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Veteran relief is ' RIG RED CROSS TASK % Service to Disabled in Ten Years Since Armistice Has Cost $65,800,000. •till finds a cre.it annr of disabled and sick veterans requIriuK assistance, and whose families also must be aided, according to s statement bv James I. Fleser. vies chairman In charge of da nestle operations of the (led Cross at Washington. In the ten years since November 11. 19IM. the Red Cross has expended approximately fGli.SOO.OOO in vataran relief work. Mr. Fieser said. There Is a dally average of 25.&00 disabled and sick world war veterans enrolled In Veterans' Bureau and other government hospitals which care for these men and women, and about the same annual average of veterans suc cumbing to wounds and Illness, for whose dependents the R<*d Cross Is pledged to give required assistance. .Mr. Fleser pointed out. In addition, the Red Cross, under Its charter granted by Congress, has a definite duty towards service men of the regular establishment of Army. Navy sou Marine Corps, and follows them to all foreign ports or duty. The expenditure in this work for the year ending June 30. 1928. was $307,458. the annual report states "Upon the Red Cross rests the sa cred obligation of carrying on relief work for the disabled service and ex- service men and women and their de pendejts, taking up the work where the Government Is not able to carry on,” Mr. Fleser said. "The Red Cross has 349 trained workers, serving either full or part time In the Held. In liaison work, camps and hospitals, who are always in personal contact with the sick and disabled in hospitals, with the men in the regular Army. Navy and Marine Corps, and who stand ever ready to serve veterans back in civil life, who need the help of a friendly agency to aid in establishing their 'Tights and claims. "To maintain this staff and to sup port the practical services they ren- . der, the Red Cross made expenditure ^of $1.11)9,795 for the year ending June 30, 1928. In addition 2.700 Red Cross 'Chapters, in that uumber of communi ties, who have established special work for the disabled service and ex- service people, expended during the past year $1,732,000.” The annual report states that the number of death claims aloue of vet erans which are handled through the War Service at national headquarters of the Red Cross, ftas increased from . 12,010 in 1923 24 to 24.G02 in 1927-28. During the year ending June 30. 1928, War Service assisted Chapters in ad justing Government claims amounting, in benefits to veterans or their depen dents. to $693,203.42 in award* for compensation, insurance, adjusted compensation, burial expenses, etc. in addition to this amount, which repre •ented lump sum payments, awards were obtained for $183,389 in monthly installments of insurance and compen sation and in quarterly adjusted com penB.-tion paymeuts. Mr. Fleser points out that Red Cross 'Roll Call comes once each year, and that It is the only occasion upon *rhteb the Red Croat asks for funds which to carry on its activities, which War Service From uralulce Day to Thaaksgivlag Onj tho American people are aaked to aup this work through their Red ilpe- WORK OF VOLUNTEERS RED CROSS RACKBONE - Men and Women Who Give Serv ices Aid Greatly — Surgical Dressings, Knitting, Sewing Still Carried On. In this year of the tenth anniversary of the Armistice, which ended the Thousands of women, who were world war, the American Red Cross ^flr'it enrolled as Red Crosi workers is The People-Sentinti. during the period of the World War. have never ceased In their labors for that organization, but still carry on knitting garments for disabled sol diers, making dresses and layettes for children and kifants, and giving hours of their time In tbs various volunteer activities of Red Cross work Volooieer work by men also p ays a large part in the organization •of Red Cress. This volunteer work is the back bone of Red Cross. Fully eighty Ova per cent of the service this buinanl tarian organization is able to render the public, through public hea.th. American Junior Red Cross, service to disabled veterans of the World War, and the service men of the regu lar establishment, aud Its many other ai ivities. must fall upon the shoulder of the volunteer worker. Not only is this true of the national headquar ters where such distinguished volun leers Are enrolled as Judge John Bar ton Payne, chairman, and Miss Mabel Bosrdman. secretary of the Red Crosa. and Col. E. P. Bicknell. vice chairman in charge of foreign opera tion. but also in every community where Chapter chairmen and other men and women devote hours of tbelr time to fostering and planning the valuable and humane work of Red Cross, so that It may be ever ready to serve in time of distress, ct'.as trophe or great national emergency. In the year just ended, 253.00u gar ments were provided by Red Cross Chapters, including 1.399 layettes with nineteen articles each, for use in disaster areas. Women who rolled surgical dress ings ten years ago, with the help of new volunteers, still carry on this work for hospitals in their communi ties, and for the Chapter's stock, where a supply must be maintained to answer emergency calls. In the year just ended, the women made 2,276.000 dressings. No type of volunteer work is more interesting or meets greater apprecia tion from its beneficiaries than the distribution each December of Christ mas bags—one of which goes to every service man in the Army and Navy stationed on a distant post. Each year the request comes for more bags, until for Christmas. 1928. Rod Cross volunteers have been asked to provide 42.000. The bags, containing small necessities dear to a service man's heart, go to the Philippines. China. Guam. Nicaragua and all the distant ports Where Uucle Sam's men are stationed. Another service these volunleers perform, which has generally gripped the imagination of all who have come in touch with it, is the transcription into Braille for the blind of hundreds of books. Need of certain types of books fox the blind first came to the attention of Red Cross through the blinded veterans of the World War From work begun for th* war blind with a Tew devoted workers, this transcription of books now is being carried on by 1,029 Braille transcrib eta. who during this year have hand copied 150.705 pages, and 34$ titles have been completed. II li ■ ■■ I M ADVERTISE k> The People-Sentinel International Sunday School Lesson for November 18 PAUL’S EXPERIENCES IN JERUSALEM ' Acts 21:37-22:l ;22-29 Rev. Samuel D. Price, D.D. Action and plenty of it followed Paul’s arrival at Jerusalem. James, tlie brother of Jesus, presided over the conference where Paul made his report and turned over the offerings which had been gathered for the poor in Jerusalem during this third missionary journey, now con cluding. When account was given of the way in which many Gentiles believed, in the crucified and risen Lord “they glorified God.” At ti^e same time they told Paul that he was being spoken against by those who were sure that he had forsaken the laws and customs that dated back to the days of Moses. To win favor with such critics lie was advised to assume the cost of vows recently made by four men and take the same Nazarite vow on himself for the remaining seven days. Paul was ready to make this concession, for he was steadfast as a, Jew though he had added to his beliefs meanwhile. Trouble began when some devout Jews from Asia declared that this man, already under suspicion, had brought Trophimus the Ephesian, a total alien, into the section of the Temple area whither only a Jew might go. The Chiel distinctly read that if another than a Jew passed beyond that point the death penalty would be inflicted. , The uproar was fierce and the Temple guards shut the gates as soon as Paul could be dragged out. Seeing the confusion the Roman soldiers were rushed from the Castle of Antonio for the protection of the man against whom the cry was raised "Away with him.” To secure Paul’s safety, for the Romans were responsible, the prisoner was taken within Antonio where the centurion was ordered to scourge the man and thus extort his confession. This was akin to what is called the "third degree” of modern days. Ar just the psycho- iogical moment, as the lash was about «to fall on the bared back, rani asked a quiet question that changed everything suddenly. He said, “Is it lawful to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncon demned?” They knew that Paul had not made any Wuff as to his claim of Roman citizenship, else he would have been punished with death. The centurion called the chief captain, Claudias, Lysias, who also was a citizen of Rome. When asked if his claim was trtie Paul said "Yes.” Lysias was amazed for his citizenship had been obtained at great cost. Then Paul, with just pride in his ancestry, adds to the evaluation that is now being made of him, "But I am a Roman born.” There were no further torments that day. Next day Paul faced the Jewish Sanhedrin. When he saw that his case could not have a fair hearing there he threw that court into con fusion by dividing the Pharisees and Saducess as he mentioned the resurrection. Turmoil started afresh and the castle again became the place for safekeeping. When a fierce plot was discovered Paul was hastened northward to Caesarea under a strong auard. Meanwhile Paul had been encouraged by a night vision as "the Lord stood by him and said. Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome." That message was of wonderful consolation through the two years that followed t\hi> a prisoner and during the journey to Rome that ended in a ' o.vreck. Nancu //art Have you seen the new toilet ac cessories that are developed in colors as fresh and dainty as those of the fabrics that drape the modern bed room? 'There are mirrors and brushes, beauty boxes and manicure tools in soft tints and patterns. Some repro duce the Chinese motifs of old Ming porcelains and lacquers; others show Empire designs and colorings, and again others have floral designs. Imagine the charm of accessories, of Napoleon blue in a French pattern on a dressing table flounced in changeable taffeta Or picture the Chintz-hung room with toilet articles in soft blue or buff, green or mauve, according to the color of the dra peries’ These are just a few of the decorative effects that may be ob tained with the new toilet ware which, relatively speaking, is far from expensive. a a a For Vegetable Night Onion Soup Baked Beans Brown Bread Fried Tomatoes Cold Slaw Lemon Meringue Pie Non-stimulating Drink a a a Children Like Figs This Way About l/out* Health Thing! You Should Know bf John Tgs iddm For cream fig pudding, dissolve a package lemon-flavored gelatin in pint boiling water. When cold and beginning to thicken, whip to con sistency of whipped cream. Add one cup whipped cream and one cup chopped figs cooked to a jam. Mold or pour into sherbet glasses. * * * Delicious Corn Entree Chop fine one green pepper and two slices onion: saute in butter. Heat two-thirds cup canned corn and 1 cup stewed tomatoes, add pepper, onion, 2 tablespoons butter. I % cups diced cheese. 2 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca and seasoning. Cook 15 minutes', serve on toast cr crack ers. * * ♦ Pleases the Growing Boy Chocolate bread pudding is very wholesome and beloved by the chil dren. I’sc your usual recipe fdfr plain bread pudding, but add to the scalded milk 3 squares melted bitter choco late. This pudding is delicious served with creanv 1 A * * • Gave '- it Jr cos* Juices left over nt e tirr'* can always be turned * jellies at a later date. Use W. or two cups cf syi ^p, according to strength of flavor desired, add two cups water and five level cup,- sugar and bring to a boil. Add a again to full rolling boil for a half agan to full rollng boil for a half minute. Remove, let stand a min ute, pour and seal. Fifty nation* fly the Red Cross flag. For all K carries the symbolic mean ing of help in time ot distress; of health preservation; disease preven tion, and International co-operation In humane effort, which recognises no frontier, no difference In laemage. bat only merciful help for all mem. "Gland Treatment" “Wh^ don't you try gland therapy ?’' is heard so often now that a brief talk here may not be out of place. “Gland treatment” is not very new The theory of it is, that when a certain gland, or set of glands within the huma Y body. Ucome incapacitated from disease or over-use, we should at oocc restore them by administering to the patient, the substance of similar glands taken from the animals; this procedure, we are assured, will rapidly regenerate the broken-down human organism, and make it like new. Therefore the quack! Upon his shelves stand rows of bottles with mysterious labels, and filled with but- too-sized discs of greyish color,—some of them are kidney, some ovary, some thyroid, some liver, some spleen, and so on—all good for the corresponding gland in the patient, so good, indeed, that gullible victims will gladly shell out from five to fifty dollars per -‘course” to the “great specialist” whose picture peering thro a micro scope, we see so often. Will some folks ever learn better? A few glands—very few—are known by educated, experienced physicians, to be valuable, through their extracts, in treating certain ailments successfully. Some of these are utterly unknown to laymen, and. the advertising quack is fully as ignorant. The reader may well take this to heart: No "tablet” that is marketed to the public through commercial channels by advertising, is either worthy of faith or the per fectly good money it costs the pur chaser. The field is a broad one—for the medical impostpr. Don’t be stung. 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