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Show to the Board, help clear tip delayed cases and aid the college counselors lu their friendly work with the men. Many Red Cross chapters have set up recreation facilities, and in some Instances In-stances living clubs, so these victims : of war may have attractive surround-! surround-! Ings and the fun which must go with : effective school work. To the American Red Cross Institute for the Blind near Baltimore, Md., more than half of all the Americans blinded In the World War have come for training. The Institute, through the Red Cross, long ago conducted an exhaustive industrial survey to deter-I deter-I mine the vocations for which blind men could be fitted. As a result it is putting forth well trained men equipped equip-ped to meet the social, civic and economic eco-nomic requirements of their respective communities. RED CROSS ASSISTS DISABLED VETERANS The American Red Cross Is carrying on a wide program of service for the disabled World War veterans receiving treatment in United States Public Health hospitals, and those being trained train-ed through agencies of the Federal Board for Vocational Education. In each of the Public Health Service hospitals Red Cross workers devote their time to the'' general welfare of the service men from the day they enter the receiving ward until they are discharged. After the soldier's discharge dis-charge the Red Cross continues its friendly service through the Home Service Section in his own community. The Red Cross maintains a convalescent, convales-cent, house at all of the hospitals, where patients can amuse themselves after they are well enough to be up and around. Parties and picture shows In the wards are also furnished, with occasional excursions when convalescence convales-cence comes. Great service has been rendered by the Red Cross in menial cases in identifying iden-tifying those who have appeared In stale hospitals for the Insane, and helping help-ing Ihpm secure compensation due from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. In the Federal Board's various district dis-trict ollices the Red Cross worker, act- inc witli the Home Service Section, v makes necessary loans to the men, ar ranges suitable living conditions, helps collect evidence and supply facts to the Board, assists In "appealing cases" aud settles various personal difficulties for the men. The workers also follow up and aid all men who discontinue training. train-ing. , The Red Cross agents find inert "lost'' |