Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-25

should cover expenses incidental to
sickness and funerals. Economical
living and saving should be encourag-
ed SO that after the first few months
emergency allowances may be reduced
to a minimum.
In Case of Death-Upon the death
of a soldier or sailor his dependents
become eligible for a government pen
sion. The government will pay to a
dependent, upon the death of a soldier
or sailor, a sum equal to six months
pay. A missing" man is not conslo-
cred dead until so reported and In the
meantime Federal aid and pay assign
ments will be continued.
Change Of Residenee-A dependent
family is a charge Of the chapter with
In whose jurisdiction it resides ire
spective of place of enlistment. When
a change OF residence occurs, all pa
pers and records relating to the case
should be forwarded Immediately to
the chapter or committee into whose
territory the family moves.
Discharged Soldiers-Upon the dis
charge of a soldier or sailor the COM
mittee in charge of the relief of de-
pendent families should discontinue
It's WOIk III DeHdll VI his 0SpChuShNS
unless he Is disabled and incapable
Of supporting his family. In the lat
ter event attention should be given to
methods of rehabilitation of the man.
In some cases simply convalescent
care is necessary: in others special
surgical appliances or artificial limbs;
in others. the teaching of trades suit
able to the existing disabilities. etc.
Many such men can be restored to use
fulness and earning condition.
Supervision-That c h apters and
committees may have all possible help
in the great task which confronts the
Red Cross. and in order to standard
iZe the work. a division of the coun-
try into districts is contemplated, with
a supervising director in each district
to cooperate with the local agencies.
! This arrangement will be based upon
a chapter grouping-one supervising
director to a number of chapters-ac-
cording to geographical location and
possible volume of labor. Full partic-
ulars of this plan will be supplied to
chapters and committees in due time.
Cooperation with Outside Agencies
The American Red Cross was es-
pecially chartered as the national vol
unteer organization to care for our
soldiers and sailors in time of war.
, This necessarily involves the care Of
their dependents. 1t is the duty Of
chapters therefore to assume this
task cheerfully and diligently. not
as burden but as a privilege.
If. however. there exists an eff
cient local organization W h
icJan hi Gil
the chapter should avoid any competi-
tive action. but on the contrary should
establish a definite cooperative rela-
tionship with that organization,
whereby the latter may carry on the
work in close connection with the
chapter. and. if practicable, as a part
of the chapter itself
: 1t is OF primary Importance that the
Red Cross chapter shall maintain the
friendliest relations with other local
organizations in order that it may
avail itself of the assistance which
such agencies can undoubtedly give in
personnel and moral support.
A Final Wor5-Again let it be urged
that Red Cross chapter workers
among dependent families keep ever
in mind their double function: first,
the applying of relief wisely: second,
the maintenance and promotion of the
social well-being of these groups. 1t is
expected that every encouragement
will be given to the keeping up Of
proper standards of living Care should
be taken so far as practicable to see
! that just debts are paid. and attention
given to careful spending, proper
housing, regular attendance at church
and school, and clean living, so that,
in sp tie of a possible tendency to re-
lax homo discipline, our boys and girls
will continue to receive the training
which makes for good citizenship.
Humanity. duty and patriotism-all
of these call for the giving of our best
to this service to our country.
forms-That the work may be sim
plified and made uniform throughout
the country, the Department of Civil
ian Relief has prepared a series of
blank forms which may be obtained
from National Headquarters on re-
quest The forms and their uses are as
follows:
Form c. r. 1.-MAN'S STATEMENT
OF POSSIBLE DEPENDENTS
This form is to be signed by an of
ficer Of the army at the time Of the
soldiers enlistment or thereafter, Civ
| ing preliminary advice as to the pos
sible dependents. They are to be dis
tributed to, and collected from, officers
at recruiting stations, camps, armories,
etc.
Form C. r. 2-APPLICATION
To be filled in and filed by the rela-
tive in asking for help.
Form c. r. 3-REPORT SHEET
This sheet is issued to visitor up
on the filing of application and con-
tains queries which will bring forth
information necessary for a proper
decision, but some of which is not in
cluded in the application by claimant
for relief.
General Form No. s.-RECORD
CARD
Eight and onehalf by eleven inches;
to be used by chapters as a basis for
making allotments. To this card all
information relative to a particular
case should be transferred. On it's re-
verse side should be placed a record of
payments in order that the total relief
granted may be seen at glance.
Form c. r. 4.-REPORT OF DE-
PENDENTS
This form is to be used by chapters
in reporting to National Headquarters