New Britain herald., 1920-02-19
EDDY-GLOYER POST
 ID CARE FOR NEEDY
Is Not Charity, But Is Specified
 by State Statute

ne fuNA -biONtF post, lu' iNtttl branch of the American Legion. h;!35 received aut holizatiOn and is anxious to sa''rz'nec for the care ;tne assistance, ttf any -buddN'' in the world war Wh" is ill or otherwise nl need. Instead of appealing TOT charity or appearing be fore any charitable institution, Neter- ans of the world war. under provision of an act of he state legislature ere ;tting q fund for needy soldiers. sail
 ors or marines, are entitled. to re- var! for their services and should ;tp- ply to the \ lff orit.tin Legion rooms in he Sovereign building fer any a.';ist ance they need.
 At the last weekly meeting of tlie executive committee of the Eddy Glover post. under authority from the state beard of control. the following committee was appointed to take charge of this important work: Het- bert X. Erunn. chairman: Clarence Callahan and William ". T. Squire This committeo is authorized to col feet and pass upon any infornation referring to cases of veterans in need.
 The legislature. state of Connecti- cut, passed an act now in effect. pro- Nidin@ 8 fund. the interest of which is available for the care and. relief of soldiers. sailors and marines who en- tered any branch of service of the United States during the period of the world War and who were accredited to the quota of his state either citi- ZenS or resident aliens of the state. on the 9th daN of April. 1917. and since that date have been enga ged in any branch of the service. and were honOra blN discharged thercfrom. The funds may be expended for food. wearing apparel. medical or surgical i'd i,, ,,,;I, funeral expenses of q veteran eligible 10 mem bership in the American Le- zion or to their widows or dependent children under 1 6 years of age who may be in need of same, providing these payments are made in accord ance with certain bN-laWs submitted to he board of control.
 In order that the purpose of this act may be carried out, the state board of control has designated the American Legion to be the Organiza- tion to disburse these funds in behalf of the state. The Connecticut depart ment of the American Legion has des- 4 isnated the fund committee. consist ing of Frank $. Butterworth, chair man; Morgan c. Bulkeley. and the Hon. William J. Malone. This fund committee in turn has authorized the above mentioned committee of the Eddy-GloVer post to handle the situa- tion in New Britain. The duties of the local committee are to investigate. report. and recommend facts relating to cases coming under the above mentioned act. The committee wants to do the right thing by their com rades and families, the aim being, to preserve the good name and faith of the Legion with the state and the peo- ple of New Britain
 For the information of the public a fund to the aggregate amount of not more than , 1-2 million dollars has been enacted under chapter 336 of the public acts of 1919 directing the statc treasurer to buy government securi- ties of the United States for carrying } out the provisions of the act. This fund has been placed in the custody and under the control of the state board of control: the interest accumu- lation from the fund held in trust is available to carry out the purposes of the act and will be paid to the treas urer of the American Legion for the disbursements to the assistance of needy veterans. No part of the inter est accumulation of this fund is avail able for the purposes of organizing or maintaining the American Legion.-