The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-01-25
S10,0OO,0OO AID
FOR VETERANS
Red Cross Provides Friendly
Service CT Many Kinds to
Army Of Disabled.
BULK OF WORK BY CHAPTERS
1851 Of These Are Helping Ex-
Service Men Obtain Bens.
fits u. S. Provides.


that of assisting disabled veterans or
'the World War, entails expenditures
100000 greater than the aggregate
receipts Of The Annual Roll Call or
1920, the American Red Cross an
nounces il q statement urging wide
spread increase in membership at the
Annual Roll Call, November II to Il.
At the present time National Head
quarters aud the nationwide chain Of
Chapters Of the Red Cross IS spend
Ing approximately 100000 annual
~ for the relief OF disabled ex-seryice
men and their families, while the az
gregate receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately 100000.
1t is in the 2,2S9 of the $500 Red
Cross Chapters which still are helping
solve the veterans problem Of adjust.
Ing himself to normal civilian status
that the greater part Of the cost of this
service is borne. OF tie total sum
spent for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended to-
tai Of more than 81 100000, Willie the
remaining disbursement Of approx
mately 100000 represents the con
trlbution 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
service man is ever-expandlng and
probably will not reach the peak be-
fore 1929, is the assertion Of VIOLIN
formed Government officials and that
1887 Red Cross Chapters regard it
as their most important work is evil
dence that the expansion is in nowise
confined to Il particular section but is,
en- the contrary, nationwide. At the
end of the fiscal year, June so, 1921,
there were $4,000 disabled service men
in the 1862 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
nent Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
"nd that number is increasing at
rate of 1000 & month.
Thousands Of these men receiving
medical treatment, compensation and
vocational training from the Govern.
ment today, started their efforts to
tbtain them through the Red Cross
chapter. The Chapter, acting as the
disabled mans agent in claims AGAINST
he Government, informs the man rs 70
me procedure necessary to gain for
him that which is provided him Inv
Federal statute. His applications for
compensation, medical treatment and
training are properly filed with the aid
CT the Red Cross Chapter.
Many Forms OF Assistance
If there is delay before the mans
claim is acred upon, the Red Cross
Chapter lends the man money TO meet
the imperative needs Of himself and
49, ..tilttilS.
A-"st vital to the mans gaining fun
Dehelt from the Governments cara i, !
keeping his mind free from worry ohou,
his home. Koeping the veterans fam. |
ny from hardship Of every Kind and
informing ~Aim of its welfare is nm.
o'heE province of the Chapter Free
from fear on this score, the mans re
coNery and adrancemens USUALLY is !.
rapid.
Every month diring the last voor |
Ehe American Red Cross has r1yon +
service Of one kind or another to m
average Of 12o,2]5. former service mon
and thoir families. An Indication Of.
-hG extent Of the faitl renosed IN tha
yea Cross Chaptar is to. be :forni IN
me fact that there were 35R5lt ra o.
lrests for friendly sid in tie Solntion
'f personal problems.
44s Workers in Hospitals
:. "hile tile nan prior to cnterin,
Government care deals largely win thn
h&pt2r. 9flcrWard he comes inc oan
act with the service provided Inv M
I az" headquarters. There ara 4le
.'ed. stross workers. IN lha J-n,t53
-'Q'cs Pubic Health Service. ami oon
,r&rt hospitals end other ipetit,,tions
u witch these men IRE being carn5
.oF, Wh2S2 dGty is to provide ro,., Iu
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