Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1921-11-17
100000 AID
FOR VETERANS
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service Of Many Kinds to
Army OF Disabled.
BULK OF WORK BY 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 Of
the World War, entails expenditures
t4.000,OO0 greater than the aggregate
receipts of the Annual Roll Call Of
1920, the American Red Cross I'M
nounces In statement urging wide
spread increase In membership at The
Annual Roll Cali, 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 $10,0O0,0 900 annual
ly for the relief of disabled ex-service
men and their families, while the az
gregate receipts from~last years Roll
Cali were approximately $6,O0,000.
It IN IN the $3.50 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 $2,6000O0, while the
remaining disbursement OF approx
mately 100000 represents the con-
tributi0n Of Chapters In this country
wide effort TO assist the Government
m providing the aid sorely needed by
these men and their families
An Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem Of the disabled
service man is corresponding and
probably will not reach the peak be-
fore 1926 Is the assertion of well-in-
formed Government officials, and that
1897 Red Cross Chapters regard n
rs their most important work Is evi-
dence that the expansion Is In nowise
confined to particular section but Is,
sn the contrary, nationwide At the
end Of the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
there were 28.300 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 tho Govern
ment today, started their efforts TO
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter.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 filed with the aid
u the Red Cross Chapter,
Many Forms Of Assistance
II there Is delay before the mans
eiaim Is acted upon, the Red Cross
Chapter lends the man money 30 meet
the imperative needs Of himself and
his dependents.
Most vital to the mans gaining full
benefit from the Governments care 10
kseping 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 re-
covery and advancement usually IL
rapid.
Every month during the last year,
the American Red Cross has given
service of one kind or another TO ON
average Of 1925 former service men
and their families. An indication OF
the extent OF tho faith reposed m the
Red Cross Chapter is to be found In
the fact that there we're 358,544 r.
guests for friendly aid 10 the solution
q personal problems.
44e Workers In Hospitals
While the mao prior to entering
Government care deals largely with the
Chapter, afterward he comes into con-
tact with the service provided by Ma
tional Headquarters. There are AS
Red Cross workers In the United
States Public Health Service and con-
tract hospitals and other institutions
IN which these tnen are being CARED
for. whose duty b to provide for his
recreation. help him with his compen-
sation claims, keep him in touch with
his family; In short, meeting his every
need outside Of that provided by the
Government. While these are a few
u the responsibilities Of the National
Organization. they are by no means
al. Among other Red Cross accom-
plishments for the year are:
II handled 70,732 allotment and IL
icwance claims.
II delivered through its Chapter or
gaflzation 65,855 allotment checks to
veterans who had moved from the ad-
aresses furnished to the Bureau Of
HR Riss Insurance.
II provided a special fund Of $4,000
f6F medical assistance to men under
vocational training.
II made s2,495 loans totaling $780, 900
"a man taking vocational trimming, OF