South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 313, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 8 November 1920 — Page 3

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For the purposes of the Fourth Roll the city has been districted and workers will be assigned to their various posts at a meeting to be held at the Chamber of Commerce TUESDAY EVENING, Nov. 9. The meeting will be called to order at 7:30 o'clock and it is vitally important that every worker be present. This is the final meeting before the Roll Call starts and besides assignments, important instructions will be given and supplies distributed. All captains and all workers are urged to attend the meeting Tuesday evening without fail.

A Family Saved Right Here at Home Hp was 5-tronp, husky nnd able-bodied. When tho call to arms cimo h" hail a wife and three children. But he felt the urge of duty and answered the call. When ho joined the Colors he allotted mot of hlg pay to his family and the Kovernment promised to raise the total amount to $G2.G0 per month. I Jut the months passed and no money came, like many others this allottnunt was delayed In the great rush of clerical work in the governmental dt-part men ts. There were throe little mouths to food, and they couldn't wait on government departments. So the brave little mother went to work, meantime having found a place to leave her children with a distant relative while she was away from them. Then, partly because It was her first experience at 'wase earning and partly because of the anxiety, the little, mother fell ill. Her letters to the husband at camp were filled with gloom tnd discouragements. He sought his discharge, to rome home and help them. The R"-d Truss, at camp forwarded details of the case to the lied Cross at South 1'end. Ten minutes later a Red Cross visitor was on the way to see the little mother and her family. It took a little tact to make her soo that this was not charity. The little mother appreciated the spirit and in little while a family budget ua.- made tip. The bills which had accumulated and were a constant sourco of worry were paid up by the lied Cross; then she was pivn a regular weekly allowance for .support until the government allottment should come thrnuich. The letters back to camp became mure cheerful; the husband's anxiety was relieved. And with Red Cross aid and advice the family was well cared for. Karly in H) It the husband received his honorable discharge. He was back on his- old job for he had an excellent work record and was taken back immediately but in a short time found it impossible to carry on. His physician ordered a rest, but he couldn't afford it. One job after another proved too much; in five months he was able to work only live weeks. The Rod Cross sought Iiis family physician and learned that his illness was the result of Iiis having been in service. The lied Cross immediately put in a claim for compensation and placed the man in a hospital for treatment. Meantime two other memb rs of the family fell ill and required nursing: one of them a minor operation. All this was provided by the Red Cross. When the compensation finally arrived It was for less than one-third what the Red Cross knows the man i entitled to. So they've advanced the money required without hesitation, depending on being able to convince the government of the justice of the. claim. Rut whether the Red Cross convinces the government of this or not. the local chapter workers take comfort in the knowledge that this soldier and his family are now '"back to normal." restored in health and fully able to stand alone. And as fcr the family, well, if you want to hear the sincere expression of real gratitude, just ask them what they think of the Red Cross. Right now the St. Joseph county home service section is caring for seven such families. During the past year 4 4G different persons have reef ived financial aid. Your chance to help support thw work is hero. Volunteer your dollar, don't wait to be asked. Go to the booth in your neighborhood on Thursday, November 11.

RED CROSS Torches: Homo Hygiene Care of SicU Flrtl Aid Dietetic TV Lifo Saving 'M-y': Thrift Community Service

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Over 92,000 families are healthier and happier today, thanks to the Greatest Mother in the World the Red Cross. Last year alone 92,000 women learned something even more essential than the cure of disease. They learned how to prevent disease. The Red Cross, through its nation-wide organization, taught them simple truths for preserving their families health; taught them what food is best for their f amines health ; taught them how to care for the sick, saving babie3 and adults the country across. There remain hundreds of thousands of families, too poor to learn elsewhere, who remain uninstructed. The Red Cross must shoulder the task of teaching them. The work must go on. But it can't go on without your support. The work i3 costly, but saving lives is a greater satisfaction than saving money. Your membership dollar does its part to save a life. Join the Red Cross or renew your membership

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