Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-05

RED CROSS HEALS
WOUNDS OF WAX
25,0W Disabled Ex-SeTvice Men
in Hospitals After Four
Years of Peace.
CHAPTERS FIELD or SERVICE
Every Veteran Needing Help Gets
Individual Attention of Sym
pathetic Workers.
CHAPTERS FIELD OF SERVICE

When on November II the world
halts 10 observe the fourth anniver-
sary Of Armistice Day, and the AmerI-
can Red Cross inaugurates its Annual
Roll Call for the enrolment Of the
1928 membership. the people Of the
United States may well pause TO think
of the unparalleled contribution to the
cause Of peace made by cur Army and
Navy In the World War. The glory OF
1t is a common tradition; but the
wounds of war remain. They are not
healed in a day, in year, nor In four
years. And on Armlstice Day there
will be under treatment in Government
hospitals over $4,000 eX-Service men,
broken physically by wounds, expo
sure. nervous strain and exhaustion
incident 20 their service in the war.
The Government without stiLe is I'M
dertaking 10 furnish THESE disabled
men with the compensation and med
teal 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-seryice men Individually; It 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 It's greatest field for service, aid
ing through its very active Chapters
ia 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 20 tide over
the difficult periods. the friendly touch
Of personal encouragement, helpful
recreation and ry-dispellins amuSe-
ment. It Is the warm hand of SYM
paihy ana understanding which the
American Red Cross extends TO the
majority of these disabled eX-seryice
men. some OF them fricndleSs in the
whrl of life thousands Of them with
wives and children dependent upon
them. and hundreds OF them frequent
" helpless in the face Of grim ne
cessity.
os7o ch,rtor. Aid;,o Veterans
49, ,.r-,. -, ,,,ose accom-.
.,,~t 49,. ~ -, rel ,-ross "a
pl'Y,'.'o - -, -. ororl,,eyt m
the Roll Call which opens on ARMS
tice Day and closes with Thauks-iv-
ing Day, 2.679 Chapters In all parts Of
INC LIN o. -. c.,. ,or,.ioo
more .""" "S'' MS .,...,,..,..,,,.
men IaS' ''"' WV"
Hl"UVVU"" was 'Nl''I''SV - NV
''ona. O,'''..'''.'' ,'',' '',J ,n,-,.
"orN"- l"-C..I'l 40 -'',,''.'.''',',, ..,'i
UT '"e c"'''''' '''' ''', n5o
IIta,o'u'''elN opp 80, % -, o,.o.
o''-'''' "i i'''' '''' w. ..,.'..
me amount >t''.'l 49,. l''e WV, -. - 49,,
S%-S'' '', .'''' ''' ..,...,.I ...',. +i,a
~ '"S'' ''.'. ., 81. - - - - s-o,o
C,',''' -" W. -. c.,,d.. tl,o -
W. 80. ,.,.,.-,,,,,,.~-o., ca.
80 -. ,- o,.,,a,to1 OF, -
l"'S S.''-', $500 loo -. ~. IN On
80" ''O
10 -
Hospital ana ClStriCt O"'Ve "orN
During the fiscal year a total OF over
1000 persons. paid and volunteer. has
been engaged in Rcd Cross duty in
hospitals or district offices Il the L. ).
Veterans Bureau. An average of 5000
NOW cases requires definite and par
ticDllr attention each month. The de-
mnnd ror Chaote--mlde articles for
hospital pat,euts is constant
During last year Service Claims and
Information Service az National Head
quarters handled 5000 compensation