Show e n COP Copy for far forI I J hl his nt Supplied by the American L Lion llon News rewa Nc suttee S k SAVE DUPLICATION t L IN VETERANS AID Arrangements to avoid a l t of M work among the tle e ninny tunny n agencies la In I Washington U D C engaged in vet vet- veterans veterans erans runs relief activities has lins been an tin un- un announced flounced b by Watson 1 II B Miller ler chair chair- chairman chairman ninn man of the the national of the lie American Legion who Is director of n a new central Index in the offices of the committee for the lc keeping of records record of the case casc of ev every ev e eer er cry ery veteran who goes to Washington to take tale up Ull a n claim with the govern govern- government government ment At a n conference of representatives of the American Legion the American fled Hed Cross Veterans of Foreign Wars Disabled American Veterans of the World war and other welfare a agencies agen- agen en- en Ics cies operating In Washington It was wag decided that there were too many agencies working upon the same cases at the same time The plan of the central contral recording ollice was approved ed os as the only way In which to eliminate this duplication of ot effort Under the plan approved b hy by the yu- yu wu- wu va various rious or organizations a record card on each case contacted Is sent to the cen- cen central cen central ollice for filing with the action taken b by the organization noted there there- thereon thereon thereon on and In contacting new cases n a checkup with the central Index will be before any action Is taken In this tills a way If the case has been previously handled bandied by another agency or Is still In the hands of that agency the central index will Indicate this and the Information will prevent the second agency from stepping In on tile the case until the first agency Is fin finished fished with It it In the past the several organizations organizations have been proceeding without an any definite s system of ordination co-ordination co and this has resulted In as many as six different agencies trying tring to obtain the adjudication b by the United States Veterans bureau of the same case Instead of assisting In an early set settlement dement for the veteran the condition of things resulted in additional delays Under the new plan pIon for co co the he work none of the agencies in- in involved In Involved will touch a case that another Is working upon uon until It has been closed one U way or another |