The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-12
Spends Nearly Four Millions in
Year to Lessen Burdens of
Disabled Soldiers.
SERVES $500 IN HOSPITALS
Every Case Is Given Individual
SerViCe-ASSiStS Families of
These Men Everywhere.

IHeIT IaInlIleS from the Red Cross Is
as pressing today as it was imme-
diately after the end of the World
War. For six years this work has
been foremost Of all Red Cross SER
vices, and in emphasizing the steady
public support Of this work the Red
Cross National Headquarters urges
the largest enrolment this year dur
ing the membership campaign open.
ing on Armistice Day, November IL.
Nearly four million dollars of Red
Cross funds spent for disabled veter-
ans and their dependents during the
year ended June 80 last presents some
idea OF the magnitude of this work.
Inc current year, it is estimated, will
call for still further disbursements OF
funds for the reason that the Red
Cross, through more than $500 Chap
tiers in as many communities in the
United States. has been called upon
to help the eX-service men in making
out their applications for the adjusted
compensation granted in the so-called
bonus law.
5s,767 Soldier Cases a Month
The Red Cross work for the dis
abled soldier is designated "home ser.
vice" for it gives individual attention
to the man and his family approx.
mating the interest and loving care
OF the home. Such service in the hos
pitfalls, camps, soldiers homes and
sanatoria, averaged 33,951 cases a
month during the year. Assistance
TO e~X-service men and their Deepen.
dents averaged 58,767 cases a month.
In addition, the Red Cross in the last
twelve months provided 1000 recre-
alton and entertainment events in the
hospitals and camps.
Thus the Red Cross, symbolized as
the Greatest Mother" still watches
over these many thousands of men,
comforts them, helps to tighten the te-
dunn OF their physical reconstruction,
and in their homes lifts some Of the
burdens from their own people,"
Work In Communities Increases
The home service of the Red Cross
was he most pressing duty of 2,6O9
Chapters, an increase OF 1872 communi-
ties where problems affected by the
wal veterans condition required so
luton through immediate and intelli-
gent assistance. The Chapters alone
expended some 1000. 900 in this
work.
The transient disabled soldier, usu-
ally suffering from disability or tuber-
c%ulosis, is almost everywhere a grave
problem. From national funds the
past ear S173, O76.36 was expended In
helping the Chapters to care for these
wandering men.
According to government report
there are 1890 veterans in civilian in.
stitutions, and in the national homes
Tor soldiers the complications are in
creasing. The large groups Of pa
tients whose claims have been disal-
lowed, Of veterans of foreign wars.
and the great number Of men perma.
nently resident in these institutions
call for Red Cross work which can.
not be avoided nor denied.
Definite Service to 1900
OF a total Of $4,000 e~x-serv:ce men
in hospitals and other institutions 49,
ZOO were rendered a definite and spe-
cialized service by the Red Cross.
In a single month 4.185 new cases
were presented and a total of 2O,125
was acted upOn-Ggurcs which serve
10 illustrate the magnitude of the in.
formation and claims service engag.
inc tho attention 20 D1l 49, -
ers. New veteran legislation amend
ing the Wal Risk act which extends
many additional rights to disabled ex.
service men will reopen thousands of
cases and require still greater Red
Cross service.
When Congress granted a charter
to the American Red Cross it charged
the organization with the duty 10 act
as the medium of communication be-
tween the American people and their
Army and Navy" This responsibility
to the enlisted men and their families
is met every year without restriction.
Serves Men on Active Service
The extent Of this Red Cross actIy.
ity during the last year embraced a
total OF 1885, 46 cases. There were
1896 separate soldiers and sailors
claims; 2O,316 Investigations Of home
conditions; 11,421 cases related to dis.
charges. furloughs. etc. Assistance
" o.- - .-5', I--:lnccs 10. -.r.
sonal, business or family problems;
744.220 visits were made to the sick
or disabled, and nearly 0 1000 letters
and kilograms dispatched to the
homes of enlisted men.
From June to September al the nu.
merOus military training camps the
Red Cross provided information and
home service to the trainees. also in.
struction in First Aid and Life-Saving.
The entertainment and recreation
events at the various Army and Navy
hospitals reached nearly $500 during
the year. and occupatiOnal therapy i II
n.ne Naval hospitals gave construc.
tive and beneficial results and occu.
pied the time Of patients in the MAX
tDg OF useful and ornamental things