The herald., 1921-10-20
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.


that 90 assisting disabled veterans Of
the World War, entails expenditures
$o00uuO greater than the aggregate
receipts II the Annual Roll Call Of
1920 tlic American Red Cross an
nouures I'm statement urging a 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 $l0,OOO,OOO annual
ly for the relief Of disabled eX-servlce
men and their families, while the Rg-
Eregute receipts from last years Roll
Call werC approximately 100000.
II Is IN the 2,2S9 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 $2,60O,OOO, while the
remaining disbursement of approx
mately 100000 represents the CON
tribution OF Chapters in this country
wide effort TO 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-expanding and
probably will not reach the peak be-
fore 1923, Is the assertion Of well-in-
formed Government officials and that
1897 Red Cross Chapters regard IL
as their most important work Is evil
dence that the expansion is in nOwiso
confined to a particular section but is,
on the contrary, nationwide. At the
, end OF the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
7 there were 26,3OO disabled service men
S in the 1862 United States Public
% Health Service, Contract and Govern
Y ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
( and that number is increasing at q
!. rate Of 1000 month.
r Thousands Of these men receiving
u medical treatment, compensation and
vocational training from the Govern
ment today, started their efforts TO
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter.L The Chapter, acting as the
- disabled mans agent in claims against
S the Government, informs the man as to
IL A.v.
$ him that which is provided him by
Federal statute His applications for
compensation, medical treatment and
training are properly filed with the aid
! Of the Red Cross Chapter.
d Many Forms o. Assistance
. II there is delay before the mans
s claim Is acted upon, the Red Cross
It Chapter lends the man money TO meet
q the imperative needs Of himself and
S his dependents.
n Most vital to the mans gaining full
benefit from the Governments care r.
e keeping his mind free from worry about
: 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
from fear on this score, the mans re-
- covery and advancement usually IN
o. rapid.
n Every month during the last year.
"a the American Red Cross has given
N service of one kind or another to an
ie average of 1925 former service men
= and their families, An indication Of
Q. the extent Of the faith reposed in the
IL Red Cross Chapter is TO be found In
the fact that there were 356,544 re-
quests for friendly aid In the solution
Of personal problems.
44a 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 448
. Red Cross workers in the United
i States Public Health Service and con-
: tract hospitals and other institutions
= In which these men are being cared
70 for, whose duty is to provide for his
n recreation, help him with his cOmpen-
70 satlon claims, keep him in touch with
~ his family; in short, meeting his every
20 need outside Of that provided by the
!. Government While these are a few
? Of the responsibilities Of the National
Al Organization, they are by no means
:. ell. Among other Red Cross accom-
IN plishments for the year are:
1t handled 1912 allotment and al
lewance claims.
1t delivered through It's Chapter or
We ganization 1856 allotment checks Il
veterans who had moved from the ad
dresses furnished TO the Bureau Of
Is, War Risk Insurance.
We 1t provided a special fund Of $1,000
for medical assistance 20 men undei
vocational training.
IN II mnde 90, t9j loans totallng s450oO'
ey 70 men taking vocational trimming. o
w,.ch s. PEI cent has bren repaid
= Peace is two years old, but all