Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-04-26
To Every Ex-Service Man and
WHx,o-

Woman.
The American Legion Voterans
census begins Monday, May is, ns.
stead of May / as before mentioned.
With military precision the enumerat-
ors spread out over the city and sur
rounding country and begin their
task of interviewing every veteran
in the county. The census will be
completed in 80 days, when the local
record will be forwarded to the state
headquarters of the Legion at Bur
lington thence to national headquar-
ters at Indianapolis, where the COM
pilation of individual records of the
4,80O,OOO men and women who served
their country in the World war is al
ready under way.
The Legion is obtaining this data
in order to be in a position to better
interpret the needs of the veteran for
whom 1T speaks, and to assist tens
OF thousands of veterans to obtain
medical treatment, hospital care, adj
Justment of back pay allowances, dis
ability compensation, employment or
many other things the Legion makes
1T its business to attend to for vet
Grams. The local census is being
made under the direction of Orleans
POST OF the Legion and Orleans unit
OF the Legion Auxiliary.
I'VE are going to have the name
OF every man and woman in this COM
munity who saw service in the World
war before we STOP" said Command
er r. M. Wells of the local post.
1--WE have all our plans for as
thorough a census as the govern
ment census takers ever took of the
whole population, and the bows are on
the job. We know our project has
created much interest in the commun-
1ty. Now we are going to knock at
every. door In the county before we
are through, but in order to make
absolutely sure we want to let everv-
BODY know what we are doing and
ask Tor the cooperation of all ex-
service men. If we should miss one
man IN this community we would not
CONSIDER the census a success. 1t
makes no difference whether a man
belongs to the Legion or not, all we
care Tor today is his service in the
war. We are going to take all the
pains IN the world. This is one of
the biggest jobs the Legion ever
tackled, and the entire post is deter
to make it an absolute success.
Ihe veteran census has aroused
much interest throughout the conn
ty. The need of it has been instant
ly recognized. The census idea was
first brought forward and tested ex-
perlmentally in the state of Iowa a
year ago. The results were such as
TO convince the national officers of
the Legion of the feasibility and in
slant need of a national census. The
plan was brought before the nation
al executive committee of the Legion
and adopted. Plans were at once de-
nned and the census inaugurated.
AT the executive committee meet
ing OF the auxiliary at the same time
!t was decided that the entire organ
lZatlon OF the auxiliary be put at the
1lsposal OF the Legion in carving
put the census. The wives and chill,
1ren of the ex-service men constitute
the prime interest of the auxiliary.
and it was felt at once that certain
features of the census would brine
important benefits for these.
The projected rotating fund of the
Legion appealed in especial to the
of the auxiliary. The rotat-
ng fund is designed by the Legion
% bring instant relief to the families
# all eX-service men. themselves.
Those now in good circumstances are
being asked if they will contribute
heir share of government compensa-
ion to the fund The money thus
secured will be loaned at once with
,ut any red tape to veterans in need.
The responses made so far to the idea
lave been most generous.
Other features of the census in
Jude the ascertaining of all unad-
usted claims for the government re-
ief, and the hunting of everyone en-
tiled to hospital treatment or voca-
ional training. 1t is known there
ire many who have not made con-
lections with government relief. and
he stories of these are especially de-
sired. At the end of this census it
will be known for the first time just
What forms of adjusted compensation
he veterans prefer. Much has been
aid on this question, but nothing
ound out before the census. The ad-
usted compensation bill provides for
-arious measures of relief, such as
arm or home loans, paid-up insur-
nee, vocational training or an adj
usted payment in cash.
The canvassers are inquiring of
very man what his choice will be
mong these.
Barton Post will do the same CEN
us work in and surrounding Barton.