The Washington times., 1919-03-26

Soldiers, sailors, and marines
stop begging!
Let the Home Service Section Of
the Red Cross show you a better way.
whether you are sglI in the serv-
Ice or have been discharged. there
may be available for you Government
I'lads that you did not know had been
set aside for your case.
Hundreds OF soldiers. sailors. and
marines in Washington today ms9 be
entitled to compensation by the Gov
eminent. but do not know how to 60
ABOUT taking advantage OF il.
The Home Service Section Of the
Eed Cross will look after the details.
Just tell them what your trouble is.
That's their business.
Remember the office is SOC Kenois
building, at the corner Of BIeve2th
ana g streets northwest The tele-
phone is Franklin 1885
This is the advice given by Mrs.
walter s. Ufford. executive secretary
OF the Home Service Section.
Many Are UHInfOrmed.
Mrs. UffoFd told The Times today that
zach week men still in the service or
those just discharged report that they
ole not know they were entitled to
compensation: that they did not know
Chere was an organization TO care for
Hheir needs here and back home
"A young man. still in the service
came to my home Saturday taking
subscriptions for a magazine" Mrs
Ufford related.
I asked him why he was at work
and he told me his story.
when he enlisted his father was
~ good health and doing we'll Later
the father ct
rsm; his mother had the influenza,
and his youngest sister died OF it.
The father was forced TO borrow
money to keep the family going.
Unless he earns some money. his
oldest sister will have TO leave col
iege. he told me"
Didn't Know Allotment Rule.
Mrs. Uhord said she learned that
the soldier did not take out an aIIot-
IDent when he entered the service.
because il was not needed. He did
not know. he told her, that he still
Was permitted to take out an Sliot-
Tnent
"All arrangements have been made
for the allotment: the Government
will add q dollar for each dollar the :
soldier sIlots, and we have wired the
Home Service Section in his home (,
tcWH to leok after the family" Mrs (
Uhord said.
She told OF another case. A dis
charged soldier came to her office .
some time ago and asked for money
with which to purchase a clean collar.
He worked in a restaurant and il
took all the money he had to get his
equipment and pay for his room. He
E'as ordered by the proprietor TO
wear a clean collar. -
( Il asked TO see his discharge pa
,pers." Mrs. Uford saId.-"and 7 found T
that he was discharged before the
srmistice was signed. The cause was
tuberculosis.
CO-wOrkerE Ousted Him-
"On inqUiring into the case. he told
yne that after his discharge he was
sent by the Department OF Labor
with a gang of workmen down to
South Carolina They 1aunted him so
about being a Stacker that he showed
he had been discharged. When his
co-workers saw that 81 was for tuber-
cuIosis, they put him out Of the
camp.
The young man wandered around
from one place to another. trying 10
get work. He finally got it herein .
a restaurant.
sHe did not know that he was en-
titIed 10 compensation. l took the
ma tier up with the authorities. He
49, sent to a good sanitorium and
gets $50 a month compensation. ] got
a letter from him the other day. He 4
gave glowing account Of his expert
eneeE. and said he was getting chicken ,D
10 eat three times a DAY"
should q soldier solicit funds or
seek TO sell magazines. posters. but
tons or any other article. the person
y
the home service section or the Red
Cross, Mrs. Uford advised. His case
NAV be handled easily by that agency. :
she says.