Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-22
CIVILIAN Relief BUREAU
OF RED CROSS FORMED
Home Service In Families Of
Enlisted Men Is Object
of Movement

( The Civilian Relief department of
the Willamette Chapter of the Red Cross
has been organized to offer the SER
vices requested of it in this section,
with offices at the Salem Commercial
club. The department is organized for
the purpose of home service to the fam
lilies Of enlisted men, in cooperation
with the war department and the Red
Cross.
The most immediate duty which the
department has to perform is in regard
to information on the War Risk Insur-
ance Law. Under this law, allowances
are due from November 1, 1917, and it
is consequently important that every
effort be made to have the necessary
forms and petitions filed in Washing
ton at the earliest possible moment. The
Civilian Relief section of the William
cite Chapter will be of assistance to all
families of enlisted men in giving in
I formation on this law. Officials of the
War Risk Bureau state that filing of
implications by wives and children for
family allowances will aid the Bureau
| in checking returns which will be re-
ceived from men and thus hasten the
granting of allowances and the distri
button of checks.
The Civilian Relief department has
been authorized to send the following
letter to the homes of all enlisted men:
GA law has been passed at Washing
ton requiring man in the army or navy
to give part of his pay to his wife or
children. The government will also give
them family allowance while the man
| is in service
"Other near relations have the right
to receive money from the government
Iif they have been dependent ON man
who has been fighting for us.
"The chapter of the Red Cross has
opened an office of its Home Service
Section where such information for the
families of men may be obtained. This
office is at the Salem Commercial club,
lat North Liberty street, where you
may come and find out, free of charge,
all about your rights under this new
law. Mr.. Ivan G.. McDaniels at this Of
flee will give you this information.
"The Home Service Section is glad
to be of service to you in this way,
just as we stand ready to help or ad-
wise you in any matter which may be
troubling you because of the absence
Of man from your family.
"With cordial good wishes, very tru-
" yours, Home Service Section, Will
lamette Chapter"
The War Risk Insurance law is divid- |
ed into three parts:
l. Dealing with the allotments and
allowances to families-In its provis-
ions for allotments and family allow |
anees, there are two classes of benefit
ciaries, A and B. Glass A. includes wife, |
divorced wife receiving alimony or child T
of the enlisted man. Members of Glass
b bear the relationship to the man of
parent, brother, sister, grandparents.
Under the law, benefieiaries of Class
A are entitled to the family allowance
upon application.
The procedure by which relatives of
Glass B may secure family allowances
will be defined in later statement.
2. Dealing with compensation in case
of injury or death.-The compensation
features covering death or disability in
service will naturally interest only the
families of men directly affected. Fur
ther advice in regard to the operation
of this section can be had on appliea-
tion at the office.
8. Providing for life insurance for
of the American Army or
insurance offered by the
government is at a much lower rate than
that obtainable under any plan that has
been previously made available. The
families of men in the service should
be advised to communicate with their
relatives and urge them to avail them
selves of the insurance offer.
Men in the service ON October 18th,
1917, have until February 18th, 1918,
N which to take out insurance. Men
,ntering the service after that date
nay take out insurance within one hun
lred and twenty days after enlistment.
In addition to cooperation on the
War Insurance Law, the Civilian Relief