South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 308, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 November 1920 — Page 9

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Here's What Your Red Cross Did Right Here at Home Daring the Past Year Gave aid and information to 3,620 different families; financial aid to 446, medical aid to 252, dental aid to I 1, hospital care to 7, legal aid to 1 9, social service of some kind to hundreds more. Made 860 visits in behalf of home service clients. Meld 7,971 office interviews and 5,281 by telephone, besides writing 4,615 letters in behalf of nee dy f amines. Filled out 887 legal papers for soldiers and exservice men regarding compensation, arrears of pay, affidavits for clothing, etc. Gave out $1 5,797.85 for relief and in loans and received back in payment of loans $9,325.85. Found employment for 209 persons. Cared for eight different families made homeless by fh, providing clothing, tools and equipment which enabled them to get back to work. (Incidentally saved the cqmmunity $1,800 by heading off a movement to raise a $2,000 relief fund for this purpose. The work was done adequately with $200 taken from the Home Service treasury.) Helped 2 1 0 soldiers convert their government insurance to one of the permanent forms. Made 200 investigations for military authorities and cooperating Red Cross chapters; 216 surveys for federal board for vocational education. Besides supervising the details of vocational education at Notre Dame and the reconstruction work at Healthwin hospital, under government auspices. Nearly 50 ex-soldiers are now receiving treatment at Healthwin. All details concerning their admission and the work for their comfort, convenience and entertainment at the hospital are handled by the Red Cross. 'The Red Cross Will Do Anything For You." That's a former doughboy's tribute, and it's true.

Quietly, but effectively, this Greatest Mother is toiling and drudging for you and yours. Though peace is here, She has not forgotten the crippled, blinded remnants of the war in Army and Navy hospitals. To the victims of disaster in war she still brings blessed relief. She does more. She takes to her arms the victims of disaster in peace, the victims of floods, fires, tornadoes and other catastrophes. Over 30,000 such unfortunates were shielded and sheltered by Her this year. In preventing disease through education, in saving lives through rarcful nursing arid by teaching first aid in accidents the Greatest Mother in the World--Your Red Cross is keeping faith with you; keeping faith not only in your own country aye, in your own community but also in devastated foreign lands. Will You keep faith with her. Here's your chance.

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That's the slogan for St. Joseph county. There's no need to take a week for such a plain, simple duty. So volunteer your dollar Thursday, November 11. Go to the Red Cross booth nearest you there will be one in every community and enroll yourself in the Red Cross, enlist your dollar in this errand of mercy. The goal for St. Joseph county is 20,000 members. There should be that many, and more. Remember that half of your dollar stays right here at home for the important work which is beng done in this very community. The other half goes to the national work. And less than four cents goes for expenses; the rest all goes for relief. All right, then, everybody

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