The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-10
AMERICAN LEGION
NEWS AND NOTES.

The Virginia executive committee
of the American Legion, which re-
Gently unanimously approved the
fourfoid plan of beneficial legis)a =
ton for all ex-service men adopted by
he national committee and presented
to congress, made public today a brief
summary nf the measure, which Is of
vital interest to every person who
@'rved in the military or navaf forces
of the United States between April 6,
1917. and November IL, 1918.
The four-fold plan for assistance,
as outlined by the bill, whic his known
as house resolution 1899, is composed
OF:
LAND settlement aid.
2--Home aid.
educational training
ADJUSTED compensation.
Under the land settlement section.
s50,000,000 is appropriated. and ex-
service men will be allowed a credit
Of $50 per day for each day of SER
vice. Land projects will be opened
~ the government in many states. and
those upon whom settlements are
made will have up to forty years to
complete the purchase. The credit OF
$3.50 per day may be applied on the
initial payment. which must be at least
! per cent of the purchase price. No
taxes will be charged against the
property from any source for FIVE
years. and short-term loans up to
$500 may be made for improvements
and up to $1,000 for equipment, to
bear interest at the rate of l-2 per
cent In event of the death of the
service man before payments have
been completed title will be vested in
his heirs without further payment
Under the "home aid" section. pro-
vision is made that the government
will assist service men to purchase city
or suburban homes or farms this as
sistance to be in the shape OF a pay
ment amounting to 81 per day for
each day of service to apply on the
purchase price OF the home. An ap-
preparation Of 100000 is made to
carry out this section.
Vocational training Is to be provided
for those who desire il and WHO do
not care to participate fn either OF the
first two benefits. Training will be
furnished by the federal board for
vocational training. bat not for Il
greater number of days than the man
served In the military or naval forces.
aud credit of s1.5o will be allowed
for each day of servi1e. IN the event
/ that the training Is completed in "a
shorter period of time than he was in
service, then credit of s1.5e per day
will be made to him for all Inference
in time.
Adjusted compensation will be pro-
vided for those who do not wish to
share in any one OF the first three
plans and will be at the rate of $3.50
per day for each day of service to be
paid as quickly as possible. and
within one year.
Many Virginia posts OF the legion
al no. Cd
proving the plan and have forwarded
them to the senators and congressman
from the Old Dominion. The national
executive committee declared that II
had placed the matter before con-
gress, and that 1t was now the duty
of every ex-service man, whether or
not he Is a member of the legion TO
support the measure, which is pend
ing before the house ways and means
committee. All local posts that have
not acted upon the matter are urged
nv the state executive committee to
do SO at once.
: Local posts OF the legion in Vir-
Einia are arranging to have tho dis
charge papers of all service men
placed on record In the office OF the
county clerks as the "nlest efficient.
systcSWtic and safest way of safe
guarding the record OF service per
formed" and are appointing their
post historians and other officers to
handle the matter Special record
books are being purchased by the
posts and the records entered In them,
after which they will be turned over
to the county clerk for safeg,ia riding
aa future reference.
The Importance of furnishing q
complete record of the service of
every man from each city or county
who saw service cannot be over
emphasized Instances may develop
where the possession OF discharge pa =
pers will he OF vital Importance. while
unless accurate data Is complied at
this time while complete Information
is available, the fun war record of
each community and the SER, ice NJ
each OF its sons will never be known.
The legion posts in addition tQ-enter-
in" the discharge papers o. The men
are compiling brief outline Of his
service and the Engagements in which
he participated. together with interest
inc recollections from each.
All posts which have not yet un-
dortakcn this task are called on by
the state executive committee 20 dr.
so at once for the sake of history and
posterity, The committee requested
them TO purchase a proper volume.
collect the necessary data and enter Il
without delay, so that the book can lie
t"~"~' over 20 the county clerk MS
quickly as possible.
NOTES
Offtcers of the internal revenue de-
nartment. after carefully examining
tho charter of the American Legion,
find that rtainments given for the
benefit of the legion are subject to
war tax charges. which are PAYABLE
by the person paying for admission.
Virginia posts are advised that
should they desire to include plant
ing Of trees In their Memorial bay
activities, valuable information can be
obtained by applying TO the American
Forestry Association, a4ia III street,
N. w. Washington. d. c. The state
committee emphasizes .he fitting part
played nv the proper setting of me-
mortal u" - To any form OF memorial
as we'll as to encourage both tho pro-
lection and preservation OF all trees
now growing in cities and towns.
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