Charles H. Reilley of Columbia
Post. 833. as department commander;
J. F. Bird of Post 127, depart
ment senior vice commander; E. J.
St. Jacques, of Post 284, department
Junior vice commander; Thomas W.
Jones. Post 284, department quarter
master: Charles D. Jennings, Post
1401, department judge advocate;
Dr. Morehart, Post 127, department
surgeon, and Rev. V. O- Anderson,
Post 824, re-elected department chap
lain. Representatives from the Grand
Army of the Republic, the United
Spanish War Veterans, the American
Legion, the Disabled American Vet
erans, and the Military Order of
the World War extend the good
wishes of their organizations to the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and all
testified to the co-oporati6n given to
other veteran .organization by hte
Veterans of Foreign Wars in the Dis
trict of Columbia- Resolutions af
fecting the welfare of disabled vet
erans; increased pensions to Span
ish War Veterans, and the widows
of Spanish War veterans; extension
of added hospital facilities to vet
erans of all wars, and a strong in
dorsement by the national defense
act were unanimously adopted. In
recognition of his service ns depart
ment quartermaster, a past depart
ment quartermaster's hadge was
awarded George J. Neuner of Post
127. The Department Encampment
approved the recommendation of Post
127 that citations be granted to
Luther V. Jenkins, 11. R. Clements
and Ernest Wickstrand of Post 127,
because of their meritorious services
in compiling the records of the post
after the original records had been
destroyed. The encampment awarded
a i*ast department quartermaster’s
hadge to Past Department Comdr.
Huhn, and it was decided to present
all badges and citations at the an
nual military ball, Armistice night,
November 11. Department Comdr.
Charles H. Reilley announced the ap
pointment of William Homer Carroll.
