The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-09-04
HOME SERVICE
Of RED Gross
WANTS TO HELP

V"s 'V""sb W. sV'
Red Cross has planned to Issue to
the American people q series Of re-.
ports concerning the use Of the first
Red Cross War Fund Of 500 900. 900
and tho plans SO far pedfected for
future work. The first section Of
these reports issued today covers the
work Of caring for the families at
home Of Americas men In tho mill
tary service. Report on this subject
follows:
more than three hundred th0us.
and families OF American men In the
service have been relieved Of money
troubles. legal dihiculties. household
worries and depressing loneliness by
Homo service. This branch OF Red
Cross activities has now fifty thous-
and men and women serving on its
ten thousand local committees and
In spreading the doctrine Of inteili-
gent. substantial neighborliness on
behalf Of fighters families and back.
Ing II with an expenditure Of $780,
900 per month made out Of money
raised by the communities themselves
and reserved from the amount contri.
buted by the National Red Cross War
Fund. This distribution has been
directed by the local committees
themselves and more than one million
people have been helped.
Money. the least valuable contri-
button Of the American Red Cross
Home Service to community welfare.
amounted to Sl.600.000 during the
first six months Of lsls and will Ok.
coed 3l.000.000 for the second half
Of the year. BY January LIST. 1919.
the American Red Cross will have
spont In this work . total Of about
$4,000. 900. and will probably be car.
ryins the burden Of one million per
month.
more important than money are
the other kinds Of help given. Prob
lens In soldiers and sailors families
arise from sickness. worry. backward
and unruly children. perplexities In
the household. management Of bust.
ness. legal tangles. mental depression
and sometimes the mere longing for
the man gone away. Home Service
has been successfully helping to meet
them. All difficulties arising out Of
the Misunderstanding Of the War
Risk Insurance law--thers being each
week about 10000 Inquiries 10 to
why s0ldiers' dependants are not re-
ceivinG their money from the War
Risk bureau--are brought to the at.
tcntion Of Home Service workers who
undertake to get the Information
needed and In many cases have had
allotments or allowances pushed thru.
Wherever men are under militry
orders they are In touch practically
all Of the time with Home Service
representatives. II worried about
families at home. Home Service mes
sages are sent to straighten matters
out. Twenty or more inquiries after
the welfare Of soldiers families are
cabled from France to near or n.
mote American communities every
day. and At least one hundred moro
come In each days mail 70 National
headquarters. An executive STAG OF
$50 10 supsrvisins the work OF the
ten thousand committees In addition
two thousand men and women. many
Of them volunteers. are acting %
full time secretaries. Seven thous-
and people have attended special
training lecture courses to 1T them.
selves to help In this work and one
thousand have been given certificates
after . longer period OF study: 'indi.
eating that they are prepared Tor po.
sitions - secretaries.
"There 10 no possible contribution
10 the welfare OF fighters families
that Home Service workers are not
undertaking to make. The work has
enlisted the help Of all ereeds and
races and 10 extending aid to every
person who will accept Il regardless
pf rank. religion. OF color. Il 10 not
,harity. but only that neishborliness
which 10 due every fighter from the
people of the whole United States"