The herald., 1921-11-03
RED CROSS DRIVE
Algiers Behind In Its QuOta-Plcase
Give Your Might To This
McritOriOuS Institution.

It is with regret that We announce
that Algiers is not up in its quota
in the present roll call for 1922, in
fact it is far behind any ward in the
city. Heretofore it has always been
our pride to claim that Algiers had
done its share and raised the amount
assigned to it as its contribution to
lis noble work. Mrs Elizabeth
Healy and Mrs. II. NJ. Vallette who
have charge OF the Red Cross work
on this side of the river are doing
good work and they should be as
sisted in bringing our quota up to
the standard.
The great work of the Red Cross
was seen during the war and We
have only to point out that:
One hundred and forty-fOur thou
sand, nine hundred and ninety-four
men who served in the armed forces
of the United States during the World
War have been aided in their fight
| to get back TO normal life in the
| past six months by chapters of the
| Southern Division of the American
| Red Cross. During the same period
21,2S disabled soldiers, still in the
service. largely men who are recov-
ering in government hospitals have
| been helped through the same
agency. These figures were given
out by the Southern Division Head
quarters for the first half year of
its operations.
In great percentage of these
cases, it was this work of the Red
Cross, which permitted the veteran
or thhe member of his family to re-
ceive the monetary compensation
that the government is glad to give.
When the peace time program for
the year was outlined by officials
of the Red Cross, 1t was determined
to make soldier relief work, the
paramount idea of the organization
This was decided on for a two-fold
reason. The Red Cross is chartered
to serve during periods of great
national stress or local disaster. The
war had ended but the results o
war were still with the nation. The
Red Cross conceived that 1t oweC
the same or a higher duty to thu
ex-service man, who was struggling
against thhe handicaps of shelltorl
body, gas eaten lungs, and artilley
wracked brain in 'ds battle to NEE
conditions of practical world. tina
1t gave so efficiently when that sam
man was wearing his uniform an,
fighting his country's fight.
Again the Red Cross realized tina
with the natural reaction from wa
conditions, the soldier and his caus
must suffer unless some grea
humanizing agency took particular
and sedulous care that this didn
happen.
This work was carried on in thu
: widest possible scope. No soldier
] problem was too small; nor wer,
, there any too large. The Red Cros!
was always willing to help in obtain
ing compensation. vocational train
ing, hospital treatment. maintaining
family ties while the veteran wa.
recovering his usefulness, making
the dull routine of hospital life, en-
durable, finding employment, pro
viding the human touch everywhere
And when the program for the
new year is outlined, soldier work
will again be of paramount import
ance. The number of disabled mer
in government hospitals is growing
instead of diminishing with the re
renewed activity OF the veterans
bureau. Social work among the mer
, who served the nation becomes more
, imperatively necessary every month
This year s10.000,000 was spen
: by the Red Cross in soldier relief
Next year the appropriation for Thu
work will. of necessity, be larger. Or
that account the officials at Division
Headquarters are expecting an,
working for an unanimous respons'
on the part of Southern people whel
, the Red Cross Roll is called OF
. November IL.