The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06
HOME SERVICE
Welfare Work for Soldier by
the Red Cross.
Soldiers Home Problems Han.
died by This Bureau.

All men in the army are more or
less familiar with the distribution of
knitted sweaters, helmets, socks, and
wristlets to the men thru regularly
prescribed channels. However. the
distribution of hospital supplies of all
Kinds to the base hospital and camp
lnflrmaries for the use of nurses sur
geons, and men in the wards is less
known about. Your American Red
cross desires that all supply officers in
this camp and at the base hospital will
make free use of these goods where-
ever and whenever there is need for
them.
The Home Service.
The ohme service branch of this
bureau is most important In this
branch OF work the welfare of the SOL
oler is uppe.most and any and all
problems confronting him or his fam
lily which are not in conflict with his
orders. are, with the approval of his
commanding officer, subjects for con-
sideration by this bureau; and adjust
ments OF these problems are made by
personal contact with the man. Prob
len.a arising in connection with the
mans family at home are handled in
reau. Also thru the Washington
headquarters of the Red Cross We
make personal .-vestigations and re-
ports to soldiers and thu ir families or
assist IN delayed payments of alIot-
ments and allowances and help them
IN the adjustment of war risk insur-
ance and applications when requested
TO DO so. BY means of communication
with local chapters this bureau also
investigates and reports impartially
upon the home status both financially
ana physically in regard to the fami-
nes OF men asking for discharge The
, Red Cross hopes that all men will call
upon it at all times in emergencies of
this kind.
The hospital aff-:rs of the bureau
or camp service are administered by
an associs-e field director and his as
sistant, whose duty 1t is to keen all
records of cases brought to the hos
pltal and to keep in close touch with
the progress of these cases and when
the soldier cannot write home to keep
mis- friends informed of his condition
Dy frequent bulletins mailed to them.
rms hospital service at Camp Funston
is being developed along new lines un-
der the supervision of Chaplain G..
CHARLES Gray, as associate field direc-
tor In charge of hospital affairs and
VIII assume as great Importance as
the nome service work.
Cantecn Service.
The canteen service of the Red
Cross is an ingeniously devised services
Tor supply light lunches to troops
en- route from one camp to another
or to ports of embarkation thruout
the United States. The ingenuity of
this plan lies in the fact that this
service is run by trained and trusted
women sworn to secrecy regarding
troop movements in such a way that
no one but they have more than two
or three hours notice of tho coming
OF the train and the ultimate destina-
non remains unknown to any one ex-
cePt the train Commander. This can.
ad ~
reau which 1t is hoped all officers in
tnls camp will take occasion to in
form themselves on.
information regarding any of the
pranches of this service may be had
by applying to the Red Cross Bueeau
OF camp service in building No. s05.
SPnone No. 225) to Charles r. Dean.
field director.