The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27

chairman of the Waterbury chap ter of the American Red Cross at the annual meeting of the local or ganization today in Chamber of Commerce hall. All other officers of the Waterbury chapter were also reelected with the exception of Mrs s. r. Williams, Jr., who was chosen secretary to i'll tho vacancy caused by the retirement of Mrs Warren r. Kaynor. The annual reports filed and read today show ed that the chapter has been ex- ceptionally busy during the past year on the various branches of the work followed by the organiza- ton.
 other officers elected today were: Vivo- chairman. Rev Joseph Val dambrini; treasurer. Clifford Y. JHollister: assistant secret Thomas F. Moore; executive scc- retary. Mrs Edith Ladd; chairman of Braille, Mrs Nelson A. Pomeroy: chairman of the Junior Red Cross. Miss Anna E. Pagan: chairman of home hygiene and care of the sick. Miss Harriet F. Gregory: chair man of production, Mrs Frank l.. Bugden; chairman of life saving and first aid. Arthur D. Marston.
 Directors chosen include Mrs John Braxl. chairman of the Thom- aston branch. Miss Helen E. Chase. Mrs Irving E. Chase, Mrs Bernard H. Fitzpatrick, Mrs John Fl. doss, Frank J. Green. Mrs Robert r. Griggs, Arthur H. Gocpel. Mrs | Willis Hall. M. William Hampton, Mayor Frank Hayes. Attorney Pat rick Healey, Miss Lottie Hitchcock, chairman of the Woodbury branch, Mrs Warren F. Kaynor. Miss Alice Kingsbury. Rev Dr. John N Lewis, Mrs Julius II. Smith. Mrs c. E. Vollmayer. Mrs Percy F' war; ner, Mrs Y. A. Waters. chairman of the Middlcbury branch, and Mrs S. ?. Williams, Jr.
 Among the reports filed were the following:
 Home Service
 Demands on tho Home Service Section of the Waterbury chapter have been quite heavy this year past, for the caro of World War veterans and their families. Personal Interviews We have carried q cnse load of approximately 200 cases per month, giving 3,64O personal interviews to veterans and their dependents. Correspondence has continued with the U. s. Veterans Bureau off, Aces. Red Cross offices, Veterans | Hospitals. Letters numbering 2,387 have been written for war service work, and in addition we sent out 3s6 letter an the annual state con ference of Rcd Cross chapters hold in Waterbury on Oct. 22. 1881, and about 1000 letters in connec. ton with our fifteenth annual roll call. making a total of S,772 let ters. '. H"" '
 Two thousand. one hundred and thirty y-cight cases have been acted ! on during the year, and or this number 400 were new and rc-
 Hospitalixntion
 One hundred and fifty-four ap- | piica tions for admission to govern nent hospitals and soldiers homes have been nlcd during the year. In arranging for these admittanccs, a great deal of work is involved on account of thc family work in con nection with tho Connecticut State Fund aid which is extended In cases where veterans enlisted from this stato and veterans homo com mission aid for veterans who en- listed from other states. Our grateful thanks are due Miss Jeannie Hoppel, superintendent or the Henry Snbin Chase dispcnsary. Mrs George Jackson. superintenu- ent of tho Anti.Tuberculosls lea gue, and Miss Florence Whipple' director of the Visiting Nurses As- sociation. for their continued co- operation in the examination or veterans and theIr families. {, Deaths
 Thirteen veterans have died dur ing the year. and In such cases we have assisted thelr dependents In the government.
 sixty.two applications for dlsa- .biltty allowances have been hIed. ailowa ncea secured for veterans from the 1T. &. government rang inr from SIP 10 $40 per month.
 Two hundved and scventy-nine applications for loans on the fcd- craI bonus have been filed. checks rn nnging from $50 to $77b.
 sIxty-s seven applications for lonns m federal bonus certihcntns under the law of July 2s. 1882. have becn filed to date This law enables my veteran with q policy not yet two years old to secure loan up toho per cent of the value Of the. pol lev. Prior to this law vetaran could not secure a loan on his pol- lev until two years from the dat" of issuance Of policy.
 At tho present time thero are s2 veterans in government hosp!tals. belng treated. and In soldiers soidiers' homo for domic'liary care. ..
 Anscrican legion State Fund
 The chapter hns ngnin rendered valuable service to tho American Legion by disbUrsing tho connec' lieut. state Fund.
 Tn this connection st0.oi2ka has been expended for family re: iief and sis7f.oi for hospital and medical care. making . total of sif,sas,a4. Teiai number of fam. flies cared for f0a, approximately so per month. This exnenditure rhows an Increase of ts.sss.se over last years' naures.
 hllseeIlaneous
 1n oaioher. ibsi, the annual slnts conference Of nea cF"Hs