The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-11
HOME SERVICE
WILL CONTINUE,
SAY OFFICIALS
Service to the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Families Will in No
Way be Impaired.
is TO EXTEND MATERIALLY
Red Cross will Give Service
Only in Response to Re-
quests for Help.

expand. This decision has been
reached by the Red Cross after a
thorough and searching process of
stock-taking as to what Home
Service has been doing and can do,
and after numerous conferences of
Red Cross officials representing all
parts of the organization from every
section of the United States.
At recent conference Of Division
Directors of Civilian Relief impress
sive evidence was offered Of the de-
sire of Home Service Sections to ex-
tend to any family the same kind OF
neighborly service and counsel as
they had been extending to soldiers
and sailors families. There were
also nun srors requests to launch
out on many other kinds of service.
This desire to go on was particular
ly characteristic of those Home Serv.
Ice Sections in places which have no
other social service agencies. For
the first time these people had real
lied what It means to rally all Of the
community's forces for well-being
and to bring them into operation for
the benefit of disadvantaged famil-
les, and they see no reason why this
should be confined to the families of
soldiers and sailors. This demand
from the country at large constitut-
ed the determining factor in the de-
cislon of the Red Cross officials to
continue Home Service.
In putting this decision into effect
i've practice the Red Cross officials
are especially concerned to see that
the service to soldiers and sailors
families shall in no way be impaired.
The Red Cross is committed to COM
plete responsibility for the welfare OF
those families: they are regarded as
a primary patriotic obligation upon
its resources of service and funds.
These officials are, therefore, asking
such Home Service Sections as de-
sire to expand their service, to put
their cases before their Division d.
rector of Civilian Relief. He will
then pass upon their applications to
make sure that each one is meeting
every reasonable expectation with
regard to its present responsibilities
and is equipped to perform addition
al service in a creditable manner.
When a Home Service Section Is
authorized to enlarge its work, It
will be given authority to use for the
enlarged Home Service, any funds In
the Chapter treasury, now set aside
for Home Service and the Chapter
Executive Committee may also ap-
propriate for this purpose any unen-
numbered funds which 1t has. These
funds will be available for financial
assistance and any kind OF service
for families and for operating expen-
ses of the Home Service Section.
Home Service funds will not be avail
able for building or operating hos
pitals, orphanages or other institu-
tions or for subsidlzing the work Of
other organizations,
In widening its clientele at home,
the Red Cross will adhere strictly TO
It's policy of extending service to
family only in response to an invita-
ton from 1t. It is not contemplated
that the Red Cross will, OF Itself,
originate contact with any family or
go where It is unwelcome.
Division offices and National Head
quarters will go on helping Home
Service Sections to develop and to-
maintain a high standard OF work.
Accurate information will be fur
nished by them on all governmental
activities, advice and guidance will
be accorded, with the clear under
standing, however, that the fullest
measure OF local autonomy is always
necessary and desirable. Training
courses for Home Service workers
win for the present be given by the
Department of Civilian Relief in Co
operation with professional schools,
colleges and universities. 1t is hoped
that the schools and colleges Of the
country will before long, assume COM
plete responsibility for meeting the
educational needs Of Home Service
workers