The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-14
THE ELKS SERVE.

THE ELKS SERVE.
The EIks have placed at the disposal of the
Federal board q sum of $4,000 to be loaned to
be loaned to disabled soldiers, sailors and ma
rines,, so that they may be promptly placed in
training with proper maintenance Wills their
compensation award = being determined BY the
government, II this way avoiding much priva-
ton and humiliation TO them while waiting for
the case to be passed upon by the War Risk
Insurance bureau. This fund Is revolving
fund.-" Upon the conclusion by the legal and
medical officers Of tn federal board that man
is compensate case and probably win be 20
decided by the War Rick Insurance bureau when
the matter can be reached, the federal board
takes the chance, advances the m0hey to the
man, puts him at once in training, alleviates
any further financial distress which he or his
family may be suffering, and then when the
case is finally reached and adjudicated by the
bureau of war risk an allowance is authorized.
the amount Of the advance is deducted from that
which is due the soldier, and returned to the
fund to be used again in some similar case. In
addition, the Elks war relief commission, repre-
senting the order,( has determined to under
write and finance publicity campaign concern
ing the work being done by the federal board for
disabled saldiers sailors and marines after they
are discharged from the service. and has set
aside the sum of $4,000 for this, in effort to
reach those disabled men out in civil life who
have found their war-incurred handbags too
serious burden
Experience has demonstrated that q great
number Of these discharged disabled men have
not learned of the liberal provision made by the
federal government for compensation, for re-
education when necessary, and for placing in
suitable employment. The voluntary publicity
committee of the Elks and cooperating with the
federal board to assist in performing this work.
The $4,000 win enable the publicity committee
to reach, not only the disabled man themselves.
but also their families, employer, fellow en-
ployes. and the general public.
The work is going forward rapidly with aid
and support from the entire Elks order. Pub
licity material is being prepared. and the en-
tire membership is actively interested in aiding
the work of the federal board. Each lodge has
been instructed by the supreme officers to ap-
point at once committee to be known Is s'the
soldiers friend committee" and this committee
is instructed to take fun charge Of this work of
publicity and reaching the disabled men IN their
respective communities. Local committees win
arrange for public meetings in each community
in which there is an Elks lodge, at which meet
ing there will be invited representatives Of the
Red Cross. chamber of commerce and all other
civic organizations; representatives from the
churches and other fraternities, from employers
associations, and from labor unions and, in fact,
from every organization in each community.
Local lodges and their soldiers friend commit
tee is directed and urged to secure the circula-
ton, under Elks auspices, in local communities
Of publicity material that win Be sent from time
to time for use by the local newspapers.