The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
SOLDIERS BUSINESS
AID COMMITTEE
l.. Il. varser is Chairman of Commit
tee Tor Robeson-TO Look After In
terests of Absent Soldiers

terests of Absent Soldiers
, Soldiers business aid committees
have been organized all over North
Carolina for the purpose of looking
after the interests Of those who 90
to war, just as one would look after
the interests of a brother absent in
the army. The soldiers business aid
committee for Robson is oomnosed
OF the following:
l.: X. Varser, chairman, Lumberton,
3: A. Edens, Rowland, J. D. Proctor,
Lumberton, ]. H. Mckay, RedSprings,
>. T. Virgins, Maxton, John S. But
Ter, St. Pauls.
The North Carolina council of de-
tense, Mr.. D. H. Hill, chairman, has!
given the following resume of the
duties OF soldiers aid committees and
the purposes for which they were or
ganized:
Soldiers Business Aid Committee
The purpose of the committee shall
be to render assistance to United
States soldiers, sailors, and marines,
IN managing the details of their pri-
vate business while they are away
from home and to render them as
slstance in obtaining employment
when they return.
Hereafter the word "soldier' shall
be construed to include all persons in
the military or naval service of the
United States. The details of the
business especially to be looked af-
ter, upon request of a soldier, are:
(a) To render, without charge, any
legal service desired from time OF
call to the colors until the end Of the
war.
(b) To see that during the absence
Of the soldier there shall be no lapse
in his insurance policies, no failure
to pay taxes on property nor Interest
on mortgage indebtedness, ard t.
make such legal transfers of prop
erty as the soldier or his family ma,
desire.
(c) To see that no advantage shall
be taken of any soldier in legal pro
ceedings in which he may be party
or in which he may have an interest
(d) To look after and assist il
caring for all persons who may be
or who may hereafter become, de
pendent upon soldier for support.
q (e) To aid soldiers in securing EN-
- ployment when they return.
(f) To arrange for special trainin
or education of soldiers partially dis
abled by wounds or disease.
(g) To see that all soldiers who ar
called to the colors are properly reg
istered, so that they may vote durin
their absence.
(h) To perform any other servic
for soldiers when necessity thereto
arises during their absence at tn
front.
ORGANIZATION. The unit fc
organization shall be the county, an
there shall be committee in eac
county to consist Of not less than 81
membeJs. Eath county committe
shall serve the soldiers from tn;
county exclusively, and shall have tt
right to constitute branch or tow
ship committees in such places and
such number as it may think prope
FINANCES. The committee shs
depend upon voluntary contribution
an accurate account of which shs
be kept, and whatever shall be lie
over of the contributions shall be r
turned pro rata when the work of t
committee shall have been complet
after peace.
Wherever soldiers are able to
so, they shall be expected, after t.
war, to repay any money that sh:
be advanced for them in keeping
force their life ainsurance Nolicie
and in paying taxes, interest, ct
and the total sums returned, as W
as the amount left over from dor
tions, shall be distributed pro rs
after the end of the war to those w
shall have contributed.
No officer of the league shall
paid for any service, no rents shall
paid, and only such necessary {
= penses as printing, postage, ETC., sh
be deducted from the sum receiv
Il and strict account shall be kept, 81
ject to inspection at any time bv a
person interested.
After the war is over, and all b
mess has been concluded, the boz
and accounts shall be turned over
the North Carolina Council Of
fense for audit and preservation.
Very probably few soldiers
avail themselves of the assistance
these committees Most of them Y
be able to make their own arran
n ments, or their immediate faml
will look after the same for them;
committee is intended to look at
the legal, financial and business
terests of all absent soldiers Y
have not been able to make tt
own arrangements, or whose peol
if thew have any, do not do so
them. The purpose is to assist
absent soldier in the same man
as a brother would assist an abs
brother in looking after his fin
cial affairs and holding his prope
safe until the absent brother retu1
. RJC LUMBER ORDER