Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1920 — QUESTIONNAIRE BRINGS MONEY FOR VACATION [ARTICLE]

QUESTIONNAIRE BRINGS MONEY FOR VACATION

to a certain Lake Division town, there’s a mother of a former soldier who has nearly SIOO extra to spend for herself this summer.

The Red Cross Home Service section in that community sent questionnaires to all ex-service men, asking them if all their war-time affairs had been satisfactorily settled. The particular soldier In question was discharged soon after the Armls- 1 tlce and had nevbr learned that some travel pay was due him. After he had read over the questionnaire he decided to look up the Home Service secretary- an find out about some of the things noted among the, queries As a result he just check for $96.48 that he didn’t kWw was due him until the Red Crbss questionnaire came. He gave the money his mother for a vacation. This Is a typical example of the service given by the Red Cross.