Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-05 | Page 11 | S. L. Hospital Inspected by U. S. Official

S. S L. L L HOSPITAL HOSPIT At INSPECTED BY rr 0 U. U S. S OFFICIAL Veterans' Veterans Affairs Chief In Interested Interested Interested In- In in Exterior Beautification L Landscaping and other her improvement improvement improve improve- ment work at the United States Veterans Veterans' Veterans Veterans' Veterans Veterans' Vet Vet- Vet Vet- erans' erans hospital in Salt Lake City since his last visit nearly two years ago go were inspected Thursday by General General General Gen Gen- eral Frank T. T Hines administrator of veterans' veterans affairs and former Salt Laker General Hines with Mrs Hines arrIved arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived in Salt Lake City Thursday morning from Denver He will bein be bein bein in the city probably until Saturday The general was particularly interested interested in m in m exterior beautification work at the hospital going over the grounds with William L. L McCabe acting manager in the absence of E E. A. A Littlefield who is in California Worried About Water Ill IlI court martial a man quicker for letting a tree die than almost anything anything any any- thing hing said G General Hines in explaining explain- explain ing ng his belief belie in pleasant surroundings surroundings surround surround- ings as a contributing factor to the success of any hospital He was particularly worried about aboul the he water supply and disc discussed ed the problem at length with Mr McCabe Possibility of drilling an artesian well to make the hospital independent independent independent dent of the city water system was ment mentioned informally Latest developments In veterans veterans' aU affairs irs General Hines said aid included an executive ord order r. r signed by President dent Roosevelt snort shortly before leavin leav- leav eav- eav in ing ng on his vacation trip to Hawaii Under the old ruling General General Hines Sines said hospitalization is limited to o veterans of an any war who hold an honorable discharge with more than thano 90 00 o days days' service Under new regulations regulations regula- regula ions veterans with less than 90 days' days service and who have not been dishonorably dishonorably dis dis- dis- dis honorably discharged arc are eligible for hospitalization 1 It is a tine line distinction ion tion but will mean a lot to many vet vet- erans On Way Vay to Coast General Hines said chief interest of veterans is attached to li liberalized regulations possible through action of f the last congress Cost of the veterans veterans veterans' vet vet- erans' erans bureau for the fiscal year ended June 30 was at first estimated at t he said The economy economy econ- econ omy my act of March 20 20 1933 cut estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated costs to but liberalizing liberalizing liber- liber of the act on March 28 1934 he e added will probably result in an additional annual cost of The veterans' veterans bureau administrator tor br came to Salt Lake City Cit after alter addressing ad ad- dressing the national convention of disabled American Veterans of the World War at Colorado Springs Cola Colo olo July 3 From here he will go goo goto goto to o California A new veterans' veterans hospital hospital hos- hos pital is nearing completion in San Francisco Franciseo he said while in m Los Angeles An- An geles celes eles the largest combined unit of Ithe he the bureau is in operation with a ans' ans veterans veterans' ns' ns affairs office a hospital and soldiers soldiers' home 1 S VISITOR L F F 4 i c c cA A 1 I S General Frank T. T Hines I