Show OFFICER OF AMERICAN LEGION ISSUES LETTER in order to bring to t the h a attention of our comrades and to the public generally the work of the american legion 1 in 11 1 park paris city as well as in national affairs we are presenting a series ot of articles written by officers ot of the post itce atra ot of the series written by commander j V thompson appeared last week I 1 I 1 1 ta 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 R r the american legion service officer icer plays in an important role second only to that ot of the post commander he la Is one link of a chain which reaches from the local post through the county state and nation because of thus being linked the voice of 0 the local post can be heard in the halls balls of congress and Is listened to ta at the presidents desk this service organization within the legion consists of 01 men and women who through years of experience are technically equipped to handle any question which may arise alle al the veteran or his dependents the post service officer assists members and ex service men who are not members ot of the legion in replacing lost discharge papers in filing insurance claims and in securing loans with the insurance policy as security and in the event oi of death in assisting the beneficiary in obtaining the payment of the policy another important function of 0 the service officer Is in filing claims for those who are disabled because ot of their army service ot of assisting the disabled in securing the necessary proofs that their disabilities are of service origin of securing car tined copies ot of marriage and tte the butts births of dependents all AH of this service Is technical and Is the foundation upon which all claims are allowed Is secured and per pensions are all allowed awed it is 19 also his duty cluty to secure the flag which drapes the baket of a departed comrade and often to act as executor tor for the estate and guardian of the veterans orphaned children the american legion Is carrying on to relieve the unemployment situation many of the ex service men are without work because of war handicaps they have not been able to freeze onto steady work and so have become a part of the army of the unemployed this problem is s too great for any one me man n to solve so every legionnaire Is expected to co cooper oper ate with the service officer 0 of his post in winning the unemployment w war or DR DB WM WIL J BARDSLEY service officer of licer here 1 la a an interesting news item from national N 1 headquarters headquarters IIo down wix on the banks of the muddy mississippi quartered in 9 a government institution Is a little group of legion caires forgotten men marked with an ancient affliction leprosy in 1917 they rought fought tor for uncle sam now they are being c cared ared tor for by the veterans admon I patients of U S marine HOW hospital at carville la the national commander of the legion henry L stevens recently visited these patients and treated them to eloquence and encouragement which it had never before been their lot to receive most veterans hospitals have been visited by national commanders of the legion but this is the first time a national al commander has visited carville it Is gratifying to know that about ten per par cent of these buddies are discharged annually as arrested cases did you know that ten thousand veterans era n a have been placed in jobs through the operation cooperation co of 0 the american legion the veterans administration adminis tion and the de part apartment ment of labor the bachelors of the post are an in dependent bunch I 1 was very politely told to mind my own business when I 1 tried to inquire it if they really thought they could UI d entertain us and furnish the eats a at t our next meeting well I 1 am minding i n gour my aown own business by inviting all the buddies I 1 know and you know to come out to that meeting which we hold jointly with tile the auxiliary remember wednesday january elgh eight t at the athenaeum hall WILFRED WORTLEY adjutant |