Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-29
HOME SERVICE OF THE RED
CROSS.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 25

Au0 I0O sNIU0b WSI sNOUuCll Hi Il
nounces herewith its matured program
Of Home Service which the Red Cross
has now put into effect throughout |
the United States on behalf Of the
families Of soldiers and sailors serving
in the war.
The scheme. undertaken with the
sanction of the War and Navy Depart
ments, is to so enlarge the efforts of
the Red Cross as set forth in its char.
ter ITO act in matters of voluntary
relief as q medium of
communication between the people Of
the army and navy" as to become
also medium Of communication be-
tween the people of the United States
and the families whom the men of the
army and navy leave at home.
The scheme of the Red Cross is to
perfect from the battle line in Europe
to homes in the remotest villages in
America plan of communication and
service to aid in maintaining the mo-
rale Of the army in the field and to
see to it that the fighters families at
home are provided with whatever may
be necessary to make their lives COM
Portable and cheerful. Under the
plan the Red Cross will give friendly
advice when it is needed and accept
able. expert council and sympathetic
assistance in household affairs: and
above all neiphborly sympathy to
- suffering from troubles growing
out of the war. In no case will th-~e
10 unwelcoms intrusion into the
homes of our fighting men.
The people who will have the actual
contact with the fighters families a,
their homes will be their own neigh
, bors and fellcw townsmen. Head
quarters at Washington, and even the
Home Service Bureaus at Red Cross
, division headquarters, will seek mere.
ly to guide and direct the work which
is to be done. Fifty thousand men
. and women have been enrolled or
Home Service Committees in 10000
. Red Cross chapters and branches.
Each community is to take care Of
its own people. Out of the Red Cros.
/, war fund each chaptar is entitled t.
withhold for local purposes Is pei
cent of the amount collected. From
that percentage and from each chap
ter's collections from other sources
, such money aid as may be require
will be provided. Now that the Rel
Cross has organized chapters ant
branches in every city, town and ham
lot in the United States it will b.
able to provide that no fighting man
: family is neglected.
More than 100000 families. or abou
one half million people. received ali
of some kind from the Red eros
: Home Service during the month o
July. This included 100000 i
money although money is the leas
valuable or important feature of Re
Cross Home Service. However. tn
money expenditures alone amounte
to $500.000 for the six months end
ing December 81. 1917. and S1.5OO.OO
more for the first 6 months of 1918
'ow that the army is getting to be 8
LARGO and the plan has been put int
full-fedged operation throughout tn
country, it is estimated that the ey
penditures for the second half of 191
will amount to at least S4,OOO,OOO
Thus by January 1, 1919, the Re
Cross will have scent in it's HON
Service soma Sc 100000.
z The nead which would arise fo
looking after dependents of fighter
( was forecasted by President Wilson i
: saying, soon after the United State
entered the war, "civilian relief wi
z present field for increasing oppol
tunity in which the Red Cross organ
q cation is especially adapted to serv
E and l am hopeful our people will rea
ize thare is probably no ether agenc
s with which they can associate Their
selves which can respond so effect
E lively and universally to allay sui
E fering and relieve distress"
To supervise this work an executiv
3 staff of experts has been create,
which at the Washington headquarters
and in the division headquarters i
other cities numbers $50 people. Som
1000 additional young men and won
en-. especially trained. are c.so ssrvin