The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-10-21
Req Cross Provides Friendly
Service oil Many Kinds 10
Army O! 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 ~
the World War. entails expenditures
34,00000O greater than the aggregate
receipts of the Annual Roll Call Of
1890. the American Red Cross an
nounces In statement urging Il wide
sprend Increase In membership at the
Annual Roll Call November II 10 "a.
AZ the present time National Head
quarters and the nationwide chain OF
Chapters OF the Red Cross Is spend
ing approximately 100000 annual
ly for the relief Of disabled cx-servlce
men and their families, while the az
gregate receipts from last years Roll
Gull were approximately S6,OO.O00.
II is in the 22s9 OF the 1900 lied
Gross Chapters which still are helping
solve the veterans problem Of adjust.
Ing himself To u normal civilian status
that the greater part ~ the cost OF this
service r. borne Of the total sum
nHfbN lul A'AAii .Nai
National Headquarters expended n to
tai of more than 81 6pOOo. while the
remaining disbursement OF approx
mately s7.OO00A represents the con
tributlon Of Chapters in this country
wide effort Ia assis, the Government
ia 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 1925, T. the assertion ~ well-ln-
formed Government officials and that
2.3r7 Red Cross Chapters regard IL
MS their most important. work Is evi.
dence that the expansion is In nowlse
confined TO a particular section but Is,
on the contrary. nationwide. Al the
end OF the fiscal year, June 80. 1921,
there were 1880 disabled service men
IN the l,692 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
ment Hospitals and soldiers Homes,
and that number il increasing at q
rate ~ 1900 month
Thousands ~ these men receiving
medical treatment. compensation and
vocational training from the Govern
ment today, started their efforts t.
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter. The Chapter, acting us the
disabled mans agent In claims against
the Government, informs the man as {"
the procedure necessary Ia gain FOR
him that which Is 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
" there Is delay before the mans
claim Is acted upon, the Red Cross
Chapter leads the man money 20 meet
the imperative needs Of himself and
his dependents.
Most vital 10 the mans gaining full
benefit from the Governments care Is
keeping his mind free from worry about
his home. Keeping Che veterans fam.
fly 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
coyery and advancement usually Is
rapid
Every month during the last year
the American Red Cross has given
service of one kind or another 80 IN
average Of 1929 former service men
and their families An indication oi
the extent of the faith reposcd IN Tie
Rod Cross Chgufpr is ia be found WI