Evening star., 1943-12-19
American Legion
Gets 772,207
Pounds Of Records

Pounds Of Records
In its second Nationwide drive
the American Legion up to last
week had collected 772,2o7 pounds
of old phonograph records, accord.
ing to Milt D. Campbell, director Of
national defense.
California was leading the de.
partments with 90,033 pounds.
The first drive netted 4,lls,72I
pounds.
Among District Legionnaires ap-
pointed to committees by National
Comdr. w. H. Atherton include:
Brig. Gen. Frank E. Lowe, vice
chairman, national defense; Gen.
P. C. Harris, education of orphans
of veterans: william P. Kershner,
chairman, and Dave Kislu, vice
chairman, national pilgrimage;
James B. Burns, member National
Labor Relations Committee.
Department Comdr. c. Francis
Mccarthy announced the postpone
ment of the Department Executive
Committee meetinrfg to December
| 20.
The Department Rehabilitation
Committee last week met at the
Legion clubhouse, under the direc-
ton of Chairman Noland A talk
on rehabilitation was made by
Samuel Rose of the Veterans Ad-
ministration.
National Cathedral Post Cancelled
its December meeting in order not
to conflict with the Christmas holi.
days.
1t will hold a Christmas party for
children of the Washington Home
for Foundlings, 4610 Forty second
street NV, on Christmas afternoon,
under the direction of Nate Silver
berg. Leo Wise, acting as Santa
Claus, will distribute presents to
each child. Comdr. H. ]. jacob ex-
tends an invitation to all Legion
naires and their friends to attend.
I U. S. Maritime Post will meet at
i 8 pm. Tuesday in room 1851. De-
partment of Commerce Building.
The constitution of the new post
will be adopted at this meeting.
/ Sergt. Jasper Post and auxiliary
will hold their annual Christmas
party for underprivileged children
tomorrow evening at the Legion
clubhouse. Santa Claus will distri-
butte presents.
/ The party will be under the direc-
ton of John McMeel with William
/ E. kershner as Santa Claus.
/ Christmas food baskets will be
distributed by the post to a group
OF needy families this week.
! Department of Agriculture Post Is
forwarding to its members
monthly news letter News items
are handled by the publicity officer,
/ C. E. De Vivo.
/ Department Americanism Officer
Thomas R. Callahan requests all
posts submit their appointments for
committee assignments to him at
the Legion headquarters prior to
the January meeting of the depart-
ment's Americanism Commission,
ms includes appointments to
committees on community, educa-
ton, flag and juvenile delinquency.
The National Guard of Honor an
nuall ball will be held at the Shore
ham Hotel on January IS.
The American Legion last week
launched a Nationwide campaign
for good neighborliness with all
American republics in the form Of
a dinner held at the Mayflower Ho-
tel. presided over by National
Comdr. Atherton
Nelson Rockefeller, co-ordinator
OF inter-American affairs; Ambas-
sador Don Francisco Castillo Ma
lera of Mexico, Representative Sam
Rayburn. Representative Joseph
Martin, Senator Alben w. Barkley
and the Most Rev. John F. OHara,
former president of Notre Dame
University, spoke.
The House Of Representa- tives has
passed two bills sponsored by the
American Legion to increase COM
pensation rates for disabled veterans
OF both World Wars I and II and
sent them to the Senate.
/ The bill to increase the compen-
sation rate for veterans having serv-
lce-connected disabilities by Is per
cent over present rates (H. R. 1856
was adopted without amendment by
the House. The bill to increase the
rate OF compensation for totally and
permanently disabled veterans with
out service-connected disabilities
from $40 to $50 per month (H. R.
337O was amended by a provision
which woulod subsequently increase
the rate Of payment to $50 per
month when total and permanent
disability sholl have been estah-
llshed over period of 10 years, or
upon the veterans reaching the age
of IS.
The bill increasing service-con-
nected rates by Is per cent also fixes
increased rates for the widows and
orphans of veterans coming under
the Act of June %, 1884, by which
widows received $50 per month.
The rates provided in H. R. 1858
are S35 for a widow with no child,
s45 for widow with one child and
SIS additional for each additional
child. For child but no widow,
Sl8; two children S27; three chill
dren, 36, ard 81 for each additional
child.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Quentin Roosevelt Post.
Potomac Boat Club; Department Of
Justice, Gas Light and Sergt. Jasper
Posts, Legion clubhouse.
Tuesday-National Press Club
Post. Press Club: Cooley-McCul-
Tough Post, Legion clubhouse; I'd
Division Post New Colonial Hotel.