The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-11-18
Initial Dash Last Friday
Melted Hundred And
Seventy-Five.
Local Organization Makes
Ready For Much Work
During Year.
Henry County Chapter Is
Led By Willing And
Wise Hand.

Opening Armistice Day with an
encouraging beginning, the member
ship drive for the Henry County
American Red Cross, is steadily gain
ing in strength, and promises to
eclipse by several hundred members,
the membership of last year. A
canvass of the town Friday morning
by representative young women re-
suited in many membership renewals,
and in many additional memberships.
In a short while, one hundred and
seventy-five members were procured
around the square. The schools are
interested, and are coming to the
front with Junior A. r. c. mem
bers.
Every one takes pardonable
pride in wearing the little Red Cross
button, which is given for the 81
membership fee. The public gener-
ally has q thorough understanding
of the mission of this great organiza-
tion, and appreciates that the Red
disaster in case of fire, flood, pesti-
lence, etc. Locally, the Red Cross
under the most capable direction of
q man eminent for his kindness,
philanthropy, for his benevolent
Christian spirit, DR.. /. A. McSwain,
dispenses charity in Henry County
with a wise and willing hand. The
fifty cents of the 81 membership
Zee that is kept at home, after the
other fifty cents is sent to nation
A. r. c. headquarters for general
Red Cross work, is expended on
worthy charity cases. A charity
room is kept at the hospital. All
the sick and dire distressed are
helped financially,
Just now the National Red Cross
is most active in the rehabilitation
of the former service men.
II is the Red Gross that seeks out
the former soldier and brings him
where the government can administer
aid in the way OF hospital treatment,
compensation and settlement of back
pay, travel pay, bonus and the many
items that are necessary to complete
the soldiers record and fulfill the
governments obligation to him and
his dependents. The organization
brings the two together and then
stands by and sees to it that justice
is done and that the service man
and the government are fair with
each other.
How many men there are scat
tered throughout the country entitled
to government compensation and
care is a problem difficult to an.
swer. Thousands of them do not
know of the aid that the govern
ment has provided, while other
thousands, by virtue OF various cir
eumstances. are unable to avail them
selves of the offered assistance.
1t is here that the American Red
Cross finds an important task in dis
covering the men who are entitled to
help and putting them in the way or
getting its This the government is
unable to do. 1t provides the oppor-
tunity and the method for assistance,
but it can only furnish the informa-
ton and work en- masse. 1t has
neither the means nor the machinery
to seek out and handle individual
cases. This is particularly and pecu-
liarly the work of the American Red
Cross. OF its 3,402 chapters, 2,379
are maintaining active service tor
the disabled men. Through its chap
ter organization it comes into con-
tact with practically every commun-
ity in the United States and is thus
able to find the individual man,
acquaint itself with his condition,
his problems and his difficulties;
provide, II need be, for his imme-
diate necessities, and open the way
by which he can be brought into
contact with government compensa-
tion and aid.