Newport daily independent., 1918-04-23
pATHOS ALSO IS MIXED WITH THE TASKS THAT oRGANizA-
 TON SOLVES DAILY.
NO RED TAPE AND NO DELAY
Soldiers and Their Dependents Made to Feel That They Are Entitled te Assistance and 1t ls Ex-
 tended Cheefully.

william Relief. It bears that name to distinguish 1t from the Military Relief, but the work 1t does is closely akin to military relief because 1t always has 6 khaki.clad figure in the background if not directly 10 the fore.
 The Civilian Relief Division is prl- marily aimed to help the soldiers In their private affairs, to aid them by aiding their families, to relieve mental distress and to solve domestic prob lems so that the soldier can proceed about his task of winning the war without being bothered by thinking of what is happening at home.
 The importance of the work of ci- william relief is readily understood when one knows what 1t does. When the next call for soldiers Is made every one of the hundreds of thou sands of young men who are called from their homes will receive letter from the Red Cross This letter will say. in effect
 you! Are there any questions con- corning insurance, allotment of pay. provisions for those left behind that we can answer? Do you want advicef Call on us and we will help you"
 Local Addresses Given.
 These letters will give the local ad- dresses and the names of those hay. ing the work ill charge. These indi- yiduals have been furnished with handbooks explaining in detail all the rules and regulations of the govern ment on the subjects interesting to the recru' s. and, armed with these handbooks, the Red Cross worker can answer as correctly as the Attorney General of the United States. This in formation Is given fully and without charge.
 On his arrival at camp the recruit finds notices posted giving the name and location of the camp Headquarters of the Red Cross. and he is invited to write or call if he has any troubles. The persons in charge of these camp offices are trained social workers, sympathetic and of character tnspir- ing confidence. The soldier tells his troubles and advice Is rendered and assistance is given If it is needed. When the interview closes the Red Cross person asks:
 "Is there anything else we can do for your"
 That question, with its anything clss." often brings out the real pur- fNNsA Cf fha vi uft r.,.rnnxa fhpt HtFfs dence or some other feeling may have kept unspoken. When the something else" is mentioned 1t is often a mat ter that the Red Cross finds easily adjusted. trifle in itself but of vast importance to the persons most con. cerned
 Tragedy of the War Brides.
 In the towns adjacent to every camp and cantonment are scores of rela. uves of young soldiers who have fol lowed to be near their loved ones as long as possible Often bride fol. lows her husband. only to find that his stay in the camp Is about com pietsd, his period of training is over and he Is leaving for the front. Living in these camp towns is expensive, the population has doubled or trehled within few months, rents are high and the cost Of food soon exhausts the l xlsnder means the bride brought with her.
 Perhaps she is looking forward with mingled feelings of Joy and anxiety for the advent of little stranger who may never see his soldier father. Per haps she married against the advice cf her parents-girls are prone to do that sort of thinE-and does not like to appeal to her relatives What can she do!
 She can come to the Red Cross and tell her story, and right there her anxiety may end The Red Cross will communicate with her relatives and with the relatives of her husband who has started for the front, from which he may never return. These relatives are urged to make some triflins sac rtfices on the altar of civilization and patriotism. They usually respond quickly to the call
 ! 9AOWd thS iCkSh4'GS l6il thC tcSSA chapter of the Red Cross in the town from which the soldier came is noti- fled and assistance Is asked. With 8 concrete case needing assistance the local chapter neyer has any trouble tn Taising fnnds to care for the expectant mofhsr
 Assistance is Certain. But If relatives and local chaptery fail the Red Cross does not fail. anG- financial relief ls extended-not as charity but as right, as something for which the soldier at the front is paying with his time. his body and psrhAps his life. The young wife Is sbls 10 vEfts to him and tell him that 1As is all right. that he need not worry