Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-10-13
1887 OF These Are Helping Ex.
Service Men Obtain Bene-
fits U. S. Provides.

Al the present time National Head
quarters and the nationwide chain OF
Chapters OF the Red Cross L. spend.
Ing approximately S1O.oo0. 900 annual
y for the relief of disabled e1-service
men and their families, while the az.
greRate receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately $8,ooo. OOo.
1t is in the 2.2ss Of the 5000 Red
Gross 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 10 borne. OF the total sum
spent fer veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended q to-
tai Of more than 1890 600, while the
remaining disbursement Of approx
mately s70o0,oo0 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 sver-expanding and
probably will not reach the peak be-
fore 1925 Is the assertion Of well.in-
formed Government officials and that
1887 Red Cross Chapters regard Il
as their most important work is evil
dence that the eIpanatsn il In nowise
confined to a particular section but is.
on the contrary. nationwide. At the
end Of the fiscal year, June 30, 1921,
there were 26,30O disabled service men
I'm the 1902 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
and that number is Increasing at q
rate Of 1000 a month.
Thousands Of these mea receiving
medical treatment, compensation and
vocational training from the Govern.
ment today. started their efferts 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 to
the procedure necessary to gain for
him that which is provided him By
Federal statute. His applications fer
compensation, medical treatment and
training are properly nied with the aid
Of the Red Cross Chapter. "a. a.s
Many Forms Of Assistance g.tl
II there Is delay before the mans
claim II acted upon, the Red Cross
CHAPTER lends the man money to meet
the imperative needs Of himself and
his dependents. s- 49,
Nest vital to the mans gaining full
benefit frsm the Governments care "a
keepinghfs mind free from worry about
his home. Keeping the veterans fa,a.
lily from hardship Of every kind and
informing him Of It's welfare II an.
other province Of the Chapter. Free
fron1 fear On this score, the mans re-
covery and advancsnsat usually -
rapid. $50
Every month duriag tie last year,
the American Red Cross has given
service of one kind or another to an
average Of 129,215 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 S58,544 re-
quests for friendly aid in the solution
Of personal problems.
+4e Workers In Hospitals
While the man prior to entering
Government care deals largely with the
Chapter, afterward he comes into cen.
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. whsse duty 10 to provide for his
recreation. help him with bis compen-
satien claims, keep him in touch with
his family; IN short, meeting his every
need outside Of that provided by the
Government. While these are q few
Of the responsibilities of the National
Organization. they are by no means
oil. Among other Rod Crass ACCOM-
plishments for the year are:
1t handled 70,732 allotment and al
lowance claims.
1t delivered through It's Chapter or
ganization 63,655 allotment checks to
veterans who had moved from the ad-
dresses furnished to the Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance.
II provided q special fund Of SIC, 900
for medical assistance to men under
vocational training
1t made 81, 4e5 loant totahng $3.50 900
70 men taking vocational training, Of