The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-01
Red 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.

thateof assisting disabled veterans OF
the World War, entails expenditures
100000 greater than the aggregate
receipts of the Annual Roll Call OF
1920, the American Red Cross an
nounces in a statement urging wide
spread increase in membership at the
Annual Roll Call, November II to "a.
At the present time National Head
quarters and the nationwide chain OF
Chapters Of the Red Cross Is spend
ing approximately $10,00000O annual
ly for the relief of disabled eX-service
men and their families, while the az
gregate receipts from last years Roll
Call were approximately 100000.
1t Is in the 22S0 of the 5000 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 the total sum
spent for veterans relief last year,
National Headquarters expended to-
tai Of more than 100000, while the
remaining disbursement Of approx
mately 100000 represents the con-
tribution Of Chapters in this country
wide effort to assist the Government
in providing the aid sorely needed by
thns 20
An Ever Expanding Problem
That the problem Of the disabled
service man is ever-expanding and
probably will not reach the peak be-
fore 1925, Is the assertion of well-in-
formed Government officials and that
1897 Red Cross Chapters regard it
as their most important work is evil
dence that the expansion is in nowise
confined to particular section but is,
on the contrary, nationwide. At the
end Of the fiscal year, June 80, 1921,
there were $4,000 disabled service men
in the 1862 United States Public
Health Service, Contract and Govern
nent Hospitals and Soldiers Homes,
End 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
obtain them through the Red Cross
Chapter. The Chapter, acting as the
disabled mans agent in claims against
the Government, informs the man as 70
the procedure necessary to gain for
Linn that which is provided him by
Federal statute. His applications for
compensation, medical treatment and
training are properly filed with the aid
of the Red Cross Chapter.
Many Forms Of Assistance
If there Is delay before the mans
claim is acted upon, the Red Cross
Chapter lends the man money to meet
the imperative needs Of himself and
his dependents.
Most vital to the mans gaining full
benefit from the Governments care 10
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 70.
covery and advancement USUALLY 10
rapid.
Every month during the last wear.
the American Red Cross has given
service Of one kind or another to IN
average of 1925 former service men
ana their families. An indication NJ
the extent of the faith reposed in tho
ked Cross Chapter is to be found IN
the fact that there were 35e544 70.
quests for friendly aid in the solution
OF personal problems.
44a Workers in Hospitals
"hlle the man prior to enterine
government care deals largely with tho
chapter, afterward he comes info oo,
tact with the service provided bv No.
llonal headquarters. There are A1s
Neu Cross workers in the Jrr;.oo
states Public Health Service and oon
tract hospitals and other institu+iona
IN which these men are being caroo
lor' whose duty is to provide for hi,
recreation, help him with his corror '
sation claims, keep him in toucb with
MS FANNY; in short, meeting his evorv
neea outside of that provided nv ths
government. While these are y faw
or the responsibilities of the Nat;ana,
organization, they are by no moans
an Among other Red Cross onoo,,,
pishlaents for the year are.
1t handled 7o,732 allotment On, -,
lowance claims. ''iu d.
It delivered through its chontor 49,
e .d"ation G9,G55 allotment chec,,s V ~
,F'e'ans who had moved from tho 81 ~
oFesSc5 furnished to the Burcon w" ~
var Risk Insurance. '"u OF
II provided special fund Of s,o ooo
'7' medical assistance TO man T, ,,n,