Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-11-30
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service OF Many Kinds to
Army OF Disabled.
BULK OF WORK BY CHAPTERS
1897 Of These Are Helping Ex-
Service Men Obtain Bene-
fits U. S. Provides.

1900 600 greater than the aggregate
receipts OF the Annual Roll Call OF
1920, the American Red Cross an
nounces In q statement urging a wide
spread increase In membership AZ the
Annual Roll Call. November IL to "a.
At the present time National Head
quarters and the nationwide chain Of
Chapters Of the Red Cross Is spend
ing approximately 100000 annual
ly for the relief Of disabled ex-service
men and their families, while the az
gregate receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately 100000.
II Ia In the 2,2s9 Of the $500 Red
Gross Chapters which still are helping
solve the veterans problem Of adjust
Ing himself 70 q normal civilian status
that the greater part OF the cost Of this
service Is borne. or the total sum
spent for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended a to
tai Of more than 100000. while the
remaining disbursement Of approx
matsly 100000 represents the con-
tribution Of Chapters In this country
vide 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 eyer-expanding and
probably viii not reach the peak be-
fore 1925. Is the assertion OF well-in-
formed Government officials and that
1897 Red Cross Chapters regard II
as their most important work Is evil
dence that the expansion Is In novise
confined 70 a particular section but Is,
% the contrary, nationwide. At the
end Of the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
there were 269OO disabled service men
In the 1.692 United States Public
Health Service. Contract and Govern
ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes.
and that number is increasing at q
rate OF 1000 a month.
Thousands Of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation and
vocational training from the Govern
msnt today, started their efforts 20
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chaptsr.C The Chapter. acting as the
disabled mans agent In claims against
the Government. informs the man as TO
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 nlsd with the aid
Of the Red Cross Chapter.
Many Forms % Assistance
II there II 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 bis mind free from worry about
bis home. Keeping the veterans fam
ny from hardship Of every kind and
informing him Of its welfare 10 an
other province Of the Chapter. Free
from fear on this score. the mans re-
eOvery and Advancement usually IL
rapid.
Every month during the last year,
the American Red Cross has given
service Of one kind or another 10 an
average Of 129.215 former service men
and their families. An indication Of
the extent Of the faith reposed In the
Red Gross Chapter Ii 70 be found In
the fact that there we're 356.544 re-
quests FOR friendly aid In the solution
q personal problems
80 Workers In Hospitals
While the man prior 20 entering
Government care deals largely with the
Chapter, aftsTward be comes into con-
tact with the service provided By Ma
ronal 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 n 10 provide for bis
recreation. help him with his compsn-
satiou claims. keep him In touch with
his family; In short. meeting his every
nssd outside Of that provided By tia
Government While these are q few
q the responsibilities Of the National
Organization. they are By no means
all Among other Red Cross accom-
plishmsnts for the year are:
u handled To.T37 allotment and al
levancs daima
II delivered through It's Chapter or
EaniEation es.655 allotment checks 70
veterans who had moved from the sd-
dresses furnished 70 the Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance.
IL provided q special fund Of $4,000
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