Tombstone epitaph., 1921-11-20
s1o,ooo,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 uf assisting disabled veterans ul the World War, entails expenditures @}.UO,Up greater than the aggregate receipts "f the Annual Roll Gall oi lS2S. tine American Red Cross an nounce> in q statement urging a wide spread increase iii membership at the Annual Roll Gall, November II to 24 Al the present time National Head quarters and tAe nation-wide chain ot Chapters of the Red Gross i> spend. :nS approximately SlU.erOu" annual, ly for ihe relief of disabled ex-seryice men and thc.r families, while the az cresate receipts from last years Roll Cal were approximately SG.OoONo0.
 IL is in ihe 2..>9 of the 3,6Uu Red Cross Chapters which still are helping solve the veterans problem ot adjust ing himself to normal civilian status That the greater part of tir cost of this service i> borne of thr total sum spent for veterans relief last year, National Headquarters expended a to- tal "f more rhar S2Gopp"O. while the remaining di>nuI> cement of ap1roli- mately S1utr,O,u represents the con triaulion of Chapters in this country wide effort tn assist the Government in providing the aid sorely needed by these men and their families.
 An Ever Expanding Problem
 That lle problem Of inc disabled service man l~ corresponding and probably will not reach Ihe peak be. fore iH22l, is inc assertion of well-in- formed Government officials and that -,&@1 Ert. Gross Chapters regard i. as their mn>t important work is evi- cen"e that the expansion is in uowise confined tu a particular section but is. on tEe contrary nationwide. At the end "f the fiscal year, June 30. 1921. there were 26.3N disabled service men il The ,G9- United States Public Health Service. Contract and Govern ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes and that number is increasing a, a rate of 1000 month
 Thousands of these men receiving medical treatment. cont, usaiion and vocational training from the Govern. .nent today, started their efforts 10 obtain them through the Red Cross Chapter The Chapter. actin. as the disabled mans agent in claims against The Government. informs tAc man a> 70 tie procedure necessary Co gain for him that which s provided iiiu by Federal sra'ut" Ills applicatfous for conTorsa'ion. neiica! treatment and trainia- are properly filed with the aid of tAe Red Cross Chapter.
 Many Forms of Assistance
 If there is delay before the mans claim is acted upon. the Red c-oss Chapter lends ;Ir man money 10 meet the imperative need, of himself and his dependents.
 Most vital 'o rhe mans gaining full benefit from the Governments care is keeping lis mind free from worry abou, his hom". Keeping the veterans fam. fly from hardship of every kind and Informing him of its welfare is an orhe- province of -he 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 or 129,@l5 former service men and their families An indication of the extent of the faith reposed in the Red Cross Chapter is to be found in the fact that there were 3J6.J44 re- quests for friendly aid in the solution of personal problems.
 AS Workers in Hospital.
 While the man prior 10 entering Government care deals largely with the Chapter. afterward he comes into con tact with the service provided by Ma tioDal 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 10 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 -,Vhile these are 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 10.I3o allotment and al- lowance claims.
 IL delivered through it's Chapter or ganization 63.G-E, aHyfmcnt checks to veterans who had moved from the ad- dresses furnished 10 the Bureau of War Risk Insurance.
 Ii provided a special find of $I0.000 for medical assistance 10 men under vocational training
 I, made g. IgJ loans tofaiing s4j0. 900 fo men taking vocational training, of r .l;,h g. per cent has been repaid.