Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
SERVICE BRINGS
LECIONLEADERS
HERE !; TWO DAYS
Ex-Service Persons Are
Urged To Be Examin-
ed For Future

Service - the primary object OF
the legion brought to Americus
Tuesday William Q. Setliffe, nation
al organizer Of the American Legion,
was accompanied by J. G. C. Blood
worth, Jr., Adjutant Of the Georgia
department; John M. SIaton, Jr.,
representative of the Federal Board
of Vocational Education; Harry A.
Wallerstein, representative of the
Bureau Of War Risk Insurance, ahd
DR.. j. K. Ross, United States Pub
lie Health Service, working w}oh
Ben C. Hogue, executive committee
man of the Third congressional dis
trict and adjutant Of the John u.
Mathis Post, No. 2.
That all ex-service persons-not
only men, because many ex-service
persons. we1e Women-may have
correct and first hand information
with reference to all rights that are
theirs under existing legislation pass
ed for the benefit of these men are
to appear in all communities of Geor-
gia and begin claims, expedite set
tlement Of existing claims, organize
legion posts and units of the Wom
EMS Auxiliary.
Here "Wednesday.
The representatives of these gov
ernment bureaus will be in the office
of the Red Cross located on the sec
ond floor of the post office in Ameri-
Gus, all afternoon OF today and all
of Wednesday. Any eX-service per-
son who has net been examined since
he was discharged is asked to pre-
sent himself for examination whether
er he is disabled or not. 1t is mat
ter of knowledge that the examina
ton given upon discharge was mere
Iy perfunctory in many cases and
most men disregarded or covered up
any disability they may have had
in their desire to get immediate dis
charge Many men had disabilities
tney aid not know of. The physical
rating given at discharge should de-
Ter no man from filing claim. Tne
importance of immediate eXamina-
ton, regardless of rating at dis
charge, is to have a record of any de-
feet that now exists so that record
can be made Of it and that if in fu
ftufe years when financial distress or
Nther impairment Of mind or body
Z ~ make 1t mCst desirable to re-
ceiye from the government compen-
sation or other benefit that then the
disability can more easily be CON
nected with the service. AS time
clapsc5 it is becoming increasingly
difficult to connect disability with
the service.
Aid in locating lost Liberty bonds,
fling claims fer back pay, travel pay,
$50 bonus, unpaid allotments
and all matters affecting eX-service
persons and the government will be
taken up by these men.
The Common.
The legion's service to its mem
bership and its community including
all ex-service to it's membership and
its community including all eX-serv-
ice person, whether members Of the
ligeion OF not, is a permanent inst.-
tuition and one that each local post
will gladly render. That the COM
mon bond of former service may be
organized and made effective for
continued service-having been plac-
ed actually or potentially where
their lives might be sacrificed for
their country now desiring to live
for their country-are the motives
that actuate the legion, in its posts
where the social, moral, patriotic i'm
pulses of its members are stim4la:ad
and encouraged.
That the legion may more thor
oughly organize in the Third con-
gressional district there is to be held
tonight at Z O'Clock at the Chamber
of Commerce a conference between
these officers of the legion, Ben c..
Hogue, executive committeeman Of
the Third district Of the legion, rep
resentativcs of the government, who
are all service men and members Of
the legion, post comanders OF COM
manders of existing posts in the dis
trict and persons interested in or
ganization Of posts i'll towns where
there are yet no posts.
It is announced that, while these
officials are still here steps will be
taken to organize local Women's
Auxiliary to the legion post.