Evening star., 1934-02-11

ecutive Committee, George
Washington Post Club House,
1441 Rhode Island avenue, 8
pm.
AN AMERICAN LEGION reviewing
"A board in every department Of the
Federal Government, an idea con-
ceived by Department Comdr. Rice W.
Means, Is about to be established by
the department of the District of
Columbia, following approval Of the
plan by the Executive Committee OF
the department.
It is the plan Of Comdr. Means to
refer every complaint sent to depart
ment headquarters to these reviewing
boards in the various departments for
information and reports in detail con-
cerning every case. This also covers
every case for appointment or prefer
ence on the part Of any World War
veteran.
It will be the duty Of the members
Of the board to make a careful and
thorough examination OF the merits
of the case and report to department
headquarters the result of such in
vestigation. II the board reports the
case a meritorious one, the depart
ment headquarters of the American
Legion will Immediately apprise the
proper official of the Government de-
partment concerned and request ac-
ton. In no instance will the depart
ment intervene in behalf of any
veteran unless such case merits its
support.
The boards in the respective depart
ments were appointed to make positive
the name of the American Legion is
not used except in cases that warrant
support of the department. On the
contrary, where a veteran is entitled
to support it is the purpose of Depart
ment Comdr. Means to place the full
power of the American Legion in sup
port of the case.
Comdr. Means has requested each
cabinet officer and the officials in
charge of independent establishments
of the Federal and district govern
ments to notify their personnel officers
of the facts of the appointment of
these boards, with suggestion that
information concerning any veteran
be given to the reviewing boards. A
number of the cabinet officers and
officials in charge of Independent
Offices have already approved the
proposal.
The various boards in the respective
departments are as follows:
Navy Departmental. j. Kearney,
chairman; Norman P. Cassidy, Helen
G. Oneill.
Navy Yard-william D. Mulkey,
chairman; william E. Porter, Char
lotte Berry.
War Department-Edgar r. Baker,
chairman; Ellis r. King, Kate K.
Briggs.
Treasury OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A.
Burke, chairman: Edward c. Minter.
Frank G.. Howell, Arthur McCreight.
Labor Department-Oscar G. Jones,
chairman; John T. O'Brien, Edward
T. McGrath S. H. Epps.
Veterans Administration-Hen w
Longfellow, chairman; Charles L.
Curtiss, F. G.. Fraser, Mary A. Hickey,
Raymond Eichhorn.
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion-Rafael L. zwinglas, chairman;
Edward S. White.
Government Printing Office-D. z.
Gaudett, chairman; Will H. Chase,
Grover Tribble
Internal Revenue-Leo j. Reel
chairman: John A. Long, John FISH
EFT, Robert Tomlin.
Commerce Department - S o u h
Trimble. jr.. chairman: Frank M
Owen, George Rycraw.
Interior Departmental H Bennett
chairman: Porter L. Bush.
Department of Justice. l.. DaW-
son. chairman; Joseph j. 1dler, VIII
liam H Allen.
Post Office Department-Nornnan r
Grant. chairman: George D. Frye
John H. O'Connell.
Department of Agriculture - John
Arthur Shaw. chairman; C. w. Kline.
Interstate Commerce-Martin Goerl'
chairman; L. J. P. Ffchthorn, William
Kilerlane, William A. McCallum.
District of Columbia-Daniel j. Don
ovan, chairman; Miles Bell, William F,
Franklin, Ralph A. Norton.
A MEETING of the Executive Com
I mittee of the Department of the
District of Columbia, the American
Legion. will be held next Thursday
night at 8 O'Clock in the George Wash
ineton Post Club House, 1441 Rhode
Island avenue, with Department
Comdr. Rice w. Means presiding. The
regular meeting night falls on Wash
ington's birthday, and for this reason
tL,o ,,,oofipo uyoS odvapced to FebrlI-
ary IS and changed from the board
room, District Building, to the cluo
house. The meetings will be resumed
at the District Building with the
March meeting.
Francis F. Miller, for the past sew
eraI years director of welfare and re-
lief for the Department of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, the American
Legion, has rendered his resignation,
according to DR.. Ray F. Guynn,
chairman of the Welfare Advisory
Council of the Legion. He was also
a trustee, representing the American
Legion on the Community Chest
board of trstees with Past Department
Comdr. Amos A. Fries. Members OF
the American Legion, having the nee
essary qualifications, making applica-
ton for the vacancy must file with
their application written statement
as to their qualifications and expert
ence in welfare work with Chairman
Guynn prior to February IA.
National Comdr. Mrs. Clinton D.
Ackerman of Lakewood, Ohio, has ap-