The Keota news., 1922-10-27
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
LOOKS AFTER SOLDIERS
Red Cross Werksss In That Section
Assist. Care For and Entertain
Men in Camps and Hospitals

soldiers and ~x-s~ryiec nien In the hos
pitfalls ih the United States hase bcrn
assisted in obtaining compensation and
in tb- soitsion of their other problems
by tho American it-d Cross. according
To T. 4. Tsshsa.. director Ut war srss-
iev Of the Southwestern Division OF
the American He'd cfusa-
-t,rd Cross workers tn the campo
and hospitals in shS Southwestern IA
vision arc rendering much aecd-d srrS'
icc TO sis- men who arc In tho army st
shr present tifaT.- said Tfahssss-
--rhasr service a-a undergoing h"spi'
tai Isva.m-as foe oa1 esusr OF saoshcs
shd oars-ssicv nirh who have b~ca
hasp,lsiia~i both in tho array hospitals
sai hospitals operated By the Vet
esan.' Eusraa. arg so.ssc of The tsscn
In n~vd Of this service.
The army CAMP. and hospitals In
this division covered by Red Cross
workers afc is~as~d at tcncfsoa nas'
racks. st. Louis. Ma.: Camp Travis.
Tex. Including ~. Sam u"ast"a Hos
pitai: ". Hiss. Tex. Including Wsas
4. beaumont General Hospital: ~
t.~asvn~osth. Kan. Including the U.
= Disciplinary ..asfaeS. at that toshs
~. Riley. Kan: ". slii. Okla: fits+
sitaons .vnvfni Hospital. tItssam"ass
Colo: Camp fusloas. New Mrx. :
Camp Harry J. Jones. Douglas. Afis.-
sni the Army and Navy General Hos
piial at Hot Springs Ars.
ssxt
served b, Tho Southwestern pisisiea
of -hc HE'D csu.s arc: T. :. Veterans
Hospital No. "a. 81. Louis. Mo.: Vet
GRAMS Hospital No. -. Logan. Tex (:
L, y. Veterans Hospital No. aa. ~
HAZARD. y. Mex: Z. = Veterans Hos
risai No s:. Kansas CITY. Mo-. L. =
Veterans Hospital No. IS. n. Little
Rock. Ask.. and U. :. Veterans Hos
pitai No 50. Fost Lyon. Colo.
-of the a.unp patients approximate
" IS p-f evnt are undergoing 'rva''
nn-ns for tuberculosis and mental dis
en.-s This makes the work ono "t
considerable difficulty. inastnuch as II
IL ott'iapcs a real problem to provide
proper recreation az TO connect the
MANS .Irrscnt coalition With his scrta
lev.
There arc thr,'r rl.sscs OF the Red
Cr,.. program for service and Cx4
service men in The camps and hos
rituIs-tlsmr Service. Recreation ano
Medical Social Service. our rcsu'a'
GIMP service program consists Of w''H
ia known s@ home service work. This
calls for cooperation between the Hc"
Cy.s. worker in the camp md govern
mental and chapter agencies In taxing
care ii problems uf the enlisted F'Hn
I'm the army. Difficulties relating 4"
nli",,ucnts. allowances. Insurance. com
p,.nsntion. state bonus. travel pay. etc
arr all brought to the Red Cr"~s bS
tn. enlisted man. The Red Cross MS"
contacts the families through the chap
ters in case Of distress. sickness or
death.
~Tbc rccrcational and entertainment
prpsrnm In the hospital brings MOVIES
for the boys. amateur theatr,ca's'
dnpcps. parties and those many other
things that the sick man longs Tor. out
which he could not have were II not
for the Red Cross.
.The Red Cross medical and social
service prorram calls for a study Of the
individual needs OF the man, 10 heip MN
in solving his personal and family di"l-
cult,cs. to aid him by material assist
.ncc when he Is without resources. TO
mid the doctor in his treatment OF the
,,.,,.p, nv obtaining former medical