Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-14
GOVERNMENT TO
AID FAMILIES0 OF
N. GUARDSMfN
ORDER ISSUED GIVES c0HPTROL.
LER'S C0NSTRuCTlG.i OF
81 Zoo. 900 APPROPRIATION.
ONLY GUARDSMEn WHO AESWE-DED
UNDER TWO CALLS OF PRESI-
DENT ELIGIBLE TO AID.

Only the families of the members of the
militia or national guard who were brouch,
into the federal service under the call Of
the president are entitled to the benefits Of
the act appropriating -. 600. 900 for the
assistance of the dependent families Of
guardsmen. according TO the construction
OF the act by the comptroller Of the treas
ury. This includes the call Of May 9, when
the Texas. New Mexico and Arizona ma
tional guard answered, and that Of June
Is, when the entire national guard answer
ed.
A copy Of 4 general order ny the war de-
partment explaining fully the act and III
provisions WAS received at Fort Brown TO,
day. and follows in full:
The following extract from an act OF
congress approved August %. 1916. and
instructions relative thereto are published
for tile information and guidance ~ MI
concerned:
l. AN act making appropriations
for the support Of the army for the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1917 and
for other purposes"
''Fhat the sum of $4,000 0A l. hereby
appropriated ont Of amy money IN the
treasury not otherwise appropriated TO be
expended under the direction AZ the see
rotary Of war, and under such rules and
regulations a. he may prescribe, for the
juprnrt Of. at 4 cost Of not more than
| $50 per month, or 80 much of said amount
a. the secretary III war may deem nee
eSs,rv and not more than such enlisted
man has been contributing monthly L. the
support of his family ~ the time "a hi
beng called or drafted into the service al
the United States or during his enlistment
period IN the regular army ~ the time ot
such call or draft Of the organized mali
tin or national guard. the family Of eact
enlisted man of NE organized militia u
national guard called or drafted in the
service VII the United States until hls
DISCHARGE from such service and the fam
TN W. each enlisted man Nj the regular
army until hi- discharge from active ser
vice therein ur until the discharge NJ the
organized militia nr national guard iron
such service II such ENLISTED man - al
f. AltN NAtNAN AA ifNtNN ~A'Al'A NN ANN Af@NAAts
army. which family during the term 81
! service ut such enlisted man has no other
income. except the pay of such enlisted
man. adequate for the support VT said
family: Provided. That the action nj the
secretary ot war ~ ull eases provided foi
in this paragraph shall be final and n,
right tn prosecute a suit IN the Court OF
Claims ur III any other court uf the United
/ Statc~ against the government Of Tho
! United States shall accrue to such enlist
| cd man. or 10 any member nc the family
~ such enlisted man. wv virtue VI the
passage If this Act: And provided fur.
Their. That this paragraph shall not apply
~ any such enlisted man who shall mar
, r. after the fifteenth day ~ July, nine
teen hundred and sixteen. and the word
family shall include only wife, children
aud dependent mothcr-.'
:. Constituting this provision the camp.
t%rolIcr of the Treasury. on August 30
1916. held that:
ta) Only the families of those men Of
the militia or national guard who were
brought into the service 81 III,
United States under the call WI the
president are entitled e. the benefits Of
the act. The family III \ man cnli-ting IN
the militia or national guard of Texas
New Mexico ar Arizona after May Q mad
that IN 4 man enli~ting In the militia ~
NATIONAL guard Of theothcr states after