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Show RED CROSS ASSISTS DISABLED VETERANS The American Red Cr3sts 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. i 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 so'dler'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 nre well enough to be up j 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 mental cases In Identifying Iden-tifying those who have appeared In state hospitals for the Insane, and helping help-ing them secure compensation due from the Bureau of War P.Isk Insurance. In the Federal Board's various district dis-trict offices the Red Cross worker, act Ing with the Home Service Section, makes necessary loans to the men, arranges ar-ranges suitable living conditions, helps collect evidence and supply facts to the Board, assists In "appealing cases" and settles various personal difficulties for the men. The workers also follow up and aid all men who discontinue train-Ing. train-Ing. The Red Cross agents find men "lost" to the Board, help clear up delayed cases and aid the college counselors In tlielr 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 surroundings surround-ings and the fun which must go with fffectlve school work. To the American Red Cross Institute for the Blind near Baltimore, lid., 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 determine deter-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 respectlv communities. |
