Evening star., 1925-06-14
LEGION S5,OD0,O0O
t, DRIVE ENDORSED
Gen. Hines Pledges Earnest
4. Support Of Campaign for
l. Endowment.

Brig Gen. Frank T. Hines, director
of the United States Veterans Bu-
Seau, has pledged his earnest sup
port to the American Legion endow-
ment fund campaign for $4,000 600 in
a letter to James A. Drain, national
commander of the American Legion
and a past department commander of
the District of Columbia Department
of the American Legion. Director
Hines letters sets forth the Govern
ment's view of why Government aid
to the disabled and the orphans should
be supplemented by the relief work
of the American Legion.
The local phase of this campaign
has just been launched in Washing
ton, and during the next fortnight
representatives of the American
Legion and of the citizens commit
tee. organized TO raise the local
quota will solicit subscriptions for
the fund.
John Hays Hammond Aiding.
John Hays Hammond is chairman
of the advisory committee. The cam
paign committee is headed by Robert
n. Harper, and the treasurer of the
committee is Joshua Evans, jr. Frank
l.. Peckham, the department com
mander of the District of Columbia
of the American Legion, at a special
meeting of the department executive
committee held on Thursday night re-
ceived assurances Of all of the post
commanders of the American Legion
in the District Of Columbia that the
legionnaires would do their bit in the
campaign.
Headquarters for the drive have been
established at room 329A in the Bond
Building, and a secretary will be on
active duty there TO supply informa-
tion to interested persons.
Comment by Director Hines.
After pointing out that the Gov
ernment, through Congress, has been
liberal in its aid to the disabled, Direc-
tor Hines adds: 1T is a well known
fact that many detailed types of as
SistanCe fall into the hands of local
legion posts for fuffillment, and it
has been further disclosed that funds
for the carrying on of the specific
emergencies have been noticeably
deficient.
1T is therefore an opportunity that
this call comes from the legion with
so we'll defined purposes that the pub
lie and other interested organiZa-
uons may comprehend at once the
necessity of the call. 1t is true that
millions of dollars have been appro-
III lciICu 1pl anu IlOSplldl-
ization, and these eXpeditures will
continue in decreasing number as the
work nearS completion, but the con-
tinuing liability remains in the in
stance of the mentally disabled and Of
the minor dependents of all veterans
of the World War.
Matters Disclosed by Survey.
From survey of disclosures OBJ
mi = = +Ioa
of records in the guardianship sub
division recently organized in the bu-
reau, circumstances affecting the chill
dren of veterans are not in many in
stances what the public or the bureau
would desire them to be. The initia-
tive taken by the legion in launching
a campaign for the endowment of
S5,0O0,0O0 is to be commended and
ought to meet with the Endorsement
of all public-spirited citizens. as in
the securing of these funds each vet
eran of the World War feels his per-
sonal obligation to the children of his
less fortunate comrades. Up to this
time the legislation providing in gen.
eral for beneficiarieS of the bureau is
not imminent in the instance of
minors denied the rights of childhood
and the privileges of training con-
ducive to economic independence.
Will List Beneficiaries.
THE bureau is preparing from it's
records available on the subject an
itemiZation of all minor beneficiaries,
and anticipates releasing these data
to various legion posts, who. in turn,
will gladly cooperate with the legion
and affiliated organizations in secur-
ing specific information as to the i'm
mediate needs of the minor depen-
dents of veterans in their various
communities
Gen. Hines concludes his letter with
ringing Endorsement of the legion's
effort. saying:
Il thank You for the privilege of
indorsing this splendid work and in
sist that the resources of the bureau
be at your disposal in every instance
where they will serve toward the per-
fecting of your plan and the realiza-
ton of an American ideal by Amer
leans for Americans"