Connecticut western news., 1921-10-13
s1o,Oo0,o00 AID
 FOR VETERANS
Red Cross Provides Friendly Service of Many Kinds to
 Army of Disabled.
BULK OF WORK BY CHAPTERS
1887 of These Are Helping Ex- Service Men Obtain Bene-
 fits U. s. Provides.

One field of Red Cross service alone, that of assisting disabled veterans of the World War, entails expenditures $4,OOO,OO0 greater than the aggregate receipts of the Annual Roll Call of 1920, the American Red Cross an nounces in statement urging a wide spread increase in membership at the Annual Roll Gall, November Il to 24 At the present time National Head quarters and the nationwide chain of Chapters of the Red Cross is spend ing approximately $10,0OO,000 annual ly for the relief of disabled ex-seryice men and their families, while the az gregate receipts from last years Roll Call were approximately $6000,0Oe.
 It is in the 2,2S9 of the $500 Red Cross Chapters which still are helping solve the veterans problem of adjust. ing himself to a normal civilian status that the greater part of the cost of this service Is borne. Of the total sum spent for veterans relief last year, National Headquarters expended a to- tai of more than $2,6OO,OOO, while the remaining disbursement of approd- mately $7,0OO,00O represents the con- tributiOn of Chapters in this country wide effort to assist the Government in providing the aid sorely needed by these men and their families.
 An Ever Expanding Problem
 That the problem of the disabled service man Is corresponding and probably will not reach the peak be- fore 1925, Is the assertion of well-in- formed Government officials and that 2,397 Red Cross Chapters regard 1t as their most important work is evi- dence that the expansion is in nowise confined to a particular section but Is, on the contrary, nationwide. At the end of the fiscal year, June 30 1921, there were 26,3OO disabled service men in the 1892 United States Public Health Service, Contract and Govern ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes, l and that number is increasing at rate of 1000 a month.
 Thousands of these men receiving 1 medical treatment, compensation and vocational training from the Govern ment today, started their efforts to obtain them through the Red Cross Chapter. The Chapter, acting as the l disabled mans agent in claims against the Government, informs the man as ts the procedure necessary to gain for him that which is provided him by Federal statute His applications for compensation, medical treatment and training are properly filed with the aid of the Red Cross Chapter
 Many Forms of Assistance If there is delay before the mans claim Is acted upon, the Red Cross Chapter lends the man money to meet the imperative needs of himself and his dependents.
 Most vital to the mans gaining full benefit from the Governments care is keeping his mind free from worry about his home. Keeping the veterans fam fly from hardship of every kind and informing him of its welfare is an other province of the Chapter. Free from fear on this score, the mans re- covery and advancement usually is rapid
 Every month during the last year, the American Red Cross has given service of one kind or another to an average of 129,215 former service men and their families. An indication of Red Cross Chapter Is to be found In the fact that there were 356,544 re- quests for friendly aid In the solution of personal problems.
 448 Workers In Hospitals
 While the man prior to entering Government care deals largely with the Chapter, afterward he comes into con- tact with the service provided by Ma tional Headquarters. There are AS Red Cross workers in the United States Public Health Service and con- tract hospitals and other institutions in which these men are being cared for, whose duty is to provide for his recreation, help him with his compen- sation claims, keep him in touch with his family in short, meeting his every need outside of that provided by the Government While these are a few of the responsibilities of the National Organization, they are by no means all. Among other Red Cross accom- plishments for the year are:
 It handled 7O,732 allotment and al lOwance claims.
 It delivered through it's Chapter or ganization 63,G55 allotment checks tc veterans who had moved from the ad dresses furnished to the Bureau Ot War Risk nS,.IGuCE