The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30
". VA. EX-SERV|CE MEN
GET DOWN To BUSINESS
Pro-1at1oa Of DusA

Pro-AAL1o0 OF OoON
George f. Whitmore. Post -. Mar
tinshurs.
n. II. Matthews. Post Is. Parkersburs.
Adrian Taught. Post III. FairTiew.
Julian Shirley. Post liz. Fatrmont.
Ay-LawS.
W. E. Ballantins. Post llO. Pine Grove
J. Bliss McCrum. Post 20. Charleston
l. l., Sufkin, Post 8. Bluefield.
C. r. Tcmpleton. Post 10. Huntington
Howard Ruzzard. roSt IS. Cameron.
John U'Brien. Post 81. Harrisville-
L. r. Lambert. Post 8. WEIGH.
obAst1tattoA
e. H. Arnold. Post 80. ElkinA
Ralph E. Core. Post 10. ST. Mays.
r. J. Falland. Post l. Wheeling.
HID. Matthews. Post Is. ParkersburS.
l.. NJ. Poff. Post ., Rlueheld.
Miss Lucy Price. Pos, IL. huntington
Captain Kahn Talks.
CAPTAIN Hahn. who Is in wheeling
personally directing the work OF tho
Veterans Bureau cleanup squad was
next presented To tho CONVENTION anu
related AN interesting story or the
work or the Veterans Bureau In b0nG-
Ing relief speedily to ex-serrice mon
who incurred disabilities In the service
Our ideal" said Captain Hahn Is
not how much we can get ourselves
those Of US WHO have been fortunate oot
how much good We can do the ouooy
who WAS wounded. believe that In ten
years there Will be only one veteran
That will be the Ameri-
can Legion. because wherever man
served, abroad or IN posts at home, II
h. served his country faithfully and
we'll he Is entitled to membership In
the Legion
Captain Hahn then went on TO revie"
the work of the Veterans Bureau. es-
tabli.hed under the provisions or the
federal Sweet bill. and told of the estah-
li.hment OF the four stations Of this
bureau and the coming OF the bureaus
cleanup squads. West Virginia, he
said stands second to no state in tho
Union In bringing the relief this service
make. possible 10 the wounded. sick and
disabled service man.
Not day goes by he said, but
that we find some buddy who incurred
disability In tho service or who has
partial disability that was aggravated
by reason "t his service to our c"un-
try. They 10 not know the benefits that
are made possible TO them by virtue At
tho provisions of the Sweet bill The
biggest thing You as LeEionsircs can 40
the men who need service. and bring
their case. 70 the attention Of the Vet
Grams Bureau. II you don't get rcsult1
let me know. or go over my head. II
don't get results. I'll get hired: II my
men don't get results. they'll GOT fred.
When you GO back to your homes. find
the buddirs who need these benefits and
we'll see that they get the benefits that
are Justly theirs.
Liaison ofnosr Heard
=. A. An. district lialson officer Of
the American Legion. also gave a short
address In which hi emphasized the
fact that II was his duty and that OF
thirteen like officials in the United
state. TO keep in touch with the Vet
erans' Bureau service and the CONSOLE
dated welfare government bureaus at
Washington. and maintain the utmost
ha emony to tho end that service menn
will not BE- harmed by delays In Sc
curing relief TO which they arc entitled.
Any darn fool can criticize" he said.
but II takes = good man to harmoniss.
That's where We need the help OF every
American Legion in West virginia.
Captain George II. Tord
Captain George VI. Ford was intro
duced and gave an accounting OF tho
application 81 the 100000 appropr!a'
ton made BY the last session Of the
West Virginia Legislature. and which Is
under the direction Of himself and
Major John =. Bond.
Captain Ford. who by virtue OF his
ocnce As state superintendent OF schools
Is one OF the trustees OF this fund. do
clared that through the system by
which the money Is being d!sbursed
TIE fund will be applied loo per cent TO
the relief 81 men who need help.
This fand. he made II clear. Is applied
necessarily In sn,sl individual amounts
TO any; eN-service msn who Ia actually
In hard luck" and who Is deprived OF