Evening star., 1919-12-28

So far as great many former
service men are concerned. the most
important event of the week just
closed was the signing by President
Wilson of the bill amending the war
risk insurance act, the measure hav-
ing Teen introduced in the House by
Representative Burton +. Sweet of
Iowa and slightly amended in con-
ference.
The bill received the Endorsement
of the national organization of the
American Legion and of other groups
of service men, and the delay in get
ting it through Congress was not
due to any opposition but only to the
press of other business.
Probably the most far-reaching pro-
vision of the Sweet measure is that
which allows government insurance
benefits to he paid in a lump sum. in
stead of being distributed over pc
riOd of twenty years. as provided in
the original act. The language OF
this section now reads:
The bureau of war risk insurance
may make provision in the contract
for converted insurance for optional
settlements. to be selected by the in
sured, whereby such insurance may
be made payable either in one sum
or in installments for thirty-siX
months or more. The bureau may
also include in said contract
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to elect to receive the payment
of the insurance in installments for
thirty-SiX months or more. but only
if the insured has not exercised the
right of election as hereinbefore pro-
vided: and even though the insured
may have exercised his right of cleo
ton. the said contract may authorize
the beneficiary to elect to receive
such insurance in installments spread
over a greater period of time than
that selected by the insured"
The act as amended provides for
increased payments to many men to-
tally disabled who did not fall with
in the ne-hundred-doila a month
class under the origina, act, and this
increase is the best Christmas gift
many of them could have had.
Summary of Provisions.
Four provisions of section 302 of the
amended measure may be summarized
as follows:
Total and temporary disability
While such disability remains total
the disabled person. if unmarried. re-
ceives $50 per month; if he has wife.
$50: a wife and one child. $95; wife
and two or more children. 800; no
wife. but one child, $50. with S. fo'
! each additional child; il he has A
father or mother. or both. dependent
on him. he may recei! sic month
for each parent so dependent in ad-
Glt'On TO the Otner rom OSrSdtlOn tC
whiCr he is entitled.
Partial and temporary disability
The n orthly compensation shall be a
percentage of the sum which would
be payable for his total and tempo
rary disability. equal to the degree
No compensation shall be payable for
a reduction in earning capacity rated
at less than 10 per cent.
Total and permanent disability-This
class includes those who have lost both
feet or both hands. or the sight of
! both eyes. or the loss of one foot and
one hand. or of one foot and the sight
of one eye, or one hand and ,he sight
Of one eye. or those helpless and per-
n,ahently bedridden. Such persons
will receive 500. and for double
total permanent disability" of which
there are two o: three cases. the com
pensation may be 5000 month.
Partial and permanent disability
| The monthly compensation shall be a
percentage of the sum which would
be payable for his total and perma-
nent disability, equal to the degree
of the reduction of his earning capac-
! ity. No compensation shall be pay
! able for reduction in earning capac-
! ity rated at less than 10 per cent
Provision also is made for the pay
ment of a sum not to exceed $40 a
| month for an attendant in the case OF
| those so helpless as to need such at
| tention.
Santa Claus "Mnkes Good
/ Quarantine regulations did not pre-
| vent Santa Claus. in the guse of a
group of young women from L. S. S.
; Jacob Jones Post of the American
Legion from getting into the Bruen
Home for Children on Christmas day
| and providing a big holiday celebra- :
| ton for the fifty little folks there.
| 1t had been expected by the MEM
bers of the post. formerly yeomen
CD. to have the children at their
clubhouse, 1919 X street. for the hol-
iday, but temporary quarantine
prevented this. Accordingly Com
mander Rose Frances Stokes and a
dozen of the girls who live at the
clubhouse. piled bags of gifts and
\ all the ingredients of a Christmas
i dinner into automobiles and went out
| to the home. at 3535 11th street. Each
| child received bag of gifts and
goodies from the fair legfonaries,
the boys getting skates. knives
serviceable watches. etc. while the
| girls received hair ribbons. toilet ar
! ticIes and dolls. The celebration was
! a huge success so far as the children
/; were concerned. but a number of the
members of Jacob Jones were disap-
pointed because their little guests could
/
Robley ID. Evans Post Elects.
| F. Eggert was elected Junior vice
/ commander Of Robley D. Evans Post
of the American Legion at the last
regular meeting Of the post! sue
ceeding Eugene c. Weichhardt TO
that office The post. which meets in
the Masonic Temple. Sth street north
| east will give the first of a series OF
smokers Friday evening. January 16
| at which time large attendance is
! expected. During the winter season
the post is holding a dance the first
and third Thursday evenings of each
month.
Announces New Yenr Day Reception
{ The following comes to the editor
of this column from the American
Legion of this city. which was or
ganized by the Army nurses:
| Jane A. Delano Post extends a
| cordial invitation to the members OF
| the other posts in this department to
a reception on New Year day. from
6 to 9 pm. at the club. 1887 X street
There will be music. flowers. pretty
i girls and something to eat. What
| more could man want?
Miss Alice B. Harvey is commandeI
of this post Now watch all the oio
getting ready for inspection by the
commanding general. and tell the
bugIer to blow Assembly"
Will Hold Open Meeting.
EQUALITY Post No. 2S4. Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. will hold an open
reeting New Year day. at Pythiar Y
! Temple. 1912 9th street. at O'Clock
All veterans who served overseas are
invited to attend. and plenty OF
| cigars and cigarettes will be on hand
f! A musical program will enliven the
evening. This post. which meets the
6rst and third Thursday evenings OF
each month, will hold its next resu-