Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
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 POST PRAISED
 BY COMMANDER

? That the care of disabled ex. ] service men is the one big govern ment problem before the country to- day, and that Prescott possesses pre- cisely the climate, location and insti- tuition for this work, as well as the community spirit favorable to its
 progress, is the conclusion to be drawn from the visit of every gov
 ernment official or head of an ex-
 service mems organization to this city. The visit of Robert C. Wood side, commander-in-chief of the Vet erans of Foreign Wars, was no ex- ception to this rule.
 Commander Woodside addressed two gatherings of members of the Buckley O'Neill post of the V. F. w. and representative citizens of the community Sunday night and yester- day noon.
 Tn his remarks before the banquet given in his honor by. the Buckley O'Neill post Sunday night, and in his address at the chamber of com merce luncheon given yesterday noon, Commander Woodside, stress ing the importance of work being done for the rehabilitation of dis abled ex-service men, expressed his pleasure at finding Prescott a city where everything possible is being done to further that work, and stated that in his opinion this city possesses an ideal location and climate for ex- service men suffering from tuber- culosis.
 In regard 10 the need of the ex- service men for care, Commander Woodside said: Tt is not ques- ton of extending charity to the men who sacrificed their health fighting for the flag. They don't want char ity. All they want is a square deal. It shouldn't require any argument to prove that the men who turned the tide of German victory in 1918, a year before the allied generals even hoped to begin an offensive, deserve a square deal from their country mcr."
 Praises Local Post
 Commander Woodside yesterday noon had only words of praise for the Buckley O'Neill post of his or sanization. His tour through the country, he said, is for the purpose of putting more pep into local or ganizations, but l see that l didn't need to come to Prescott at all There is already abundant pep and enthusiasm in Buckley O'Neill post"
 Woodside stated that while he would have no authority in the se- lection of state headquarters in Ari- zona for the V. F. w., and that he feared he had been credited with more authority than he possessed, he had little doubt that headquarters would be brought to Prescott, 'judg- ing by the type of men you are send ing south as your delegates {
 Whipple is Topic
 At both Sunday evenings and yes terday's meetings, Whipple Barracks and the need of enlargement of that hospital was largely the topic. Con- siderable activity has marked the ef- forts of both the hospital authorities, local business and professional men and the chamber of commerce to se- cure government enlargement of the hospital Some time ago a delega- ton of chamber of commerce mem bers visited Washington ill an at tempt to secure this much-needed increase in the hospitals facilities, and judging from messages and news dispatches from Washington, there is little doubt that their efforts will prove successful.
 Several representative citizens of Prescott addressed the two meet ings on this subject. At yesterdays luncheon, Judge E. w. Wells gave pn interesting picture of the early days of Fort Whipple, stressing the fact that even as wind-blown army post. disease was rare. "Indians killed some" he said, but disease seemed to find it difficult to gain foothold."
 Whipple's Place Here
 Tudqe Wells talk supplemented that given before Sunday nights banquet by Mayor Morris Goldwater, who. though Commander Woodside, delayed in his arrival in Prescott through unforeseen timetable compli- cations, was not present, assured the local veterans of warm and whole hearted welcome for their com mander, who arrived about half an hour later. In this talk, Mayor