Show WA ORK N OT AT END FORRED FOR RED GROSS CROS demands for pr service to disabled diew ed veterans last iea ear r cost nearly expenditure of for services vices to disabled disa bleg veterans and of i tor for service se r vice to men of the regular army and navy were outstanding details of the red cross appropriations tor for th the past y ears itley and are cited by chairman chalemin john barton payne as the continuing importance of this phaik ot of the organizations zat ions responsibilities olne years after the euil end of the war or of the total izo expended ended for disabled veterans the national organization contributed and the local red cross Chap chapters teri the service ervi ceto to men ot 1 I aba regular ular forces was shared by the organization with afi an appropriation of and by the local chapters with during the year the red cross as a whole contributed materially to the success odthe of the efforts to have every veteran ra instate reinstate re or convert his wartime insurance iii before the hie final time limit expired chapters worked in cooperation with local veterans bodies to assist former service men with their insurance papers and the application routine many chapters keeping open headd headquarters u iter u up P to the expiration of the final moment at midnight under local chapters of the red cross assistance to ex service men in filing claims for disability and ad lusted compensation securing hospital care for disabled ve veterans preparation of social histories tor for use to in treatment ot at men in government hospitals assistance in tio curing proper guardians for veterans vete rais adjudged incompetent to administer their affairs rendering reports on nome name conditions of service men applying tor for discharge because of dependency and many other forms of aid are a part of tie ho red cross duty to those these men mea at an interesting detail reveals the fact that prosecution of ex service mens claims claim sis is becoming increasingly difficult as they grow more involved with each year yea r that passes jasses since the war the number of death claims is growing constantly in addition to the tact fact that there Is a steady increase in the number of claims referred to various Lr L ranches anches of the red cross concerned with assistance to v veterans et erans for aid in bringing them to a close during thile past year Nat national lonal headquarters estimated that the red cross assisted veterans and bervice men with cases involving total awards of for disability and death compensation revival of insurance adjusted compensation pensions pans fons medical and burial reimbursements etc ad red cross representatives are on duty with the army und navy both in home and foreign garrisons and contact Is maintained in the hospitals and other centers where assistance to these men dien and women tray iray be needed such red cross service it Is ampha sized covers only th the fields where here provisions lons regular governmental provis provisions do not apply and is donig deigned ned to sup clement these benefits of the government it was emphasized that this particular activity of the red fled cro cross ss Is one of the strongest appeals tor fa r ah tha increased membership which will be asked of the country during the tha annual enrollment train roin november 11 to 24 |