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LEGION GIVES AID IN CLAIMSState Adjutant Says Time for Soft Toned Policies of Veterans’ Bureau is Past. MASON TO' GET CHECKSAsserting that the time tor “soft toned policies in getting Just claims of war veterans through the Vet. wans' bureau was past Frank 11. Henley, adjutant or the Indiana American Legion, informed Ur. I.. Park Draycr, commander of (lie local post of the legion, in a letter received here Wednesday that checks for accumulated compensation would be ssent Voltiey A. Mason within a few days. Mason was until recently a patient at the Irene lfyron saflUur-ium and had never received his rlght-£ut compensation amounting to several hundred dollars from tin; government.The local legion officials took the ! matter up '^lth the state adjutant and almost immediate results were | obtained. Dr. Drayer declared yesterday that the. legion would be glad to assist any other ex-service mu Unit was experiencing difficulties in receiving tils compensation.Adjutant Henley also congratulated Dr. Drnyor on the excellent showing tliat i’oat .N'o. 47 was making in membership. At the present Hme the . Port Way he legion Jx leading all Other parts of the state in membership. -,The letter received is as follows; lily dear Doctor:A. few weeks ago the case tf ' Yolney A, Mason, who until recently was a patient oi Irene * Hyron sanitarium, at Fort• 'Wayne, was called to the alien-• tlon of the writer, who Immediately took up the matter with the, U, S. Veteran's bureau. 1 am ad-• vised this morning that Uie lt;lis- .; trict Office of Cincinnati, states• that checks for accumulated • compensation for this man will■ be mltilcd to him within the next lew days.■ . ,1 £ there are any ether cases ofDelayed action of deserving men h your community and you tvlU ' kindly advise the writer I will be ; very glad to push-these cases to the limit, as the time is now past /.to use soft-toned policies in _ gettlngvjust vclaims through the Veterans’ bureau! , • ' ,T also wanf to take' this means !’of congratulating you bn. the very good showhig of.Post No.' 47 this jjestr. I’leaae vemeiriber,' lunv-. ever, that all 'memberships must be Into this office by August. 2f,' at which time ''{lie books' are closed to determine ;thc number .of delegates you will - have to the state, convention; . So far • your, post ia at ..the .head of the V list' In the number of members, so keep .up the go63. work until '/August 25. __ - ..; With kindest personal regards,• I am, -. 1 ,•,® - . Tours very sincerely.rFrank H. Henley, Adjutant,. ’ • Department' of Indiana. .
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Fort Wayne News Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Thu, Aug 17, 1922
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