Mountain advocate., 1921-11-25
1897 Of These Are Helping Ex-
Service Men Obtain Bene-
fits U. S. Provides.

ly for the relief Of disabled eX-servico
men and their families, while the az
gregate receipts from last years Rol'
Call were approximately $G,OO0OOo.
1t is in the 2.2S0 of the $500 Red
Cross Chapters which still are helpin.
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 sun
spent for veterans relief last year
National Headquarters expended a to.
tai of more than S@GJDUUJ. while I'll,
remaining disbursement Of apprOXi.
mately $7,0oo,O0d represents the con
tributon Of Chapters in this country.
wide effort 10 assist the Government
in providing the aid sorcly needed by
these men and their families.
An Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem of the disabled
service man is ever-expanding ami
probably will not reach the peak be
fore 1925, is the assertion Of well-in.
formed Government officials and that
2.39T Red Cross Chapters regard il
as their most important work is evi.
dence that the expansion is In nowise
confined 10 Il particular section but is
on the contrary. nationwide. At the
end of the fiscal year. June &c, 1921
there were 2G.3OO disabled service mcr
Tn hA HVrft 4
Health Service, Contract and Govern
ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes.
and that number is increasing at
rate OF 1000 Il month.
Thousands of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation anG
vocational training from the Govern.
ment today, startcl their efforts tC
obtain 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 fled 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 to meet
the imperative needs OF himself and
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
fly from hardship of every kind and
Informing him Of Its welfare is an.
ether 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 1925 former service men
and their families. An indication Of
the extent of the faith reposed in the
Red Cross Chapter is 10 be found in
the fact that there were 356,544 re-
quests for friendly aid IN the solution
Of personal problems.
449 Workers In Hospitals
While the man prior 10 entering
Government care deals largely with the
Chapter. afterward he comes into con-
tact with the service provided by Ma
tiOnal Headquarters. There are AS !
Red Cross workers in the United |
States Public Health Service and con-
tract hospitals and other institutions
I'm which these men are being cared |
for, whose duty is to provide for his |
recreation, help him with his cOmpen-
satiOn claims, keep him I'm touch with |
his family; in short, meeting his every
need outside of that provided by the
Government. While these are Il few
of the responsibilities of the National |
Organization, they are by no means
all. Among other Red Cross accom-
pliShments for the year are:
1t handled 70,7S2 allotment and al
lOwanCe claims.
~ ''''''''' ''''"SH i'S 'hdltCI VI |
ganization G}GJ5 allotment checks 10
veterans Who had moved from the ad-
dresses furnished to the Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance.
II provided special fund Of $4,000
for medical assistance TO men under
vocational training.
1t made 81, ,495 loans totaling $4,000
10 men taking vocational training, Of
which S5 per cent has been repaid. T!