Phillips County herald., 1923-11-01
RED CROSS HELPS
WARS SUFFERERS
Aids 100000 Veterans and
Their Families-27,000 Dis
abIed StRI in Hospitals.
SPENDS s5,see,255 IN YEAR
individual Attention Assured to
All Physically Ailing or
in Distress.

Warrington. War service i've
years after the armistice, which on
November II the American Red Cross
marks with the opening OF the annual
membership canvass, shows that dur.
ing the past year assistance was eI.
tended by the Red Cross to some 2O0,-
eee ex-ervice men or their fami.
lies. To 1870 hospitals throughout the
country approximately $4,000 ex-serv-
he men were admitted for treatment,
Al 70 $3.50 of these men definite and
specialized service was extended, the
Red Cross annual report discloses. In
all hospitals under government opera.
tion = total of nearly $1,000 disabled
veterans were reported by the Sur
Seon General of the Army.
These facts OF tho aftermath Of
physical and metal disability five years
after the World War, and the burden
resting upon the relatives and de-
pendents OF the ex-service men, show
conclusively the great need OF the
Red Cross to act as supplementary
arm Of the government in service to
these many thousands Of men who
wore the uniform of the United States
II 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 s5.see .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
$1s46,255 spent by National Head.
quarters Of the Red Cross. total OF
$5,S66.25rt In behalf OF the men called
to duty in the World War the Red
Cross since July 1. 1917. has spent
n-arly a164000.0 900. Today there are
2,e0s Chapters In rs many localities
carrying on this work. aiding the in
dividual veteran. assisting his family.
furnishing creature comforts and
funds to tide over troublesome periods.
The strong connecting link between
the Red Cross and the United States
Veterans Bureau takes the complica.
tions ont Of dimcult cases of claims.
The Red Cross in this work requiring
personal representation OF the ex-serv-
ice man has acted in appeal cases. in.
surance matters. personal and family
problems. camp and hospital activi-
ties, and In cases of death This serv.
ice handled nearly $4,000 compensa'
tion and insurance claims, and 2,225
allotment and other claims
Solves Serious Problem
The financial problem Of the ex-serv.
ice man when travelling TO and from
hospitals Is q serious one. and in meet
ing this constant demand the Red
Cross expended S13s.33t17 during the
year. For extra recrestional equip
ment In Veterans Bureau training
centers 3l4.306 was spent, and for the
blinded veterans in the government
school funds were supplied 10 enable
some OF these unfortunate men TO en-
ter business as storekeepers and poni'
try raisers.
In Veterans Bureau hospitals the
record Of . single month illustrates
ths large service rendered BY the Red
Oross. For example. 1885, new eases
required attention. and 4 total OF 2e.'
ee7 cases were acted upon; +s.sss let
ters and 1864 telegraph messages
written. and more than i,soo enter
tainmenr given In recreation houses
for the benent Of the patients.
Authorities declare that the pres
ent Ia q critical time in the lives OF
many Of the disabled esservice men
Who during the Ave year. since the
armistice have developed mlsgiyinEs
Of recovery.
Work Amons the Regulars"
Service TO the enlisted men OF tho
Army. Navy and Marine Corps Is a
charter obligation OF the Red Cross.
which In the last year recorded over
4 1t0 600 cases Of assistance extended d
and sat.2o visits TO the sick and dis
hbled lnquiries by the Rcd Cross at
the request of Government suthori'
tics into the home conditions OF sol
diers. sailors and marines AGGREGATED
i7,7it. and there were nearly 5000
instances where the Red Cross iocst'
led mea for their families.
All these activities constituting .
pissle responsibility Of the American
ned Cross Demonstrated during the
pear that is war service" In behalf
q p The veteran and the man enlisted
The nstlsn's defensive arms must
y forward unfaIterinxiy and With
put stint Of funds. The work OF the
ut ave years has welded elose
ond Of rerafd between the men who
orihccd and the Red Cross. whose
Foris are praised and indorsrd by
e veterans organizations. To do