The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-15
TELLS MEANING
OF RED CROSS
HOME SERVICE
Civilian Relief Director Begins
Series of Articles Explaining
importance OF Assistance TO
Enlisted Mems Relatives

EDITORS NOTE. This Is the first OF
series Of five articles prepared by !em aes
l.. Fieser. director Of civilian reiei ior
the American Red Cros s, IN ono ot the other
four articles in the series are; What
Red Cross HOME Service is. I tIs nesn
Taught Home Service Workers, and
"orsa mixing and Training $4,000 Home
Service Committeeman.
BY James L. FIeser.
Director, Civilian Relief. Lake Divi-
sion. American Red Cross. |
Two new words-Home Service
are taking important places In the !
vocabulary and activity OF the 800
American Red Cross chapters In ONO.
Indiana and Kentucky.
I AT wars outbreak ten months ago
to the few chapters then organized
, Red Cross work and popular knowl-
edge of IL centered only around prep
aration of hospital supplies. equip
: ment of base hospitals and supplying
their personnel, and provisions OF re-
: lief in times OF disaster.
: Then came the unfolding OF null
. titude of other chapter obligations
: solicitation of war funds. driving for
a increased membership. organization OF
i school auxiliaries, turning out huge
quotas OF knit ed articles surgical
;, dressings and Christmas packets.
Among these obligations-model OF
19l7-was the organization OF Home
Service committees, better known In
, some communities as civilian relief
committees. Frequently the activi-
= ties OF the Home Service committees
we're belittled by other chapter com
mittees. This because Importance OF
Home Service had not been clearly
defined. Now, through the efforts or
the Bureau Of Civilian Relief OF the
Lake Division. headquarters at Cleve-
land, chapters have come TO clear
understanding OF the vitalness of Red
" Cross Home Service In relation TO war
:, and complete victory.
l. But to the general public, notably
= In the so-called rural communities,
,, Home Service Is little better under
stood than 1t was by the chapters a
-, matter of five months back.
10 80, what Is Red Cross Home Service
and why?
be- Home Service must be the nations
rs, assurance that the enlisted and con.
n scripted mans family shall not suffer
~ for want of any essential thing within
Is the power of the nation to give.
,te The PubiIc's Conception.
sk "Yes," says Mr.. Average Citizen
Int but isn't the government providing
TO war risk insurance, and will II not pro
N. vide separation allowance where
DIV necessary? Isn't II fact that bu
few men with dependents have beer
called to arms?"
Mr. Average Citizen is correct bu
he is thinking only in terms OF mone'
relief And It is to convince him tina
administration of money relief Is onl,
one Of many features OF Home Serv
ice that this series of articles on tn
ruaiments OF Home Service have beel
T. prepared.
= Scan this brief summary Of the OF
portunities confronting Home Servic
\ committees in your county and 20
u will agree that the opportunities hav
m become the duty and privilege OF a
outstanding, patriotic. American cit
zenship.
/. Conservation by service OF hi
man resources wherever deteriorat0
is threatened in soldiers or sal
or's home.
N 2. Temporary relief OF families
N which there has been delay in pa
ments. or in which there is an eme
gency.
3. Responsibility for regular an
continued assistance in cases NJ
covered by government allowance
this includes families In need and re
ident in the United States Of men WI
are in the service of our allies.
4 Personal service 70 the returnt
- soldier or sailor, especially when
3. is disabled.
8. An information service whl'
will save time trouble and anxiety
res lonely relatives OF enlisted men.
g. Advancement OF home standar
wherever possible. but especial
Nm when the lack OF help is likely
Ill cause family disintegration.
w sustaIns Soldiers Morale.
IN Men may be the best soldiers
the world CT quote you from t
~ Manual of Home Service issued
American Red Cross headquarte
Ill Washington). but II things are
we'll with their families at home. IN
ar lose efficiency through worry. and
morale OF the army-that all
portant factor-begins TO fall.
,ur so IL is the patriotic duty as W
as the humanitarian opportunity
Ell Home Service workers OF the Anne
can Red Cross TO care for lonely IA
flies of our lighting men II is TO
), remembered that they soon Will
fighting men in real earnest. !
only our enemies. but our allies. a
oo the American people as well. will
l,ll watching them.
Every report from the train
camps and from the French fr,
mentions the excellent spirit OF
...o1, VIII thoV maintain