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Home Service in the Navy

| The Bureau of Navigation of the
! Navy Department has ordered the
! following statement to be placed up
on the bulletin board of each United
States ship. Of course, the same
statement applies TO families of SOL
diers and marines:
To the Officers and Men
of This Ship:
The American Red Cross exists for
/ the purpose of furthering the com
fort and Well-being of the Nations S
soldiers and sailors and those near
and dear to them. You doubtless
! know of the measures taken by the
! Rcd Cross to relieve and care for the
wounded both of our Army and Navy
and those of our Allies on the Euro
pCan front. In addition TO this ser
vice, the Red Cross has Home Ser
vice Sections in all parts of the
country which are charged with the
duty OF safeguarding the homes of
men called to the colors. These sec
| tions will attempt to furnish friend
ly aid to meet any situation in which
the Red Cross may be of service
Such as temporary assistance to fami-
lies pending the arrival of the sal
lor's allotment of pay and the Gov
ernment allowance; legal assistance,
medical advice, and information con-
cerning the War Risk Insurance Law
and many other matters relating to
the war and to the service of officers
and enlisted men in the Navy.
You are invited to write to the
Red Cross about any matter you
wish looked after at your home. Adj
dress your letters to
The Director General of Civilian
Relief. The American Red Cross.
Washington, D. c.
And they will receive the prompt
attention of the Red Cross Chapter
nearest your home Be sure to
state
l. Your full name.
2. The full name and address of
your wife, mother, father, or who
ever it is you want the Red Cross to
see.
When you write to your home
folks tell them to consult with the
Red Cross Home Service Section
asc ). he.
troubling them and which you cam
not attend to because of your alb
sence.
There will be no charge, and the
Red Cross will be more than glad
to serve you and your family thru
its Home Service Section in your
home town.
Cambridge Red Cross now has a
Home Service Chapter.
The American Red Cross has or
ganiZed a Bureau of Communication
which will work in conjunction with
the Statistical Division of the War
Department to secure all possible in
formation concerning casualties in
the All erican Army The War De-
partmet has an admirably organized
service for the sending of official re-
ports of casualties to the families of
the men, and the Red Cross will en-
deavor to supplement this service by
obtaining more detailed personal in
formation, and by using the cable.
In order most effectively to carry on
this work, the Red Cross, with the
permission of the American Army
Headquarters in France, maintains
searchers at all hospitals, including
military hospitals, casualty clearing
stations, convalescent resorts, at
railroad rest stations, rest camps
and base camps. These. searchers
send to the headquarters office in
Paris daily reports of the entrance
and evacuation of sick and wound
ed at their respective stations. They
also give their services to wounded
soldiers for the transmission of per-
sonal letters and messages to fami-
lies. After proper military censor
ship all information is cabled or
mailed to the Bureau of Communlca-
ton at Washington. from which it is
distributed to the families of the
men.