Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-13
LOCAL CHAPTER
TO AID VICTIMS
Red Cross Organization Here win
Help Provide for Soldiers Who
Return Ill.
TO PAY THIRD OF EXPENSE
Plans Announced on Handling of
Soldiers Or Sailors Who Get
tuberculosis.

The Rock Island chapter Of the
Red Cross will be the agency
through which men from this city
and the lower part Of the county,
who develop tuberculosis while in
the army or navy receive treat
ment and care after being rejected
from service.
The Red Cross Is to stand one
third Of the expense, under an
uouncement made today through
the Illinois tuberculosis assocta-
ton. Il is possible that Rock Is
land may be 4 station for the eX-
animation of nurses for the care OF
the men. Chicago and Springfield
already having been designated as
such
Seven hundred Illinois men have
been discharged from the army and
navy Of the United States because
OF tuberculosis since the beginning
Of the war This announcement to
day by the Illinois tuberculosis as
ISOLATION emphasizes the fact that
al OF the casualties OF war are not
inflicted on the battlefield
The problem of providing expert
medical and nursing care for these
men has become so great that an
agreement has been reached be-
tween The Illinois tuberculosis as
sociati0n. the American Red Cross
and the Illinois state department Of
public health. by which these men
who have offered their all TO their
country may be given the very best
thai the state affords
As a result Of conferences be
tween Doctor c St Clair Drake,
director Of the Illinois state de-
partment OF public health. Doctor
J =. GilIin and C. c Stillman, rep
resentIng the home service depart
ment Of the central division of the
Red Cross and Dr. George Thomas
Palmer and " n ThurbeT. repre-
senIing the Illinois tuberculosis
association. covering 4 period Of
several weeks. il was announced to-
day that . plan Of work has been
adopted b. which the Red Cross,
through the home service sections
% its Illinois chapters. viii visit
each man discharged from the army
and navy because OF tuberculosis
and arrange for a special clinical
examination 10 be made by the med
Teal staff OF the Illinois Tubercu- !
losis association
Following this examination the
association will file with the Red
Cross a recommendation Of the
Irea tmeut 10 be given each man
The Red Cross through its central
division Offices in Chicago will then
recommend 10 the home service
sections having Jurisdiction in the
territory where each man resides
that n cases where the man or his
family Is unable 10 provide what is
needs the local chapter pay one
third OF the expense involved in
carrying out the recommendation
Of the tuberculosis experts working
under the supervision Of the I'LL
nO5E tuberculosis association This !
service Is 10 be extended TO each Of
the seven hundred men already
discharged from the army and navy
and viii be offered 70 all men so
discharged during the duration of I
the war and for several months
following
Funds 20 supplement the money
appropriated by the Red Cross for (
each case may be provided by the
man. his family, friends, private OF
public agenries- In many cases ap-
preparations for this work viii be
made by county boards of super
visOTx. While the general plan for
Illinois was being worked out
emergency appropriations for this
purpose already had been made at
the request Of the Illinois Tuber-
cu1osfs association in 90 counties
PBblic Needs Health.
The medical and nursing staff to
be used IN making these examina-
tons IS under the direction of Dr.
George Thomas Palmer. president
Of the Illinois tuberculosis asso-
citation and assistant director of the
Illinois state department Of public
health.
Stations for making the exam
nations Will be established in sew
eral Illinois cities. including Chi
cagO and Springfield.
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