The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-08-12
AMERICAN LEGION IS IN SESSION AT
 PRESCOTT

Prescott, Ariz., Aug. S-All soldier relief work now being done by the American Legion, Red Cross and other organizations will be taken over by the new government agency for sol dier relief under the Sweet bill that now is awaiting the signature of Pre- sident Harding, according to Maj. Lous T. Grant, director of the war risk bureau for the Twelfth district. Maj. Grant made this declaration in an ad- dress before the annual convention of the Arizona department of the legion here this afternoon
 Major Grant said he and his party were engaged in a tour of the district preparing the way for reorganization of the work under the Sweet bill. He said they were attempting to wipe the slate clean" of all existing claims for compensation and war risk in surance so that the new bureau could function smoothly.
 State Office in Phoenix
 Phoenix, according to the major will have one of the 40 new local of fees to be established There will be staff in the Phoenix office sufficient to cover the entire state, Major Grant said He declared that the new bu- reau was to be organized along the lines of humanity and sympathy and not as mere machine
 Contract agents" he said twill work out of the local offices and will be able to settle claims without the delay which was the chief objection to the old system. He said man presenting claim would be rated as to his physical disability at once or l told why he could not obtain compen- sation. The recognized bureau, he said, would relieve the legion and other organizations of all work and expense in pushing former soldiers claims and would enable the organiza- tion to devote all their resources to handling such cases as do not come within the scope of the Sweet bill.
 Ovation to Governor
 Governor Thomas E. Campbell was
 given an ovation when he appeared to
 speak on the Arizona land setlemen, act
 Committees were named today by I State Commander Bert Glangan and tomorrow the legion will begin consid
 
 that there will be many matters brought up in the form of resolutions !. Every county in the state, except Apache and Yuma, is represented by
 from one to five posts.
 |. There are approximately 50 dele gates here from women's auxiliarie:
 to the various posts. They began the work of organizing state woman!
 liay at n,.r1ir no
 Officers of the Legion are assisting iI organizing the auxiliary. Douglas After Next Convention : Preliminary skirmishes for the 192 convention were much in evidence to f day Douelas was said to have gainet P considerable support for it's attempt , to get the next meeting.
 Delegates to both the convention later visited Wbipple barracks, wher . 600 former service men are bein f cared for in government hospita r Tomorrow's sessions of the Legio , convention will be given over to Q discussion of reports and the follow Q ing day officers will be elected an Il the meeting place for the next COT s vention will be chosen. = 7 Prescott, Ariz., Aug 10-Duane Bir :. of Nogales was elected state con a mander of the American Legion 2 r the closinf session of the legion's col vention here today. Douglas wa - chosen as the meeting place for tn :, next convention. Other officers ele ted were:
 Vice-commander. Perry Ling " Jerome; historian, B. H. Mills of NJ , gales; seargent-at-arms, J. E. Flal if agan of Holbrook.
 r Members of the executive commi - tee, G. V. Hays of Wilcox, V. P. Lucs
 of Oatman and F. G. Sarver of Su ,7 erior.
 i- Delegates to the national convel if tion in Kansas City, beginning Octo n- CT 31, were named as follows: Wi d liam Brooks of Chandler, AdolI ', Bader of Flagstaff, Lyle Abbott f. Prescott, R. s. Adams of Kingma -a Jack Redmond of Bisbee J. C. Haynt "a of Tucson, B. w. Freudenthal of Sa n- ford and F. K. Steiner of Whipp s Barracks, Prescott