Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-11-02
RED CROSS HEALS
WOUNDS OF war
$4,000 Disabled Ex-Service Men
IN Hospitals After Four
Years Of Peace.
CHAPTERS FIELD OF SERVICE


Individual Attention Of Sym
pathetic Workers.
When on November IL the world
halts to observe the fourth anniver.
sary of Armistice Day. and the Ameri-
can Red Cross inaugurates its Annual
Roll Call for the enrolment Of the
1873 membership, the people Of the
United States may well pause to think
Of the unparalleled contribution to the
cause Of peace made by our Army and
Navy In the World War. The glory OF
II 10 common tradition; but the
wounds Of war remain. They are not
healed in q day, In year, nor in four
years. And on Armistice Day there
will be under treatment In Government
hospitals over $4,000 ex-service men,
broken physically by wounds, expo
sure, nervous strain and exhaustion
incident to their service In the war.
The Government without stint 10 un-
dertaking to furnish these disabled
men with the compensation and med
ical care to which they are entitled,
yet their especial care 10 Q duty of the
Red Cross. Whyi Because the Gov
eminent cannot handle the cases Of
ex-service men individually; Il must
handle these men In bulk under q
standardized policy. The Government
has neither the authority. the funds
Or the equipment for working out the
problem Of the individual man. There
10 where the American Red Cross
nnds its greatest field for service, aid.
Ing through it, very active Chapters
In reaching the disabled man With i'm.
mediate practical help. assisting his
family while his claim II emerging from
the process Of adjustment. furnishing
articles Of comfort, funds to tide over
the difhcsilt periods, the friendly touch
Of personal encouragement helpful
recreation and worry dispelling amuse-
ment. 1t II the warm hand Of sym
pathy and understanding which the
American Red Cross extends to the
majority Of these disabled ex-service
men. some Of them friendless In the
whirl Of life. thousands Of them with
wives and children dependent upon
them. and hundreds Of them frequent
ly helpless In the face Of grim ne
cessity.
2.67o Chapters Aiding Veterans
In this work, upon whose accom-.
pllshment the American Red Cross Is
urging record-hreaking enrolment In
the Roll Cali which opens on Armis-
tice Day ana closes with Thanksgiv-
Ing Day. acre Chapters In all parts OF
the country are engaged. This 10 $50
more than were working for ex-servics
men last year when approximately
$10,00O.00O was expended by the Ma
tional Organization ana the Ckaptets
working together In harmonious unity
For the current fiscal year National
Headquarters appropriated $685.
602.9O. an increase OF 1896. 50OS4 over
the amount spent for the work among
ex-service men in the year ended June
30 last. Since II IL estimated that the
Chapters will exrend close to &7,O0O.-
600 from their own funds. the grand
total Of Red Cross expenditures for
this single work Is expected again to
reach the $4,000, 600 mark BY June 50.
1929.
Hospital and District once Work
During the fiscal year total Of over
1000 persons, paid and volunteer, has
been engaged In Red Cross duty in
hospitals or district ofices Of the q. 8.
Veterans Bureau. An average Of 5000
new cases requires definite and par
ticular attention each month. The de-
mand for Chaptermade articles for
hospital patients is constant
During last year Service Claims and
Information Service at National Head
quarters handled $1,000 compensation
end Insurance claims. 24,500 allotment
end allowance cases, and 0,7O0 miscel-
lansous claima Since February, 1919.
It has disposed Of 64.174 allotment
checks payable to veterans which the
Post once Department reported unde-
liverable.
The Chapter Il the unit Of the Red
Cross organization which 10 accessible
to every disabled veteran o. his fam.
lily. Between July 1. 1921, and June 50
1922. the Chapters had reported 1.605..
O70 instances Of service to ex-service
men and their dependents, at Z cost
Estimated from reports now at hahd ol
more than $5S40.00o.
The basis Of this farsreaching worn
Of the Red Cross 10 the Individual
needs Of the disabled veteran 70 the
end that he may obtain his rights un.
der the law, that his especial wants
may be Immediately supplied. that hia
own and his family's situation may b
rendered happy and cheerful and that
| their outlook for the future may
visualise Incentives for independent
and fruitful effort.
Spread chesstnsas joy Abroad
More than 100000 Christmas boxes
| for the children Of Central Europe
were packed BY the Junlee Red Creoa
last year. The spread Of Christmas
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