Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-06-02
RED CROSS NOTES


A great interest is being shown BY the form
er service men Of Vernon county in the Home
Service work Of the Red Cross Chapter
missionaries being mailed 20 every form
er service man far as the Red Cross list is
complete. The secretary will appreciate II III
additlonai names not on the list are sent in
missionaries have been mailed only to about
one-third o fthe men of the county The de-
lay was caused by failure to receive stationery
Dut the mailing viii be completed this
week. SO far. a large number of repIies have
been received and 1t is interesting 10 observe
that men who no longer in the county or
even IN the state, are responding with letters
Oh appreciation. Replies have come 10 the sec
rotary from Minnesota, Wyoming. CaIifornia
Indiana, Texas, Illinois. Oklahoma South Da-
kota. Montana, Florida and other distant places
Many of these men have requested the SER
vices Of this chapter although ri preSen. Ia
Gated in other jurisdictions
Many citizens inclined to feel that the
needs attended TO and are quite generally re-
adjusted TO civil life. The replies received 10
the questionnsires indicate a very large per-
eentage Of former soldiers in need az assi.t
ance which only the Red Cross Is equipped 10
give 1t present. 1t should be remembered thai
the Red Cross is the only voluntary organiza-
10. ION , wnieh bears semi-ofheial connection 10
the United States government. The President
OF the United States is the PRECEDENT Of Ire
Red Cross and the National Council Of IRE
American Red Cross is composed Of rnemheru
Of the Presidents Cabinet as well as ather -
tional officials. The Red Cross has been re-
quested by the government to act as the nedi-
UNI OetNeeN the 0EscharRed soldier and the
government. and If II were not for the organ-
ization of the Red Cross. il would be ueees-
sary Tor the government to establish this SER
vice itself. The people Of the United States
lave given the Red Cross organization large
sums Of money TO be used for the comfort
and welfare Of the men while in service and
this money, known as the War Chest FUND"
can be used for other purpose except the
service fthe soldiers while they are in SER
vice or after they have been discharged. II 4
the Red Cross policy that, after the local Red
Cross chapter assure the National Head
quarters that the needs Of the soldiers have
been attended 70. and will not suffer from iaek
Of means. this fund may be used for any re-
esgnized Red Cross activity for the benefit Of
the entire community.
The work of the Red Gross in the after care
Of ex-serviee men, Is something that appeals to
the interest Of the entire community in an e.
peeiai way. We viii welcome Visits 10 the
Red Cross Headquarters from anyone inter-
ested in the work at any time.
Friends Of former ex-sergice men, named
below. viii do them q favor and the Vernon
County Red Cross Chapter also, IL they viii
send the secretary. Mrs. J. r. SWeeny, at the
Bank Of NiKOaua, Firequa. Wis, The present
addresses ef these men Their questfonnaires
have been returned unclaimed from the ad-
dresses new in the Red Cross Glea.
Chester Burkhardt, Dunn Center. \. Dali
Herman X. Geary, Nels Nelson KarSfa5, Carl
a. Kellogg, Elias Z. 1attisOn, Henry Olson,
Geo. Z. snearleys Earl Thurston, all Of Viro-
qua. Elmer MunsoHs Archie o. seVerson Of
DsSOts.