The St. Mary banner., 1921-10-29
Rod 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.

the World War, entails expenditures
o<0o0, ,oOo greater than the aggregate
r>eslpts Of the Annual Roll Call of
Ion the American Red Cross an
notneas in 4 statement urging a wide
spread Increase in membership at the
Annual Roll Call, November IL to "a.
At the present time National Head
quarters and the nationwide chain of
Chapters Of the Red Cross IS spend
ing approximately $4,000, 900 annual
~ for tho relief of disabled ex-Service
men and their families, while the as
sregata receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately $e,o00,OOO.
II is in the 2,289 of the 5000 Red
Cross Chapters which still 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 - borne. OF the total sum
spent for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended to-
tai Of more than S2,60O,OO0, while the
remaining disbursement OF approx
nate,y s7O0O,OOO 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 Evor Expanding Problem
That the problem of the disabled
service man is ever-expanding' and
probably will not reach the peak be-
fore 1928, is the assertion OF well-in-
Termed Government officials and that
2387 Red Cross Chapters regard it
as their most important work is evil
lence that the expansion is in nowise
confined to q particular section but is,
On the contrary. nationwide. At the
end Of the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
there were 263OO disabled service men
in the 1892 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
nent Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
and that number is increasing at
rate Of 1.UO month.
Thousands Of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation and
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 the man as to
the procedure necessary to gain for
him that which is provided him by
FEDERAL statute. His applications for
esmpsnsation, medical treatment and
training are properly filed with the aid
u the Red Cross Chapter
Many Fsrms Of Assistance
II there IL delay before the mans
Aain 10 acted upon, the Red Cross
Chapter lends the man money to meet
TIE imperative needs Of himself and
hts dependents.
Most vital to the mans gaining full
hens0t 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,
tAe American Red Cross has given
service Of one kind or another to an
average Of 12a,215 former service men
and their families. An indication of
the extent Of the faith reposed in the
Red Gross Chapter is to be found in
the fact that there were 358,544 re-
guests for friendly aid In the solution
0f personal problems.
~ 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 by Ma
tfOnal Headquarters There are AS |
Red Gross 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 |
help him with his compen-
eation claims, keen him in touch with
his family: in short. meeting his every
need outside of that provided by the
Government. While these are a few
Of the responsibilities Of the National
they are BY n2 means