The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
P atriotic Orders
American Legion

Financial aid for participants in the
world war as contained fu bills which
have been presented to Congress were
discussed recently at the meeting of
Henry-C. Spengier Post. No. II. Amer
lean Legion. by Maj. Alex. Summers.
for years a battalion commander OF
the 4nird d. C. Infantry.
He outlined the following plan:
TO provide as ssoldier-student loan
fund OF $loo.ooo.0oo or more to enable
soldiers. ssiIorsr and Marines dis
charged without disability, to pursue
courses in vocational schools. high
schools and colleges.
Loans may be made at the rate o.
$50 per month for the time actually
attending school between January I,
1870 and December 81. 1924. the total
not to exceed 5000 borrowed by any
one man IN the FIVE years.
The loan to be made on the
recommendation of the school or
college receiving the student ap-
proved by the State superintendent
of public instruction. The school
must be first approved by the State
board of education and may be
made the custodian of the money
borrowed by the student paying
to him not exceeding $50 per
month for the time actually in
school.
"The soldier-student borrowing
the money will give his note with
one endorsement, interest not ex-
ceeding four per cent to run from
January 1. 1925. Repayments will
be made in ten annual installments
hao ~. ha
death of the debtor at any time
before final payment will cancel
the remainder of the debt. During
periods of disability interest will
not accrue.
Regulations for the administra-
tion OF the soldier-student loan
fund may be prepared by the gen.
eral board created by Congress to
administer other soldier loan funds.
The financial side would be admin
istered by the national banks.
Applications From Many.
THE War Department and other
departments have received a large
number of applications from men
who desire to complete their school
ing or take up some line of voca-
tional training. These men are
not seeking gifts but would bor-
row a few hundred dollars for
school expenses knowing that the
education will increase their earn
ing capacity and that they can
easily repay the loan. The Federal
Board for Vocational Education has
on file more than 250.000 letters
from men who have been dis
charged from the military service
without disability. Most of these
men need vocational or high school
education. but many desire assist
ance to enable them to complete
courses in college.
by the expiration of fifteen years
the money will have been returned to
the Treasury with interest and in the
years to come the soldiers thus aided
will repay to their country 1000
per cent in increased usefulpess and
patriotic citizenship
The plan as outlined by Mai. Sum-
mers. was by unanimous vote Of the
post referred to the legislative COM
mittee to be presented to the State
legislative committee of the District.
Tank Corps Post. No. ls. District De-
pal hihCiits Legion, mas Is
sued a rally call to all members and
former members or the Tank Corps in
tho city to attend a meeting of that
post Friday night. There will be an
election of officers. and plans made for
the ensuing years. Maj. Ralph /. Sasse
is scheduled to come over from Camp
Meade and address the members of
this post at that time
The following results of elections
during the week were announced
as follows:
L. s. S.'Jacob Jones Post. No. .:
Commander. Rose F. Stokes. senior
vice commando. Edna Warner,
junior vice commander. Kate A.
Claggett: adjutant tactingl. Ade-
laide r. Harbers: chaplain. Mary r.
Allen; finance officer. Mary f. KoI-
hos: historian, Amy F. Hammond;
color bearers. Estelle r. Purdy and
Viola r. Reus.
The members OF the George Wash
ington Post. No. l. American Legion.
at their meeting held Tuesday night.
were addressed by the Hon. Burton
W. Sweet, of Iowa. father" Of the
Sweet war risk bill. Representative
Sweet told OF the work in connection
with the passage OF the bill After a
short business meeting the members
were treated to boxing exhibits by
men from the Third Cavalry at Fort
Myer. Va. The following comrades
were elected delegates to the State
convention: Comrades Walker, Muir
ply, Smith. Traverse, Johnson. Glenn.
Lawler. Roy Winton. Leonard, McRae,
Mccarthy. Gacaunin. Taylor, Peters.
Lang and Stephen F. Tillman. The
alternates were: Comrades Thomas II.
Hanes. Mcdonald. Purvis. Longfeliow,
Mahaney, Brishanhan, Butler, Good
acre. Ellis. Atkinson. Stovall. Walsh.
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