| Show RED CROSS GROSS HEALS WOUNDS OF WAR di ex service men in Ho hospitals vitals after four afi years of peace J C CHAPTERS FIELD OF SERVICE every veteran needing help gets Is 1 vidual attention of sym pathetic workers f when MOD OR on Nave tabor 11 the world ha J to etere observe the fourth azeller 1 v i of armistice day tsy and the ameri amerl 41 lied ars its annual it I 1 all fur for the of the tb I 1 member sUlp the people ppl of the I 1 4 d e ale ties nar may well ell pause to think of e t contribution to the mio mi ai a i o of ece made by oar amy ani nt rr in it orid arar the glory of it u A a common tradition but the 1 is of f war remain they are not healed in a jay day jn in a year vor la in a foar ar tam ad ua on armistice day then T u be toe under treatment in government id atals oer over ex service men b ken er by wound wounds ekpo re nervo nervous us strata strain and exhaustion ini ident to their service arice in the war the bout stint Is so un d to these disabled iren fret falth the and med i 1 al 21 ure ire to billeb they are alt their maw al of care Is I 1 a duty of the he I 1 t ne 49 hyl because the GOT ern erni i lit tot penot handle the cases of f rile rie mw men it must baille lie these dav a la in bajc b lt ander a policy the government 1 haa has neither the he authority the funds or tho th equipment for working out the problem of the man an there IP alit re e the Ar american attlean itea 1 cross dads its greatest rea tet field for pervice 1 aidin ing through its lt very active chapter chapters la in reaching the dt fabled man with ini int mediate practical help tip assisting his family wale his claim Is fron the process of 0 adjustment articles of t fabj funds to tide over the period the friendly touch of personal pe encouragement bel bellitta recreation and worry aduf meat ment it Is the warm band of sym pathy end and understanding which the american red cross extends to the majority of thew the w disabled d ex service arice aien men some of them friendless la in the whirl of life thousands of them with wives and children dependent upon th turn am and hundreds of them frequent y helpless tn in the face of frim necessity 2679 chapter chapters aidana veterans in this work upon wf w se 1119 acim ment the red cro croos crois is is I 1 ursine urging a record breaking bre allax enrollment in the roll 11 call which opens on aels t th day and close with ing ln day 2679 chapters in all parts of the country are enz enraged aged this Is M 33 more than were working for ex mea lat last year when approximately was wa expended by the xa no lona lonal organization and the chapter working together toe ether in t armonious armon lous unity for the curr vint year nalof il rs appropriated WIM 02 an increase of ama 3 MA over 1 he amount spent fur for the work among amon ex ervice service men la in the year ended jun juno 14 last alne it is 1 estimated that the chapters will expend close to from their own funds the crand total vital of lied tied crois cross expenditures for chis bl single work 14 expected again to ili apsch the mark by june SC I 1 1023 hospital and district offis office work dobrinz the fiscal year a total of over I 1 OUO persons per suns paid and volunteer olun teer has been engaged in lied red cross luty duty in hospital hospitals or 01 strict office met of the U S 9 esteran et eran bureau an awnee average of 3 new cas ca r requires quires definite and pr vetilar at attention tendon act ach month the d di jarw for chapter made articles fr hospital patients Is constant roni tant during last jear ear 1 it claims and information son ice at national q quarters barters handled compensation and isura insurance ure claims allotment and nd allowance cam cages and laneous claims febra february f 1910 1919 it aas as disposed of checks payable to veterans which the font fost 01 are department reported undo unde Ih liv erable the Ciha chapter pter Is lq the quit of t the ned red crows crots organization which Is accessible to every disabled veteran or his tara fam lly ly between july 1 and june SO irm 1922 the chapters bad had rep ted I 1 G COS instances ot of service 1 to ex bervice meri mer and their dependents at a cost met eRt etlina linsted ted from now at hand of more than OOOO the basis of this far reaching work of the lied cross ii Is the individual need of the disabled veteran to the end that he may obtain b A rights oa tin der the inai la that his pec sj wants may be supplied that bs own stud till his situation may way be rende wl vid happy AW cheerful the erful and that their outlook for the future may incentives int for independent and fruitful effort |
