The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-14
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service OF Many Kinds to
Army Of Disabled.
BULK OF WORK By CHAPTERS
1887 Of These Are Helping Ex.
Service Men Obtain Bene.
fits y. S. Provides.


100000 greater than the aEgregat,
receipts Of the Annual Roll Call O
lo20. the American Red Cross an
Dsunces In q statement urging q wide
spread Increase In membership at tn,
Annual Roll Call. November IL { Q a
At the present time National Head
oUarters and the nationwide chain Of
Chapters Of the Red Cross Is spend
~ approximately 100000 annual
for the relief Of disabled ex-servicx
naa and their families, while tho AZ
Gsgate receipts from last years Roll
Gall were approximately $6.OO0.0 600.
II Il In the 2,2S9 Of the 5000 Red
Oro0 Chapters which still arc helpins
sslve the veterans problem Of adjust.
hg himself to Q normal civilian status
hat the greater part Of the cost Of this
service u borne. OF the total sum
spent for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended q TO-
sal OF more than $1,000. 600, while the
Nma!ning disbursement Of approx.
nstely 100000 represents the con-
t1buti0n Of Chapters In this country
vide effort to assist the Government
- providing the aid sorely needed By
these men and their families.
Al Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem Of the disabled
service man Is ever-expanding and
probably will not reach the peak be-
fore 1925, Is the assertion Of well-in-
formed Government officials and that
1897 Red Cross Chapters regard IL
As their most important work is evil
6ence that the expansion is In nCwise
confined 70 a particular section but Is,
IN the contrary, nationwide. At the
end Of the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
there were 28,3OO disabled service men
In the 1892 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
e Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
and that number is increasing at q
rate Of 1000 q month.
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medical treatment, compensation and
vocational training from the Govern
nent today, started their efforts to
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter.( The Chapter. acting as the
disabled mans agent In claims against
the Government, informs the mar as to
b procedure necessary to gain for
him that which is provided him by
Federal statute. His applications for
compensation, medical treatment and
training are properly filed 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
lily from hardship Of every kind and
Informing him Of It's welfare Is an
ether province OF the Chapter. Free
from fear on this score, the mans re-
eovery and advancement usually IL
rapid.
Every month during the last year.
the American Red Cross has given
service Of n 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 to be found In
the fact that there were 356,544 re-
quests for friendly aid In the solutioa
q personal problems.
<4a Worksrs In Hospitais
While the man prior to entering
Government carr 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
~ Will SlCoo AhCh ~ OCAAk GdTCu
for, whose duty 10 to provide for his
recreation, help him with his compen-
sation claims, keep him in touch with
his family in short, meeting his every
need outside Of that provided BY tho
Government. While these are 4 few
Sf the responsibilities Of the National
Organization, they are by no means
oil. Among other Red Cross ACCOM-
plishments for the year are: |,
1t handled 70.732 allotment and a.
claims. II
It delivered through its Chapter or.
~ganization 63.e55 allotment checks to
veterans who had moved from the ad.
dresses furnished to the Bureau OF
War Risk Insurance.
1t provided a special fund Of 10000
for medical assistance to men under /
training.
1t made 32,495 loans totaling $780, 900
20 men taking vocational training. a
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