The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-30

whose door the moving van arrived
to claim the furnature upon which
several instalimenis were overdue.
The Red Cross supplied both. II also
gave friendly advice which helped
the family SO to arrange its affairs
that II could meet future demands
for payment.
The chief financial responsibility
for the families Of the men In the
service rests upon the government.
II pays monthly allowances TO
them. insurss the soldiers and SAIL
on against death. and eempsnsa&ss
them On tAsir return 10 civil life u
they ere disabled b. sickness, wounds
Of ether injury Incurred - ~ SER
vice. In doing this howsvsr. ~
Govsrnmsnt IL necessarily guided 81
sertain definite rules and regula-
lions. Il cannot meet sudden emer.
gencies. II cannot distinguish be-
tween the needs Of families except
in an arbitrary way, -. for example.
according to the number Of children.
Yet we know that habits Of life.
place Of residence. illness and q
great variety Of other things cause
families to differ from each other
in their financial needs.
Here. then. is where the financial
phase Of Home Service begins. When
the unforeseen happens. when there
is delay In the payment Of the month
ly allowance. or when the allowance
needs to be supplemented, the Red
Cross is ready to help.
Credit. the credit that goes with q
good name and the confidence of
the public. the Red Cross also has
limit. Shortly after the
of war with Germany.
President Wilson in an official pro-
clamation designated the Red Cross
~ the one agency with which the
government would cooperate in help
Ing the families OF soldiers and sail
ors. II has also the credit which
comes from q membership Of more
than twenty million persons. There
10 no hamlet 20 small or 80 remote
that the Red Cross pin IL not to be
seen there. Nearly every county in
every state In the Union has its
Red Cross Chapter. Excepting per-
haps the postal service. there Is no
agency In the United States that IL
SO widely organised.
The credit Of the Red Cross IL
second only to the credit Of the
government.
The Red Cross also offers the
families Of men in the service the
assurance Of friends. Wherever house
holds are found to be in need Of
help. whether in city. town. or coun-
ty. there q Home Service Section has
been formed - part Of the local Red
Cross Chapter. =
The Home Service Section IL q
Of men and women rep
when fully organised. ev-.
cry profession. interest. and calling
in the county or town which II serves
The lawyer. the doctor. the nurse;
the social worker. the teacher. TIE
clergyman; the business man. the
business woman: the housskeeper;
the woman With an interest in civic
affairs: Jew. Cathrolic. Protestant;
rich and poor, are welcomed to mem-
bsrship. It 10 made up. especially In
IL iargar teana. g sush variety
Of people thst no matter Wat hap
pens to . family. no matter what
the nature OF the difficuity which
confronts It some member Of the
committee will have the knowledge
the experience. and the acquaintance
ship needed for tie solution Of the
problem.
The Red Cross offers to one or
moro women In each Home sssvics
Section special traiains TOR The work
Of helping The families OF soldiers
and sailors out Of the troubles that
may psPplsx them. This instruction.
ID provided through Home Service
a
Institutes which the Red Cross has
established In connection with anil
vsrsitiss and schools for social work
In twenty-five different cities Of tia
United States. and through coursss
in Home Service conducted BY many
Of the Red Gross Chapters.
These Institutes and Chapter
Courses are under the direction Of
persons. Those who
take this training become the Home
workers who make available
to the families Of soldiers and sail