Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18

giOn IN Maine are cO-opSiaI "iNii
the officials of the bureau in round
ing up all service men whose cases
have not been adjusted by the gov
eminent and these cases will be per-
sonally handled by the cleanup
squad at the records and recomnen-
dations of the squad will be sent
without delay to, the district head
quarters in Boston for final ruling.
this being made possible under the
provisions of the sweet bill recently
enacted by Congress.
Experts to Aid
In the cleanup squad there will
be medical examiners with the neces-
sary clerical personnel, together with
representatives of the American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Red Cross and other interested or
carnations. The squad will open its
campaign in Washington county at
the Eastport headquarters next week
and remain there until every case in
the district has been cleaned up and
then move on to the next district.
Owing to the fact that the stop in
each district will be governed by the
number of cases to be disposed of it
is impossible to give approximate
dates upon which the squad will
reach the next area.
Local branches of the organiZa-
tons which are cooperating with
the cleanup squad will appoint
committees, who will make canvas
ses of their localities and report to
Tor al IF
the bureau, at area headquarters the
names and addresses of all men in
the area who are in need OF govern
ment aid and transportation, meals
and lodging will be furnished to each
of these in order that he may take
his matter up with the cleanup
squad at area headquarters for final
disposition.
Special action will be given each
and every claim by all government
agencies, taking into consideration
the new provisions made possible by
the recently enacted Sweet bill,
which makes it possible to have all
compensation cases rated in Boston
rather than at Washington as here
tofore has been necessary. The or
ganization at the district headquar-
tiers in Boston has been enlarged in
preparation to facilitate the extra
work occasioned by this drive and
those to be carried out by the other
states in the district
1t is of special Importance that
every ex-service man and woman be
advised of this cleanup campaign
in Maine and that upon his appear
ance at area headquarters he bring
all correspondence relating to his
case with governmental departments
together with all records of service
and Of the disability
Gs!brsith Conceived Plan
The general outline of the plan was
conceived by late National Command
ed Galbraith of the American Legion
and has been admirably adapted to To-
cal conditions in Maine by Mr. Stod-
caro- with the aid of Department
Commander Anthoine and DEPART
ment Adjutant Boyle of the American
Legion. 1t will furnish service men
an opportunity to have definitely de-
clded any case which may lave been
pending before the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance and other government
al departments having to do with
service people, or any case which has
Of the officials.
The American Legion is taking an
important part in the carrying out Of
the new plan, for not only is the or
ganization represented in each town
and city in each area. but the chair
man of the committee at area head
quarters is Legionnaire in each case
The plan in Maine and her sister
states of settling without delay all
cases of service men is the first move
of the newly organized Veterans Blu
reaT and is expected by Colonel
| Charles 4. Forbes, director Of the
bureau. to result in immediate Justice
| to thousands Of service men and wom-
en- whose cases have been delayed by
departmental red tape
In the Augusta area:
Local manager. Frank t. Southa I'd
Augusta James J.. Boyle, American
Legion. Waterville: Karekin jSahaeian,
American Legion, WaterviNe: Miss
'"i'" LaA'i' american feo lroSs, wa
! tervilie Miss Joan Todd, American
Red Cross. Augusta; Prank E. South
ard, American Legion. Augusta: Ly-
man Is. Wing, American Legion. Car
diner; Benz. r. Hayden. American Lee
glcn' Tozus; hrthur Leonard. Ameri-
can Legion, Hallo~ell V. V. Cola
more, American Legion. Pittsfeld; Roy
L. Marston, American Legion. Skow-
| hogan, John Everett, American LIE
gion- Augusta: Amos r. Ingraham
Veterans Foreign Wars. Togrs.
American Legion Posts--Watervilln
Augusta. HalloweIl. Gadciner. Farm
ington. SkowheGan. P4ttsfeld. Madi-
son, Winthrop. Oakland Togus, North
Arson.
Veterans Foreign Wars-Togus.