Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-04-24 | Page 11 | Immediate Action on Legislation for Veterans Urged by Legion Chief

' Immediate Action on Legislation For Veterans Urged by Legiou Chief Immadlala action upon lh Irgls- latlon now befor congrrsa dealing t 'with tnrreaeed hospital facilities for veterana of tha World mar la neceaaary, O. I. Bodenhamcr, national na-tional commander of the American legion, told more than 704 memtper of the U tah department at tha New-1 New-1 1 oil a hotel VYedneadey night. There are now ll.eoo veteran suffering suf-fering from tuberculoala and mental men-tal dteeaaea that are badly In need of hnapitallsaiton and cannot he ared for at tha preaent time. Commander Com-mander Bodenhamer declared "A greater Interest attnuld he taken by tha public In supporting veteran' legislation. ha aitd. "The public ehould have the eatn ropft. dene In the legion today aa It did In the men n ho fought during the World war. "Tha legion favors a hospital po. Icy to meet future needs. Thla po. Icy contemplate a government agency to anticipate the neenl. In order that a veteran, tnatead of having to wait two years for ho. 1 pltallaatlon. can get It at one and! hav a fighting chance for recov- i ry." Cecil D. Pop of Helper, department depart-ment commander. Introduced the national commander. Franklin HMer. commander nf Halt T.ake pont No. 3, prealded. Jamea tlregeraop, poet chaplain, offered Iha Invocation. Invoca-tion. Immediately following the banquet ban-quet Commander Bodenliamer left fur tha eaal.