Veterans Branch for Rehabilitation Moved From Here

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VETERANS BRANCH FOR REHABILITATION MOVED FROM HERE Former Service Men Protest as Camden Office is Shifted to Millington WOLVERTON AID ASKED Despite protests by veterans' organizations of South Jersey, government officials yesterday closed the local branch of veterans administration, in the postoffice building, removing the office personnel and equipment to the Lyons Hospital at Millington. Terming the abandonment of the offices here as an economy measure, the government authorities at the North Jersey hospital centre, issued instructions for veterans in need of medical care, hospitalization or advice to apply at Philadelphia, or the veterans office at Millington. Representatives of the Disabled American War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and American Legion issued statements that a protest has been registered with Congressman Charles A. Wolverton and Senators and Representatives of New Jersey for restoration of the branch. The order closing the branch here, also effects the office at Newark where veterans of North Jersey were handled. A nation-wide protest of the move will be registered tomorrow night when a coast-to-coast radio broadcast sponsored by the D. A. V. will convey the veterans' message. William Amberg, rehabilitation officer of the D. A. V., and Joseph F. Markley, commander of John A. Mather Camp, United Spanish War Veterans, were among the leaders in a movement to halt the office removal. Veterans of all groups will stage a meeting tonight at 8 p. m. at the 114th Infantry Armory, Haddon avenue, and Mickle street, to prepare a plan of action. One hundred members of the Disabled Veterans last night attended a meeting in the armory and withheld action pending the broadcast tomorrow. The post has arranged for veterans without radios to hear the broadcast at the Polish Post of the American Legion, Mt. Ephraim avenue and Chase streets. The post elected delegates for the state convention to be held in Wildwood next month. They are Jeremiah Bennett, William Miller, Daniel Rivkin, William Copeland, Leon McCarthy, George Foos, Harold Walters, Sterling Parker, Louis Frost, William Fryer and Frank Bain. Fifty delegates from 11 veteran posts in Camden County attended a meeting of the Camden County Council, Veterans' of Foreign Wars, last night at 308 Broadway, to protest against removal of the Camden office. A resolution was passed demanding the resignation of General Frank T. Hines, chief of the veterans' bureau at Washington. The veterans also voted to petition President Roosevelt to remove interest charges from veteran's adjusted service certificates.

Former Service Men Protest as Camden Office is Shifted to Millington

Wolverton Aid Asked

Despite protests by veterans' organizations of South Jersey, government officials yesterday closed the local branch of veterans administration, in the postoffice building, removing the office personnel and equipment to the Lyons Hospital at Millington.

Terming the abandonment of the offices here as an economy measure, the government authorities at the North Jersey hospital centre, issued instructions for veterans in need of medical care, hospitalization or advice to apply at Philadelphia, or the veterans office at Millington.

Representatives of the Disabled American War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and American Legion issued statements that a protest has been registered with Congressman Charles A. Wolverton and Senators and Representatives of New Jersey for restoration of the branch.

The order closing the branch here, also effects the office at Newark where veterans of North Jersey were handled.

A nation-wide protest of the move will be registered tomorrow night when a coast-to-coast radio broadcast sponsored by the D. A. V. will convey the veterans' message.

William Amberg, rehabilitation officer of the D. A. V., and Joseph F. Markley, commander of John A. Mather Camp, United Spanish War Veterans, were among the leaders in a movement to halt the office removal. Veterans of all groups will stage a meeting tonight at 8 p. m. at the 114th Infantry Armory, Haddon avenue, and Mickle street, to prepare a plan of action.

One hundred members of the Disabled Veterans last night attended a meeting in the armory and withheld action pending the broadcast tomorrow. The post has arranged for veterans without radios to hear the broadcast at the Polish Post of the American Legion, Mt. Ephraim avenue and Chase streets.

The post elected delegates for the state convention to be held in Wildwood next month. They are Jeremiah Bennett, William Miller, Daniel Rivkin, William Copeland, Leon McCarthy, George Foos, Harold Walters, Sterling Parker, Louis Frost, William Fryer and Frank Bain.

Fifty delegates from 11 veteran posts in Camden County attended a meeting of the Camden County Council, Veterans' of Foreign Wars, last night at 308 Broadway, to protest against removal of the Camden office.

A resolution was passed demanding the resignation of General Frank T. Hines, chief of the veterans' bureau at Washington.

The veterans also voted to petition President Roosevelt to remove interest charges from veteran's adjusted service certificates.