The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-06
VETERANS BUREAU
DOES GOOD WORK
More Than 400 Ex- Service Men Ex-
amined During Four Day
Stay in City.

More than four hundred men have
been before the veterans bureau dur
ing its stay in Pensacola. the work
OF the bureau having comprised both
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
On the first day about one hundred
men were examined; lis the second
day; ninety on Friday and more than
one hundred Saturday. At least five
hundred dollars was paid by the gov
eminent for transportation, meals
each day averaged $3.50 and lodging
averaged about $50 a day.
The squad, which is under the man
agement of Charles H. Mccain. is
composed OF the following workers:
Chief medical examiner. DR.. o. z
Hampton; r. F. Myrick, in charge of
vocational training: J. T. Eagan. in
charge OF new claims for compensa-
ton; Mrs. f. F. Myrick, transporta-
ton; d. A. Russell. secretary to DR.
o. z. Hampton: Mrs. ]. T. Eagan,
stenographer in charge of copying dis
charges
DR.. j. d. RADON Of De Funial. ac-
companied the squad to Pensacola and
assisted in the medical examinations.
Advance arrangements for the work
of the squad were made by Major w
L. Carbine, who represents the vet
Grams bureau and the Red Cross. Miss
Eleanor Durkin of the American Red
Cross also accompanied the squad.
The following figures will give an
idea of the work done by the squad
since it began its tour of Florida about
two months ago These figures We're
compiled to October 10, and approx.
mately 1000 men have entered claims
since then from the counties of Es-
Gambia, Santa Rosa, Holmes. Walton
and Okaloosa:
Number of men interviewed prior
to October 10, when the last report
was made was 1856; number of new
claims filed, 500; death claims. s.;
number delayed cases taken up. ESQ;
number of men examined by doctors
1,196; number of men sent to hospital
for treatment, 1872: number OF men
aided in securing additional medical
evidence 1888; number of men making
application for training, 724. The Jour
nal will publish the full official list
as soon as it has been tabulated.
Fifty per cent of the claims that
have been entered in Pensacola were
from men who were disabled; forty
per cent of these men asked for voca-
tional training.
The itinerary of the Clean-Up Squad
has included Jacksonville, Daytona.
Fort Pierce, West Palm Beach, Miami
Orlando, Tampa, Barlow Ocala, Lake
City, Gainesville, Madison. Tallahas-
see, Apalachicola, Mariana, De Fun
ialS Springs and Pensacola.
Pensacola is the last city on the
route which was mapped out two
months ago. The work here has been
very satisfactory, according to the Of
ficials in charge of the work. and they I
have found cooperation good all over
the state.
Mrs. G. u. Sweeney and Miss Power
of the Red Cross, J. T, Moore Of the
Y. NJ. c. A.. J. Fl. Varnum of the
Florida Business University, and r. Z I
Stout of the American Legion, fur /
nished the typewwriters and were
very helpful in other ways, and cleri 1
cal assistance was furnished by the
Pensacola Woman's club and the Pen
sacola chapter of the Red Cross.
It was stated yesterday at head
quarters that a number of men who
will take vocational training viii re-
ceive their instructions in Pensacola,
The squad closed it's meeting in PEN
sacola yesterday afternoon.