The Meeker herald., 1922-11-18
southwestern DIVISION
LOOKS AFTER SOLDIERS
Red cross Workers In That Section
Assist, Care For and Entertain
Men in Camps and Hospitals.

Approximately 10000 able.bodied
soldiers and more thun 5000 invaiided
soldiers and cx-seryice men In the hos
pltais In the United States have hecn
assisted In obtaining compensation anu
In the solution of their other problems
by the American Red Cross. according
to +. S. Transue, director Of war serv.
Ice OF the Southwestern Division OF
the American Red Cross.
"Red Cross workers In the camps
and hospitals In the Southwestern d.
vision are rendering much.needed serV-
ice to the men who are In the army at
The present time" said Trnnsue.
'Those service men undergoing hospi-
tai treatment for one cause Or nnother
and ex-service men who have been
hOspItalized both In the army hospitals
and hospitals operated by the Vet
erans' Bureau, are some Of the men
In need of this service.
"The army cnmps and hospital. In
this division covered by Red Cross
workers are located at Jefferson Bar
racks. St. Louis. Mo-: Camp Travis,
Tex, including TT. Sam Houston Hos
pital: Ft. Bliss, Tex, including VIM.
A. Beaumont General Hospital; Ft.
Ienvcnworth. Kan, including the U.
| &, Disciplinary i.arrncks at that point;
Ft. Riley. Knn.; Fit. Sill. Okla; Fitz-
silnons General Hospital, Fitzsimons.
Colo; Camp Furlong, New Mex.
Camp Hurry J. Jones, Dougias, Ariz,
and the Army and Navy General Hos
pital at Hot Springs. Ark.
"The Veterans Burenu hospitals
served by the Southwestern Division
Of the Red Cross are: L. ). Veterans
Hospital No. 81, st. Louis, Mo-; Vet
erans' Hospital No. 70, Logan, Tex;
L. s. Veterans Hospital No. 80. IT.
Baynrd, n. Mex. U. .. Veterans Hos
pitaI No. 81, Kansas City, Mo-; L. >.
Veterans Hospital No. IS. n. Little
| Rock. Ark. and u. 8. Veterans Hos
pitaI No. 80, Fort Lyon. Colo.
"Of the 5000 patients, approximate
ly 70 per cent ar, undergoing trent
ment for tuberculosis and mental dis
eases. This makes the work one Of
considerable difficulty. inasmuch Ms 1t
is ofttimes u real problem to provide
proper recreation or to connect the
mans present condition with his serv-
Ice.
There are three phases Of the Red
Cross program for service ana ex-
service men In the camps ana nos
pltals-Home Service, Recreation and
Medical Suciul Service. Our REGULAR
caup service program consists OF what
IL known az home service work. TINS
calls for cooperation between the Ned
Cross worker In the camp and govern
mental and chapter agencies In taking
care Of problems Of the enlisted man
In the army Difficulties relating to
aliotu,pnts, allowances. insurance, COM
p"nsntiOn. stute bonus, travel pay, e'c.,
are all brought to the Red Cross by
he enlisted man. The Red Cross also
contacts the families through the chap
tery In case Of distress. sickness or
death.
The recreatiOnai and entertainment
pr0grnm in the hospital brings movies
tor the boys, amateur theairicnls.
iapces, parties and those many other
things that the sick man longs for. but
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for the Red Cross.
.I'he Red Cross medical and social
service program calls for study OF the
Individual needs Of the man, TO help MN
l.. solving his personal and family dini-
cultIes. TO aid him by mnterinl assist
unce when he Is without resources. 10
aid the doctor In his treatment OF the
patient by obtaining former medical
or social histories which may lead Il"
un accurate diagnosis and to interpret
the whole situation to the Red Cross
Chapter home service worker IN the
mans home community, so that not
only will the proper attention be given
to the family during the mans an
sence, but he may be free In mind ana
thus derive maximum amount o'
benefit from his treatment.
I'm carrying out our work for the
ex-service nun undergoing hospitals
zntiOn the Red Cross has constantly
borne In mind that the great object
has been to play the right part In the
period of adjustment through when
the ex-service man must safely pass "
he is to continue to he a good citizen.
This work has required personnel wh"
are not only sympathetic In the deal
ing with patients but who must have
an understanding of the social prob
lens OF civil life.
Just us it has always been recog-
nized that the time spent In gov
ernment hospital is only brief cpl
sode in the life Of a patient. so has 1t
been recognized that the activities OF
the hospital worker are only part OF
The responsibility of the Red Cross to
the ex.service man: that the hospital
work can be successful only rs 1t cor
relates Itself closely with the work OF
the Red Cross us whole. The nos
mini wnrker fA the OIinOSt NetMlleu