The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-04


spent for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended to-
tai of more than s. 100000, while the
remaining disbursement of approx
mately s10OO,OOO 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.
An Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem of the disabled
service man is corresponding 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
dence that the expansion is in nowise
confined to a particular section but is,
on the contrary, nationwide At the
end of the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
there We're 26,3O0 disabled service mel.
in the 1862 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
and that number is increasing at a
rate of LOO a month
Thousands of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation and
vocational training from the Govern.
ment 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 man as 20
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 filed with the aid
Of the Red Cross Chapter.
Many Forms of Assistance
If 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 hin of its welfare is an
other 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 to 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 TO entering
Government care deals largely with the
Chapter, afterward he comes into con.
tact with the service provided by Ma
tional Hea dquarters. 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 in touch with
his family; in short, meeting his every
need outside of that provided by the
Government While these are a few
of the responsibilities Of the National
Organization, they are by no means
all Among other Red Cross accom-
pIishments for the year are:
1t handled T0,T32 allotment and al.
Iowance claims.
It delivered through its Chapter or.
gauization Sc. $50 allotment checks tC
veterans who had moved from the ad-
dresses furnished to the Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance.
Ii provided a special fund Of $4,000
for medical assistance to men under
vocational training
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