BLAKE.

: VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
WAUKESHA POST NO. 721

 

MONROE HEATH BLAKE, COMMANDER
HENRY A. YOUMANS, ADJUTANT

 

 

WAUKESHA,. WISCONSIN
June, 25th. 1921.

Senator Howard Sutherland,

iy dear Senator; |
Ifeel that it is advisable, amd no more then
pot at this time to give you my impressions of this hospital,
USHIS Hospital #67 Waukesha, Wis.)

Im the first place I am in a position to know of what I speak.
As I im an official capacity have had to visit amd inspect many of
the Public Health Hospitals, this ome amoung them,

So whem it became mecessary for me to enter a hospital I Dai vot
have to hesitate as to which one to select, ANDO [N THE THREE MONTHS an
Thave been here have hed no occasion to change mY Milwue !

As to Major Kolb the medical officer in charge, I comsider him
as both an efficicnt administrator and as an exceptional kind end just
mam inhis relations to the patients, Im this connection I must also
wention Major Heldt amd Capt'. Norris, And also Captains Oliver and
Rodgers, I am sorry to say that I can not include in this list Captain
Benton, who tho undoubtedly is a good medical man is entirely umfitted |
by anne and disposition for a position in » hospital of this ici,

"While in my position as Judge Advocate Gemeral of the Veterans
of Foreign Ware, Dept. of Wis. I have had to look into a number of
complaints, they are all traceable to the man referred to, I may also
say at this time , that a report simdlar has already been made by me
to our National Headquarters.

As to general conditions here I can say that they are very good,
and that the patients as a whole are as well satisfied as a lot of
‘nervous mom can be. excepting in the matter of compensation claims,
there is no doubt that just cause of complaint exists, Iwould like
if you are willing to go into this matter more fully.

The food is very good and plenty of it, In this regard I want to
especialgy praise Mrs. Bassett for the way she looks after the comfort
of the mon in this way.

In closing I went to say that the writer is a Spamish War man,
and was an Engineer officer in the war with Germany, was a camp Judge
Advocate, and a member of the Clemamcy Board for the review of all
Court’ Martial sentences. /

Respectfully

oe ate ah an eT A Got as EN AO nth eK i Om fa Al Hy EE ET a Se Gm Sm MN A Gat ee emt Oc
Judge Advocate General, Dept. of Wis.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, |

USPHS Hospital, #37.