Show dc oss HELPS q pa S S U F F 1171 1 E R S 4 I 1 T Y I 1 aids veterans and heir jes dis abEll ln m hospitals it tf aar 4 S P END 5 wi 5 IN IM YEAR fi yr inife inifi visual attention assured to 1 S physically icalla ailing or ii distress i 4 41 masv washington ton war service fire yer ler the th armistice which on er 1 ahe the american red cross th the opening 0 of the annual 1 1 1 mabran kalp iship canvass shows that dur P W year iss assistance istance was wag ex rr V ay J the tied lied cross to somo some fpx men or their cami f fa 30 hospitals throughout the ex es CIO inc menbere men nere were admitted tor for treatment abajo an di I 1 ot these ine men definite and a si e service was extended the ss annual report discloses in aU hospitals I 1 under government opera ja ot of nearly disabled tze lg 1 1 ilkay were reported by the sur dearal 0 ot of the army TO r 4 acts ot of the aftermath ot of ic 1 md and metal disability five years XI X I fy 11 1 I war and the burden pon the relatives relative s and deot ot tho the ex service men show i sly the great need ot of the as 3 to act as a supplementary t the e government in service to any thousands of 0 men who U uniform ot of tho the united states d be e e emphasized that govern kat ss istance Is necessarily stand izod along specified lines affecting yn As s a aholo ole the red lied cross alg li to the individual man and the littlon ot of his problems this the cross designates home service 66 rime alms to give the loving care nd interest ot of the home to these men V au n dergo ug physical reconstitution atrom their actual home influences Influence a 1 0 r year Y aas a expenditures es elthe the year ended last june ia 30 the da asi d cross reports spent by its chapters in extending individual y attention to the ex es service men and spent by national headquarters ot of the red cross a total ot of I 1 in behalf of 0 the men called to duty in the world war the red cross since july 1 1917 has spent nearly today there are ara 2608 2008 chapters in as many localities carrying on this work aiding the individual veteran assisting his family furnishing creature comforts and funds to tide over troublesome periods the strong connecting link between the red cross and the united states veterans bureau takes tho the complications out ot of difficult cases ot of cla claims ling the red cross in this work requiring personal representation of the ex ice fee man has acted in appeal cases insurance matters personal and family problems camp and hospital activities and in cases of 0 death this service handled nearly compensation and insurance claims and 2225 2226 allotment and other claims I 1 solves serious problem the financial problem of tho the ex se ice man when traveIl traveling ng to and from hospitals Is a serious one and in meeting this constant demand the red lied cross expended during the year for extra recreational equipment m nt in veterans bureau training centers was spent and for tho the blinded veterans in the government funds were supplied to enable somo some of 0 thosa unfortunate men to enter business as storekeepers and poultry raisers ral gers in veterans hospitals the iho record ot of a single month illustrates tho the large service jenderec rende rec by the red cross for example now cases required attention and a total of 0 2600 cases were acted upon let and telegraph ines message sager written and more than 1600 enter given in recreation houses for or tho the benefit of the patients authorities declare that tha present Is a critical time in the lives ot of many of 0 the tb disabled ex bervice men who during the five years since the armistice have developed misgivings misgiving of 0 recovery work among amona the regulars regular service to the enlisted men of the army navy and marine corps is ig a charter obligation of the red cross wal III the last year recorded over 2 ai q cases ot of assistance at stance extended an visits to the sick and disabled inquiries by the abo red cross at the request of 0 government au authorities thorl into the home conditions condl tlona ot of soldiers sailors bailers and marines aggregated and there were nearly instances where the red cross located men tor fat their families all these activities constituting a single responsibility ot of the american red craib cro s demonstrated demont rated during the year aba its war service in behalf of 0 the veloran and tha the man enlisted enli stee in the nations defensive arms masi go forward unfalteringly and without stint of funds the work of the last five years his has welded a close bond of regard between the men who sacrificed and the red cross whose abo efforts are praised anil and indented Indor sed by the veterans organizations to do all that can he be done to soften tho consequences of i the hard blows blown of wat war to Is the supreme dupret ne duty of the red cross to which it Is giving its best beet and most boat liberal service iee |