The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-28
$1O;OOO,00o AID
FOR VETERANS
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service Of Many Kinds to
!. Army Of Disabled.
svLk OF WORK By CHAPTERS
1897 Of These Arc Helping Ex.
Service Men Obtain Bene.
fits y. S. Provides.

i fits U. S. Provides.
One field Of Red Cross service alone
hat of assisting disabled veterans o3
he World War. entails expenditures
100000 greater than the aggregate
Iieceipts Of the Annual Roll Call Of
leo. the American Red Cross an
kIounces in statement urging q wide
mpread increase In membership at the
ANNUAL Roll Call. November II to "A.
at the present time National Head.
Quarters aud the nationwide chain Of
Chapters Of the Red Cross Is spend
ING approximately 100000 annual.
u for the relief Of disabled ex-servics
men and their families, while the ag-
gregats receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately 100000.
It 10 In the $3.50 Of the 5000 Red
Cross Chapters which still are helping
solve the veterans problem Of adjust.
Ing himself to Z normal civilian statue
that the greater part Of the cost Of this
service d borne. OF the total sum
spent for veterans relief last year.
National Headquarters expended a to-
tai of more than s2.800. 900. 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.
Al Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem Of the disabled
service man IL ever.expanding and
probably win not reach the peak be.
fore 1925. Il the assertion of well.in-
formed Government officials and that
RS97 Red Cross Chapters, regard II
a. their most important work Is evil.
dencs that the expansion IL In nowiss
confined to q particular section but il.
on the contrary. nationwide. At the
end Of the fiscal year. June 80, 1921.
there were 2a.S00 disabled service men
IN the 1902 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern.
ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes.
ana that number Is Increasing at a
rate Of 1000 a month.
thousands Of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation and
vocational training from the Govern.
rent today. started their efforts to
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter. The Chapter. acting as the
disabled mans agent In claims against
me Government, informs the man a. 70
me procedure necessary to gain for
him that which is provided him bv
eoeral 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 man.,
claim 10 acted upon. the Red Cross
chapter lends the man money to meet
ne imperative needs Of himself and
lis dependents.
Most vital to the mans gaining ,uu
'enefit from the Governments care "a
Keeping his mind free from worry shov,
lis nome. Keeping the veterans fam.
v from hardship Of every kind and !
morning him Of its welfare ia nm.
'1her province Of the Chapter. Free
rom fear on this score, the mana "a. |
;ovsry and advancement. usual,v :,
apid.
Every month during the last wear.
No American Red Cross has given |
ervics Of one kind or another To an
vesase Of l2s.215 former service mon |
nd their families. An indication Of |
ne extent Of the faith reposed in I'll. |
!ea cross Chapter Is to be found. IN
10 fact that there were 86ahAI >"
AVA AsSnuIy al0 In the Solution
personal problems.
~ wsrksrs In Hospital.
while the man prior to enter,n,
care deals largely with thu
napier. afterward he comes into con.
act with the service provided by Ma.
onai Headquarters. There are AIa
'ea Cross workers in the .Un,teI
tates Public Health Service and con.
Fact hospitals and other institnt,on,
"hich these men are being cara,i
Dr. whose duty is to provide for h,s
help him with bis comnsn
at'on claims. keep him In touch With
Is family; In short. meeting bis evern
ecu outside Of that provided bv ths
While these arc . raw
| tue responsibilities Of the Nat,ono,
they are BY no means
y. Among other Red Cross accom
'isnments for the year are:
1t handled 7O,732 allotment md
)Wance claims AS ~