Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-08

AID RED CROSS
Veterans Unite in Praising
Work Done in This City,
/ State and Nation

The following is a message from
Colonel Charles r.. Forbes, director
sof the United States Veterans Bu-
sreau. to the Red Cross.
1--WE, ex-service MEN, think thS
american Red Cross as an all-he p
sful mother and the Veterans Bureau
Esees IN that mother IN always CO.
operating friend. Whether it be a
matter of calling the bureaus at
stention to an unawarded claim, or an
I'll man needing disqualification, or
Lsof tiding the sick veteran over the
ime which must elapse before the
government aid can be offered. the
RED Cross is always on the job with
f~thenecesf, oaglandC. pZIetokoldiersl
sexpert service and the necessary
goods.
I'm the bureaus cleanup cam
tpaign when efforts were made to IL
cate every ex-service man, no mat
ster how remote his ~habitation, or
HON limited his powers of compre-
Ahension, the Red Cross workers
brought to light hundreds of claims
which might otherwise have hidden
until too late for the individual 20
make legal application. Taking good
advantage of what someone has apt
s1y termed her strategic position"
kAiC Y SAo5S WI ca pSAAOtA S0
Fthe alleys of the city and the wilder
ness of the mountain in search for
the man who did not know that the
government stood ready to help him..
The Veterans Bureau problem is
a big one and we need the Red Cross.
Together and with the help of all the
! other agencies ad individuals eager
to serve, we will surely give mos
Apractical expression of Americas
appreciation of the deft which the
nation owes the man or woman who
wgave health and strength in his
country's cause"
The following copy of the resolu-
Stions adopted by the American Le-'
sgion was sent to the local chapter:
"Pledging support Of the Annual
Red Cross Roll Call and voicing its
gratitude for the work of the Amer
&ican Red Cross for disabled ex-serv-
lice men, the American Legion at
its National Convention in New Or
Means adopted the following resolu-
tons:
whereas, The American National
HRed Cross was during the war un-
bring and faithful in it's service to
Fthe men of the Army and Navy and
j Marine Corps of the United States;
n
~ WHeTGtS, OlICo the dTIllSllCG III
hospitals both abroad and at home
E the American Red Cross has provld-
ed for disabled service men, the
service and comforts that the gov
eminent of necessity is not able to
Furnish; and
g Whereas, The American National
ARed Cross has co-operated in every
I way with the Veterans Bureau in
= seeking out and rendering assistance
to disabled ex-service men entitled
to care, training and compensation
because of their disability; and
4 Whereas, The American Red
f Cross has been both during and since
the war a good neighbor and a
faithful friend to the families and
: dependents OF the men of the Army
and Navy; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the American Le-
b gion convention assembled. voices
I its appreciation of the service rem
dered by the American Red Or oss
! and in its turn heartily endorse the
ssappeal hat the American Red Cross
8 is to make to the American public.
/ beginning Armistice Day, through
= the Annual Membership Roll Call.
for support in carrying out its SPLEEN
. did work; and be it further
"Resolved, That the American Lee
gion hereby call upon the service
{ men of America, to lend their influ-
ence and give their aid in whatever
way possible in carrying through The
Red Cross Roll Call to a successful
completion.