The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-11-30
s10,000,00o AID
FOR VETERANS
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service Of Many Kinds to
Army Of Disabled.
BULK OF WORK BY CHAPTERS
.2,397 Of These Are Helping Ex'
Service Men Obtain Bene.
fits y. S. Provides.

One field of Red Cross service alone,
ihnt Of assisting disabled veterans OF
the World War, entails expenditures
$4,000, COO greater than the aggregate
receipts of the Annual Roll Gull or
1920. the American Red Cross an
nounces in a statement urging a vide
sbread increase in membership ut the
Annual Roll Call, November II to "a.
At the present time National Head
quarters aud the nationwide chain OF
Chapters Of the Red Cross Is speild.
Ing approximately $l0,OoO.00O annual
ly for the relief of disabled ex-service
meh and their families, while the ag.
gregate receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately S6.O00,O0o.
It Is In the 2,2S9 Of the 5000 Red
Cross Chapters which still are helping
solve the veterans problem Of adjust.
Ing himself to 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 $2,8OO,0OO, while the
remaining disbursement Of approx
mately $7,OOO0O0 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 ever-expanding and
probably will not reach the peak be.
fore 1925, Is the assertion Of well.in.
formed Government officials and that
1897 Red Cross Chapters regard it
as their most important work is evil
dence that the expansion is in nowlss
confined to particular section but Is,
on the contrary, nationwide. At the
end Of the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
there were 26,300 disabled service men
In the 1892 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
and that number Is increasing at q
rate Of 1000 month.
Thousands Of these men receiving
medical treatment. compensation and
vocational training from the Govern.
nent today, started their efforts to
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter. The Chapter, acting as the
disabled mans agent In claims against
me Government, informs the man as 70
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
II 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.
ny 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 20.
covery and advancement usually IA
rapid.
Every month during 3he last wear.
the American Red Cross has given
service Of one kind or another 70 an
average of 1925 former service mon
and their families. An Indication Of
the extent Of the faith reposed IN tho
Red Cross Chapter is to be founa In
the fact that there were S56,a4 20.
quests for friendly aid in the solutio,
OF personal problems.
44a Workers in Hospitals
"hile the man prior to enter,ny
government care deals largely with tho
Chapter, afterward he comes In,o cnn-
'act with the service provided by Ma.
..ona' headquarters. There are als
Neu Cross workers in the initial
yates PUBLIC Health Service and con.
!ract hospitals and other institutions
IN which these men are helm. nau''s
'of' whose duty is to provide for H.,
recreation. helm him with his conno,
sa''oh claims, keep him in touch with
his family; In short, meeting his ever"
need outside Of that provided NV ny
government. While these nro a e.,,
Or the responsibilities of the Nation,
organization, they are BY no means
'm' "mong ether Red Cross orcnm
plshmehts for the year are.
1t landed 70,73o allotment nv, =,
lowan(c claims. III
It delivered through IFS rb,,.
h'"t"n o".655 cllo,ment chc,ks ~
''elans Who had moved from tho a.,
'F'SSrs furnished to the rur,,,,
rHr Risk Insurance. >"a VI
provided special fund Of $40 ooo
''r medical assistance TO mo, un,,o.
vocational training. 'e'
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