The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-21
md mental hospitals, properly located

leVlate this condition! l Know 1t Is
unnecessary to even make a sugges-
ton, but to give you concrete form
would like to suggest that this con-
vention and each unit wire the Sen
, ators and Representatives from this
State in this manner:
! "THE NATIONAL REHABILITA-
TON COMMITTEE OF THE AMER
ICAN LEGION HAS PROTESTED
AGAINST THE APPROVED PRO-
, GRAM OF DECENTRALIZATION OF
DISABLED VETERANS BEING RE-
DUCED.
I'm CONVENTION ASSEMBLED
WE CALL UPON YOU AS OUR
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
TO EXERT YOUR INFLUENCE IN
FAVOR OF ADEQUATE HOSPI-
TALIZATION. PROGRAM REFER
RED TO is THAT AGREED UPON
BY COMMITTEE OF FOREMOST
MEDICAL AUTHORITIES, THE
WHITE COMMITTEE, THE DIREC-
TOR OF THE VETERANS BUREA U
AND THE AMERICAN LEGION.
"As no ALLEGATION has been made
for a hospital for tuberculars we must
do everything possible to obtain the
construction Of such a sanitorium in
this District. At the present time 16S
T. B. are being treated in three Gov
eminent Hospitals in this District,
and 81 are at the National Military
Home at Hot Springs, S. D. These
government hospitals cannot properly
care for this class of men, and the
military home is not equipped for any
hospital care. POS r. BIS are confin-
ed in State, county, and private insti-
tutions, and more than 100 men from
this district are hospitalized in every
section of the country.
"The Auxiliary continually asks:
HOW CAN WE BEST ASSIST IN
THIS PROGRAM OF REHABILITA-
TON? In Minneapolis and St. Paul
practically every club is interested in
doing something, and the auxiliay di-
,vides this work up so that everything
possible can be obtained for these
men. Auto rides twice a week are pro.
,vided, flowers every day, musical and
other entertainments once or twice a
week in the afternoon and evening,
pajamas, slippers and various articles
given, suppers, smokes, and they also
look after destitute wives and children
of these disabled. Many of these men
are from this State. | would like to
suggest that you get in touch with the
Auxiliary Of Minnesota and cooperate
with them in this work-likewise the
Auxiliary of Montana so that you can
do your share for those North Dakota
boys in the Veterans Bureau Hospital
at Helena. In order that this work
may be uniform, and to prevent du-
plication, would suggest that no gifts
be sent direct to the men but that all
work be carried on through the Aux
iliary workers in the hospitals who
know just what these men need. l
would like to suggest that each unit
have some sort Of an entertainment
before Christmas (for members of the
Legion and Auxiliary to raise funds
for this work, and that these funds
be prorated to the Local Unit, State
Headquarters, and the auxiliaries of
the other states who are doing this
work for you.
1--WE have in practically every COM
munity in this state SERVICE OF
;FICER, who has received instructions
as to the quickest and best methods of
handling compensation claims, and |
would suggest that all cases of COM
pensation claims be taken up through
him. Because of decentralization all
active claims are now in the District
Office of the Bureau at Minneapolis
and sending inquiries to your repre-
sentatives in Washington will only
cause unnecessary delay and perhaps
suffering to the claimant himself, or
his dependents. Should the men who
is now acting as Service Officer, be
too busy to handle these matters for
you, l would suggest that you ask
your Post for the appointment of one
who can devote the necessary time to
the work.
'There is another opportunity for
;lhe Auxiliary to do an immense
amount of good. Recently, the Veter-
ans Bureau organized an Employment
Service for the purpose of obtaining
employment for men who have COM
jpleted vocational training. l want to
call your attention to the fact that
when disabled veteran completes
course Of training under Government
supervision, he is no longer disabled
veteran, and should not be considered
as such, for he is the type of man that