Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-06-12
COMMIT Tee TO AID
FORMER SOLDIERS
Work of War Department w
Be Followed-Big Meeting
Tonight

purpose OF organizing comm
tee to look after the interests
soldiers III the late war. tt
service is for the benefit Of
Madison county men and it
hoped that a liberal represent
ton will be on hand. There
to be hundreds Of such cluf
formed, The organization Wi
| be closed on June 80
Capt. Joseph /. Bachus was
Richmond Saturday, and is enc
the organization officers who W
have charge Of the meeting f.
night, to which all are invited.
is probable that Mayor Evans al,
other local people will address tn,
meeting.
The Service and Informatio
Branch is the concrete cxpressio
! Of the War Departments yer
earnest desire to help every. CO
service man sovle his own partic
ular problem. Established pri-
marily for giving assistance in
obtaining employment as the
need for this assistance decreas-
ed, it has turned its attention
more and more to the other needs
of the men, particularly the dis
abled.
Experience in this work has
shown that many Of the men have
little or no information as to the
relief provided by the govern
ment for disabled men; or, if they
have this information they do not
know how to go about getting the
relief. These men are largely OF
the class that must be reached by
direct contact. The welfare aud
other organizations interested in
the former service man have this
contact. BY bringing them into
touch with the government
agencies charged with soldier re
lief, the Service and Information
Branch is able to give them first
hand information which can be
passed on to the men. This is
the main object to be accomplish
ed by local Central Committee
but it serves other importan
purposes and acts as clearin'
house on all matters conCcrnin
! the eX-service man.
The chief object today is tt
establishment Of such committe,
,! throughout the country, Whic
are able to take up any phase c
work because they include dele
gates from all the various activ
ties-soldier employment agef
cies, war risk officers, federal Y
cational experts, public heal
surgeons, the Red Cross, and
the welfare associations.
The entire work Of the Ser
and Information Branch is di
ed into two main divisions. /
there is the central office
headquarters in the Counci
National Defense Build
Washington, D. c. The sec
division is the field service, wi
covers practically the Ell
country. The home office note
i supervises the activities Of
field representatives through
the United States, but in addit
handles the entire personnel,
respOndence and information,
publicity branches, and enpl
ment for high-class technical
professional men.
) 1t is desired that the follow
county officers and organizati.
> be represented at the Maids
| County Service Mems Welfa
!. Committee meeting tonight,
: send representative, since Il
will be called upon to become
fi1iated with the work:
County and City Officials
! ]. G. Bosley Health officer.
= p S. Whitlock, Sheriff.
L. P Evans, Mayor.
J. P, Chenault, City Attorney.
:, r c. Stockton, Postmaster
I Stone Norman, Sec rome tcSINiC
: Red Cross.
q NeaIe Bennett, President Red Cross.
American EeEiaa s4e:s=sUe-
c Harry II. Rice, Commander.
:, Willis Kennedy. Vice Com
l. Z. Chenault Historian.
y r. r. Burnam, Jr, War Risk lnSur-
ance officer.
;. Paul Burnam, Finance officer.
n r. J.. Telford. Chaplain.
" Churches
O. O. Green Baptist
I M. T. Chandler. Methodist.
D. H. Matherly. 2nd Christian.
r. l.. Telford, Presbyterian.
DIR. Moore, Southern Methodist.
Lodges
T. S. Todd X. of z.
a j. G. Bosley. Masonic.
Luther Powell. Ell<s-
t | VIM. Marcum, Odd Fellows.
John F.. Sexton, Red Men.
x Papers
S. NJ. Saufley, Daily Register.
e. B. Smith, Pantagraph.
K Public Health Service
Dr. III. Jeffries.
Dr. NJ. Dunn.
n DIR. o. r Mume.
: War Mothers
Mrs. r. R. Burnam Sr
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