The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-05
VETERANS URGED
TO ACCEPT OFFER
Officer in Charge of Veterans Bureau
of Florida Speaks to the People.

AS officer in charge of the activities
OF the United States Veterans bureau
for the state OF Florida, / have been
asked many questions. questions which
have convinced me that the average
citizen in Florida who did not take
part in the great world war does not
know the mental, physical or financial
condition of any of the hundreds of
thousands of disabled veterans since
they have been discharged from the
army and navy, not even those in
their own town or neighborhood. There
are surprisingly few that know what
the United States government is doing
for the ex-service men and women
who were MANNED and those who are
suffering from diseases they contract
ed while in the service of their country.
There are many that do not know of
the valuable services being rendered
the disabled veteran by the American
Legion, Veterans OF Foreign Wars,
other ex-service mems organizations,
and the wonderful women of Florida
who are working with the Red Cross
chapters throughout the state; in fact,
believe there are many able bodied
the valuable service the American Le-
gion has rendered their disabled bud
dies, or know that the United States
Veterans bureau, the government
agency dealing with the welfare of
disabled veterans, has decentralized,
and that there is at the present time
a Florida sub district office of the
United States Veterans bureau, To-
Gated at sic Graham building, Jack
sonville.
This office has a complete medical
and administrative personnel who
handle all problems of the ex-service
men and women in the state OF Flor
ida pertaining to vocational training,
compensation, disqualification, insur-
ance, etc. Attention is invited to the
fact that the Florida sub district of
flee is a STATE office. and not local
office, and not local office for the
city Of Jacksonville, as is supposed by
many.
I wish to express my sincere appre-
citation of the hearty cooperation the
state department and the individual
posts of the American Legion have
given the Florida sub-dist'ict office;
and I particularly desire to invite at
tention of ex-service men and women
to the Florida Ex-Service Mems bu-
reau, located at "A Barnett building,
Jacksonville. The Florida Ex-Seryice
Mems bureau is maintained by the
American Legion OF Florida for the!
benefit of all ex-service men and wom-
en- in the state, in assisting them in
completion of aff1davits, obtaining
certificate in lieu of lost. discharge,
proper presentation of claims, follow
ing up claims, assistance IN obtaining
evidence in connecting their disabill-
ties with the service, locating relatives
lin fact, handling all matters per-
tanning to the welfare OF ex-service
men and their families. Representa-
tives of the Florida Ex-Service Mems
bureau arc In, olos- touch with the sub
district office Of the veterans bureau
at all times, and / believe more ex-
service men should avail themselves
of the services of the Florida Ex-
Service Mems bureau.
On Dec 6, 1921, representatives of
the American Legion, department of
Florida, and representatives of the
United States Veterans bureau held a
conference, the purpose of which was
to formulate plans for even closer CO.
operation between the American Le-
gion and the government agency deal
ing with the welfare of disabled vet
Grams. AS a result of this conference,
the American Legion representatives
appointed q state service officer, and
request was sent to each legion post
in Florida to appoint a local service
officer to represent the ex-service men
in their respective districts. The
duties of these local service officers
are to work in close liaison with the
United States Veterans bureau and