Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1921, Page 22

22 REGIONAL OFFICES GET - VETERAN BUREAU WORK Go.pemment Is Taken to Service Men Throughout Country and Greater Speed Made Possible. There is a general misunderstand- ing as to what the decentralization of the Veterans' Eureau really means. The public seems to be misinformed as to what the author of the Sweet bill really intended this administrative change to accomplish. The decentralization of the Vet- ans’ Buresu was provided for in the Sweet bill (August 9, 1921). This fea- ture of the bill was strongly urged by the American Legion and Veterans of | (&8 (016 18 Foreign Wars in their annual conven- tions. All veteran organizations and their spokesmen had warmly com- mended the incorporation of the de- centralization feature in the bill. The measure provided that fourteen regional offices and a number of »un-'re_‘u. e Toat dollar for !a ticket to Washington. and have offices, not to exceed 140, should be cstablished. In accordance with this provision of the act regional offices were established in B on, New York, Thiladelphia, Washington. Atlanta New Orlcans, Cincinnati, Ch; g0, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Denver, San Fran- cisco, Seattle and Dallas. On account of the magnitude of the task of con- solidating the Federal Board for Vo- “ational Training. the war risk insur- ance and the public health service. the slan could not be inaugurated imme- diately. Activities of Regional Offices. Tt is not generally known that the|] Veterans' Bureau has been decentral- | fzed in a measure since the passage of | the act, inasmuch as all new claims have been acted upon in the regional offices since August 15, which pre- viously were acted upon in the central office tn Washington. This change ‘wag not noticeable in this district, be- | -ause the fourth regional office of the United States Veterans' Bureau. for- merly the district office of the Voca- ional Board in Baltimore. was trans- ferred to Washington, and as a resuit (1] new cases were settled here as had | been done previously, only by a differ- ent office. h The Sweet bill clothes the fourteen regional offices with authority to ad- | judicate all cases, old and new, and The present decentralization plan isl carrying this into effect. Several hun- | dred thousand folders, containing the | claims of old and pending disability cases now in the central office, must necessarily be distributed among the fourteen regional offices. A number f compensation and insurance claims | for the case to be adjudicated. Even aration of claims, the rating and ad- judicating of cases and the payment of awards have been speeded up un- der the new arrangements. The rat- ing of the cases has been more satis- factory, because the human element has been taken into consideration through personal contact. In short. this change in the adminis- | tration of ‘the Veterans’ Bureau means | that John smith in Dallas, Tex., can ttle his case in Dallas without even writing a line to the central office in | Washington, D. C. It means further | that the Dallas office can settle the nith without referring | to or consulting the central office of | the Veterans' Bureau. John Smith will not have to spend his last dollar for transportation to Washington, in order to settle his care speedily. Previously, many veterans, unable | to wait until their cases could be set- tled by correspondence with the bu- been warming park benches waiting | after they arrived in the city, it has | been found necessary in many in- stances to write or telegraph to their | home towns for additional evidence required to complete their claim. In the meantime. the majority of these claimants were dependents on the American Legion or welfare organi- | zations for their subsistence. 1 Hereafter these claimants are ad- i ed to save their railroad fares, be- | use t an get their cases ad- | ey ed speedily through the regional office. In fact, the central office will e unable to e action on their cases, because their case folders and the authority to adjudicate the cases are with the regional offices. PLITTK —offers quality service in Painting, P aperhanging and Upholstering. Geo. Plitt Co., Inc., ¥35482% BUILDING nd vocational experts will be trans- rerred to these offices to install the, procedure and system of handling the | dizability cases. | This transfer of power to tbe re-| gional and suboffices will eliminate | long-distance correspondence with the | bureau by the claimant. Dealing di rectly with the local office will pe mit a closer personal contact between | the claimant and the representative of the Veterans' Bureau. The case will | be decided by an examiner and phy- sician who are able to see the clai ant in person, rather than by an ex-| aminer in Washington. who has only| the papers In the case on which to| hase a decision. It will eliminate the! continual correspondence by the bu- reau requesting additional informa- | tion and evidence. | The disabled veteran can talk over the case with a representative in his | home town or within a short distance | of it. In other words, the govern- ment is being taken to the vetera throughout the country, and they will not have to wait for the magic words | from Washington before they can be ! sent to the hospital for emergency ! treatment or before they can receive | compensation or vocational training. Cases Are Speeded Up. The decentralization of new cases since August 15 has provided an op- portunity to observe this administr. tive change in operation. The pre ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA, Va., December 3 (Special).—There is considerable speculation as to the next postmaster for Alexandria. The Civil Service Com- mission announces that an examina- tion for the position will be held December 20. Dr. W. M. Smith, in- cumbent, it is understood, will not be a candidate to succeed himself. Thus far the only aspirant for the office who has filed papers is Thomas H ity. The term of mith will expire January 24.§ The office pays a salary of $3.300 a vear. and it is expected that there will be many other applicants. Dr. Kate Waller Barrett tomorrow will deliver an address before the| members of the adult Bible class of | the M. E. Church South. taught by Nevell S. Greenaway. This class is four years old and has 125 members. New “officers. just elected are: Mrs. I Roland Goode, president: Mrs. S. Dexter Forbes. vice president; Mrs, Nevell S. Greenaway. secretary, and Mrs. George A Smith. treasurer. In connection with the observance of national education week in this city it is announced that, beginning Monday. at the moving picture theaters there will be a four-minute speaker at «&<h performance from among a group of citizens aj i E ate ppointed for that pur- John T. Shaw died vesterday at the Lome of “his son-in:law, Jalien T King, in Fairfax county. His funerai will take place at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon from his home and burial ! be in Bethel cemetery, this city. nator Samuel D. Nicholson will be the speaker at the annual me- morial services of Alexandria Lodge, No. . Benevolent and Protective irder of Elks, h will be held at 3 flome at 8 clock. cafeteria supper will be given be- nning at 5:30 o'clock Tuesday night in the Young People’s building under the auspices of Martha Washington Shapter, No. 42, Order of Eastern A concert wil be given T] ay night in the Young Deople's taiihos by ‘the Swiss Yodeling Serenadeps The affair will be under the auspiees n!r;,he'\\l;)man's Missionary Society, | e following have been appoin :“::;nr:';g o"h"’rv] l‘onfeder}ll:pl':\?lllr;;:fi ¥ or the city of Alex: y Judge Robinson Moncure: - Jant oF Johnson. Edgar Warfleld, sr.. and Capt Fountain Beattie. Mr. Johnson mag formerly a member of the board. Mp Warfleld takes the place of the late! e pDayidson. Capt. Beattie takes ce of E. C. Grah: ved R am, removed | e Snowden School Alumni Associa- | tlon has placed in the Pnrker-‘()‘.or!:}" School for colored children thirtesy clocks, one for each teacher's degh and a large regulator in the auditor. jum. Six globes to aid In teaching geography have been ordered. ‘Efforts are now being made- to ARt purchase an Under the auspices of the Templ Sisterhood a_euchre party will be Fiven Tueaday night in Lyceum Hall, | unds will be used for cha the sisterhood. M, PUPILS UNDERWEIGHT. Physical Tests Being Made in Lynchburg Schools. Special Dispatch to The Star. YLNCHBURG. Va., December 3.— FPhysical tests here of school children in a survey just being made to ascer- tain how many are undersized as to age and height has disclosed the fact that 75 per cent of a large class at the high school are underweight. It is believed the tabulation of the tests will show that/at least 20 per cent of the boys are too light for their height or age. The results are being sent to parents for corrective purposes. The work is being done under tre direc- tion of C..R. Waltham, physical direc- or of the public schools ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. 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