Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-10

activities OF the Perth Amboy chap
ter of the American Red Cross fol-
lows:
The Perth Amboy Chapter has
had an interesting as well as busy
year. While the work during the
first six months was greater for the
| ex-service men than for civilians,
the work has changed and we are
now having more civilian cases.
This is due to the fact that during
last winter the ex-service men were
| still making application for the
state bonus as the time for same
! did not expire until March 16, 1922.
Then as time goes on there is less
and less opportunity for men TO
| prove disability due to service so
the applications for compensation
! steadily decrease. During the year
206 different e~x-service men, of
which 1855 were new cases., have
| come to our attention and we have
written fully 500 letters for them in
reference to their claims against the
government. We have helped 80
men make application for the state
bonus and have helped Al men
make out applications for disability,
better known as form 526. We gave
| twenty-five different men, transients,
meals and lodging; found work for
eleven men and furnished five with
transportation after having verified
their residence-two of these we
sent home to their parents who were
very grateful to Red Cross for this
kindness.
The time limit as to when able
bodied ex-service men become civil
ANS is left to each chapter to de-
eide, but the fact that any man
asking assistance of US has served
in the World War and fought for
his country and for us is all the
Perth Amboy chapter wants to
know. All of these cases always
take precedence over civilian cases.
Every effort is made to be a real
help to these men and their fami-
lies. Perhaps one of the most in
teresting of these is the case of
where a husband, an ex~-service
man, was away for certain reasons
and could not come home. His
wife and three children were left
destitute. We furnished rent, food,
/ clothing and fuel and during a
heavy storm when it was impossible
to have coal delivered that particu-
| lar day we hired a taxi and the ex-
ecutive secretary herself took 100
| pounds of coal to this family to keep
them from being cold.
Another case Is that of an ex-
service man who vas in the Marine
Hospital-his wife an expectant
mother with one child. The mans
, claim had been disallowed by the
government. We furnished rent,
/ food and fuel to this family for sew
eral months and continued to write
to the Veterans Bureau, sending
new evidence and finally after a call
was made by the executive secre-
tary upon the district manager in
New York we were successful in
getting the claim allowed. The man
received full compensation during
the time he was in the hospital and
a certain allowance ever since.
Another case is where an ex-
service man was forced to have an
operation and for three months af-
ter, or until the mar was physically
Fable to work, we supported him en-
tirely.
We also do something for men
who are ill in the hospitals. Last
4 Christmas we sent 800 to be used
at Fox Hills Hospital and the Ma
rine Hospital-S50 of which was
given by the Jewish people of the
city-and at the time of the cele-
bration we sent two of our repre-
sentatiyes to the hospital. Also, last
spring. after Fox Hills Hospital was
closed, we sent to the Marine Hos
pital a large quantity of tobacco for
the boys which had been donated to
us for this purpose.
The Perth Amboy Chapter is do
ing constructive work not only with
the ex-service men and their fami-
lies but also with civilian families.
1t is the welfare or social service Or
| O. n1Z9finn of tho nitv EFO11nuripp
are some of the civilian families
which came to our notice during
the year.:
An interesting case is that of a
woman who had both arms infected
and was in a frightful condition.
The city nurses could not take the
case. Our visitor went daily for
weeks. often twice a day and dress
ed this woman's arms. This was
done until the patient was well-a
service which cannot be estimated.
Another cas- is that of a girl
who was found by the road side in
a dazed condition by a member of
our executive committee. The girl
was brought to the office of the Red
Cross n taken for the night to the
Community House. The following
morning, although a holiday the
executive secretary and the visitor
with the assistance of tho Motor
Corps secured the country sntil we
finally found some trace of where
the girl lived and returned her to
her rarsIts.
In another instance a mother
abandoned her two weeks old baby
and after making our investigation
we reported the case to the police
end the oNerseer of the poor with
the recommendation that the baby
he put in the city hospital Until ac-
ton could be taken and home found
for it. Tie !'aLy was cared for in
this way. This is only one exam
pie of the splendid cooperation we
have with the city officials.
An interesting case is that of a
man who was in a hospital out
side OF Forth Amboy, but who had
lived in this city and was employed
in n of the factories here. After
a call was made at the factory
and case was explained 10 his en-
ployer the company took enlire care
of the case. The Red Cross
brought rho man 10 this city in their
ambulance.
In all Of these cases no money