Evening star., 1935-04-28


day at 10 o'clock Watson B. Miller,
A past department commander of the
District of Columbia and chairman
of the National Rehabilitation Com
mittee, will preside.
The meeting is scheduled to con-
slider reports from various depart
mental heads and to lay the founda-
ton for a future program for the
betterment of World War veterans
throughout the United States now in
need of constant care because OF
physical and mental diseases.
Among the subjects to be discussed
will be procedure in hoSpitalizing
veterans, guardianship, examination
and rating of cases, disqualification
and domiciliary care of women vet
Grams, insurance, decentralization OF
insurance and death claims and de-
velopment of cases for adjudication.
Increased hospital facilities now pro-
posed in bills before Congress are
also among the items to be discussed.
Special attention will be paid to
the subject of caring for women pa
tients from the World War veteran
ranks Special facilities for colored
veterans and those suffering from
mental and nervous ailments will be
given prime consideration.
Representative John E. Rankin Of
Mississippi and Gen Frank T. Hines,
administrator of veterans affairs; Ma
tional Comdr Frank N. Belgrano, Jr.;
Past National Comdr. Edward Hayes.
Mrs. A. C. Carlson, national president,
American Legion Auxiliary; Miss
Emma Puschner, national director OF
child welfare, and Frank E. Samuel,
national adjutant, will make addresses
At the last meeting of Sergt. Jasper
Post, No 13. at the Thomas Circle
Club, an address was delivered by
Representative Ernest Lundeen of
Minnesota He spoke on veterans az
fairs and the several bills now pending
in Congress affecting veterans.
Comrade ClarkSon reported on the
Department Musical Committee and
Comdr. w. A. McCallum reported this
post has been awarded the silver cup
for the best showing in the Army day
. parade. He appointed Comrades
Bowserman. Pritchard. Pierce and Nc
Curtney as color bearers and color
guards. respectively, to serve for the
=. balance of this year.
Nine new applications were received
for membership, among them being
Charles j. Catanack, magician, who
gave a demonstration in the art of
magic.
The Spring card party of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post. No 2, will be held
at the Hamilton Hotel tomorrow eve
ming. Charlotte Berry is chairman.
A special Mothers day program will
feature the next regular meeting of the
post. Nine. Cantaca2ene-G Grant will
speak
Chairman Alma Sarton has selected
240O Sixteenth street for the birthday
dinner May %. The committee as
sisting her is: Helen Linkins Opitz.
Jane Cox, Anne Frame, Edna Smith.
Charlotte Berry and Past Comdrs.
Helen McCarty, Jane Breen, Mary
Tatspaugh and Mary Weide.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, went on
record to maintain its own drum and
bugle corps at meeting of the De-
partmental Musical Organization
Committee last Wednesday
The Americanism plan. submitted
to the department by this post, was
considered last week by DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, supertendent of schools.
Comdr. Hargrave his created
a committee to determine whether or
not permission can be obtained to
erect a World War memorial shaft
on one Of the numerous plots of
Federal-owned property in the far
northwest area. The same committee
is commissioned to investigate the de-
lay in reconditioning the Fort Stevens
battle site
Members assisted in the Easter
Monday parade of underprivileged
children sponsored by the Good Sa-
maritan Home. Easter visits were
made to veterans at local hospitals
by members of the Service Commit
: tee
Membership turned the 300 mark
when Officer George Donohue report
ed to the department en- April 26.
The post will meet at Fort Stevens
Hall, 306 Kennedy street. next Thurs
day, at 8:15 pm. A special social
meeting for May and Memorial day
plans will be discussed
An informal card party and dance
: will be held in the hall May 4.
The post squadron of the Sons of
the American Legion met last Fri
day. The charter was closed with 81
signers. the largest squadron in the
local detachment. Acting Captain
Caffery presided.
Adjutant George D. Frye of Vim
cent B. Costello Post, No. Is, was ap-
pointed by the commander as a spe-
cial representative to appear before
q meeting Wednesday evening of all
local posts in relation to the forma-
ton of a departmental musical Or
ganization committee, having as it's
object the sponsoring of either a de-
partmental drum and bugle corps
or combined band and drum corps.
Thomas ]. Hurney a late member
of this post, was buried with military
honors in Mount Olivet Cemetery
last Wednesday.
Capt. Dennis, commander of Cos
: tello Post Squadron, Sons of the
-. Legion, has called meeting of that
organization at the National Guard
arnory tomorrow at 6 pm.
Representative James A. Stanley
of Connecticut was the guest speaker
at the meeting of the Stephen P.
McGroarty Post, No. q, April 22 at
the Thomas Circle Club.
New members, Frank j. Corcoran
and Richard c. Landlord, we're intro
duced by Membership Officer E. E.
!, Corwin.
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, met
Tuesday evening at the Corby Bakery
: on Georgia avenue, Comdr. Samuel
Rose presiding. The honor guest was
Representative P. L. Gassaway of
A.. Oklahoma. Eugene Costello, COM
u, mander of the George E. Killeen Post,
extended an invitation to members to
visit the club house of the Killeen Post.
Other guests were Howard w. Woer-
ner, commander of Equality Walter
Reed Post No. 284 of the Veterans of