The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-02-24

This column will be devoted to inrorma-
. tion and news OF interest to the soldiers
sailors and marines.
In a joint meeting of the Orr HOff
man post and the vocational training
men at State college recently, the two
bodies decided to join forces and com
bine their efforts to make the post the
best in the state. The vocational men
have an organization that is called the
Booster Club and they are a live
bunch of boosters. With the affiiation
of these men with the post. the Ameri-
can legion Will accomplish great things
during the year. The membership has
grown rapidly in the last few weeks
but there are still a large number of
service men in this vicinity who have
not yet joined up. Now is a good time
to join in order to get the help of this
organization in securing your state
bonus without delay.
For the information Of e~x-service
the text Of the bonus bill enacted by
the state legislature, which vas framed
by the American legion, is published
in part. There is hereby created a
soldiers compensation board to consist
of the governor, who shall be ex-oficiO
chairman; the state treasurer, who
shall be ex-oficio treasurer; and three
other members to be designated and
appointed by the governor" The
board is authorized to issue bonds not
TO exceed the sum of six million dol
airs. Every resident Of South Dako@
who honorably served in the army,
navy or marine corps of the United
States during the Spanish-American
wal and Philippine insurrection; and
every person, male or female who was
enlisted, indicted, warranted or COM
missioned, and who served honorably
in active duty in the naval, military,
amrine or air forces of the United
Staes at any time between April 6,
1917, and October l, 1919, both inclu-
sive, or who, being a citizen OF the
United States at the time of entry
into the World war, served on active
duty in the forces of any government
associated with the United States in
that war as a belligerent, shall be en-
titled to receive the sum Of fifteen
dollars for each full month and fifty
cents for each additional day that
such person was in actual service, pro-
vided however, that no compensation
shall be paid under this act unless
such person served for a period Of
sixty days and was at the time Of
such service a resident Of the static
Of South Dakota and was a resident
during a period of ninety days imme
diately preceding the date of his en-
listment, induction or commission in
such service, and was honorably dis
charged or separated from such SER
vice. or is still In active service, or
has been retired. or has been fur
Laughed to a reserve; and provided
that no person shall be entitled t.
compensation for more than eighteen
months service in the Philippines or
Spanish-American war, inclusive, and
that no person shall receive more than
$400 under the provisions Of this act.
| The date of entry into the service of
persons previously enlisted in the ma
tional guard Of the state shall be
deemed to be July Is. 1917, for the
purpose of this act; except as to those
persons who were called into active
service prior to that date and after
April 6, 1917"
"In case of the decease of any per
son after the passage of this act. who
would, If alive, be entitled to the bene-
fits under this act, the aforesaid sum
shall be paid to his dependents, if
any. No compensation shall be pay
able under this act to welfare work.
ers, including those engaged in work
Of the Red Cross, Y NJ. c. A., Y. w.
G. A., National Catholic War council,
Jewish Welfare board. War Camp
Community service and the Salvation
Army. No compensation shall be pay.
able to persons serving in the Stu
dents army training camps. No COM
p%ensation shall be payable to students
in Officers training camps, who failed
to receive OF refused to accept com.
missions, unless such student was reg.
ularly enlisted prior to such training"
The next meeting of the post will
be held tomorrow evening. February
Is, at the Commercial club rooms at
1880 p. m. The bonus bill and several
important and interesting matters will
be taken up and the full membership
IL urged to be present.