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Show oo 'Soldier Welfare Work by the Elks of Utah A plan of soldier welfare work to be carried on by the Elks of Utah has been outlined for discussion tomorrow at the opening session of the state convention, con-vention, which Is 'o be held in Ogden Friday and Saturdaj Presidehl O R Dibble ot the state association will dis- '1 .' J B. 1W . j JlLUiUJJggSgg cuss the subject before thp assemblage assemb-lage and there will be general discussion discus-sion on the matter by various representatives repre-sentatives of the Utah lodges. In his discussion President Dibble will take up the "Big Tlrother" movement move-ment and the proposed affiliation with the Red Cross, Salvation Army and other organizations as well as the ted-cral, ted-cral, board of vocational education. Grand Exalted Ruler Bruce A Campbell has outlined the following plan of work for the Elks in connection connec-tion with the Soldier welfare movement move-ment . "The general nature of the plan is as follows. "First, the Elks' War Relief Commission, Com-mission, representing the order, shall underwrite and finance a publicity campaign concerning the work being done by the federal board for disabled Soldiers, sailors and marines after be-! be-! ing discharged from the service. "Experience has demonstrated thai a great number of these discharged soldiers, sailors and marines have riot learned of the liberal provisions which 'have been made by the federal govern ment for compensation for their in- sary, and for placing them in suitable employment. This publicity requires the use of bulletins, pamphlets, tracts, newspapers and film service. "A voluntary publicity committee, of which Brother David Harvey is the vt'cuuv.' i .ficer. is co-operating with the federal board to perform this ; work, and the commission has set aside 50,000 for th- purpose of enabling en-abling the publicity committee lo i reach with this campaign not only the 'dis-ibled men themselves, but also ; their families, employers, fellow-cm-ployes and the general public j "All films prepared and sent out by i the puhlicit) w ill bear a legend show ing that they were prepared under the j auspices of the Elks war relief coiu-i coiu-i mission for the lederal board for vocational vo-cational education. j "The work Is going forward rapidly with aid and support from the Elk.-. I Films and other publicity material are jnew being prepared of which local lodges will have notice from time lo 'time so that they will be in a position I to request that these films be shown tin local motion picture houses, and that the publicity material appear in local newspapers. Further notice con-corning con-corning this publ.ciiy material and mouse mo-use of the same will doubtless be re ' ceived through the commission ur through the publicity committee. Fund for Re-Education. "Second, the commission placed at the disposal of Dr. Prosser. as direc tor of th? board, a fund of $50,000 to . be used in the re-education and vocational voca-tional training of worthy disabled soldiers, sol-diers, sailors and marines, who have ! been discharged and who do not comr' within the purview of the war risk insurance in-surance act or the federal vocational 1 rehabilitation act and therefore can-j can-j not receive compensation or training 'at the expense of the federal govern-I govern-I ment. "Third, the commission has also ; placed at the disposal of Dr. Prosser, as director of the board, a tuud of i.50,00U lo be loaned to disabled sol Idlers, sailors and marines, so that they may promptlv be placed iu training, train-ing, with proper maintenance while their compensation award is being dc-'terralned dc-'terralned by the government, in this jway avoiding such privation and hu-miliation hu-miliation to them. Under proper safe-' safe-' guards the return of this loan is insured in-sured as soon as ihe man receives (the money to which he is entitled from I the government This fund is, therefore, there-fore, a revolving fund which will practically prac-tically not be diminished, but will be j turned over many times in the month to come and thus render a Bervice alma al-ma inaluable to many men. ' Fourth, in r.ddition to the above the commission and myself have pledged to Dr Prosser the hearty coup' co-up' ration not only of the grand lodge, but of the subordinate lodges and I their members in carrying on the vital work that is being done by the lederal I board. This co-operation includes publicity pub-licity through local lodges in every part of the country, aid to the federal board in securing the names of discharged dis-charged disabled soldiers, sailors and marines in every community, aid to them through the Elks' fund above de scribed in securing reeducation, assistance as-sistance to the federal board In help ing men to secure employment, and also certain services which the brothers broth-ers in the local lodges all over the country caji render personally to these men." |