River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-10-27
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 u. S. Provides.

the World War, entails expenditures
100000 greater than the aggregate
receipts OF the Annual Roll Call OF
1920, the American Red Cross an
nounces in a statement urging wide
spread Increase In membership at 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 $10,000.0O0 annual
" for the relief Of disabled ex-seryice
men and their families, while the az
xregate receipts from last years Roll
Cab were approximately $6,Oo0,00O.
1t is in the 2,289 OF the 5000 Red
Cross Chapters which still are helping
solve the veterans problem of adjust.
ing himself to q normal civilian status
that the greater part Of the cost Of this
service ia borne. OF the total sum
spent for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended q. to-
tel Of more than $1,000, 900, while the
remaining disbursement of approx
msteIy 100000 represents the con-
trfbuti0n Of Chapters In this country
wide effort to assist the Government
In providing the aid soreiy needed by
these men and their families.
An Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem of the disabled
service man Is eyer-expanding and
probably will not reach the peak be-
fore 1895. Ia the assertion OF weli-in-
formed Government officials and that
2.8o7. Red Cross Chapters regard II
~ their most important work Is svi.
dence that the expansion IL in nowiss
confined to q particular section but IL.
On the contrary, nationwide. At the
END Of the fiscal year, June 80. 1921.
there were 28.3OO disabled servics men
In the 1.8oa. United States Public
Health Service. Contract and Govern
msnt Hospitals and Soldiers Homes.
and that number 10 increasing At .
rate Of 1.cyO month. ss*
II, Thousands of these men receiving
medical treatment. compensation and
vocational trainins fron the Govern.
meat today. started their efforts to
,S.AA them through the Red Cross
Ohapter. The Chapter. acting Is the
disabled mans agent In claims against
the 0svernms1t. informs the man a. to
the procedure necessary to gain for
him that which II provided him BY
Federal statute. His applications for
compensation, medical treatment and
training are properly Hled with the aid
Of the Red Gross Chapter.
Macy FERNS 81 Assistanoe
Ii there 10 delay before the mans
eisin IL acted uson. the Red Cross
Chapter lends the man money to meet
the imperative needs Of himself and
mis- dependents.
Most vital to the mans gaining full
bensdt from the GOvernmsnt'S care 10
keeping his mind free from worry about
his home. Keeping the veterans fam
ny froM hardship Of every kind and
infoTning him Of its welfare IL an
other ps'evince OF the Chapter Free
from fear on this score. the mans re-
covery and advancement usually 10
rapid.
Every month during the last year.
the American Red Cross has given
service of ono kind or another to an
average OF 12s.215 former service men
ara their families. An indication OF
the extent Of the faith reposed In the
Red Gross Chapter Ia to be found In
the fact that there were S56.54a re-.
qnests for friendly aid In the solution
Of personal problems.
ssns 5<s Workers In HsspitsIs
Willie the man prior to entering
Cover 6ment care deals largely with the
Chapter, afterward ne comes into con-
tact with the service provided By Ma
ti0nel Headquarters. There are %4s
Red Cross workers In the United
0tutcN uUltt AACUttn 0cffiCG anu pOu~
tract hospitals and other institutions
In which these men are being cared
SOr. whose duty IL to provide for his
recreation, help him with his compen-
satioR ci Inns. keep him ia touch with
s,is family: In short. meeting his every
need outside OF that provided by the
Government. While these are a few
Of Shs responsibilities Of the National
2. ganIzation. they are by no means
all. Among other Red Cross accom-
plishments for the year are:
Ii handled 70,Ts2 allotment and al
l0wance claims.
II delivered through its Chapter or
zaniEatiOn 03.055 allotment checks to
veterans who had moved from the adj
dresses furnished to the Bureaus OF
War Risk Insurance
II provided 8 special fund Of $4,000
for medical assistance TO men under
vocational training.