Show service to disabled in ten years since armistice Arn listic e has cost I 1 in this year or of the tenth lentil anniversary of 0 the armistice which ended the world war the american red cross sull still finds a great army of disabled and sick veterans requiring assistance and whose lose families also must be aided according to a statement by james L fleser vice chairman in charge of domestic operations of the hie red cross at in the ten years sin since november 11 the zed red cross has approximately C 1 in ia veteran relief work mr fleser said there Is a dally daily average of disabled and sick world war veterans enrolled in Ve veterans trans poreau and other government hospitals which care for or those these nien men and women find and about the same annual averite avar e of veterans succumbing to wounds end and illness tor for whose dependents the red cross la Is pledged to give required assistance mr fr I 1 icar fieser pointed out in addition the red cross under its charter charier a by congress has bas a dc fuite duty duly towards service men 0 of the reg res lar ar of army navy au an fi marine larine corps and follows them to all ports or daty the expenditure lu ill this work vork for or the year ending june 30 1923 was the annual report states elates upon the red cross rests the sa cred obligation of carrying on relief work tor for the disabled service and ex men and wornell women rad aad their de pen deats taking up the work where the government Covern ment Is not able to carry on mr air fieser said eaid the red cross has trained workers serving either full or part time in the geld celd in liaison work camps and hospitals who are always in personal contact with the sick and disabled la in hospitals with the men in the regular army navy and marine corps and aad who stand ever ready to serve veterans back in civil life who need the help of a friendly agency to aid in establishing their A rights ats and claims to maintain this stall staff and to sup port the practical F vices they ren der the red cross made expenditure of tor for the year ending june 20 30 1923 in addition addi tiou 2700 red cross CLap chapters teea in that number of commini ties who have established special work tor for the disabled service and ex service people expended during the past year the annual report states that the number of death claims alone of vet erans which are handled through the war service at national headquarters of the red cross has increased from in to 2460 1 in 1927 1997 28 during the year ending june so 30 1928 war service assisted chapters in ad government claims amounting in benefits to veterans or their dents to to in awara for or compensation insurance adjusted adf compensation burial expenses etc la in addition to this amount which depre seated lump sum payments awards were obtained tor for in monthly installments of fus insurance urance and campen and in quarterly adjusted corn com pens tion payments mr fieser points out that red cross roll call comes once each year and that it Is the only occasion upon which hibb the red cross asks tor for funds with which to carry on its activities of which war service Is one from armistice day to thanksgiving day daj the american people are ara asked to sup port this work through their red cross memberships |