Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-14
RED CROSS AID \
EXTENDED VETS
AND FAMILIES
Work in Behalf of Former
Service Men Heavier Than
Ever Before.

An average OF 1000 cases monthly in
which aid is rendered ex-service men or
their families IS the record OF the In
disnapois chapter OF the American Red
Cross Society, 1t was announced today IN,
connection with the Red Cross member
ship campaign More cases are now be-
ing handled than at any time since the
close of the war and tn work the Red
Cross is doing is costing more than the
chapter derives from membership sub
scrptions, 1t is pointed out
The chapter has extended aid to ex-
service men in all matters relating TO
compensation, medical treatment, voca-
tional training and other problems Many
former service men and their families
have been carried over long periods when
they were actually destitute, the Red
Cross coming to their aid.
In addition TO the ex-service men and
their families, hundreds of other persons
also have received aid OF many kinds
WORK, IF CONTINUED
DEPENDS ON SUPPORT.
This work, It is pointed out, is not
being duplicated by any other agency
in Indianapolis or by any governmental
department If the work is TO be con-
tinued the thousands Of membership sub
scriptions must be obtained in the cam
paign now in progress throughout the
city and county
Eugene c. Foster Is secretary of the
home serv1ec department Of the chapter
which handles the problems Of the ex-
service men and others appealing for
AID Merle Sidener is chairman of the
committee and members are Sol Schloss,
S. A. Fletcher, DIT. George s. Bond, Hi
,,ton Q. Brown, the Rev. Francis n. Cav
Etsk. Miss Edna G. Henry, Mrs. Fred
Hoke. Robert Z. Moorehead and Romney
L Wilson
NcCULLoCH TELLS
OF FOCH'S TRIBUTE.
william Fortune, president Of the In
+diauapoIis chapter, has received the fol-
towing letter from Dr.. Carelton B. Nc
Culloch. Hartman Of the Foch day COM
mittee:
Il wish to take this opportunity TO
thank you and through you the Indiana
Red Cross for the magnificent way in
which you all contributed to the success
IF Foch day.
After stopping and saluting your
demonstration on the Monument. the
Marshal talked at length on the tireless
work which the Red Cross has done and
the individual aid-the indispensable aid
which they had given toward our
Army
However, no one who knows the In
diana chapter OF the Red Cross is in the
least surprised at the success Of their
participation in Fridays events. The
Red Cross always does things thirteen
10 the dozen"
THIRTY-FOUR BOOTHS
ESTABLISHED IN CITY.
Thirty-four Red Cross booths have
been placed in buildings in the mile
square division Of the campaign as
follows:
Hotel Washington, Hotel lincoln, E.o-
tel SEVERN, Denison Hotel and ClaypooI
Hotel, the Federal Building. the Farm
ers' Trust Company Building. the Indi-
ana National Bank, the Fletcher Savings
and Trust Company and the Fletcher
American National Bank buildings, the
Huue-Mansur, Merchants National Bank,
Indiana Pythisn Building. Occidental
Building, Lemcke Annex and Lemcke
Building, Statehouse, Courthouse, Y NJ
&c. A, city hall. Fidelity Trust Company
, Propylaeum, Continental National Bank
Building, Board Of Trade, CoIonnade
Apartments. Bankers Trust Building,
Kahn Building. Odd Fellow Building.
American Central Life Building, Terminal
Building. Meridian Life Building, City
Trust Company. Union Station and the
market house.