The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-31
Spends Nearly Four Millions IN
Year to lessen Burdens OF
Disabled Soldiers.
SERVES $500 IN HOSPITALS
Every Case Is Given Individual
SerWce-AssistS Families of
These Men Everywhere.

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.
! The 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
58,767 Soldier Gases 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
month during the year. Assistance
to ex-service men and their depen-
dents averaged 5S,767 cases a month.
In addition. the Red Cross in the last
twelve months provided $4,000 recre-
alton and entertainment events in the
hospitals and camps.
Thus the Red Cross, mbolized 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 "owp people"
Work in Communities Increases
The home service. at. the Red Cross
was the most pressing duty OF 1909
Chapters, an increase OF 1872 commune
ties where problems affected by the
war veteran 81 condition required so
luton through immediate and intelli- !
gent assistance. The Chapters alone |
expended some $2,ooo,o00 In this
work.
The transient disabled soldier, usu.
ally suffering from disability or tuber-
culosis, Is almost everywhere grave
problem. From national funds the
past year $173,076.36 was expended in
helping the Chapters to care for these
wandering men.
According to government report
there are 1900 veterans in civilian in.
stitutions, and In the national homes
for soldiers the complications are in
creasing. The largo groups of pa
tents whose claims have been disal.
lowed, of veterans of foreign wars,
and the great number of men perma-
nently resident in these institutions a
call for Red Cross work which can t
lot be avoided nor denied. d
Definite Service to 73,7oo Nv
OF total OF $500 ex-service men o
n hospitals and other institutions 49,. IL
100 were rendered definite and spe-
,ialized service by the Red Cross.
n single month 4,1S5 new cases
we're presented and total of 20, 125
vas acted upon-fgures which serve =
o illustrate the magnitude Of the In y
ormation and claims service engag- c.
ng the attention of Red Cross work ID
RS. New veteran legislation amend
ng the War Risk act which extends
aany additional rights to disabled ex-
erv1ce men will reopen thousands Of y
asses and require still greater Red =,
ross service. -
When Congress granted charter =
, the American Red Cross it charged re
le organization with the duty to act e
3 'the medium Of communication be- u
veen the American people and their
rmy and Navy" This responsibility
} the enlisted men and their families
met every year without restriction.
Serves Men on Active Service
The extent of this Red Cross activ- -
y during the last year embraced We
tai OF l95,246 cases. There were ial
1895 separate soldiers and sailors gil
aims; 20,3l6 investigations Of home Pr
11.421 cases related to dis
argos, furloughs, etc. Assistance -
AS given In 39.6SS instances for per- 4
nal, business or family problems;
4 ,220 visits were made to the sick u
disabled, and nearly 10000 letters
d kilograms dispatched to the =
mes of enlisted men.
From June to September at the nu-
srous military training camps the
ID Cross provided information and CHI
me service to the trainees, also in fro
'uction in First Aid and Life Saving. on
70 entertainment and recreation an,
ents at the various Army and Navy val
spitals reached nearly $500 during
, year, and occupational therapy in
le Naval hospitals gave construc- -,
9 and beneficial results and occu- H..
ID the time of patients in the max 49,
OF useful and ornamental things .h ho
enc