Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-01-16
Red Cross Notes
~Sweet BILL"

al very dennlte changes in the Dene-
ex-service men has just been passed by
! congress. Instructions on procedure
a ae w Ss san yeS soa
In the meantime you will want to know
of the action taken by congress, as
summarized below:
1: The term parent" is extended to
include persons who have stood I'm loco
PARENTS to the ex-service man for at
the service, and the terms brother and
sister" are extended to include the chill
dren of such persons.
stitution for the insane may be held BY
| the director of the bureau to the credit
Of such person: or may be paid pS to a. dio
rector of the institutiSSn In NY %hfcn the te
comfort of the inmate. or the payments
may be made to dependents. 1t is not
| necessary now for guardian to be ap-
3. Compensation. or insurance pay
ments which have become payable un.
der the terms of this amendment. put put
death of the beneficiary, will be paid to
the personal representative OF the oe-
/. The benefits of compensation are
April s. 1917. Payments which which. have icn
for men discharged during this period
win be deducted from the compensa-
tion payments.
boards who were injured or who have
disabilities aggravated after that time
through some cause not due 70 tne1r
own willful misconduct, are entitled TO
COMPENSATION although they have not
actually been accepted for active mil
itary or naval service.
porarily totally disabled are raised to
the following: oooo
Man. Man VII Wife and one ohiid......950 90
Man. wife and one or more ,oo m
Man Hith re- wife but with one A''''
child, with $500 allowed
for each additional child-.--.... go 09
For each dependent parsntS;;;4:-- eS;;;4;; dor9V aooo
Total permanent nj N IT. disability Iann4b COM
above amounts, according to whether
man has temporary or permanent dis
the disabled pe.sSn ii j. cGnftant
lily in need of nurse. $2oOO aodltlonal
may be allowed for sa:.h..s such expense
l. (a) Converted insurance will be be
paid in a lump sum to the benenc1ary
If so elected by the insured; or the
| more monthly installments.
(b) If the insured has not specified
how the payments shall be mac made Inc Ine
in % tsee or more month
" instailments. The beneficiary, how
ever may not eject to receive the mon:
sy Sya in ~ nroYided l%%R sum- unless the insured
3. Any person entering the service
between April 6, 1917, and November II:
%h9 6sfofe etay ahS or
without having applied for insurance;
shall be deemed to have applied for and
to have been granted sufficient ii insur-
month n daring his life;. ,,o,
draft board between April s. 1917 and
cepted for active military or naval ser: ser
disabled or dies without having applied
sufficient insurance to pay such person
! $500 per month during his life:
If the beneficiary f he mas di11 diHd. 81 me ne
the the dependents Within the permitted
class in the order Of succession;
aries is extended to include. uncles,
aunts, -nephews, nieces. brothers-in-
law and sisters:in-law of the insured.
IV-MiscellaneOus.
If any man dies in the service after
April 6, 1917. before discharge or resig-
nation, the United States will pay for
burial expense and return of his body
to his home in sum not to exceed
! (Signed) D. H. HOLBROOK,
| Director Department of Civilian Relief,
| Northern Division American Red Cross.
| Since January Miss Worden the
! county nurse has examined the chill
dren in Is rural schools in this county:
| She has found an amazing number of
cases needing medical attention. These
| children are seriously handicapped and
cannot make their grades. They should
be treated and operated upon Notices
will be sent to the parents call ing at
! tention with the hope of making for
| healthier communities.
Children having measles are compell-
ied by law to be out Of school for two
weeks. Those having whooping cough
! must remain at home for six weeks but
children in the same family who do not
suffer. with it are not required to stay
out of school,
A child who had for nine years been
complete cripple is now able to walk
with the aid Of braces. She was oper-
ated upon at Phalen Park, st. Paul in
September The county nurse is anx-
| ious to find temporary home for this
little girl.
| Miss Worden will be in st. Paul to-
morrow and Sunday. taking a cripple
down for treatment.
! OF the men in the military service
during the war 100000 We're from
! farms. 1T appeared at first as though
very few of the farmer boys were go
! ing to return to the farm after getting
out of the service but late reports have
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