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Show RED CROSS ASSISTS DISABLED VETERANS Tho American Red Cross la carrying on a wldo program of service for tho. disabled World War votcrans receiving treatment In United States Public Health hospitals, and those-being trained train-ed through agencies of tho federal Board for Vocational Education. In each of tho Public Health Service hospitals Rod Cross workers devoto their tlmo to tho general welfare of tho Borvlco men from tho day they enter tho receiving ward until thoy oro discharged. After tho soldtor's discharge dis-charge tho Red Cross continues Ita friendly service through the Homo Service Section in hla own community. Tho Red Cross maintains a convalescent convales-cent houso at all of tho hospitals, where patients can arouao themselves after they are well enough to bo tip ond around. Parties and plcturo shows in tho words are also furnished, with cenco comes. Great scrvtco has been rendered by tbe Red Cross In mental cases In identifying iden-tifying thoso who havo appeared In stato hospitals for tho Insane, and helping help-ing them secure compensation duo from tbo Durcau of War Risk Insurance, In the Federal Doard's various dls- o trict offices the Red Cross worker, act- y ing with tho nomo Scrvlco Boctlon, f makes necessary loans to tbo men, or- " ranges suitable living conditions, holps collect evidence and supply facts to the Hoard, assists In "appealing cases" and settles various personal difficulties for t. tbe men. The workers also follow up nnd aid all men who discontinue training. train-ing. Tbe Red Cross agents find men lost" t to the Board, help clear up delayed coses ond aid tbe college counselors Id Iholr friendly work with tbo men. Many Red Cross chapters havo set up recreation fucilltles, and la somo Instances In-stances living clubs, so those victims of war may have attractive surroundings surround-ings and tbo fun which muat go with effective .school work. To tho American Red Cross Institute for tbe Dllnd near Baltimore, Md moro than half of all the Araerlcnns j blinded In tho World War havo come , for training. Tho Institute, through tbe Red Cross, long ago conducted an exhaustive Industrial survey to doter- r mine tbo vocations for which blind men could bo fitted. As result it la E putting forth well trained men equip- i ped to meet tho social, civic nnd ceo- j nomlc requirements of their respective communities. m i i Where the Rub Cornea. It Is frequently cnslcr to count tno cost than It Is to pay It. Doston Tnn- i script |
