Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
RED CROSS AID TO
WITS MOUNTING
Heavier Demands for War Ser
vice Laid to New Legislation
Granting Wide Benefits.
ACTIVE FORCES AIDED AIS
Duty to Ex-SerVice and Serv;; e
Men First Responsibility
of the Red Cross.

A marked increase in the service
given by the American Re- ""oss to
eX-service men, through Char hos
pitfalls, Government and Red Uross
Offices during the past year, and which
volume is expected TO be ntained
during most of the fscal year ending
June 80, 1926, is ;wn in the re-
ports of the war service activities OF
the organization i-st completed
Service to the dis bled and to
men now in active Sc ice continued
to be one of the primary Obligations
of the Red Cross The increased &C
tivities in this regard we're attributed
largely to the legislation giving new
benefits to exservice men,
The keystone of the Red Cross ser
vice lies in the Home Service work
of the chapters to veterans and men
still in service At the close of the
fiscal year June 80, 1925, 1851 Chap
tiers were active in this work and had
expended approximately S2,237 900.
Included in their work was assist
adjusted compensation papers, in the
handling OF claims reopened, or made
possible under liberalized terms of
the World War Veterans Act of 1924;
and in many other ways.
An unusual amount Of legislation
passed by Congress and State bodies
has necessitated the issue of much
,ata ;o1 i,, Leg
slation was passed during the
year liberalizing conditions applying
to disqualification. compensation and
other benefits under the Veterans
Bureau; this in turn has entailed re-
opening of many claims formerly dis
allowed, filing of many new ones, and
many applications for hospitalization
The Claims Service at National Head
quarters this year handled 1896 in
comparison with 1000 cases the pre-
vious year.
Increased service to men in hospi'
tails was noted, as well in the number
OF hospitals in which service was
maintained by the organization. Due
to new legislation an increase of over
5000 patients were admitted for hos
pitalization, a new peak approximatlng
that Of March 1922 Since a large
number of this group includes pa
TENTS not eligible for compensation,
the solution of their personal and fam
ily problems has involved careful
study by the National Organization.
There are 10000 disabled ex-service
men in Government hospitals every
day of the year, and their need has
directly led to revival Of the best
known and perhaps most popular &C
t!vity the Red Cross sponsored in war
"a new campaign for knitted RED
Cross sweaters" These articles are
among the few not furnished by the
Government.
For the men still on active duty in
the Army, Navy and Marines, the Red
Cross during the year maintained
Field Directors at all important sta
tions, camps, and hospitals Of these
armed forces of the country.
A monthly average OF 96,931 service
and ex-service men were aided by the
Red Cross during the year.
The man in service, and the man
| who has served his country are among
the primary responsibilities for which
| the American Red Cross Is chartered
| by Congress. Nevertheless It has
many other obligations and IT Is on
' this basis that an appeal will be made
for a larger enrolment than ever dur
ing the Annual Roll Call, Armistice
Day, November II. 20 November rs.