Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-21
SOUTH AMbOY
WOMEN REPORT
disqualification Work Pushed
at Convention PIan for
Benefit Card Parties

SOUTH AMBOY. Sept. 21:-Fol-
J lowing is the interesting report of
the delegates from the local Wom-
ans Auxiliary of the American
Legion. disqualification seems TO
have been the keynote of the con-
vention held on September IA, Is
and 16.
The local auxiliary, anxious 20
have a hand in helping to provide
for the unfortunates of the world
war, will run a series of card par
ties and euchres, hoping thereby TO
establish a fund for what they term
a humane cause.
The report in detail is as follows:
At the American Legion Auxiliary
convention held at Lake View
House. Lake Hopatcong. September
IA, Is and 16, the disqualification of
u ex~-service man was the out
standing topic of interest.
There are $50 tubercular New
Jersey ex-service men in the hospi-
tails within the state. Four hundred
are a thousand miles from homo,
and 600 are in need of care.
The state president. Mrs. o. D.
Oliphant, reported upon her visit 20
Washington in June, when she IN
terviewed President Harding, Direc-
tor Forbes and General Sawyer in
the veterans behalf. She stated
that the Veterans Bureau is func-
tioning better and a helpful spirit
shown.
In January. 1922, there were
$4,000 men in hospitals in the en-
tire country: $4,000 are mental and
10000 are t~ubercular cases; $50 die
each month. In St. Elizabeth's
Hospital alone there are 900 mental
cases, hopeless. and all young boys.
There is a decline in the number
'tf tuberculosis and surgical cases and
a rise in the number of mental ones.
The Langley bill provides 1880
BEDS. -Four thousand men are to be
released to convalescent homes with
full compensation. This is due to
the Veterans Bureau; $500 are
undergoing vocational training, but
no more a enter. These receive
an average of $110 per month, with
a minimum of $50.
Eight hundred and forty-six thou
sand, five hundred and sixty COM
pensation claims ave been received
of which over SOC, 1000 were disal-
lowed. These cases can be reopen
ed. The cost of the bureau hand
ling the same is $40 900 annu-
ally; $4,000, 900 has been provided
Tor 24,000 beds annually.
The problem is not solved, but or
der is coming out of chaos, due to a
sincere attempt % provide what is
necessary. The work is IN of prog
ress, not achievement, and will last
as long as the need for it.
The institutions in New Jersey are,
in general, in good shape, but over
crowded. There are 100 ex-service
men in Morris Plains alone. The
institutions fill in a gap. Other pa
tents need them and to crowd them
Il is an injustice and hardship upon
the civilian population.
The present generations idea is
not to put men into soldiers homes,
but whenever possible, to reliabili-
tate. so men can return to normal
life. self-supporting.
There are now twelve disabled
mer for every 100 legion members.
In Colorado and several other west
ern states there are so many men
who have been sent there for cures
they have appealed to the national
body of the auxiliary for help. These
states r for the most part, sparse
ly settled and canno adequately fin
ance the necessary work among the
sick there. A national hospital fund
Is proposed. BY the plan, every
unit will contribute a stated sum reg
ularly.
There is a greater need now than
during the war. The tubercular
cases will nearly all die in the next
five years. So we must aid them
now.
There is no way of determining
the length of the duration of work
for the mental cases.
In our state. five or six GONZALES
cent homes will be established soon.
from the proceeds of the Poppy cam
paign, which amounted to ~$24,350.24.
AS South Amboy's first step in
helping establish the national hosp
tai fund, the auxiliary of the Amer
lean Legion will hold a card party
in City Hall. Thursday evening. Sept.
2S. at 8 o'clock. The proceeds will
be held entirely for use in hospitaf-
cation among our ex~-service men,
lcca, and national.