The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-11-16
RED CROSS HEALS
WOUNDS OF WAR
$4,000 Disabled Ex-SerVice Men
in Hospitals After Four
Years OF Peace.
CHAPTERS FIELD OF SERVICE
Every Veteran Needing Help Gets
Individual Attention OF Sym
pathetic Workers.

When on November II 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
1923 membership, the people Of the
United States may well pause 10 think
. of the unparalleled contribution to the
cause of peace made by our Army and
Navy the World War. The glory Of
1t is common tradition; but the
wounds Of war remain. They are not
healed in a day, in a 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 is un-
dertaking to furnish these disabled
men with the compensation and med
ical care to which they are entitled
yet their especial care is a duty of the
Red Cross. Why? Because the Gov
eminent cannot handle the cases Of
handle these men in bulk under
standardized policy. The Government
has neither the authority, the funds
or the equipment for working out the
problem Of the individual man. There
is where the American Red Cross
finds its greatest field for service, aid
ing through its very active Chapters
in reaching the disabled man with i'm
mediate practical help, assisting his
family while his claim is emerging from
the process of adjustment, furnishing
articles Of comfort, funds to tide over
the difficult periods, the friendly touch
Of personal encouragement, helpful
recreation and worry dispelling amuse-
ment 1t is 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
'wbjrl Of life, thousands of them with
wives and children dependent Npon
thrm. and hundreds of them frequent
" helpless in the face Of grim ne
ces,ity.
2,679 Chapters Aiding, Veterans
in this work, upon whose accom-
plishmenr the American Red Cross Is
urging a mountaineering enrolment in
the Roll Call which opens on ARMS
ice Day and closes swith Ihankssiv-
ing Day, 2.619 Chapters in all parts OF
the country are engaged, This is 35G
more than were working for ex-service
Erhn Y ma "
S10000.000 was expended by the Ma
tional Organization and the Chapters
working together in harmonious unity.
For the current fiscal year National
Headquarters appropriated 5000
692,90, an increase of S36',56o over
the amount spent for the work among
ex-serVice men IN the year ehued June
80 last Since 1t is estimated tnat the
Chapters will expend close to $1,000
600 from their own funds, the grand
total of Red Cross expenditures Tor
this single work is expected again TO
reach the 100000 mark by June 80,
1928
Hospital and District Office Work
During the fiscal wear a total of over
600 ,,a,.so,s mid md voI,n+sar has
hean anoaoAd in Red Cross duty in
bosnitals or district offices of The L. s
votarons, Rureou An average OF 8. 900
now cases reouires definite and par-
tic,,,.r otfan+ion zach month The de
mond For Cbantar-made articles for
hnsnitol na+ients &c constant
nrr,n. Ia Ct yaer Service Claims and
rrfor,nat;or Service at National Head
orar+ars handled 81 900 compensation