Evening star., 1924-06-20
Blanks Distributed to All
Parts of Nation to Be Given
Out simultaneously.
POINTS OF DISTRIBUTION
IN CAPITAL ARE NAMED
Veterans Urged to File Records
Carefully-Large Force Mar
shaled for Work.

Six million soldier bonus applica-
! tlon blanks will be placed in the
hands of the world war veterans to-
morrow, with 100000 additional TO
| be distributed within the next week.
The blanks, which have been going
out of Washington to far points of
the country since last Monday will
be made availa BILE simultaneously to-
morrow at all places reached, includ-
ing Washington.
This announcement was made to-
day by Maj. Cen Robert c. Davis
| the adjutant general of the Army,
who is distributing an blanks for
the Army. Navy and marines. Postal
! authorities and officials of the gov
! ernment printing Office have been
J active in ;he huge distribution pro-
! gram.
! AT the same time. it was learned
from many sources that the govern
| ment machine. which has been pre-
/ pairing to handle the bonus is all
| ready to take care of the first work
! TO be done in the flood of appIica-
! tions expected to descend in an
avalanche, beginning the first of next
week.
Places of Distribution.
1 The local places where blanks will
| be available first will be posts of the
american Legion, chapters of the Red
6Eossi 6Tessi veterans of Foreign Wars,
| Navy and Marine Corps.
! A list of the places in this city to
which bonus blanks are being dis
| tributed by the War Department and
where they will be available tomorrow
| was announced today by Mai. Smith,
/ in charge of bonus work under Cen
| Davis, as follows:
ID. G. Distribution Points.
War Department Navy Depart
: ment. Veterans Bureau.
American Red Cross headquarters.
/ 18th and + streets; Walter Reed Hos
pital, st. Elizabeth's Hospital. Mount
/ Alto Hospital, Naval Hospital
! American Legion, All Bond build
+! ing.
Veterans of Foreign Wars. 31s Met
| ropolitan Bank building; Fred C Lu-
| cas-, Department of Agriculture Iith
and B streets southwest.
United states coast guard head
| quarters, 18th and 4 streets north
! west; commandant marine barracks:
editor the Leatherneck. marine bar
| racks: United States naval air sta
ton. Anacostia: United States Naval
/ Medical School; Navy recruiting sta
/ ton. SOC 9Th street
! day.
About 100000 application blanks
| already have been distributed in this
! first stage of tha program. Begin
ming next MondaA il is planned to
| make final and complete distribu-
| tion," which Will probably be wound
/ up by Saturday. June 2S. Most of
| the additional 5000, 900 to be sent
out next week will go to post Offices
Star to Distribute blanks.
| The Evening Star will receive from
/ the War Department an assignment
| of application blanks Monday and
/ will give these out to all veterans
who apply as long as the supply
lasts. The Evening Star, however.
Will not attempt to act as adviser to
/ veterans in filling out their blanks
| but will be prepared to direct veter-
ans to the proper sources of advice.
| The War Department, where the
! first big load of the bonus work is
early part of next week with the first
| signed application blanks. Gen. Da
Wis declared that his force had been
! sufficiently organized so that begin
i ing tomorrow il will be ready TO re-
! ceive and act upon applications.
Care Asked by OniciaIs.
| 1T is hoped" he said in a state
ment, that all veterans will strict!
comply with the instructions accom-
! panying the application blanks and
be especially careful in making their
/! finger prints.
| The veterans are again urged not
| 10 write to the War Department with
reference to their dppilcdtlons'
which will be acknowledged as
| promptly as possible Thereaiter' any
! further correspondence with refer
ence to their claims is unnecessary
unless originated by the War De-
| partment
! To more adequately take care of
| the enormous amount of work IN
| handling the bonus. Gen. Davis SAID
/ some 5000 filing cases, containing
| the organization records, which VIII
| only have to be consulted OCCASION
ally for bonus tbn 99d csnsus au bedne
/ from the E building at 6th and
| streets, where the main administra-
| tion of the War Departments part
of the bonus act will be handled
500 Clerks Obtained.
This move was made, Gen. Davis
| explained, in order to spread the
cases containing the personnel rec
creased clerical force.
Up to date, he said, 500 clerks have
| been obtained. 1t is expected that by
I the enQ or June THIS nuIlDeT Will
have grown to over 1900, and by the
end of July the entire force of 2.517
will have been employed. The clerks
who are now on the rolls are being
| schooled in the records, mailing the
| application blanks and learning to
| use the special computing machines
! and other mechanical devices which
! will be utilized in this vast work.
Navy Department Ready.
The Navy Department, including
the Marine Corps, is also active in
preliminary preparations, and ex-
poets to be able to take care of the
applications which will be sent to it.
| Veterans upon receiving their
| blanks will be expected to fill them
| out accurately, and comply strictly
| with the extensive instruction sheet
| included with the bonus application
| blank Gen. Davis. in his statement,
| advises veterans to "be especially
careful in making their finger prints"
| Envelopes with proper addresses al
ready printed on them will be pro-
yided for the use of veterans in mail
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