Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18
WORK DONE
FOR SOLDIERS FAMILIES
Home Service Committee Of Red
Gross Meets Many Problems for
Men in Trenches.
FREE MEDICINE AID FURNISHED
Sees That Proper Houses Are Sc
cured Mt Reasonable Rentals II
Gives Full Legal Advice &" De-
pendent Families.

a While the whole country Is alive |"
Y the splendid work the Red cross Is
! doinE in supplying the soldiers AZ i'v
& front and III the cantonnents WIN
1 few. IL any. realize she important WORK
/ that is being done by home service COM
i mit;ee OF this organization.
4 The prohlcrn OF this committee is
4 the DrobIcm OF rendering aid ~ the
3 dependeut families Of those MAO arc III
g the active service 81 the ST'nN "N' navy
4 OF the United St5.Hs While J; : rug
4 tina; Congress at its last session r'S.,.
1 eensac!cnt measures. !ncreaSins' iHs
I nav Ct The men IN It's military service.
4 and recurring married men :. Aii''
4 ~ Ic,s, SIS = month 20 She sGpp'ft
d of their ~ives at home. NroN!oeu 'nr
4 wives have no ;ricT-n'"rt sources o.
4 income: making provisions ior INC NC
i nenaent families OF those who were
4 Killed or dtsAo'e"' ana vr'"."- =. ~
g reau Of insurance, Whereby men IN 81.
hr,-,hes OF ,he service and trained
Il muses. could take ont insurance At 4
y low rate @: premium. s;:!l the IntleS
& remain for this committee 10 perform
1 which the government does NOT uhHe'-
i take. and which are most helpiUl 10
4 the d~ependcut families Of those Who
4 hav. left ;hcir homes and gone into
Il the service OF the United states ioT
y this war.
4 In the first place, ;here are various
J cases which the government aid does
a not reach. and then again cases "he!e
4 aid that the government rcnacTs Is
q totally inadequate for needs OF iaini-
= lies affected. The help given ~conslSts
& not merely in experimenting ne al
b lowance made by thc government 10
q h d]epcndent Of the men AZ the 'front.'.
j but It furnishes medical aid free OF
4 charge. Il sees to II that proper
4 houses are furnished the dependent
I families Of soldiers and sailors 4; rca-
sonable rentals. and legal advice IS
n given to those who for any reason
y need the services of n lawyer.
i MRS. H.. !. BASKERVILLE
4 is CuIEF EXECUTIVE
f Mrs. Henry Ii. Raskervill. who Is the
4 chairman of INT, committee. spends
two hours a day AT the Headquarters
of the Richmond napier o: the lsed
Cross. at Fourth and Grac" streets
in this city, and acts Is the chief cxeSu'
+ tive. Working under her. directions
n and with her generally Is an cNccn-
tive committee. composed OF herself
n Mrs. Charles l.. Boiling, Mrs. l.. ST.
George Cooke, DIR. Mcclure Newton and
Leigh r. Page. This committee meets
y regularly once a week. and frequently
Sin the meantime at the call of the
chairman.
Rs Twenty women have volunteered
II their services to visit dependent mem
h bers OF the families OF those who have
been called into their countrS's ser
vice. Ia oldcr fully 20 equip them
selves for their duties, these womcr
will attehd the chapter course OF
twelve lectures 70 be given b. Or. II
9Th. Hibbs, Jr., director of the Red Cross
Institutc, IN each Monday and We'd
nesday, beginning tomorrow. from :
to 4 o'clock at the vcs:ry-room OF st
Pauls Church.
M The general committed Of tho home
service committee IS composed OF the
following named persons: Mrs. Henry
+. Baskcrvlll. chairman; Mrs. Charles
Z. Boiling. representing the Ice Mis-
sion, City Mission and Associated Char
tiles: Mrs. /. ST. George Cooke, Socia'
Workers and Defense League; Mrs. G
w. Massic, representing the Nationa.
KS League for Womsn's Service; Dr. Nc
I'D Guirc Newton, j. IloEc Kicks. William
RI NJ. Habliston. Mrs. II. w. Miller. rep
%resentinE Barton Heights Womcn'e
taClub; Mrs. john Stewart Bryan, COL
" ored Red Cross Chapter: Mrs. w w.
n Morton, Visiting Nurses: Mrs. Norman
Nv. Randolph. United psmghicrs OF the
Confedcracy and oNher organizations
Mrs. b. a. LciGers. Miss Annie stewart
lib and Leigh L. Page.