The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-09
100000 AID
FOR VETERANS
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service of Many Kinds to
Army of Disabled.
BULK or WORK BY CHAPTERS
1897 of These Are Helping Ex-
Service Men Obtain Bene-
fits U. S. Provides.


that OF assisting disabled veterans OF
the World War, entails expenditures
e4,0O0,0O0 greater than the aggregate
receipts of the Annual Roll Call Of
1920, the American Red Cross an
nOunces ia statement urging a wide
spread increase Ia membership at the
Annual Roll Call, November IL to "a.
At the present time National Head
quarters and the nationwide chain of
Chapters Of the Red Cross is spend
Ing approximately S1O.OOO,00 annual
~ for the relief of disabled ex-seryice
men and their families, while the ag
Eregate receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately S6,0O0,OOO
1t Is in the 2,2s9 Of the 1900 Red
Cross Chapters which still are helping
solve the veterans problem of adjust.
Ing himself to a 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 to-
tai of more than S26000O0, while the
remaining disbursement of approx
mateIy 100000 represents the con
tributiOn Of Chapters in this country
wide effort to assist the Government
Ia providing the aid sorely needed by
these men and their families
An Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem of the disabled
service man is ever-expanding and
probably viii 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 Ia a particular section but is,
on the contrary, nationwide At the
end of the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
there were 26,300 disabled service men
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 1000 a month.
Thousands of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation and
vocational training from the Govern
AACAL lOuASg Sldtlcd tifttI cIIOIlS W
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter.( The Chapter, acting as the
disabled mans agent in claims against
the Government. informs the man as TO
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
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 tire 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 him 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 i'm 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.
44s 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 Headquarters. There are 44S
Red Cross workers In the United
States Public Health Service and con
tract hospitals and other institutions
in which these men are being cared
for. whose duty is to provide for his
recreation. help him with his compen-
sation claims, keep him III 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-
plishmehtS for the year are:
1t handled 0,732 allotment and al
lowance claims.
It delivered through its Chapter or
gsnization 1865 allotment checks to
veterans who had moved from the adj
dresses furnished TO the Bureau OF
War Risk Insurance.
1t provided special fund OF $4,000 +,
FOR medical assistance TO men under
vocational training q
1t made g. 1875 1oans totaling $3.50. 900
TO men taking vocational training. OF =
which 80 per cent has been repaid. :.