The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-03
AMERICAN RED CROSS ROLL CALL BEGIN
ARM|ST|CE DAY
Campaign Ends November Oath Col. Roy
Marstop Tells What Red Cross Has Done

nursing and medical care. There vi
absolutely no provision in law to Of
vide this, so the Somerset Chapter
the Red Cros took care of him, d
saw to 1t that he had proper medic
attention. This man is like every Oh
case in that he Is not a subject
charity. He must not be allowed
call upon the town authorities
help and become technically pa
per. The people of Skowhegan W
not stand for having her boys, "
I fought in the great war, and throu
their service for country became
abled. become paupers. The RI
CROSS Is the only agency that stan
between these heroes and pauperis(
would like to narrate to you I
story of the more than one humid,
soldiers who | personally know ha1
been assisted by your Red Cross Cha
ter in this vicinity, but space will NJ
permit. 1t has taken the shape
monetary assistance in great maj
cases. Sometimes the soldier requir1
a loan until the government pays
compensation awarded and am gl1
to report that in nearly every instan,
these loans have been repaid by u
soldier as soon as his governmel
check came. Sometimes soldier
ordered to distant hospital for trea|
ment and is required to take with ny
certain supplies and clothing. "
Red Cross has then bought thel
things and thus enabled him to Ia
advantage of hospital treatment. re-
haps the greatest assistance howevd
that the chapter, has rendered, n
been in. making out the innumeran
papers and affidayits which the goI
eminent required before it would coI
slider the case, and then following ca
case up for the soldier until hnai
an award was made by the War XIV
Bureau. In any number of cases,
serving Soldiers, disabled in the 81
vice, tried to make out their own
pers and their claims were disallowY
because they had unwittingly omll1
some technicality and then the M
became disheartened and disgrunlY
with their country. Your chapter
made determined effort to search
all such cases, and see to II that
men got what Congress intended ul
they should.
The American Legion feels y
menodus debt of gratitude to the ~
| Cross. We know what 1t did LOT
during the war, we know that w
the greatest lieutenant that the al'1
had in France. and we know 'n]
since the Armistice, 1t has done mo]
to relieve suffering by those oil us VI
we're so unfortunate as to reoe']
wounds and contract disease ID y
| service than any other agency WV
out the Red Cross. the War Rlsk p]
reau would have been utterly una'J
| to have even approached solVlns y
great problem of veterans reHei
Commander OF Simon Peters Post y
as County Executive Committeeman
the American Legion OF Maine J
| sire here to express the gratitude y
keen appreciation OF the ser'ice,.l
of Skowhegan and Somerset -
to Somerset Chapter of the AmerN
Red Cross. and to appeal to the ny
women and children Of our town y
county to continue in their suppo'.|
the Chapter. trust that theIe
at least two thousand in Skownv
who will answer to the Roll %"
| this Armistice Day. and that man,
them will feel like making sp
contribution to the chapter for p.,1
local needs In addition to paying "'l
dues of one dollar. Il
Yours very truly.
ROY l.. MARS o',
| Commander, Simon Peters Post "
Is, American Legion.