The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-11-11
S1O,OOO,OOO AID
FOR VETERANS
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service Of Many Kinds to
Army Of Disabled.
BULK OF WORK BY CHAPTERS
A2.397 Of These Are Helping Ex-
Service Men Obtain Bene-
fits U. S. Provides.

One Geld Of Red Cross service alone
that Of assisting disabled veterans q
the World War. entails expenditure,
$i.0oo.6Oo greater than the aggregat,
receipts Of the Annual Roll Call o
1910, the American Red Cross an
nounccs In statement urging a wide
sproad increase In membership at tn
Annual Roll Cali, November IL to "a
A. The present time National Head
quarters and the nationwide chain O
Chapters OF the Red Cross Is spend
ing approximately 100000 annual
" for the relief OF disabled ex.seryIe,
men and their families, while the ag
gregats receipts from last years Rol
Call were approximately $0.00O,000.
II IL In the 2,2so OF the 1900 Re,
Gross Chapters which still are helpIn,
solve the veterans problem OF adjust
ing himself TO normal civilian statu,
that the greater part OF the cost OF thi:
service Is borne. or the to,al sun
spent for veterans relief last year
National Headquarters expended to
tai Of more than 100000. while tn,
remaining disbursement. OF apRrexi
mately 100000 represents the con
tTibution OF Chapters In this country
wide effort to assist the Government
I'm providing the aid sorely needed b,
thess men and their families.
An Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem OF the disabled
service man IL ever-expandIng ant
probably win not reach the peak be
fore 1921, Is the assertion Of well-in
formed Government officials and that
2.So1 Red Cross Chapters regard Il
a. their most important work is EVIL
dence that the expansion is In nowis,
eenaaed 20 particular section bat liz
on the contrary. nationwide. AT the
end Of the fiscal year, June 30. 1921
there were 28.s00 disabled service mer
In the 1,ap2 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern,
ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
and that number Is increasing at a
rate OF 1000 month.
Thousands Of these men receiving
medical treatment. compensation and
vocational training from the Govern.
ment today. started their efforts 70
obtnin them through the Red Cross
Chapter. The Chapter. acting as the
disabled mans agent In claims against
the Government. Informs the man as 10
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 nled with the aid
of the Red Cross Chapter.
Many Forms Of Assistance
n there IL delay before the mans
claim Il acted upon. the Red Cross
Chapter lends tine man money to meet
the imperative needs OF himself aud
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 It's welfare Ia an
other province Of the Chapter Free
from fear on this score. the mans re-
covery and advancement usually Is
rapid.
Every month during the last year.
the American Red Cross has given
service OF one kind or another to an
average Of 29.2iS former service men
and their families. An indication OF
the extent OF the faith reposed In the
Red Cross Chapter Is to be found In
the fact that there were 356,544 re-
guests FOR friendly aid In the solution
OF personal problems.
44e Workers In Hospitals
While the man 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 44s
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 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
need outside OF that provided by the
Government. While these are few
Of the responsibilities Of the National
Organization. they are by no means
all. Among other Red Cross accom-
plishments for the year are:
II handled 70,73c allotment and al
lowance claims.
1t delivered through Its Chapter or
gaDizatIon 63,655 allotment checks to
veterans who had moved from the ad-
dresses furnished to the Bureau OF
War Risk Insurance.
II provided a special fund Of $40. 900
for medical assistance TO men under
vocational training
II made 81, 400 loans totaling $450. 1000
70 men taking vocational training. OF
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