, 1923-02-18
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES COVER
GREAT field OF ENDEkV0R TN
City, ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS

Following is the report of the activ.
tiles of the local chapter of the Amer.
lean Red Cross society from F'ebru-
airy l, 1922, TO February l, 1923. 1t
was gotten up by Mrs. Kittie B.
Payne, who has been secretary dur
ing the past two years andd who has
Just recently resigned. The report
follows in part:
Natrona county chapter OF the
American Red Cross has carried. On.
for the past two years, a peace time
program, which has included extern
sion OF home service to civilians. The
people OF Casper as n whole, both in
organizations and individually, have
co-operated splend,dly with the work
thai the Red Cross has been trying to
do. This was especially noticeable dur-
ing the last roll call and thanks are
due especially to the following organ
lzations: The Rotary club, Kiwanis
club. Ions club, Realtors association,
Chamber of, Commerce, Order OF the
Eastern Star. Altar and Rosary so
clety. Business and Professional Wom-
ems club, Knights of Columbus and
various other organizations and indl.
viduals. q
The fashion show sponsored by che
Tribune and put on in October was a
great asset and help to the Red Cross
and special thanks are due to eac
and every one who assisted in this
Pageant. At the end of the drive a
tag day was put on by the Girl Re-
serves Of the high school under the
able leadership of one of the teachers,
Miss Mildred Keith. In this they were
assisted in publicity and other ways
by the Casper Herald.
For the past two years the Red
Cross office has been equipped for
giving service and has given service
to the ex-service nan and TO civilians.
The. work regarding tho ex-serv!ce
man has been divided into throe
classes:
Assistance TO the able bodied man..
Assistance to the disabled man.
Assistance to the man still in serv.
Ice.
Our work for the able bodied mar
has consisted mainly in obtaining for
him arrears in allotment and allow
ance, certificates In lieu of lost dis
charge. adjustment Of travel pay, cen.
version and reinstatement of insur'
ance and application for bonus from
various states. hat ave provided fer
1t. In order to take care OF all of these
claims, It was necessary to have a no
tary public IN the office, and the Rel
Cross took the proper steps to have
the executive secretary made q notary
public. Many and many are the pa
pers that have been notar'ed free Of
charge. because of this. The work for
the disabled man has consisted chief
ly in filing claims for compensation,
making out nffdavits to s~ubstant'ate
these, clans, assisting the cleanup
squads of the L. S. Veterans bureau
that have visited Natrona county
twice in the past two years and, in
fact. being the go between" between
the government and the man. Many
men who were placed In training here
and were without funds or the first
10 or so days have been made loans
by the chapter. Several families of
these disabled men have been assist
ed IN different ways. Many men
who have been sent to hospitals have
received help from the Red Cross in
financing their own condition as well
as that of their families. Only when
one in direct contact with
these men and realizes hat a loan
of q few dollars can one ave
an idea of just what Red Cross serv.
Ice is to these men. There nave been
a few cases Of men who are still In
service where Natrona county chap
ter has been OF assistance.
The following figures will show the
amount OF work done in the office
the past year on cases Of oH-service
mem, % visits. 65 calls, 1,405 inter