Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-08
STATE RED CROSS
IN ANNUAL SESSION
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"rho American Rcd Cross through
lis Home Srvicc bureau In Delaware.
has given definite service 20 1,277
men and their families during the
past year And yet ono year ago.
plans were made % close thc Home
Service Office IN January. Miss
Margaret wood the Wilmington ease
worker icft IN October. ana the secrc-
mr,. Miss syhil Gordon arranged 20
eaNc January 1. When the time came,
!, was found that the work was not
completed. and two stenorrnphers
Mere kept on tn help the disabled ex-
soldiers still needing aid with their
claims. u soon became evident that
the number of disabled men requiring
~ sistpnec. waa increasing rather than
Diminishing. ~ was necessary 20 en-
gase the present secretary, Miss Mar
iuric carp on the first of May. Not
only IN Delaware hut all over the
country, new disabilities kept coming
Ca light. and instead Of helping $50
men, ~ An previous years. Home Ser
vice has given assistance to Zoo cx-
service soldiers within tho post year.
u Is predicted, by the Public Health
service. that the number VIII continue
% erow until 1925. IL would seem as
though Homo Service for some time
10 come could not think OF its task as
finished, 40 closely is the work tied up
with what the government is doing
for the men. As time has elapsed
there has been a natural slowing down
of some phases OF the work, which are
pradually nearing completion. one
result ~ this has BEEN the dropping
on. one by one. OF the volunteers. who
gave such faithful Service during and
immediately after tho war. Miss
/ Elizabeth Hack OF New Castle. still
continues O. care fer all ex-solders In
that city, This involves considerable
time and effort as New Castle gave a
good share of men TO the service. a
year ago the Home Service was sup
porting the welfare boards In Kent
and Sussox counties. and continued
% do 80 untn May !. a worker had
been engaged In Aprl. 1890 In sussex
county aud IN Kent county Scptem-
bcr ].
Prom October until May. there were
ii4 social service cases IN SUSSEX
county ana Ice in Kent county report
81 and assisted. Tho number alon,
showed beyond question. the need foi
such a service in tho lower counties
Il was hoped that the county welfare
boards would be able 90 retain thi
services OF trained workers after MAY
., when the Red Cross ala was with.
drawn, but this did not eeom possible
although both welfare boards wer,
convinced % the value % the work
Even though the social service par
u the Rcd Cross work for families
other than soldiers was discontinued
sufficient experiences was gained from
the work done % show. the type q
need IN the counties. and this ough
! 90 make easier any. other attempts {,
! have county workers in the time {,
/ come.
Al fN.>er,ice Men Welcome.
"Any cx-seryico Nnan. whether dis
ablcd on not. j. welcome az the Hom
service Office Cor information and ad
I Vice. During the last year. servic
/ rendered excluding assistance 10 IN
disabled, consisted % wide rang
|. covering allotment and Insurance az
Il tculucs, Queries as 90 conditions s
= Europe, and possibilities OF emigration
\ iuuumcrshle appeals Ter asslstane
TIA oltaining employment. requests fc
a meal, or transportation from IN
many driftcrs going over the ceuntr
looking for work, writing letters Il
D TIE men who have lost their dischars
, papers ana who wish TO apply FOR
!. certificate. ln lieu of lost discharr
! informatifn about state bonuses. an
help in filing out the applicatIo
I blanks"
The report Is illustrated with n
. cidcnts showing how the work
n carried On in a practical way. n,
3 icring % another important phase n
y report reads;
y The disabled ex-soldiers are II
: eoing 70 the hospitals hy the thou
nnds. Our Home Service helm,
!, seventy men from Delaware last ye,
% set disqualification. IN case they Z
/. not need assistance with their claim
! az home. the Red Cross workers. 10,
;, after their families while they are
:. the hospitals ana furnish clohhin
financial aid and help solve many De
J. sonnl problems that arise while Il
family j. separated. Here In DE
n aware, the Home Service secretar
= visits Che tuberculosis ex-serviee m,
!. .t Rrandywine Sani;arium, to lea,
n the status ~ the mems claims an
" render any other assistance she ca
THE Home Service is notified
: every mar, who is hospitalized, al
: asked o. assist him In making n
= plans ior departing promptly. II
y doctors IND Il the greatest help. q
" peciaily in cases q mental illness.
> learn al they can about the kind
y home conditions the man has. al
> whether his home is such that
- would be suitable 10 parole him thol
when be ls able 10 leave the hospit.
Even a little knowledge Of the mar
family is exceedingly valuable
Ia silaEnoais ana treatment Of diseas,
The social histories made lgy the r,
= tfpss workers, are. an immense ne
o. tho doctors. who could not Ia
n personally % the families OF an Il
. inen under their care
Ready at Minutes Notice.
"The Home Service Stands ready