Evening star., 1933-06-18
VETERANS TOLD
FIGHT JUST BEGUN
Representative Fish Thinks
Spanish War Sums Will
Be Restored.

Representative Hamilton Fish of New
York told the annual convention of the
District Department United Spanish
War Veterans, last night that he felt
reasonably sure compensation taken
from former service men will be re-
stored at the next session Of Congress
The fight against the slashes in vet
erans' pensions has just begun, he de-
clared, adding that he believes the peo-
pie of the United States. when they
are fully apprised of the true situation,
will rally in support OF the veterans
cause.
Although the compensation Of vet
Grams was cut in the name Of economy
and to balance the budget, Mr. Fish
said the budget is no nearer balanced
now than before, due to insufficient ef-
forts to collect war debts and expendi-
ture of funds for such projects as the
reforeStation camps.
Commander Elected.
Charles A. Strobel was elected de-
partment commander to succeed P. j:
Callan. Other officers chosen included
Tom D. Buckley, senior vice COM
mander; George v. McAlear, junior
vice commander; Rev. William NJ La
Roche, department chaplain; James B.
Freeland, inspector; DR.. Albert w.
Evans, surgeon; James E. Wilson. mar
shal and James A. Burns, Judge advo-
cate
The following delegates to the ma
tional convention of the organization
in Los Angeles August 81 to rs were
elected: John Long, Samuel Silvermf n,
John Ford and William Barnes. Chosen
as alternateS were William Harbers,
John Level, John Hamburg and George
B. Wood.
Appointments were made as follows:
Maj. S. J. McWilliams, chief Of staff !;
William P. Irving, adjutant; william j.
Stevens, quartermaster; Benjamin j.
Motley, patriotic instructor John A.
Farmer, historian; Bernard S. Buscher,
graves registration officer; Charles 4
Appich, assistant adjutant; Joseph J.
Harvey, assistant quartermaster; Ed
ward q. Halpin, senior color bearer;
Oscar Feldser, junior color bearer;
James r. Purcell, junior color bearer;
George F. Cook, publicity officer, and
William Jenkins, installing officer.
Attended by Gihon.
Ed. Gihon, past commander in chief,
Of Boston, Mass, attended the conven-
tlOll, REPRESENTING Lie OiSdIllzdllOu
present head, William j. Often. Both
he and c.. A. Sheppard, representing
the Grand Army of the Republic, spoke
in condemnation of the cuts in vet
erans' compensation.
The convention adopted resolutions
urging that widows, orphans and de-
pendents of the men who lost their
lives in the Maine disaster, which pre-
cipitated the Spanish American War.
receive pensions, just as II war already
had been declared when the battleship
was sunk; recommending the admission
to membership in the United Spanish
War Veterans of those who served in
the Moro campaigns in the Philippines;
and commencing Mr.. Callan for his
services as department commander
during the past year.
At the conclusion of the meeting of
the veterans the District Auxiliary of
the United Spanish War Veterans met
and elected officers as follows: Mrs. NJ
Gertrude Keys, president; Mrs. Cath
crime Dintler, senior vice president;
Mrs. Daisy Gresham, chaplain; Mrs.
Myrtle Moxley, patriotic instructor;
Miss Gretta Ludwig, conductor; Mrs.
Gertrude Stoll, assistant conductor;
Miss Dorothy Afford, guard; Miss
Arthelia Hill. assistant guard, and Mrs
Ella Ford, Judge advocate.