Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-10
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service of Many Kinds to
Army OF Disabled.
BULK OF WORK BY CHAPTERS
1887 of These Are Helping Ex-
Service Men Obtain bene-
fits u. S. Provides.

that Of assisting disabled veterans 81
the World War, entails expenditures
100000 greater than the aggregate
receipts Of the Annual Roll Call OF
1920, the American Red Cross an
nounceS in q statement urging Il wide
spread increase in membership ut the
Annual Roll Call. November II to 81
At the present time National Head.
quarters and the nationwide chain OF
Chapters Of the Red Cross IS spend
Ing approximately Sl0,M000O annual.
ly for the relief Of disabled ey-Service
men and their families, while the as.
grecate receipts from last years Roll
Cali were approximately SG,0Jo000.
1t is in the 2,2S9 Of the $500 Red
Cross Chapters which sill 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 is borne. OF the total sum
spent for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended Il TO-
tai Of more than S2,600,000, while the
remaining disbursement Of approx
mately ST.o00,0cO 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
Dervice man is corresponding anu
probably will not reach the peak be-
fore 1925 is the assertion of well-in-
formed Government officials and that
2,397 Red Cross Chapters regard it
as their most important work is evil
dencc that the expansion is in nowiSC
confined TO Il particular section but is,
on the contrary. nationwide At the
end of the fiscal year, June So 1921,
there were 2G,300 disabled service men
In the 1,G92 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
ileiil 1lpSpiliiS anu '1oihi'iS ii'll.tS'
and that number is increasing ut
rate Of 1,C0O month.
Thousands of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation ana
vocational training from the Govern
ment today, started their efforts to
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter The Chapter, acting as the
disabled mans agent in claims against
the Government, Informs tho man rs -
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
IF there is delay before the mans
claim is acted upon, the Red Cross
Chapter lends the man money 80 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
lily 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 re.
covery and advancement usually Is
rapid.
Every month during the last year.
the American Red Cross has given
service OF one kind or another tn ~
average of 1925 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 3l6.:Il4! re.
quests for friendly aid in the solution
of personal problems.
44e Workers in Hospitals
While the man prior TO entering
Government care deals largely with the
Chapter. afterward he comes into CON
tact WITH the service PROVIDED ny Ma
tional Headquarters. There are AS
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 10 provide for his
recreation, help him with his comnen-
sation claims, keep him in TOUGH with
his family; in short. meeting his every
need outside OF that provided By the
Government. While these are IL few
of the responsibilities of the National
Organization, they are by no means
ALL Among other Red Cross accom-
pliShmentS for the wear are:
1t handled 1912 allotment and al
lowance claims.
II delivered through its Chapter or
ganization 6S, 900 2liotment checks 70
veterans who had moved from the nj.
dresses furnished to the Bureau OF
War Risk Insurance.
It provided a SpecialfUnd of 10000
for medical assistance to men under
vocational training