The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-12
Home SERVICE SECTION
CARES FOR DEPENDENTS
Two Volunteer Workers Will See
That Families Get Part OF So.-
dierS' And Sailors Pay And AIiui-
ment.

The relatives of enlisted men de
sire information OF many kinds.
Home Service Sections are advising
how mail should be addressed to sol
diers and sailors. here and abroad.
how information may be obtained of
those sick. wounded. captured. or
missing; what the War Risk Insur-
ance Law means and how to take
advantage Of its provisions
1t is of great Importance that all
relatives of soldiers and sailors
should fully understand this federal
law relating to family allowances.
ailotnents, compensation for injury
and death, and insurance.
The L. s. Government has made
provisions whereby a soldiers or
sailors wife and children. and. nm
der certain conditions, other depen-
dent relatives, shall receive a por-
tlon OF his pay, and shall be given.
IN addition, a Government allow
ance. There are many cases where
persons entitled to this monthly al
lotment and allowance, have not re-
celFed II, The Home Service Section
of each local Red Cross Chapter will
De glad to take this matter up with
the proper authorities.
That the help of the Home Service
sections is appreciated and desired
IN this matter is made evident by
letter dated December 27. l917.writ-
ten by William c. Delaney, ESQ. .Di-
rector of the Bureau of War Risk
insurance, from which the following
paragraphs may be quoted:
i am Informed that under your
leadership there has been establish
ed Home Service Section in ali of
the ked Cross Chapters throughout
the country. This Home Service an
pears TO be admirably adapted to fiji
an existing need as a conveyor of
information and advice to the de-
pendents of the America nsoldiers
ana sal lors respecting the operation
or the Act of October 6, 1917.
Nothing could be more essential
to the maintenance of the morale of
our hghting forces than the beIief
by the soldiers and sailors that their
dependents are being cared for To
accomplish this it is necessary NOT
only that the men in the Army and
Navy receive full information. but
also that dependent wives. mothers
parents and children be apprised of
their rights and the means of secur-
ing them.
III disseminating this information
and giving such advice no organiza-
ton that l know of has greater no
tentlal1ty for service than the Ameri-
can Red Cross. May We count upon
your co-operation?"
The Executive Committee of the
home Service Branch of the Cam /
bridge Red Cross Chapter, has as its
members Mr.. w. Grason Winterbot- |
tom, Judge John R. Pattison, and
Mr. Milford Nathan, There is. in ad- !
dluon, consultation committee of
representative citizens, and two
trained volunteer workers, Miss Mol !
lie Leonard and Miss Katharine Wal |
lace, who have recently completed
the Red Cross Home Service TnstI- |
tute in Baltimore.
You are invited to come 10 them |
Tor any of the information or assis-
tance which the Red Cross places at
the service of families whose men
are away at war. Later the Home
Service Will have an office: at pres-
ent, Miss Leonard or Miss Wallace
Will De glad to come to see anyone
VINO phones or writes them,
Home Service requires trained
workers OF which there is now no
adequate supply. Accordingly, the
Red Cross has organized Institutes
Of Home Service in cities represent
ng every section of the country. The
lrst session of most of the Insti-
.utes was held in the fall of 1917
fhey will be repeated and now ones
established according to the need
The Institutes are affiliated with
universities and schools of phil
The Home Service Institute re-
lures the full time of the student
or six weeks. In addition to the re-
lulrements of the classroom, twen-
y-tour sessions. the student must
pend twenty-five hours week in
practical work with families under
he direction of an experienced su-
)erYlsor of Home Service. Insti-
utes are located only where ade-
luate facilities for this important
leld work can be had. The course
S intended to qualify volunteers for
service in the Home Service work of
he Red Cross.