The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1921-07-16
MRS. eager MAKES REPORT
Executive Secretary of War Work,
Under Auspices <. of c., Renders
Report of Work for May and June

Mrs. Mary C. eager, executiv
secretary, Information Bureau, Per
I LeDuc Council, knights of Colum
! bus, has submitted her reports 70
| the months of May and June, 1921
and which shows the amount of worl
that is being carried on at home il
the interest of service and ex-Serylct
men.
Mrs. eager, it will be remembered
Is carrying on the splendid wori
following the war, her service with
out price or compensation, under the
auspices of the local K. c. The re,
port for the two months follows and
Will be read with interest. The re
port:
Cases dealt with, 400.
Compensation and Vocational
Training applied for, 22.
Affidavits typed to substantlate
claims with the Bureau Of War Risk
Insurance, Medical Division, lit.
Discharge certificates copied and
sent to the Federal Board Vocation
al Education, 35.
Insurance sent, IL.
Travel pay requested, 2.
Indemnity bond furnished, /.
Settlement of allotment and allow
ance, delayed since 1917, l.
Investigation requested by O. c.,
Of New Orleans, parent have custody
Of children, l.
Pension eases of 1860, 2.
Receipt of marriage and discharge
certificates, 13.
Application for settlement of al
lotment and allowance claim, /.
Request to locate man who deser-
ted rs wife, l. MAN in vocational
training, reconciliation affected.)
Transferred from Bay st. Louis to
Gulfport in vocational training /.
Russell Manieri.)
Transferred from Lafayette, La,
to Pascagoula Training Center, /.
(Hebert Angelo.)
Transferred TO his home from
Chicago until eye sight is better, /.
(Stephen Selher.)
Lost certificates applied for copies
made, 2.
Compensation awarded. 4.
Approved for Vocational Training
in May:
Richard Riggs,
Antoine Saucier,
Nicholas Haas,
Mack Harriet,
Roland Shamberger,
Andrew King.
Approved for Vocational Training
in June:
Mark Oliver,
Willie Green,
Hamilton Morel,
Maurice Williams,
Joseph Nix.
Twenty-six have been approved
for Section 3 Training, but have
appeals for Section 2 Train
ing. (Section 3 is training without
pay.)
We have the following men in ..
S. Marine Hospital for treatment:
Howard Cuevas,
John Campbell,
Paul Hobbs.
u. S. Naval Hospital:
Edward Fayard,
Rudolphe Schmolke.
Albert Bourgeois.
Belvidere Hospital:
Eli Ladner,
SyIvest Carver.
Alan Craft is still confined IN the
u. S. P. H. Service Hospital at Alex
andria, La.
Victory medals, Is
Administratix appointed for es-
tate, I. MRS Laura Downs)
Dependency claims, 8.
Letters written, 426.
The bodies of Privates Seymour
Carrie, Battery "C'' 7th Field Artil-
lery and Daniel Thigpen, Company
s'B' 142nd Infantry, who died in
France from wounds received in ac-
ton, were buried at their respective
homes in this county, mentioned be-
ing made in The Sea Coast Echo
previously.
Frequently one hears of remarks
made chat certain men look robust
and healthy" and "should not be re-
cieving compensation and vocation
al training" 'tit's all graft"
1t is a pity that one should ever
be called upon to defend disabled
ex-service man. who is receiving
these benefits, considering all that
they have done in behalf Of the
country, if one will stop to consider
that these men left good paying posi-
tions, comfortable homes, and en-
dured many hardships receiving S33
per month. while some drew as low
as $3.50 per month, after allotment
deductions were made, while others
better qualified to serve were enjoy
ing big ship yard wages and every
comfort. There is much food fo1
thought. Perhaps some of these
men do look strong and healthy
but thev have some disability, who
receive compensation, IN many cases
the compensation not measuring uI
to the disability. Arrested cases OF
tuberculosis are in the majority. We
may go farther and say that while
these men are receiving compensa-
ton they are not receiving or de-
manding that which is not due them
Each man when he contracted fol
government insurance did so witt
the understanding that should he lose
his life his beneficiary would receive
the benefits therefrom and shouic
he become disabled, his insurance
would protect him the premium be
ing taken from his pay each month
He was not asked if he wished to con,
tinue the payments, or. If he cared te
continue the insurance, bnt was han
ded the rest of his pay after the
premiums were taken therefrom, and
Tie fact that he would be protected
was impressed upon him doubly SO
of his protection by insurance, so Il
1s4fIo Laha0ynS any one TO think tnal
he is getting any graft, or something
gratis and would refrain from such
things If they knew the wounded