The Ordway new era., 1921-11-18
,.d Cross Provides Friendly
: Service Of Many Kinds to
Army Of Disabled.
,uLk OF WORK BY CHAPTERS
1901 Of These Are Helping Ex-
Service Men Obtain Bene-
fits U. S. Provides.

,,s, AZ assisting disabled veterans Of
n. World War, entails expenditures
unoOOO greater than the aggregate
..,s,,ts of the Annual Roll Call OF
1920 the American Red Cross an
,ounees in statement urging wide
,r,oad increase Ia membership at the
.unusl Roll Call, November IL to "a.
A, the present time National Head
ou,rtsrs and the nationwide chain Of
(Ssptsrs Of the Red Cross is spend
IA, approximately $40. 00o, 600 annual
I, for the relief Of disabled eI-service
nm and their families, while the az
r.ute receipts from last years Roll
hu were approximately S6,0OO,OO0.
II Is In the 2,2s9 Of the $500 Red
Cps Chapters which still are helping
,lvs the veterans problem Of adjust.
sg himself to 4 normal civilian status
hat The greater part Of the cost Of this
ryics IL borne. OF the total sum
Esnt for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended to-
nj Of more than $2.6O0. 900. while the
Nmsining disbursement Of approx
ns,ey S,0OO,OO0 represents the con
rbutlon Of Chapters in this country
hds effort to assist the Government
b providing the aid sorely needed by
tas men and their families.
An Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem Of the disabled
krvics man 10 eyer-e1panding and
r0hsbly will not reach the peak be-
tgs lS2o, Is the assertion Of well-in-
hrusd Government officials and that
iN Bed Cross Chapters regard 1t
their most Important work II evil
daacs that tAs expansion u In nowise
saansd to particular section but is.
V ths contrary. nationwide. At the
I'd Of the fiscal year. June 80. 1921,
aSs were 2S.S00 disabled service men
The l.osf United States Public
aaAlsh Service, Contract and Govern
sAa, Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
" that number IL Increasing at a
nA Of l.O00 4 month.
IAssssnds Of these men receiving
hsalcaa treatment, compensation and
'sssaSnsl training from the Govern.
sst today, started their efforts to
ssain them through the Red Cross
NAPIER. The Chapter. acting as the
ssao'ed mans agent In claims against
0ssovernment. informs the man as to
ae Procedure necessary to gain for
Aa that which Is provided him by
''asfsi statute. His applications for
A0psnsation, medical treatment and
INNING are properly aled with the aid
the BED Cross Chapter.
Many Forms sf Assistance
n tnere Is delay before the mans
eu0 Is acted upon, the Red Cross
NAPIER lends the man money to meet
w Imperative needs sf himself and
US dependents.
most vital to the mans gaining full
"1eo1 from the Governments care Is
'spng his mind free from worry about
~ nome Keeping the veterans fam
" nom hardship of every kind and
'41'suing him Of Its welfare is an
.uee province Of the Chapter. Free
4@ rear on this score, the mans re-
"'sey and advancement usually is
hpid.
-'efy month during the last year,
~ american Red Cross has given
.l"Se Of one kind or another to an
".sse OF 1925 former service men
y 'asar families. An indication Of
~ y 'Sent = Of the faith reposed In the
II. s'oss Chapter is to be found in
su. Met that there were 35e,544 re-
.'u Tor friendly aid in the solution
Nfsenal problems.
=, ~ Workers in HespitaIs
eos..e 'e the man prior to entering
S,s. Slnent care deals largely with the
H.. pM., afterward he comes into con-
Sss.' % with t the service provided by Ma
Nv .A hesdquartefs. There are 44s
Ds,..U Uross workers in the United
b.s .' rublic Health Ssryics and con-
i ~. y. hospitals and other institutions
d, 'aieh these men are being cared
Ne,...e ~ saose duty il to provide for his
hnss help him with hia compen-
n. M !. = claims. kssp him in touch with
~ iaaiy my. In short. meeting his every
Os,..so sotssds Of that provided By the
q lament. 4. While these ars 4 Few
O,.ss,re ~ reaponsibiht1ss Of the National
m ''I..atiea. they are BY NO means
NM A@ens other Red Cross accom-
/ sats 10y for the year are:
hs.. .aadisd 70.7S2 allotment anA al.
na,,.sa avsfsd through its Chapter o.
vus..sa 0,066 allotment checks q
Iss es whs had moved TN The ad.
ke ~. furnished to ths Dursau Il
= ~ lnsursncs.