Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-17
EXPERT ADVICE FOR
FAMILIES or SOLDIERS
Nincty-SiS Have Been Aided by Red
Csoss Chapter Up to
This Date.
FORM HOME SERVICE SECTION
WcIl-Known Women Act on Com
mittce to Look After Dependent
Relatives OF Those Now I'm the
Service Of tho United States.

Announcement was made yesterday
At the headquarters OF the Iichm"nd
chapter Of the Red Cross that 10 date
n!nety-EiX dependent families Of men
cai.cd to tho colors have received he
expert advice that tho wcli organized
home service section uf the chapter is
able to offer. This includes inforna
zion regarding tho new Wa: risk In
suranco iaw. with it's provisions for
aliotments. allowances. corporations
and insurance and valuable assistance
in al, variety Of ways.
Women whose husbands are serving
their country are constantly applying
I" tho home service section for adj
vice. Many OF them come to us lonely
and worried. not knowing how TO meet
tho mex, months rent .bili and puzzled
abou, other things" said Mrs. Henry
T. Eashcrvii!. chairman # the eA-
ccutive AMI general committees OF the
rrction. We are ahl" TO straiChtc1 out
their tangled affairs wiki the least pos
sibIc loss of time. our section is 80
organized that we can give expert
advice oil legal matters. and y" arc
In frequent communication with the
authorities at Washington regarding
the payment Of ailotmcuts and allow
arccH 10 dependents. Several times
va nave been successful in locating
men whose dependents believed them
dead"
SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES Is
INCREASING RAPIDLY
The scope Of tho activities Of the
section Is increasing rapidly. and will
continue 10 Increase 81" tho war pro-
crosses. Mrs. Rask"rvilI has an Office
at Rcd Cross HEADQUARTERS. Fourth und
irncc Streets, wher" she spends a large
part OF her time directing tn" work Of
tha section. Associated with her on
the executive committee are the fol-
lowing: Mrs. Charles l.. Boiling. Mrs
81. George Cooke. Or. Mcclure Newton
and Leigh II. Page. Mics Ariccn Brown
Is secretary 81 the committee. Tho
general committee. headed ~ Mrs.
kaskervill, NTH Mrs. Boiling as as
fiHihnt chairman, includes the follow
!nr Nra. ST George cooke. Dr. Nc
CURE Newton. Justice j. liorc Ricks.
Leigh X. page. William " Nahl.a;on.
airs. X. W. Millel. Mrs. John stewart
Bryan. Miss Annie Stewart. Mrs. ". y.
burrows icv. Thomas Scmnt.s Mrs
W. W. Morton. .: = LciGers, Mrs Nor
man Y Handoiph Mrs. g ". Massi.
Miss katharine Myers and Mrs l.. y
Stern.
up a. follows: Mrs VI l.: Marcusc. Mrs.
J.. NJ Conner Mrs Levin Joynes. alrs
Coleman WorthIm. Mrs. l.. b. stern.
Mrs. \. r. McCalloy, Mrs. St George
Cooke, Mrs. u. - Gagcin. Mrs Murray
~. Mcclure. Airs. L. y. l!atlon Miss
Lucy Whceiwrigh,, Mrs Charles L
Boiling. Miss L.!pscpnb. Mrs Neil ~
Sills. Mrs. NJ II. Asher. Mrs g. "
Mnssic. Miss Kate Myc:s Mrs 4; "
Miller, Mrs L. G. Bomifs. Mrs n e
Donnhn. Mrs Haph lci Levy Miss
Louiic Miiihisc:, Mrs. Il. g. Eeuuuldr.
Airs. : l.. Eichcl Mrs ". " Foster
Mrs. Horace :. Hswcs. Mrs Gtc:Gc
X. tanEo; Ma ..T;hur Nielsen. Mrs
J.. l.. Hragcr, Mrs Th,mus J.frcSs
Mrs. L!rh'foo, Wet. Mrs " J. car
ter MISS II! Mayo. Mrs 1t. g. Nun-
naliy. Miss Eleanor Hurt Mrs =. =.
S"hoiic!d, Mrs. j. g. Loving Miss Rosa
"hi'hall and Mrs. G. y Whi,Iock
ROSA hT"cks has charge OF the home
serve" section o! the colorcd branch