The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-05-31
pArHos ALSO is MIXED WITH
THE TASKS THAT oRoAhlzA-
TIon SOLVES DAILY.
NO RED TAPE AND NO DELAY
soldiers and Their Dependents MADE to
Feel That They Are Entitled to
Asslstanes and II 10 eS-
tended cheefuily.

OuG ulNlnluu VI Aho W. w.
which little Is known Is that OF Ci'
william Relief. II bears that name 10
distinguish II from the Military Relief
but the work II does Is closely akin to
military relief because II always has
q khaki-clad figure In the background
n not directly to the fore.
The Civilian Relief Division is pf''
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.
lens 40 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 CT
william relief is readily understood
when one knows what II does. When
the merit call for soldiers Is made
every one Of the hundreds OF thou
sands Of young men who are called
from their homes viii receive letter
from the Red Cross. This letter will
say. In effect;
Is there anything We can do for
youf Are there any questions con
eernlng Insurance. allotment OF pay.
provisions for those left behind that
We can answer' DO you want advice!
Call on US and we viii help you"
Local Addresses Given.
These letters viii give the local ad
dresses and the names Of those hav'
Ing the work In charge. These indi
viduais hare been furnished with
handbooks explaining IN detail all the
rules and regulations Of the govern
ment on the subjects Interesting 10
ne recruits. and. armed with these
hnndbooks. the Red Cross worker can
answer a. correctly a. the Attorney
General Of the United States. This In
formation Il slvsn fully and without
charge.
On bis arrival a, camp the recruit
finds notices posted giving the name
and location Of the camp headquarters
Of the Red Cross. and he 10 invited TO
write or cal II De mas eny uouoies'
The persons In charge Of these camp
'fhees are trained ,oemi Nofse.s'
Umpatheie ana Of a character Inspn'
Ing eonfhenes. The soldier tens d.
troubles and sd'iee u tsnaeeo mo
assstares is given II u 10 messed:
when the interview eioses me heo
Cross person ASKS
is there anything else We ean 90
ior your
Tat QUESTION. With its Enythins
sise.- often bhnss out the real pur'
pose OF the visit. purpose TINT am
ienee or some other feeling may nave
tept unspoksn- when me scnetnins
slse" Is mentioned II 10 often mat
ter that the Red Cross hnds easily
adjusted. tfife In Itself but Of vast
importance 10 the persons most con
termed.
Tragedy Of the War Brides.
In the towns adjacent 10 ever camp
md canionment are scores Of rels.
dives q young soldiers who have fol.
loved TO BE- near their loved ones a.
long a. possible Often . BRIDE fol.
asss her husband, oniy 10 find that
hls star in the camp b ahsut com
plsted. his period Of training IL over
und he IL lsevins for the front. Living
IN these camp towns Is srDsnsive, the
population has doubled o. trsblsd
within . few months. rents are high
and the eest q food soon sxhausts the
slsndsr means the bride brought with
bsr.
Perhaps she is looking forward with
nipsisd feelings Of JOY and ANXIETY
ior the advent Of littis stranger who
may never see his soldier fathsr. Fee
.sps sne married AGAINST me aa''ee
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