Phillips County herald., 1922-12-28
RED CROSS HEALS
WOUNDS OF War
25,000 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.

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When on November II the world
haltS to observe the fourth annlycr.
sary of Armistice Day, and the Amerl.
can Red Cross inausurates Its Annual
Roll Call for the enrolment OF tho
1928 membership. the people of the
United States may well pause t, ;h.nk
Of the unparalleled contribution TO the
cause of peace made by our Army and
Navy in the World War. Tho glory OF
It is common tradition: but the
wounds Of war remain. They are not
healed in Il day. in Il year. nor in four
years. And on Armistice Day there
will be under treatment in Government
hospitals ovec 25,0o0 ex-Servlce men,
broken physically by wounds, expo.
sure, nervous strain and exhaustion
incident to their service in the war.
The Government without stint Is I'M
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
ernment cannot handle the cases of
ex-service men individually 1t must
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 -dispellins amuse-
nlent. 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 frlendiess In the
whirl Of life. thousands of them with
wives and children dependent upon
them. and hundreds Of them freluents
IL helpless In the face OF grim ne
cessity.
2.e7s Chapters Aiding Veterans &
In this work. upon whose accom-.
pIishment the American Red Cross is
urging a rccord-brcaking enrolment ln
the Roll Call which opens on Armies
tics Day and closes with Thanksgiv.
Ing Day. 2.579 Chapters In all parts u
the country are engaged. This Il 3a0
more than were working for ex-scrvice
men last year when approximately
$i0.O0O.O00 was expended by the Ma
tional Organization and the Chapters
working together in harmonious unity.
For the current fiscal year National
Headquarters appropriated G3.O30.-
69e90. an Increase OF $50. .50O.A over
the amount spent for the work among
ex-service men in the year ended June
80 last. Since II Is estimated that the
Chapters will expend close to $7.O00.-
900 from their own funds. the grand
total Of Red Cross expenditures for
this single work Is expected again to
reach the $1000O.O00 mark by June 20.
I9a3.
Hospital and District Office Work
Dnrin: the fiscal year total of over
1000 persons. pam and volunteer. has
been engaged In Red Cross duty In
hospitals or district offices OF the y. 3.
Veterans Bureau. An average Of 5000
1ew cases requires definite and pnr-
tlcuiar attention each month"; The de.
mand for Chapter-madc articles for
hospital patients Is constant.
During last year Service Claims and
Information Service ut National Head
quarters handled $500 compensation
ind insurance claims. t,.SsiO allotment
and allowance cases. and 0.IO0 iniseei.
laneous claims. Since Februnr.. 1919.
II has disposed ~ Gt.i71 allotment
rheriis payable TO veterans which the
| ast ONCE Department reported undr.
ilyrrnbl..
The Chapter IL the unit Of the Red
cross organization which is accessible
10 every disabled veteran or his fam
It's. Between July J. 1921. and June 10.
ia.2, the Chapters had reported t.065..
30 instances Of service TO cx-servicc
men and their dependents. nt cost
,stImsied from reports now at hand OF
more ihan s5.3i0.OO0
Tho basis ~ this far.rcnching work
NJ the Red Cross IL the Individual
needs ~ the disabled veteran 10 the
md fha, he mny obtain his rights IN.
der the law. that his especial wants
may be Immediately supplied. that his
avn nnd his fninIiy's situation may be
rendered happy and cheerful. and that
their outlook for the future may
visualize Incentives for independent
and fruitful effort
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