The daily star-mirror., 1923-10-31
RED CROSS HELPS
WARS SUFFERERS
Aids 100000 Veterans and
Their FamiIies-27,OOO Dis
abIed Still in Hospitals.
SPENDS $5,866,255 IN YEAR
Individual Attention Assured to
All Physically AiIing or
in Distress.

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November IL the American Red Cros:
marks with the opening Of the annua
| membership canvass, shows that dur
ing the past year assistance was ex
| tended by the Red Cross to some 200
/ 900 ex-service men or their famf
! lies. To 130 hospitals throughout the
country approximately $4,000 ex-serv
ice men were admitted for treatment
/ and to 63 ,296 of these men definite and
| specialized service was extended. the
| Red Cross annual report discloses. In
all hospitals under government opera
ton a total of nearly $4,000 disabled
veterans were reported by the Sur
geon General of the Army.
These facts of the aftermath Of
after the World War, and the burden
resting upon the relatives and de-
pendents of the ex-service men, show
conclusive1y the great need of the
Red Cross to act as suppleme entary
arm of the government in service to
these many thousands of men who
wore the uniform of the United States.
1t should be emphasized that govern
ment assistance is necessarily stand
ardized along specified lines affecting
them as a whole. The Red Cross serv-
ice is to the individual man and the
solution of his problems. This the
Red Cross designates "hOme service"
for its aims to give the loving care
and interest of the home to these men
undergoing physical reconstruction
far from their actual home influences.
Years Expenditures $500, ,255
In the year ended last June 80 the
Red Cross reports s3,92O,000 spent by
its Chapters in extending individual
attention to the ex-service men and
S1,946,255 spent by National Head
quarters of the Red Cross, total of
$5,S66,251 In behalf of the men called
to duty in the World War the Red
Cross since July 1, 1917, has spent
nearly S164,000,OOO. Today there are
2,608 Chapters in as many localities
carrying on this work, aiding the In
dividual veteran, assisting his family. !
creature comforts and |
funds to tide over troublesome periods. ;
The strong connecting link between I
The Red Cross and the United States
Veterans Bureau takes the complica-
rhe Red Cross in this work requiring
personal representation OF the eK-serv-
ce man has acted in appeal cases, in
Iurance matters, personal and family
problems. camp and hospital activi-
les, and In cases Of death. This serv-
ce handled nearly $4,000 compensa-
ion and insurance claims. and 2,225
l1otment and other claims.
Solves Serious Problem
The financial problem OF the ex-serv-
&c man when travelling to and from
ospitals is serious one, and in meet
ng this constant demand the Red
ross expended $138, ,334-17 during the {
ear. For extra 9recreational equip {
lent in Veterans Bureau training 9
enters $l4, ,3O6 was spent, and for the :
linded veterans In the government
chooI funds were supplied to enable
ome of these unfortunate men to ens
II business as storekeepers and pouf
y rafsefs. ~ ia li a'iS
In Veterans Bureau hospitals tho
,cord OF q single month Illustrates
e large service rendered by the Red
ross. For example, 5,504 new cases
,quired attention, and total OF &c.
" cases were acted upon; 49,368 let
RS and 1858 telegraph messages
ritten, and more than 1000 enter
inments given In recreation houses
r the benefit OF the patients.
Authorities declare that the pres
It is a critical time in the lives OF u
any Of the disabled ex-service men
40 during the five years since the
mistice have developed misgivings =
recovery.
Work Among the "ReguIars"
Service to the enlisted men of the
my, Navy and Marine Corps is a
arter obligation of the Red Cross,
Itch in the last year recorded over
900 cases Of assistance extended
d 334 ,420 visits to the sick and dis
led Inquiries by the Red Cross at
! request OF Government authori- l
s into the home conditions OF sol
RS, sailors and marines aggregated
IA. and there were nearly 5000
tances where the Red Cross locat-
men for their families.
III these activities constituting q -
gle responsibility of the American -
i Cross demonstrated during the |
r that its "war service" in behalf l
the veteran and the man enlisted
the nations defensive arms must
forward unfalteringly and with
stint of funds. The work OF tho l
five years has welded close
d Of regard between the men who
rificed and the Red Cross, whose
rts are praised and indorsed by
veterans organizations. To do
that can be done to soften the con-
uences of the hard blows of war
he supreme duty of the Red Cross {Y
which it is giving it's best work and
It liberal service. IL