Show A R E DINE S S il me AMERICAN RED CROSS LV I 1 MATERIAL assistance to arl ice mens dependents by bg the chapters of the american red cross has increased more than in the past few months officials announced today families or dependents of men in the armed forces are urged to keep in close touch with their red cross chapters so that existing problems may be handled promptly and others arising from war condl conditions may be prevented when war was declared wholesale cancellation of applications for discharges from the army on the grounds of dependency upset families plans for the immediate future likewise the transfer of troops from one station to another and orders for departure from the country left many unsettled problems these sudden shifts created an unprecedented increase of work for the chapters Ilo however wever with its resources generously contributed by tho american people the red cross is enabled to relieve immediate hardships of the service mens families and to help them plan adjustments to wartime conditions officials stress tho the fact that this service to dependents is a legal and moral obligation of the red cross derived from its congressional charter young wives and children left stranded far from home parents who are hard pushed to make ends meet younger brothers and sisters in need deed of good food or clothing these are just a few of the thousands of situations which are being taken care of by local red cross home service workers it if a service man is reported killed wounded or missing the red cross will obtain information through its cr facilities the mei me jf f the armed forces are likewise served by the thousand or more field workers on duty Q at t all major military and naval stations at home and abroad prepared exclusively lor for |