The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-11-09
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service Of Many Kinds to
Army Of Disabled.
BULK OF WORK BY CHAPTERS
,2,397 Of These Are Helping Ex'
Service Men Obtain Bene-
fits u, S. Provides.

S4.OOO,OQO greater than the aggregate
receipts Of the Annual Roll Call OF
1920, the American Red Cross an
nounces in statement urging Vide
spread increase in membership ut the
Annual Roll Call, November IL to ~.
At the present time National Head.
quarters aud the nationwide chain OF
Chapters of the Red Cross Is spend
Ing approximately $10000,000 annual
~ for the relief Of disabled ex-service
men and their families, While the ag-
gregate receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately $6000,000.
1t is in the $3.50 of the 5000 Red
Cross Chapters which still ate 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 81 100000, while the
remaining disbursement Of approx.
mately 100000 represents the con.
trlbution Of Chapters in this county.
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 ever-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 it
as their most important work Is evil.
dence that the expansion is in nowlss
confined to particular section but Is,
on the contrary, nationwide. At the
end OF the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
there were 26,30O disabled service men
In the 1902 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern.
ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
SAD that number is increasing at q
rate Of 1000 a, month.
thousands Of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation and
vocational training from the Govern.
went today, started their efforts to
obtain them through the Red Cross
chapter. The Chapter, acting 8 the
disabled mans agent in claims against
''ie Government, informs the man as 70
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 70 meat
the imperative needs of himself and
his 'aendents.
MOST vital to the mans gaining full
benefit from the Governments caro- 10
keeping his mind free from worry abou, .
MIS- home. Keeping the veterans fam.
Ivy 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 20.
covery and advancement usually is
rapid.
Every month during the last wear
the American Red Cross has si,.r
service Of one kind or another TO an
average Of 1925 former service man
and their families. An ipdIcotion -
Inc extent of the faith reposed in Tho
Ked Cross Chapter is to be fonno IN
the fact that there were 35s544 ro
quests for friendly aid In the solnt,or /
IT personal problems.
44e Workers in Hospjta,.
While the man prior to ente,;n.
government care deals largely with The
Chapter, afterward he comes into onn
act with the service provided by NJ.
Iohai headquarters. There are a1s
Sed Cross workers in the I-n,,a,,
states Public Health Service and con
ract hospitals and ether institpt,ons
n which these men are being car.s
or whose duty is to provide for hi.
'ecre;aion, help him with his com,an
'atIon claims, keep him in touch with
his family; in short, meeting his avsr.
,eed outside of that provided hv ~,
While these are n fam.
y the responsibilities Of the Not,nn,,
organization, they are BIZ no noan.
~. Among ether Red Cross accom-
Aishments for the year are.
1t handled 70.7S2 allotment and ,
owance claims, ''No al
It delivered through its Cl,cn,s. 49,
.'I2ation Gs.6o5 allotment checls =,
sternns who had moved from tho a.,
'resses furnished to the Rureon ~
'far Risk Insurance. 81
IL provided a special fund Of s,oooo
'or medical assistance to mon 800 $500
vocational training. Ne'
II made S2,4o5 loans totalinv s4,o ooo
= men taking vocational trainIny ~.
Sn'en % per cent has been repaid.