The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-11-11
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.

s4,000000 greater than the aggregate
receipts of the Annual Roll Call Of
1920, the American Red Cross an
nounces In II statement urging q wide
spread increase in membership nj the
Annual Roll Call, November II 10 "a
AT the present time National Head
quarters and the nationwide chain OF
Chapters Of the Red Cross Is spend
Ing approximately S10,0O0.0OO annual.
~ for the relief Of disabled ex-seryice
men and their families, while the ug.
gregate receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately S6,0O0,0OO.
il is in the 2,2Sg OF the 5000 Red
Gross 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 IS borne OF tie total sum
spent for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended to-
tai of more than S26O0.0OO, while the
remaining disbursement Of approx.
mately S7,000,OOO represents the con.
tribution Of Chapters In this country.
wide effort 60 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-expandlng and
probably will not reach the peak be-.
fore 1925, is the assertion Of wel.in-
formed Government officials and that
1881 Red Cross Chapters regard II
rs their most important work Is eyl.
dence that the expansion is in nowise
confined to particular section but Is.
on the contrary, nationwide. At the
end Of the fiscal year, June 30, 1921,
there were 2G,3OO disabled service men
In the 1,092 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
and that number is increasing ut a
rate OF 1000 q month.
Thousands Of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation aud
vocational training from the Govern.
msnt today, started their efforts a.
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter.. The Chapter, acting "a the
disabled mans agent In claims against
the Government. informs the man ~ 20
the procedure necessary to gain for
him that which IL provided him by
Federal statute His applications Tor
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 10 meet
the imperative needs Of himself aud
his dependents.
Most vital TO the mans gaining full
benefit from the Governments care Is
keeping bis mind free from worry shout
his home. Keeping the veterans fam
fly from hardship Of every kind and
Informing him OF its welfare is an
other province Of the Chapter Free
frofA fear on this score, the mans re
eovery and advancement usually II
rapid.
Every month during the last year,
the American Red Cross has given
service of one kind or another 10 an
average Of 129.215 former service men
and their families An indication Of
the extent Of the faith reposed In the
Red Cross Chapter Is TO be found r
the fact that there were 356,54i re-
quests for friendly aid in the solution
Of personal problems.
449 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 4Is
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 HE'D Cross accom-
plishments for the year are:
II handled 70,732 allotment and al
lOwance claims.
II delivered through its Chapter or
ganlzation 63,055 allotment checks 10
veterans who had moved from the I'D
dresses furnished to the Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance.
ii provided special fund Of $4,000
for medical assistance to men under
vocational training.
Itmade 32,495 loans totalIng $4,000
10 men taking vocational training, Of
which So per cent has been repaid.
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