The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-26

the national ehabilitation commit
tee, was introduced and made a
voluminous report on the work Of
his organization with particular
reference to the eighth district,
comprising the states Of Illinois.
Michigan and Wisconsin.
He quoted figures obtained as the
result OF a district survey to dis
prove General Sawyers' contention
that the legion's disqualification
program was too ambitious.
Get Treatment Elsewhere.
"The only reason the hospitals Of
this district are not swamped now"
he exclaimed, "is because a good
many of the men needing hospital
treatment are receiving it else
where But General Sawyer thinks
the Legion does not know what it is
talking about, when it insists upon
an $1S,000,000 hospital building pro-
gram"
He cited $500 cases of need in
the district. 925 of them being in
sane patients.
"Our sick and wounded veterans
are being cared for in the hospital
at Elgin, ILL.,. he said, "Only through
state appropriation asked for by
Commander McCauley. But it ought
not to be necessary for "a state to
appropriate money for such a pur-
pose. It is the business Of the ma
tional government"
In the course of his remarks he
referred to several instances of in
competency on the part of members
of government bureaus.
He advised Legion posts not to
take the initiative in securing re-
lief for needy disabled veterans
without careful investigation and
urged that in all cases the cooper
alton and advice of the state or dis
| trict department officials of the Lee
, gion be secured.
I'VE must play this game along
department lines" he maintained
Our task is to guard we'll what we
! have secured for disabled veterans
and to get more governmental aid
Finance Report.
| The outstanding feature of the
| report Of the finance committee
which was submitted at the morn
| ing session by General Abel Davis
was the recommendation for the
presentation of a budget for The
ensuing year at each annual con
'vention, accompanied by the com
! mander's recommendations, and tht
raising of the dues of the members
for the expenses of the state de
partment from so cents to 81.
| 1t was recommended in the bud
get plan that the expenditures O.
the department be kept within tn.
budget and under no circumstance:
to exceed the income. In case o
an emergency, the recommends
ton provided, obligations may b.
incurred only upon the approval o
a two-thirds vote OF all the mem
! bers of the executive committee
In another recommendation it pro
vided for the department to rendel
each post quarterly report of thu
income and expenditures.
The executive committee wa
urged, with the advice and approx
al Of the department commander
to take necessary steps in concen
trating all department activities
One of the elements spoken o
which caused the years deficit i
the present system of maintainin,
two large Offices. one in Blooming
ton and one in Chicago.
The department is not to engag
in sale of tickets, carrying on o
raffles, or other forms of activitie
in the nature of entertainments, tn
object OF which is to raise revenue
for the department.
/ To bring about permanency o
organization it was recommends
that business manager be EN-
ployed, with full power to act, sub
ject to the approval of the com
mander and the executive commit
tee.
i The pay, if any, Of department
officers and the amount will b
fixed by the executive committee.
! In the financial report the follow
ing figures were given:
Receipts from dues Estate
! nationally ............$74,757.4
Contributions ........... 6,OO9.S
Christmas fund from So
licitations ............. 2,JIo-4
! The audit also shows that tn
service fund campaign produced
total of $S,S81.S1 and remittance
from posts for bonds for post OF
ficers amounting to $1,95S.75.
The total disbursement amount
ed to $117,255.02. OF this amour
there was RENTED to the nationa
headquarters for national dues, tn
sum of $17,702.65. OF the approx
mate balance of 100000 less tina
$4,000 was expended for the diree
relief to comrades. Some of tn
items Of expense were:
odldTieS .$fJ,ooo9
Stationery, printing. post
age S,SOS,c
| Travelling expenses for
; commander and adju-
! tant .............. 5000 o
i The deficit of all the activities G
, the department amount to $500
and it was estimated in the repol
that it would take at least $500
more for the expenses for the re
mafnder Of the year. The repol
/ also stated that the liabilities at th
end of the year would amount I
approximately 81, 1000.
J! Twenty-Five out Of Is district
were represented in the repol