In the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery one of our most important activities is in supplying data to the Veterans’ Bureau for use in the adjudication of claims for compensation. The reports at present are more comprehensive than formerly made, and include in addition to the name, rank or rate and claim number, the date and place of birth, enlistment, discharge or release to inactive duty, together with a detailed medical history. The maximum number of reports sent out by the Bureau has been 250 in a day with an average daily completion of about 100 cases. At present we are up to date in answering claims. Notwithstanding the reduction of the clerical force in some divisions to the point of extinction of the activity in the effort to make the furnishing of records to the Veterans’ Bureau our first consideration we should have been far behind in furnishing records had it not been for the hearty and willing cooperation of the Veterans’ Bureau in assigning clerks from their own forces to assist in this most important and imperative work. Where by reason of law or otherwise we have been unable adequately to provide for the veterans either in personnel or material Colonel Forbes has ever stood by to give us hearty cooperation and assistance. I am also indebted to General Sawyer, the Chief Coordinator of the Hospitalization Board for encouragement and advice whenever asked of him. In reciting the activities of the Navy in providing hospital care for veterans, I trust it has become apparent that I have the honor to represent an organization, equipped to aid the Veterans’ Bureau in fulfilling the pledges of our government to its veterans, disabled in the Great War, and manned by a personnel actuated in all ranks by an earnest desire to contribute in the discharge of our obligations.” GENERAL SAWYER: “I do not know exactly what impression you get from this information that is given out here by the heads of these great departments, but to me it seems that here is a spirit, a whole-souled determination to put everything at the command of the Government at your service to help you, that we may help the World War Veteran to the best that can be given. The recitation of these things by this Admiral and this Major General shows how much really comes through a closer affiliation,—how much we get that is worth the while from a better understanding; and that is what we really believe we have in this new Board of Hospitalization.