Comdr. William
Conley of the Disabled American Vet
erans as guests Of honor.
Hines Is Optimistic.
Gen. Hines expressed the belief that
"the disabled veterans are not going
to be touched during the battle now
raging over veterans compensation"
with the many friends the veterans
have on Capitol HILL he said, Il do not
believe there will be any cut in the
benefits for the disabled man."
Representative Connery reiterated his
stand on veterans legislation, declaring
he would continue to fight "the moneyed
interests" whom he charged with OBJ
structing the passage of necessary leg
islation to relieve veterans.
Comdr. Conley stressed the stand OF
the organization with respect to pro-
tecting the disabled veterans from COM
penSation cuts.
while there may be retrenchment
within the Government expenditures,
we will not at any time allow anything
to affect those men who suffer disabili-
ties incurred In actual combat In the
war" he declared.
The department adopted resolution
during the afternoon session urging
that disabled veterans having less than
10 per cent disability be included In
the group given preference for Civil
Service posts.
Advocates u. s. Purchases.
Another resolution adopted by the
organization advocated purchase Of
products Of the United States in pref
erence to foreign-made goods, to pro-
mote home industry and increase en-
ploylnent in this country.
Guests invited to attend the banquet
last night included:
Maj. z. T. Hitch, regional director OF
the Veterans Administration; William
F. Dorsey, District of Columbia depart
ment commander of the c.. A. r.; Oscar
Hollingswerth, District of Columbia de-
partment commander OF the Veterans oi
Foreign Wars; Mrs. Bryant K. Ogden
president, Women's Overseas League
Lee T. Turner, national executive COM
mitteeman; z. Claude Babcock, past
national commander; Thomas Kirby
national legislative chairman; Ralph l.
Chambers, national rehabilitation
Charles F. J. Bultmann. Roy E. Hale
commander, Department of Virginia
Disabled American Veterans; Walter w
Lofiin, commander. Department of Vir-
ginia; Samuel Lunine, commander. De-
partment of Pennsylvania: Frank Haley
national rehabilitation officer and COM
mander, Brooklyn; P. A. De Hoff, COM
mander, Baltimore chapter; Edward l.
Kelly, national rehabilitation officer
Connecticut, and Helen Snyder. ma.
tional executive committeewoman
Fourth District of Disabled American
Veterans Auxiliary.