Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-09-01
ACTIVITIES OF
THE RED CROSS
NOW FOR FIFTH AN,
NUAL ROLL CALL CAMPAIGN
IN NOVEMBER
COUNTY NURSE TO COME TODAY
VIII Cooperate With the Federal
"Clean-Up Squad,

Officers and members of the Bound
airy County Red Cross chapter have
held several meetings the last few
weeks and have arranged for various
activities extending through a period
of several months.
Arrangements have been made fer
the fifth annual roll call when Bound
airy county folks will be asked to re-
new their membership in the Red
Cross organization. Mrs. S. E. Henry
has been named the chairman of the
campaign and associated with her are
Stamm, Mrs. Byron N. Hawks and
Mrs. G. G. Hopkins.
Miss Agnes Carleton, of Seattle. on
the American Red Cross visiting nurse
staff, will arrive here today and will
spend three months in Boundary coun-
ty in the interests of community well
fare work Miss Carleton is being
brought to this county by the Bound
airy County Red Cross Chapter. She
will visit all the schools of the county,
as many homes as possible, conduct
classes for mothers and instruct them
in topics covering health, sanitation,
care of the sick, care of children, etc.
She will have offices in the county
courthouse and plans to be in this
office each Saturday in order to meet
with and advise Boundary county peo-
Pile who may wish instruction or ad-
vice.
The services of Miss Carleton will
be absolutely free to all Boundary
county folks, her salary and expenses
being paid from funds for this purpose
in the treasury of the Boundary Coun-
ty Red Cross Chapter.
Mrs G. G. Hopkins, secretary of the
chapter, states that sewing room
has been fixed up in the courthouse
and it is planned to interest several
local organizations in doing sewing
this winter for the needy poor of the
county. People having on hand any
old clothes are requested to leave the
same at the Red Cross headquarters
in the courthouse SO that the clothing
may be made over and distributed as
needed
The Boundary County Red Cross
Chapter is also very anxious to get in
touch at once with all ex-service men
who have compensation claims not
yet taken care Of Under the auspices
of the Red Cross, the American Legion
and the federal government a final
effort is now being made in all parts
of the United States to get in touch
with ex-service men who have gries-
ances or claims. This work is being
undertaken by what are known as
cleanup squads" and the Idaho
group is now working in the southern
part of the state. The cleanup
squad" will be in this county shortly,
it is understood.
Any disabled ex-service man who is
in need of medical treatment, or hos
pitalization or who is dissatisfied with
his present rate of compensation or
who wishes to be examined for COM
pensation should appear before this
board when they visit Bonners Ferry.
The medical examiner of this squad
has authority to issue transportation,
meals, and lodging only to those men
who have filed claims for compen-
sation, are now drawing compensa
tion or are in need of medical treat
ment or disqualification. II is import
ant therefore that any man who has
not filed any claim for compensation
and who wishes to appear before this
board, to file his claim Immediately in
order that he may have his expenses
paid.
American Legion posts have the
necessary forms and instructions to
enable them to assist ex-service men
to make application for compensation
in order to secure free transportation
and subsistence. This application
must be placed in the hands of the
district supervisor of the Bureau of
War Risk Insurance in order that ar
rangements may be made in advance
to send the ex-service men transpor-
tation to come in to meet the cleanup
squad.