The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-11-05
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service of Many Kinds 10
Army Of Disabled.
BULK OF WORK BY CHAPTERS
1897 OF These Are Helping Ex-
Service Men Obtain bene-
fits u. S. Provides.


receipts of tile Annual Roll CAL or
1920. the American Red Cross an
nources in q statement urging Il wide
spread Increase ia membership at the
Annual Roll Gail, November IL 10 "a
At the present time National Head
quarters and the nationwide chain OF
Chapters of the Red Cross is spend
ing approximately $1Q,0o0,o00 annual
IL for the relief OF disabled ex-service
men and their families, while the ag-
gresate receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately $6000,0o0.
It is In the 2.2S9 of the $500 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 81 100000 while the
remaining disbursement OF approx
mately ST,000.0o0 represents the CON
tribution of Chapters in this country
wide effort to assist the Government
In providing the aid sorey 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 ret reach the peak be-
fore 1925, is the assertion of well-in-
formed Government officials and that
1887 Fed Cress Chapters regard IL
as their most important work is evil
dence that the expansion is In nowise
confined to particular section but is,
on the contrary. nationwide. at the
end Of the fiscal year, June so, 1911
there were 26, 500 disabled service men
I'm the 1852 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes
and that number is increasing at
rate of 1000 month.
Thousands of these men receiving
medical treatment. compensation ana
vocational training from the Govern
ment today, started their efforts e
obtain them through sske RED. sfs>-asF
Chapter The Chapter, acting rs thS
disabled mans agent III claims agains
the Government informs the man as e
the procedure necessary TO gain fol-
him that which is provided him b!
Federal statute His applications fol
compensation, medical treatment ant
training are properly filed with the ait
of the Red Cross Chapter.
Mary Forms Of Assistance
II there Is delay before the manl
claim is acted upon, the Red Gross
Chap1cr lends the man money to NEE
the imperative needs of himself ant
his dependents.
Nest vital to the mans gaining FIJI
benefit from the Governments care ]
keeping his mind free from worry abou
mis- home. Keeping the veterans fam
ily from hardship of every kind an
Informing him Of its welfare is ar
other province Of the Chapter. Ere
fro,n fear on this score, the mans rs
coyery and advancement usually
rapid.
Every month during the last yea
the American Red Cross has give
service of one kind or another to a
average of 12a,215 former service me
and their families. An indication {
the extent Of the faith reposed in tn
red Cross Chapter is to be found
the fact that there were :,56.3f4 r
quests for friendly aid In the solutio
Of personal problems.
443 Workers in Hospitals
while the man prior 90 enterir
Government care deals largely with Il
(shatter. afterward he comes into CO.
fact with. the service provided by y
floral Headquarters There are a
Red Cross workers in the Unitt
states public Health Service and co
tract hospitals md other institution
tn which these men are being care
FOR. whose duty is to provide for h
recreation, help him with his compe
sation claims, keep him in touch wi
his family; in short, meeting his eve
need outside of that provided by &
Government While these are f.
of the responsibilities of the Nation
Organization, they are by no mea
eli. Among other Red Cross acco
plishnents for the year are:
1t handled 10.732 allotment and
iowance claims.
It delivered through its Chapter ,
gani7ation 63,655 allotment checks
veterans who had moved from the
dresses furnished to. the Bureau
War Risk Insurance.
e provided a special fund OF Sl0,f
Tor medical assistance to men uae
vocational training.
1t made ~ ~ 4 49o:, loans totaiing S45o,t
To men taking vocational training,
81 xAieh AZ her cent h1S been repatd