| Show NEEDS FOR RED GROSS 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 service 1 s that the american red cross is organized 0 r to give are increasingly heavy and will continue to be so in the future apha barton payne chairman has announced the two major services ot of the society service to war veterans and their dependents and relief in disasters show each year a greater number of persons helped by tile the red cross crosb pension legislation passed recently tor for world war veterans and increased allotments to all spanish american war veter veterans a no have given to chapters and the national society many thousands of additional cases to handle judge payne said iri in the past year help was given in disasters ninety of these were in the united states twelve in foreign possessions and six were in foreign countries health activities ol of the red cross also are being extended espa especially cally in the rural communities where all health authorities agree the greatest need exists extitus red cross with nurses in its employ to la the greatest employer of public health nurses in rural areas in tho the united states in its campaign against accidental deaths begun twenty years ago with its life saving and first aid programs the red cross now has adopted an additional dit ional lonal program that of combating tho the huge toll of life from automobile acci accidents dento on the tha highways expenditures E of the roil red cross in the past year were of which was spent in disaster relief the chairman pointed out the red cross depends upon the public for its support through their memberships enrolled once each year in the period from armistice day to thanksgiving day judge payne said eald we do not receive any support from the government or through other taxation although as the president of the united states Is president of the society and one third of its governing members are representatives of U S ern mental agency by joining as a member in the logal local red cross chapter once each year during the annual roll call every citizen will have a part in carrying on this great humanitarian task |
