The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-12
$50 EX-SERVICE
MEN ASSISTED
BY RED CROSS
Caledonia County Chapter
Is Rendering Valuable
Service

The Home Service section Of the
Caledonia chapter of the Red Cross
has been in close touch with every
man who has returned from service
in any way incapaciated and needing
help. SO far as it has been possible
to reach these cases they have been
helped and close record is kept Of
individual cases.
Miss Lora Narney, the executive
secretary of the Chapter, leaves no
stone unturned to learn of cases
needing help and to secure that par
ticular help needed. She is meeting
each week with new cases where the
men for some reason or othr have
not reported their disability, have
not applied to the Red Gross, or have
persistently refused to accept any as
Sistance from the Red Cross. The
public would be surprised II it knew
how many cases there are that the
Red Cross have been unable to find,
Notwithstanding persistent and con-
tinued efforts.
The local chapter now has under
consideration case of where a man
with wife and child has broken down
in health from causes directly traced
to the period of his service in the
army. Until now, the man has refused
to put in an application for disability
or relief, and has made no effort to
get in touch with the Red Cross, and
now he finds himself without any
Government assistance. Having come
to the Red Cross, his papers applying
for relief have now been filed, but
it will take several months before
can reasonably be expected
from Washington. Had he made an
plication at the first symptoms of i'll
health, his case would have been say
ed much anxiety, and would have had
substantial relief from the Govern
ment. He is now obliged to go away
for a month possibly for several
and here is where the Red
Cross offers material assistance to
care for his family during his abb
sence., --a.-4-.-..
The Home Service section of the
Caledonia chapter has rendered as
to over $50 eX-service mon
or to their families durino the past
year and has tried persistently to get
in personal touch with every eX-ser
vice man who needs help.
The citizens of Caledonia county
can help if they will report to the Red
Cross any case or cases in the county
where boys are suffering from i'll
health because of service, or who !
want assistance of any kind which is |
w,+hin the power of the Red Cross to
offer.
mrs. Robert Nichols has been en-
rolled as d Red Cross nurse for home
defense and appointed instructor
the sick courses. Mrs Nichols is to
start a course at the Woman's Club
house beginning with a class of Girl
Scouts. Other classes will be organic
ed later. The courses are Is lessons
with one and one-haif hours instruc-
lion weekly. This course is conduct
ed under the auspices of the St
Johnsbury branch of the Red Gross
The Junior Red Cross of ST.
Johnsbury which has made arrange
nents to care for and educate Jean
Geerarerdt, the French boy left
by war is beginning a cor
with the Paris lad Stu
lentS above the the grade will write
etters to Jean and younger pupils
will carry on a postal correspondence
At the last meeting Of the St.
Johnsbury branch the resignation of
Mrs. Vera y. Hooker as secretary
was accepted