Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-11-06


w2sAiHxssa.-rAs ns~6 q isxivsa-
al assistRnos ~ sxserwscs men ana
tAslr fanatics iron ne rsd crnss =
a. prexsinx today ~ y VA lmns-
diHi&sy amer the end q ~ worsz
War For xix years. tA.s vork has
ss<a forsmost 81 an ned cross ser-
vicss. and n snpAasizlax ~ ss&a<y
public ssppors Il this wsrk The Red
Cross Naiscnzi Hs1d1asxsers arxss
Ne izrrsss ssrolims.f ina year dsr>
iag The nsnser>Aip campaign sps.-
TAG On Arnistlcs nay. NovsnDsr II.
Nearly fo1r nlllion dollars a Re
Gross fands spe1t Tor disAhisd vetsr>
ans and thsir 6sp<n1snts 1ur1nx fna
year ended June % last prsssnfs aons
idea of The naxnits1s a. this WORK
The cnrrent year. I; 10 estimated. Win
cali Tor st1ii further disbsrssments ce
frnts Cor tAs r~Asou that ths Rsa
croas. thro1xh mere than s-ses cAap-
tsrs n - many oommuni<sss h tAs
upit>d States. han been called rpoa
10 help he sxssrvice men n n.skln.
oct thsir applications fos Ne adjusted
ecnpsnsAison ErAnts< h tAs scc&lls1
honus lsu.
ss7s7 soldier cssss . nasa<h
Tho Red Cross work for ne A.
abled soldier 10 .desixnafsd -homs -
vio<.- for Il Etsss isdivsduAi sttsntisn
10 The man and his family spproxk
mating the Interest and ioviax care
q the homa Such ssrvics IN tha hos
pitais. campA soldisrs homss an
sznatorfA averaged SS.tx1 casss .
month during the pear Assisfancs
10 sxssrvics msn ana fhsir depsn-
death averaged Ss.7s7 cases 4 ncnfh-
In addition. the Rsd Cross IN ths lAss
twelve nonfhs provided ss.cee rscrs-
aficn and sntsrtainment exsnfs n ths
hospitals and canpa
Thns The Red Gross. symhcliscd -
TIE -0rsafsst Mosher.- sim watches
over thsss many tho1sHnds q men.
comforts them. helps 70 iixhtsz The ~
dunn II thsir physical rsconstxuction.
and IN their homes iifts some q IL
burdens from their own psopls.-
Work In Communities isersssss
The homo service ot the Red cross
was the most presxfng duty of asa
Chapters. IN incresss of III communal
ties where problems Affected BY The
war veterans conditioc required -
,rfion throaEh immediate and inteIlt
gent asxisianoe- The Chapters aions
sxpssdsd some s1ees.seo IN Ais
work
Ths transient disabled soldier. usn
any snfsring from disability or tubsr
culcsis. 10 almost syeryvhsrs . grave
problem. From national fnnds fhs
past year si7sye7sss was sxp~ndsd ID
hsiping the Chapters 10 care Cor tAess
wandering mem
According 10 rDwerment Report
there are s,SDo veterans In civilian IN
situations. and IN the national hones
for soldiers the complications ara In
ersasinE. The large gronps Of %
tisnts whose claims have been dtEak
loved, Of veterans q foreign wxrA
and the great number % men perms
neatly resident IN these Institutions
call for Red Cross work which can
DOT be avoided nor denied
Definite Service 20 71.7oo
OF q total az $500 exservice men
IN hospitals and other institutions ~.
zoe we're rendered . definite and spe
ciaiiEed service ~ the Red crosA
In . single nouth s.isS rev eases
were presented and q total Of fe.ifs
was acted upon-Ggures watch serve
20 Illustrate the maEnftude Of the IN
formafion and claims service snxag.
ing the attention q Ret Cross vork.
era Nsw veteran isgisiasion smsnd-
ing the War Risk ACT whBch exfends
many sdditionsl rights 10 disabled en-
servies nsn win reopen thoazands a
cases ana require stlll greater Red
Gross service.
When Congress granted q ehartsf
10 the American Red Cross q charged
the orEaniEafson with the duty 20 ace
~ the medium o. communiczfion b.
t~ssn the Ansrtcan people and fhsfr
Army and Navy This responsibilify
10 the enlisted men and their families
10 met every year without rsstrtction
serves Men On Aetsvs SERVES
TIE sxfent Of this Red Cross acffv.
ny during tho last year embraced .
total o. iss-tss cases. There we're
1856 separate soidierr and sAIlors'
claims: MIG fnvssfigaftons AZ bono
condifions: Han cases rsizxs6 10 dfs-
charges. furicugAs. etc. Assistancs
vas Eiren IN 1855 Instances for p<r~
sonaL busisess o. family prohSems:
7t4-1ee vista were made 10 the sick
or Disabled. and neariy 10000 bsft<rs
and kilograms aispatchsd % -
homss a. eniistsd msn-
Prom June 20 September ~ TIE NJ
NERVOUS military training camps ths
Rsd cruss provtdsd information AZ
home service 10 IN trAins.&. aArp -
strscttna n Firsk As1 and Lie S.ving-
The enfsrtsinnsnt ard rscreak5oa
svsntz at the sarbo1s Army and NAVY
hospitals reached nearly 400 during