Show RED CROSS SERVICE ON INCREASE SAYS CHAIRMAN PAYNE disaster relief and service to war veterans make heavy demands first aid on highways new plan demands upon the public services that the american red cross Is or to give are increasingly heavy and will continue to be so in the fu ture john barton payne chairman has announced the two major services of the society service to war veterans and their dependents and relief in dasas tors show each year a greater num ber of persons helped by the red cross pension legislation passed recently tor world war veterans and increased allotments to all spanish american war veterans have given to chapters and the national society many thou sands of additional cases to handle judge payne said in the past year help was given la disasters ninety of these were in the united states twelve in foreign possessions and six were in foreign countries health activities of the red cross also are being extended especially in the rural communities where all health authorities agree the greatest need exists red cross with nurses in its employ Is the greatest employer of public health nurses in rural areas in the united states in its campaign against accidental deaths begun twenty ago with its life saving and first aid programs the red cross now has adopted an ad dit lonal program that of combating the huge toll of life from automobile accidents on the highways expenditures of the red cross in the past adar were 31 of which was sent la disaster relief ibe chairman pointed out the red cross depends upon the public tor its support through their memberships enrolled once each year in the period from armistice day to thanksgiving day judge payne said we do not receive any support from the government or through other taxation the president of the is president of the society and one third of its governing members are representatives of U S departments as a agency by joining as a member in the local hed cross chapter once each year during the annual roll call every citizen will have a part in car on this great humanitarian task |