The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-12-29
UNITED STATES VETERANS
BUREAU OPENS FOR BUSINESS

UNITED STATES VETERANS
BUREAU OPENS FOR BUSINESS
Ready to Handle All Kinds of Claims
Through the action of Albert E.
Ham, manager of the Fourth Dis
trict of the United States Veterans
Bureau with offices at Washington, D.
c., a sub-district office of the Bureau
has been established in the Lew Build
ing, Cumberland, Maryland, which
will have jurisdiction over the follow
ing counties: Maryland, Washington,
Allegany and Garrett; West Virginia,
Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Miner
al, Grant and Morgan, all adjoining
the western counties of Maryland.
This office was established by Cap
tain Ham to expedite the handling of
claims that were formerly handled by
the Baltimore office, in which terri
tory these counties were in. This
will mean much to the disabled ex-
service men as personal contact will
be maintained by the agents of the
Bureau.
j. H. Waterman, formerly lieuten-
ant in the 115th Infantry, and res
ident of Baltimore, is the sub-district
manager. Mr.. Waterman has many
friends in both Maryland and West
Virginia who will be pleased to learn
of his appointment.
DR.. Leo NJ. Cavanaugh, of Cumber-
land, has been appointed the sub-dis-
trict medical officer. Dr. Cavanaugh
was one of the first medical men
from his town to serve in the World
War. In 1917 he joined the British
army and served on the Belgian front
as a surgeon and was later trans
ferred to the American forces. He
will be assisted by several other local
medical specialists, including dental
surgeons and others to be named
later.
John S. Costello, from the Wash
ington office, will be the sub-district
vocational officer Mr.. Costello has
had wide experience in this work and
is one of the best men in the employ
OF the government. He has also seen
service overseas, having been wound
ed several times while serving on var
ious fronts.
In addition to handling claims for
compensation, vocational training.
medical, surgical and hospital treat
men, War Risk and the United States
Government (converted) Insurance
will be handled. Full information as
to the reinstatement of lapsed insur,
ance or the conversion into the per-
manent form of Government insur-
| ance will be given. Mr.. Waterman
states that after the many features
of the Government insurance is ex-
planned to the men, also the liberal
premiums, they will always reinstate
all or part of their lapsed insurance.
A provision is also made to reinstate
the disabled men who have a disabil-
ity of service origin and who were
formerly turned down by the Bureau
because of their disabilities. This
was made possible recently by an Act
of Congress.
All local organizations are urged
to send in the names of men who are
in need of attention due to war disa-
bilities. Vocational training will be
given the disabled men who have war
disabilities and who have a vocational
handicap. These men will be paid by
the Government while in training and
will be trained to overcome this han
dicap in order to provide for them
selves in the future.
The Cumberland Bureau will also
be the payoffice of the men in training
and a close check will be kept on the
progress of the trainee in order that
he will be proficient when rehabili-
tated. At present about forty men
are in training in this sub-district
and it is expected that like number
will be placed after the first of the
year. This will give local business
men an opportunity to perform a SER
vice to the ex-service man and the
Government.