Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-28
American Legion's
Fine Work in Behalf
Ex-Service BOYS

Col. Albert Greenlaw Of Eastport,
the commander of the Maine branch
of the American Legion. Friday sent
out a circular to all the posts in the
State saying that specific evidence of
what the American Legion is doing
in furtherance of it's program of benz
eficial legislation in behalf of ex-
service men and Americans generally
is contained in summary of recent
accomplishments just received from
Thomas w. Miller. chairman of the
Legions national legislative commit
tee, with headquarters in the Wood
ward Building. Washington. D. C.
The report refers to legislation re-
Gently passed by both houses of Con-
gress and in view of it's vital interest
to all ex-service persons. the various
Department Headquarters are asked
to assist in placing the information it
contains before all Legionnaires and
other citizens of their respective
states. 1t is reproduced in full here
with as follows:
Il. One provision of the army ap-
preparation bill authorizes an app-o-
priation of s250,000 so that all lis
abled personnel still in hospitals may
cent rate per mile.
'2. All men now in receipt of hos
pitalization from the United States
public health service will be entitled
to the privilege of purchasing quar-
termaster's supplies from the U. S.
quartermaster supply depo.s or stores,
at cost.
IS To further assist the public
health service in adequately providing
for disabled men, the War Department
has turned over to them Whipple bar
racks. an old army hospital in Arizo-
ma, which will accommodate approx
mately 1900. tubercular patients.
~ The army appropriation bill
also carried an amendment to the Lee
gion's rifle bill which will authorize
the quartermaster general to dis.
tribute with our rifles sings and car
fridge belts.
IS. BY the passage of the Sundry
Civil appropriation bill, $4,000, 900 is
granted to the Bureau Of War Risk
Insurance to be expended rn hospitali-
cation of disabled discharged per-
sonnet. The original demands of
this committee were approximately
$40, 000, 900.
3. Before this Congress adjourns.
we anticipate securing a further ap-
preparation of s10.000,000 to be used
IN building. leasing or improving Of
hospitals to be converted for TIE use
Of disabled men.
u. The total appropriat ton to date
Tor the Federal Board for Vocational
education has been approximately
$So'o0O.00o. The Sundry Civil Bill
carried an appropriation Of $50. 000. 600
to be expended by the Federal Board
for vocational Education, and IL il the
belief of this committee that the
Board will be able in the near future
to render more efficient and diversified
service to all Of our disabled COM
rades.
"8-Six weeks ago the House nassed
the barrow bill which provides for an
increase of $4,000 per month for mar
rieo ana single men in receipt of vo-
'a'ioiiai training. This legislation
was included in the Senate deficiency
appropriation bill and hereafter all
vocational board students will receive
s1oo per month during the period of
training.
y. OF special interest to our Sis
Ter members is proviso in the Re.
Bill which grants rank
ana an increase Of pay to the Army
Nurse Corps. This it a specific do.
mand OF the First Constitutional Con.
vention and it is with great pleasure
that we make this announcement.
10. All emergency corps officers
interested in the fight to secure the
right to retirement as allowed regular
army officers. will be interested IN
know that the privilege has been al.
lowed the emergency corps officers OF
the Navy in the Reorganization pro-
gram passed by both Houses. So FAR
It has been impossible to secure anv
legislation from Congress extending
this right of retirement to army emer.
gency corps officers. The Senate will
at any time. pass the legislation hut
the chief opponents Of it IN the House
nave so far prevented any action
which might conform with that Or
ton of the Senate.