The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-13
BUSINESS MEN FOR
HOME SERVICE WORK
Committee Investigates
Needs and Indorses
Drive Next Week

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service oHlcea of the Rcd Cross had
unexpected callers Yesterday a COM
mltieo ~ bankers az the reunast Of
b. q. fwestets.ld eeanager OF the
Red cfoss dfiNs. dropped ~ unex-
pectediy ~ uie Homo Service rooms
20 enquire whether the proposed
drive was acuhy necessary. They
questioned the Home serVice WORKERS
very rioaely and have now mnde pub
Nc a report stating their conclusions.
The report Is AZ Follows;
The undersigned committee, nj the
request Of y. a. Wcaterfeld. chair
man 81 the He'd Cross campaign. has
carefully examined the work being
done hN the Home Service. We
called yesterday. u-nannounccd. at the
Home Service offices. and after care
ful questioning OF the Home service
for the consideration of thc citizena
Of A~lhuqperpue.
~. The Home Service is handling
In q opinion very efficiently. u lhfrp
number OF unfinished cases arising
out Of b militar, service OF citizens
o. our county. These eases involve
claims for government compensation
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TO health. adjustment OF government
insurance. rehabilitation ofs families
% soldicrs who lose their lives or
were disabled. claims FOR back pay.
v~erincation OF death records. and
other matters % like nature. As
nearly as We a been able to ascer-
tain. the Home Service h. the only
agency through which such casca can
"2 Should Our ex-soldlers be de-
prived Of HE help Of the Home Ser
vice In hnndlinE their cnses. we are
convinced that many serious inmsti-
cea aud hariships viii ram upon them
or their families,
IS. While splendid progress has
been made IN cleaning up these cases.
there are "a great many 81 them still
In process Of adjustment. and we be-
lieve that $500 b. "a reasonable esti-
mate OF The cust % flashing this
work in Hernaiilo county.
-. We call attention 10 the fact
that but for the aid which the Home
Service Is rendering and has rendered
to our eN-foldiers. many of them or
their families would have become
public charges and az such would
eventually cost tho community much
more than the work OF the q Cross
IL costing. The question Of support
irg the Red Cross H. therefore. to "
large degree, a question ~ putting
these men on their feet now. or pay-
ing taxes later - support them az
objects OF pubic charity.
IS. Since these casese are war
eases. our community. In our opin-
ion. n under Just as heavy a moral
obligation 10 handle them now as IL
was 10 handle them during the actual
period or the war.
&c. We are convinced that
through tho work Of the Homo Ser
vice q great may OF our eN-soidicrH
have been mad-Asen supporting ana
self respecting Citizens. The object
Of the Red Gross has been 10 restore
men TO the same useful citizenship as
they had before entering military
service. and we believe that this OBJ
ioct has been largely achieved.
20. sc recommend TO the citizens
NJ BcruFhllo county hat they sub
scribe the fund Of 5000 now asked
for Co complete his work. We call
attention to the fact that lf every
body does their share towards sub
scribing this fund. the burden will
not De heavy on any individual per
son orr firm.
IS. We recommend that any clti-
zen Of Bernulillo county not fully ROM
vinced of the accuracy or the forego-
ing statements should call personally
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the Postomice building aud satisfy
himself a. TO the work that Is being
done. tie Will be welcomed by the
Home Service workers az we were
welcomed. and We believe will go
away FUZZY convinced that the work
Of the Home SefNice " Invaluable TO
our community.
Respectfully submitted.
~ -. HERNDON.
Chairman.
~. LEIGH.
"' 8. WHITE"
Members Of the committee stated
today that while they had always APP
preciatcd the work 81 the Red Cross.
they had never quite realized how
necessary % was 10 the welfare OF
me eX-soldisr until actually learning
OF the work at first hand. Thc cam
pnign la for tho purpose OF raising
$500 and committees VIII call ON