Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-04
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service OF Many Kinds to
Army of Disabled.
BULK OF WORK BY CHAPTERS
1897 of These Are Helping Ex-
Service Men Obtain Bene-
fits U. 5. Provides.

S4.uU0,uUO greater than the aggregate
receipts of the Annual Roll Call OF
1870, the American Red Cross an
nounces in statement urging wide
spread increase in membership ut the
Annual Roll Can. November IL TO -.
At the present time National Head
quarters ami the nationwide chain of
Chapters of the Red Cross Is spend
Ing approximately S1o.eaaaO annual
~ for the relief oC disabled ex-servlce
men and their families, while the ag
Ere=ate receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately s6OoOoao.
II is in the 2.aSa of the s.sa0 Red
Cross Chapters which still are helping
solve the Veterans problem nf adjust.
in- himself To ~ normal civilian SIRIUS
that the greater part If the c"st of this
service * borne. or the rotsl sum
spent for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended a re-
tai Of more than S:,60o.ooo. while ths
remaining disbursement of approx
mately $7.Onn.OoO represents the con
tribution nf Chapters in this country
wide effort tu assist the Government
in pruvidin. the aid S"rcly needed by
these men and their families
An Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem of the disabled
service man j. cver-eXpanding and
probably will not reach the peak be
fore 1925. * the assertion Of well-in
formed Government officials and TINT
1885, Red Cross Chapters regard il
ss their most important work Is evil
dsnce that the expansion Is In Dowise
confined To- particular section but is
on the contrary nationwide. AT the
END Of the fiscal year, June 80. 1921
there were 26,3OO disabled service meI
IL the 1852 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
nent Hospitals ana Soldiers Homes,
snd that number is increasing at a.
rate az 1.0OO a month.
Thousands Of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation anc
vocational training from the Govern
ment today, started their efforts &c
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter The Chapter, acting as the
disabled mans agent In claims against
the Government informs the man as 20
the procedure necessary 10 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 the 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 It's welfare is an
other province of the Chapter. Free
from fear on this score, the mans re-
covery and advancement usually s
rapid
Every month during the last year,
the American Red Cross has given
service Of one kind or another 70 m
average # 12e.2l5 former service nIrn
and their families. An indication of
the extent of the faith reposed in the
Red Cross Chapter Is 10 he found in
the fact that there were 1861 re-
quests for friendly aid 10 the solution
of personal problems.
44s Workers in Hospitals
While the man prior 10 entering
n lar L.
Chapter. afterward Ire comes into con.
tact with the service provided 10y M
tional Headquarters. There are 4fs
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 In touch with
his family in short, meeting hts every
need outside of that provided by the
Government. while these ere "A sew
of the responsibilities of the National,
Organization, they are by ne means
ell Among other Red Cross accom-
plishments for the year are:
1t handled TO.732 allotment and al
lOwance claims.
IL delivered through LIS ChApIer or
ganfzation 1865 allotment checks to
veterans who had moved from the adj
dresses furnished TO the Bureau of
War Risk Insurance.
II provided a special fund Of $4,000
for medical assistance to men under
vocational training.
1t made 81. 4e5 loans totaling $3.50. 0OeH
TO men taking vocational training. Of
which SO per cent has been repaid.