Evening star., 1936-06-14
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.


Payment of the World War vet
erans' bonus begins tomorrow morning
here and throughout the Nation.
Ceremony will attend the first de-
livery at 9 am, at Walter Reed Hos
pital where a high official. not yet
disclosed, will hand personally to a
chosen veteran a big brown envelope
| full of bonus bonds, and a check.
This will be followed by delivery to
eight other military posts and hos
pitals throughout the District during
the day.
Delivery to veterans generally here,
| however, will not begin until $50 pm.
| tomorrow, when all regular mail car
riers will start from their stations to
begin delivery in person to veterans
at their homes throughout the city.
Work Through Night.
Last-minute announcements and
plans were made over radio stations
last night by several public officials,
while the Division of Loans and Cur
rency of the Treasury Department,
and the Post Once, worked through
the night to prepare for delivery OF
as many bonds as possible
Postmaster Vincent c. Burke, sur
prising the local veterans. announced
he already had in the local Office,
ready for delivery here, about $4,000
envelopes. The average value Is
about $3.50 each. The estimated num-
| Der of veterans eligible for the bonus
! here runs somewhere over $1,000, so
it was apparent last night. that by
/ far the large proportion Of the local
envelopes have been completed and
/ will be ready to hand to the men to-
morrow and tomorrow night.
The Treasury Department an
/ nounced that original goals" had
been exceeded, and that up to mid
night Friday. 2,670,514 envelopes. con-
tanning 28,094,S75 bonds of $50 de-
nomination and checks for odd
amounts had been turned over to the
Post Office Department. In view OF
/ the fact the Veterans Administration
had delivered approximately 100000
certificates, this was considered a
/ good showing.
3,517,6O0 Due to Benefit.
/ The total number of veterans
throughout the country estimated to
/ be entitled to payments was placed
at 3.517,6OO.
/ The bonus was discussed over the
radio last night by Postmaster General
James A. Farley, Administrator of
/ Veterans Affairs Frank T. Hines,
Postmaster Burke and representatives
/ of the three leading veterans organi-
cations.
Locally, most interest centered or
Postmaster Burke's plans for delivery
of the big brown manila envelope;
| tomorrow, and plans for helping The
veterans turn the bonds into cash.
The first men to be able to turn their
/ bonds into cash will be those who are
visited at the nine hospitals and mil
itary establishments tomorrow morn
ing. The carriers and special clerks
who will carry the envelopes to these
veterans will be empowered offl-
cially to act rs certifying officers.
Aid to Ill Arranged.
This arrangement, Postmaster Burke
explained, will enable a veteran sick
in bed, for instance, to receive his big
manila envelope, take out the bonds
and make arrangements through the
same carrier who delivered them to
have them surrendered for a check.
The carrier or clerk will assist the
veteran to certify" his bonds for
payment, will take the bonds, give
the veteran a receipt and see to 1t
that he receives in the mail, prob
ably within "a or 48 hours, a check
for the bonds.
The nine places where delivery will
take place tomorrow will be Walter
Red Hospital, Army Medical Gen.
ter, Mount Alto Hospital, Chevy Chase
Sanitarium, tuberculosis Hospital,
Naval Hospital, Soldiers Home, Ma
rine Barracks and Army War COL
lege.
While promising to deliver every
bonus envelope in the hands of the
post office here without delay, Post
master Burke issued warnings to vet
erans that not all of the bonds have
been received, and therefore can not
be delivered.
Requests Patience.
ANY veterans who do not receive
their bonds on June is or 16, should
be patient" he said, "as delivery will
be made to them as soon as the bonds
are received in the post Office. 1t Is
requested that veterans refrain from
making inquiry regarding non-receipt
of bonds, as the post Office will have
no information concerning them until
they have been placed in the mails
for delivery"
After the delivery at the nine mill
tary institutions tomorrow morning,
and the home delivery tomorrow night.
the postal carriers will continue with
delivery Tuesday during the day.
Bonds addressed to veterans in Gov.
eminent departments will be delivered