The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-05
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misfortune come 10 them, what The
me themselves would like 70 do
we're they At home instead Of Al
the 'front.' on The sea, or on the
Mexican border.
Things do indeed happen 10 the
folks al home. The soldier recoe-
nizes that this h inevitable. His
real anxiety is not 50 much that
things may happen. as that when
they do hpapen he cannot be there
TO help and advise. n Is the
Thought Of how his absence In these
emergencies handbags his family
that undermines his morale.
This, moreover, Is something that
Affects The whole army, for there Is
scarcely a recruit OF a veteran in
either branch OF the service who Is
without folks" There Is no man
who does not have dependents,
said an army officer. 1T is only a
question OF how many dependents
hee has and how dependent they
are" Few are the persons. W.
know who r not vitality interested
In the welfare and happiness Of al
least one other individual.
The morale Of the forces Of the
United States IL. therefore, deter
mined largely by the name in
which the folks al home arc forth
fed against the things which mas
happen 10 them. II the soldier or
the sailor Is TO do his best he must
have the assurance that, come what
may, his family will have the coun-
sci and the help which. were he at
home, he himself would try 10 pro-
vide. u "A an assurance that Ia the
more effective because II Is given
by the same agency which comes
TO them with relief and healing
when they ? sick and wounded,
the same agency whose emblem
they see at the dressing stations on
the battlefield. on the ambulances.
and al the base hospital. II Is the
assurance offered ~ them by the
American Red Gross.
The chief financial responsibility
for the families OF the men IN the
service rests upon the government.
II pays monthly allowances 10 them,
insures the soldiers and sailors
against death, and compensates
them on their return 10 civil life
II they are disabled by sickness.
wounds, or other injury incurred
In the service. In doing this, how
ever. the government Is necessarily
guided by certain definite rules and
regulations. II cannot meet sudden
emergencies. II cannot distinguish
between the needs Of families ex-
cept In an arbitrary way, as. for
example. according 10 the number
Of children Yet we know that
habits Of life. place Of residence,
illness. and a great variety Of other
things cause families 10 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 monthly allowance, or when the
allowance needs 10 be supplemented
the Red Cross Is ready 10 help
Credit, the credit that goes with a
good name and the confidence Of
the public, the Red Cross also has
without limit. shortly after the
declaration Of war with Germany,
President Wilson In al official
proclamation designated the Red
Cross as the one agency with which
the government would cooperate
In helping the families Of soldiers
and sailors. II has also the credit
which comes front a membership
Of more than twenty million per-
sons. There Is no hamlet so small
or so remote that the Red Cross
pin is not 10 be seen there. Nearly
every county In every state In the
Union has It's Red Cross chapter.
Excepting perhaps he postal serv-
ice, there is no agency IN the United
staies that Is so widely organized.
The credit Of the Red Cross Is sec
ond only 10 the credit OF the gov
eminent.
The Red Cross also offers the
families Of men in the service the
assurance OF friends. Wherever
households are found 10 he In need
OF help. whether In city, town, or
country. there a Home Service sec
ton has been formed as part OF the
local Red Cross chapter. The Home
Service section Is a committee Of
men and women representing, when
fully organized, every profession,
interest and calling IN the country
or town which Il serves. The law