Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-10-13
$tO,OOO,OO0 AID
FOR VETERANS
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service Of Many Kinds to
Army Ct Disabled.
BULK or WORK BIZ CHAPTERS
1887 Of These Are Helping Ex-
Service Men Obtain Bene-
fits U. S. Provides.

One field of Red Cross service alone,
that Of assisting disabled veterans II
the World War. entails expenditures
100000 greater than the aggregate
receipts OF the Annual Roll Call of
$50, the American Red Cross an
Aounces IN a statement urging u wide
spread increase In membership at the
Annual Roll Cali, November II to a
At the present time National Head
quarters and the nationwide chain OF
Chapters Of the Red Cross Is spend
las approximately 100000 annual
~ for the relief OF disabled ex-service
men and their families, while the az
grsgats receipts from last years Roll
Cali were approximately S6.OO0OOO.
IL 70 in the 2,2S9 Of the $500 Red
Cross Chapters which still are helping
solve the veterans problem Of adjust.
Ing himself to a normal civilian status
that the greater part Of the cost of this
service IL borne. or the total sum
sSenf for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended a to
tAl Of more than $1,000 900, while the
rsmAinihe disbursement of approx
matsly 100000 represents the con
trsDutiOn 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
serviee man In ever-expandIng and
probably will not reach the peak be-
fore 1925. In the assertion Of welI-in-
formed Government officials and that
ASST Red Cross Chapters regard II
n their most important work Is evi.
dencs that the expansion is In nowise
combined to o particular section but is,
on the contrary, nationwide. At the
end Of the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
there were 20 800 disabled service men
In the 1852 United States Public
Health Sertice, 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.
ment today, started their efforts TO
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter. The Chapter, acting as the
disabled mans agent in claims against
the Government, informs the man as 20
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 fled 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 10 the mans gaining full
benefit from the Governments care In
keeping his mind free from worry about
his home. Keeping the veterans fam
ily from hardship OF every kind and
informing him OF its welfare is IN.
other province OF the Chapter. Free |
from fear on this score, the mans re- |
eovery and advancement usually n
rapid
Every month during the last year,
service Of one kind or another to an |
average of 1929 former service men
ana their families An Indication Of
the extent Of the faith reposed in rhe
Red Cross Chapter Is TO be found In.
the fact that there were 356,5i4 re-
quests for friendly aid In the solution
OF personal problems
@4e Workers In Hospitals
While the man prior 10 entering
Government care deals largely with the
Chapter, afterward he comes into con.
tact with the service provided by Nh.
ticnal Headquarters. There are AS
Red Cross workers i'm the United
States Public Health Service and con-
tract hospitals and other institutions |
IN which these men are being cared |
for, whose duty Is TO provide for his |
recreation, help him with his compen-
sation claims, keep him In touch with |
his family; In short, meeting his every |
aeed outside Of that provided by the |
Government. While these are a few
Of the responsibilities of the National
Organization, they are by no means
an Among other Red Cross accom-
phshments FOR the year are:
IL handled 70,1S2 allotment and al
lowance claims.
IL delivered through its Chapter or
saniEation 6S.655 allotment checks 20
veterans who had moved from the ad-
dresses furnished to the Bureau Of
war Risk Insurance.
10 provided a special fund of $4,000
for medical assistance 10 men under
vocational training
IL made g, 495 loans totaIing S45O. 900
60 men taking vocational training, Of