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XXX,NO.1 DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS' SEMI-MONTHLY, AUG. 8, 1952 WHOLE NUMBER 791 HIRTY-FIRST CONVENTION GETS UNDER WAY ational Commander Governor Dever To isits Far East Welcome Delegates BOSTON, Mass.-His Excellency, Paul A. Dever, Govern NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS-Ewing W. Mays, Na or of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, will welcome the Commander, Disabled American Veterans, with his 31st annual convention of the DAV to Boston this year. Herbert J. Miller, Alvin G. Hedlun and Gilbert B. Thp Governor was recently , went to Tokyo, Japan, June 5, for an extensive temporary chairman of the Demo- gressional Medal of Honor winner cratic national convention at in World War L of all medical installations in the Far East Command. Chicago, and was a favorite son Commander visited the preSidential candidate from the National Officers Army Hospital, medical 'Fighting Chaplain' Commonwealth State. National officers to appear on tions in Osaka, and made Since 1949, Mr. Dever has the program are: National Com of the Marine Hospital in Becomes Associate been governor of the Common- mander Ewing W. Mays; National On July 4, he was a wealth. Before becoming governor, Senior Vice Commandel- Floyd Ambassador Murphy's Editor Semi-Monthly he served the state as Attorney Ming; National Adjutant Vivian party. Before returning General from 1935-41. Interrupted D. Corbly; Assistant National Ad the the Commander and NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS by World ';Val' II, he saw service jutant John E. Feighner; CoL group reported back to Gen -Delmar L. Dyreson, known as in the Navy and had held the Cicero Hogan, National Director Mark W. Clark, and .to the "Fighting Chaplain" during rank of LieuL Commander in the of Claims; and Roland Jensen, General W. E. Sham bora. World War II, has accepted the U, S. N. R. since 1942. Assistant to the National Adju- Commander's First Visit associate editorship of the DAV Admitted to the Massachusetts tant. While this was Commander Semi-Monthly, according to an Bar in 1926, after graduating cum Dr. Elson to Conduct Memorial first tour, it was the second announcement by Vivian D. laude from the Boston School of National Chaplain, the Rev. of its kind sponsored by the Corbly, National Adjutant. Law that same year, he has been Edward L. R. Elson, D.D., min . A published statement by "It is a pleasure to welcome a member of the Boston and Cam- ister of the National Presbyterian Miller, who made the tour Mr. Dyreson to our staff," said bridge Bar Associations ever Church in Washington, D. c., will , said in part, "a man Mr. Corbly, "and we are confident since. conduct the Memorial service '''II'UUl1UCU on the front lines in Ko that from his extensive training PROPOSED PEARL HARBOR SHRINE-Here is architect massive pylons forming three separate chapels for worship. From 1928-34, Mr. Dever was a honoring departed comrades. is safer from the standpoint and experience he will bring a representative to the General Paul Williams' conception of the huge Grave of the Unknown Connected to the chapels is a curved ramp extending over Court of Massachusetts. Outstanding Events medical attention than he worthwhile contribution to our Sailor to be constructed at Pearl Harbor by the Disabled 'the water and circling a buoy. The buoy will mark the grave .be if hit by an automobile Semi-Monthly." Born in Boston in 1903, he now Among the outstanding events average American street." American Veterans. December 7th is the day for official Iof the unknown sailor and will be inscribed wit h a DA V resides in Cambridge,' and is un- vill be the joint opening session The new editor was born in ground breaking ceremonies. The project will include four plaque in dedication to Navy dead. married. of the DA V and its Auxiliary on caught the at Dodgeville, Wisconsin, in 1904 and of Commander Mays; and Mayor John B. Hynes will greet Monday at 9 :00 A.M. The 308th attended St. Olaf College, the the DAV and their friends on Army Band will play. This meet study of Mr. Miller's University of California, the Chi was prompted to see for behalf of the city of Boston. The ing is open to the public. A cago Theological Seminary, and Tentative DA V Program City of the Founding Fathers will lobster sail to Nantasket is Harvard and Columbia Universi Shangri-La To Welcome extend an all-out welcome. planned for Tuesday at 12:30. SuNDAY, August 10th: ties. Among the distinguished speak- The aircraft carrier Shangri-La No one understands the needs Edited The Linl. and The Chaplain 8 :00 a.m. Registration. All meetings' at Bradford Hbtel. ers scheduled will be Maurice J. has invited the convention dele the wounded service man better From 1946 to 1950 he \ served Tobin, United States Secretary of gates to enjoy open ship on Commander Mays who lost 10:00 a.m. National Executive Meeting. D A V Conventioners as Associate Director of the Gen Labor; Mr. Edward Odom, Chief Wednesday. A bean supper on the legs in World War II while 1:00 p.m. Baseball game-Boston Braves vs. New York Giants. eral Commission on Chaplains in 2:00 p.m, National Executive Meeting. Solicitor for the Veterans Admin- Boston Common will take place ",P'5U,'W'5 with the famed American NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS-The USS Shangri-La, Washington, D. c., an organiza 2:00 p.m. National Service Officers Meeting. istration, who will represent Carl Wednesday .evening. He was the only sur tion representing 40 religious herself a distinguished veteran of World War II, will be host of his company; only 84 out 9:00 p.m. National Commander's Reception and Entertainment. R. Gray, Jr., the VA Adminis- There will be an opportunit~' denominations in matters affect to the DAV National Convention at "Open'Ship" on Wednes trator; and Joel T. Boone, (MC) to enjoy baseball in both the 2,000 are alive today. day afternoon, August 13th. Upon discharge from the army ing the chaplaincies of the Armed MONDAY, August 11th: U. S. Navy Ret., Chief Medical National and American leagues Services and the Veterans Admin- USS Shangri-La (CV 38) was later, February 24, 1944, the Director of the VA, and Con- during the Convention. 1945, he jOined the DA V and istration. Dyreson also held the 8:00 a.m. National Scrvice Officers Meeting. worked ever since either on named in honor of the ex-USS Shangri-La went down the ways, editorships of The Link and The 9 :30 a.m. Joint Opening Session. Hornet (CV 8) and the spectacu sponsored by Mrs. James H. Doo , state or national level Chaplain magazines. 2 :00 p.m. Business Session. 1951 he has served as na lar strike she launched against little before a crowd of 100,000 The Link, a 48-page magazine 8:00 p.m. MemOrial and Entertamment. Tokyo on the morning of April people. The late Secretary of the I...,,,,v'''~ commander. containing fiction, humor, religion, I J8, 1942. When the U. S. Press Navy, Frank Knox, gave the new tour of Japan and Korea cartoons, pu~zles,. qui~zes. and TUESDAY, August 12th: authorized by General Mark ~ lsked President Roosevelt to carrier his blessing and urged her Clark, Supreme Commander, other material, IS dl~trlbuted 8:00 a.m. National Service Officers Meeting. Identify the base from which to "strike the enemy fast, sur East Command, and General among ~rmy, Navy, AII' Force 9:30 a.m. Second Business Session. Jimmy Doolittle anq his B-25's prisingly and devastatingly." . E . Sham bora, Surgeon General and Manne pe:so~neL . 12:30 p.m. Lobster SaiL Boat trip to Nantasket--entire day. had winged their way to the On September 15, 1944, the the Far East Command. It . The CllI~, plam lS a professlOnal Entertainment; dinner at Nantasket Inn. Boats heart of the Japanese empire, he Shangri-La was commissioned at gave her berth in the yard, and the ·.,~",.t·"rt on June 14 with a visit to Journal, clrc~lated among chap- return at 6 :00 9 :00 and 11 :00 p.m. them the name of a popular Army Hospital. One lams of all fatths. ' Utopian retreat which author fi['st command of the new carrier and thirty-one amputees Accredited Press Delegate WEDNESDAY, August 13th: James Hilton published in a novel was accepted by Captain James in the Tokyo Army Hospital In 1948, Mr. Dyreson was an by the name of "Lost Horizon." D. Barner. day. accredited Press Delegate to the 8:00 a.m. National Service Officers Meeting. Shangri-La Launched Okinawa Operation 9:30 a.m. Third Business Session. Osaka World Council of Churches at After the Hornet was lost and At the time the Shangri-La pre Amsterdam, Holland, where he Afternoon Shopping and Sight-seeing. An interesting visit was made an account of her war record pared to launch her first strike represented the General Commis Evening Bean Supper on Boston Common. included an announcement of her against the enemy, the Okinawa the Japanese Rehabilitation sion on Chaplains. h""Le:nteir for the Physically Handi- participation in the first bombard operation was entering its third At the invitation of the Presi- THURSDAY, August 14th: ment of Tokyo by U. S. Forces, phase. The northern end of the 1l t:"."-IJl't::u at Osaka. This is the only dent's Committee on Religion and the American people decided she island had been secured and the of its kind in Japan. Here, Dr. 8:00 a.m. National Service Officers Meeting.