The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

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BY James L. FiSSSr,
Director, Civilian Relief, Lake Divi'
sion. American Red Cross.
Two new woFds-Home Service
are taking important places In the
vocabulary and activity of the S56
American Red Gross chapters IN Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky.
At wars outbreak ton months ago
% the few chapters then organised
Red Cross work and popular knOwli
edge Of It cSntered only around prep
GTAtiOn Of hospital supplies. aeHip-
nsAt Of base hosDttAls and SUPPLYING
their poEsoanel. md provisions Of re'
lief in times Of dAAstOr.
Then Oame the unfolding Of q mul.
titude Of other GARpter obligations
solicitation Of war funds. driving for
increased membership, organization Of
school AHxilisrisS, turning out huge
quotas Of knitted articles, surgical
dressings and Christmas packets.
Among these obhgations-model Of
ie17-was the Organization Of Home
Service committees, better known in
some communities as civilian relief
committees Frequently the Aotivi-
ties of the Home Service committees
were beltttied by other chapter com
mtttSsS. This because importance Of
Rome ServlcO had not been clearly
defined Now, through the eflOCts Of
the Bureau Of Civilian Relief Of the
Lake Division, headquarters at Cleve-
land, chapters have come to clear
understanding Of the Utalness of Red
Cross Home Service In relation to war
and complete victory.
But 10 the general public. notably
n the so-called rural communities,
Home Service is little better under.
stood than it was by the chapters a
matter Of ave months back.
30, what Is Red Cross Home Service
and why?
Home Service must be the nations
assurance that the enlisted and con-
scrirted mans family shall not suffer
for want Of any essential thing within
the power of the nation to give.
,1c PWbllc's Conception.
yes" says Mr.. Average Citizen.
"but isn't the government providing
war risk insurance, and will 1t not pro-
vide separation allowance where
necessary? Isn't 1t a fact that but
fow men with dependents have been
called to arms'"
Mr.. Average Citizen is correct, but
he is thinking onfy in terms Of money
relief And 1t is 20 convince him that
administration Of money relief is only
one of many features of Home Serv-
fee that this series Of articles on the
rudiments Of Home Service have been
prepared.
Scan this brief summary of the OPP
portunities confToHting Home Service
committees In your county and you
will agree that the opportunities have
become the duty and privilege Of an
outstanding, patriotic, American citi-
Eenshtp.
l. Conservation by service Of hu-
man resources wherever deterioration
is threatened in q soldiers or a sail
or's homo.
2. TemDOr"ry relief of families In
which therO las been a delay in pay
ments, or in which there is an emeF-
Eency.
9. Responsibility for regular and
continued assistance in cases not
covered by government allowance
this includes famiIies in need and res
ident in the United States Of men whe
are in the service Of our allies.
4. Personal service to the returned
soldier or sailor. especially when he
is disabled
g. An information service which
will save time, trouble and anxiety for
lonely relatives Of enlisted men.
6. Advancement of home standards
wherever possible. but especially
when the lack Of help is likely to
cause family disinteeration.
sustsins SoIdlers' Morale.
Men may be the best soldiers in
the world Il quote you from the
Manual Of Home Service issued by
| American Red Cross headquarters,
Washington), but if things are not
we'll with their families at home. they
lose efficiency through worry, and the
morale of the army-that all i'm
portant factor-begins to fail.
so it is the patriotic duty as well
as the humanitarian opportunity Of
/ Home Service workers of the Ameri-
can Red Cross to care for lonely fam
flies Of our fighting men. It is to be
remembered that they soon will be
fighting men in real earnest Not
only our enemies, but our allies. and
the American people as well, will be
watching them.
Every report from the training
camps and from the French front
mentions the excellent spirit Of cur
troops VIII they maintain this
morale while thousands of miles from
home, through trench life and battle.
| 30 the victorious end?
THE ANSWER WILL BE DE
TrRMINFD LARGELY BY TE7
THNF SERVICE OF THE AMERI-
ca Ne CROSS"