The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-11
AMERICAN LEGION
ORGANIZING HERE
RETURNED SOLDIERS ARE MAX
ING BIG EFFORT TO START
LEGION POST
HOW t BENEFITS RETURNED SOLDIERS
Efforts Being Made To Organize
Throughout County Branch Ii
braries to Benefit Everybody.

In order to interest every ex-servict
man in the state in enrolling in the
American Legion and to interest con-
munities more where there are nov
no posts organizing, the state head
quarters of the Legion at Sioux Falls
have divided the state into districts
This county is in the seventh dis
trict and Irving r. Crawford, of Huron
has been named as district organizer
Mr.. Crawford calls attention to the
work with the Legion is now under
taking to aid the ex-scrvice men
whether a member of the organiza
ton or not.
I'm accordance with a resolution
passed at the caucus Of the American
Legion held at ST. Louis, the Legion
is giving to its members, and to those
eligible for membership, all possible
aid in matters concerning their war
risk insurance, allowances, Liberty
bonds, bonuses, travel pay, etc. For
been rendering this service to all of
its members who have had occasion
to ask for aid. During that time it
has helped hundreds of men to OBJ
tain a final and complete settlement
of their accounts. In every section
a member of the Legion acquainted
with the procedure necessary to OBJ
tain a speedy settlement of any
account thof N diccboruad co1diar r,ox
have with the government officials, is
available and ready to help.
Delivery of Liberty bonds has been
expedited. Bonus checks which had
been delayed have been obtained.
Claims for bonuses presented by the
Legion have been settled in record
time. Compensation claims have been
settled and payment secured. Men
who had been discharged from the
army or navy, and whose discharge
certificates showed them to be in
apparent good health, have, through
the Legion, proved to the government
that they are, as n matter OF fact,
not in good health, and have had their
compensation claims allowed and paid.
These results have been obtained
through full cooperation with the va
rious government bureaus.
I'm attention, the Legion is carry
ing on a general campaign to inform
ex-service men of their rights and
privileges and to assist in obtaining
them. Compensation is now paid 10
injured soldiers on the basis of $50
per month, Legislation has been in.
troduced to make it payable on the
basis of 800 per month. Government
at present is payable to the
beneficiary in installmcnts covering a
period of 20 years. Most men desire
to have their insurance paid in one
lump sum. Legislation is now pend
ing to have this done. Also legisla-
ton is pending to enlarge greatly the
class of persons who may be named
as beneficiaries of insurance. This
has been established for the
of ex-service men. 1t is ur-
gently requested that every member
be informed so that he may avail him
self of any assistance necessary in
connection with his relations with the
of War Risk Insurance, the
finance officer, or other govern
ment agencies"
Parties interested in American
affairs are at liberty to com
municate with the district organizer,
or Claude ]. Harris, secretary, Sioux
and their inquiries will receive
prompt attention.