The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-15

her children. II is individual. 1t Is
friendly and it goes far beyond recres'
ton und entertainment.
For. if there is any time when
Teller needs a friend" it is the period
when a disabled soldier is trying to
find himself after his world has been
turned upside down. No matter how
selfsuflicient and self-reliant the veter.
IN has heen before he went through
"Sherman's HE'LL" he needs help then
in fact. the more he relied on him.
self the more he is apt to need serv-
ices. And 1t is often the case that
the veteran needs help quite "a much
to protect him from himself us from
the world in general. For many Of
hese fine fellows are not themselves.
1t must he remembered. and will not
be themselves for many day.
And many of them are without ties
If amy kinh-literally without kin and
available friends. So the service these
disabled veterans receive from the
"Greatest Mother" is literally without
money and without price.
Red Cross workers In the hospitals
nre In personal touch with ench man
from the time he enters the receiving
ward until he Is discharged. Why?
There are troubles to he Strengthened
out in connection with the co,npensn-
tfOn money the government owes him
for his disability: reading matter.
writing material and other incilentals
he supplied: checks to he cashed
and letters to he written to the people
back home. Whatever the service
buying II toothbrush or untNngling
love affair--the patients find Red
Cross workers ready for help. The
work Is not spectacular, yet 1t Is es-
;an+'nl to their welfare and content.
The United States public health
service was given the responsibility
# providing hospital and sanatOrium
treatment for the sick and disabled
discharged soldiers. sailors and ma
rines year ago last March. Hy a
recent ruling "f congress additional
provision has heen made for the treat
tnent Of the men In soldiers homes
and available army and navy hospitals.
When the public health service hos
pitfalls were opened 1t was recognized
that the medical care and attention
vt the doctors md nurses was not all
that wis necessary for the recover,
vt the men. They must have recrea.
tion and comforts and must he linked
up with their homes. The service
'"as prevented by legal limitations
from supplying such conveniences md
the American Red Cross was asked
to take part in the work. Through
this arrangement thousands of service
men were assured that In their fight
against sickness or disability the in
terest IT the ''Grentest Mother" would
not wane.
In May. 1919. there were TWENTY-FIVE
hospitals heing operated by the public
health service. Today there are fifty,
with six scheduled soon to OMEN. The
original hid capacity has been In
creased five times. With the expon-
sion " The work. the Red Cross has
increased its activities and at present
is providing medical sucial service in
all hospitals Of the public health
service.
u has furnished hospital supplics,
c'ofa'ns for the men and n,nteria! for
'"h work. hasketry and other forms
Of occupati"nal therapy. 1t maintains
workers IN the offices Of the district
supervisors Of the public health sery.
.e. where the men are interviewed
''mI examined AMI where they file their
c.a'"'s Tor disability. The staff of Red
ross workers in the supervisors office
IN BOSTON. for instance. comes in con.