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single responsibility of the American
Red Cross demonstrated during the
year that Its "war service” In behalf
of the veteran and the man enlisted
in the nation’s defensive arms must
go forward unfalteringly and with*
out stint of funds. . The work of the
'last live years has welded a close
bojjd of regard between the men who
sacrificed and the Red Cross, whose
efforts are praised and Indorsed by
the Veterans’ organizations. To do
all that can be done to soften the con*
sequences of the hard blows of war
Is the supreme duty of the Red Cross,
to which It Is giving Its best work and
most liberal service.
Aids 200,000 Veterans and
Their Families-27,000 Dis- .
I abled Still in Hospitals.
SPENDS $5,866,255 IN YEAR
+ Your +
RED CROSS
Individual Attention Assured to
. All Physically Ailing or
.T In Distress.
Chartered by Congress
to relieve suffering —
in peace and in war
—at home and abroad.
Join or Renew
Your. Membership
Nov. Uth to 29th
’Washington. — War service five
years after the annistlco, which on
November 11 the American Red Cross
mn ’ks with the opening of the annual
mi nbership canvass, shows that dur
ing the past year assistance was ex-
ten iiod by die Red Croas to some 200,-
000 ex-sorvico men or their fami
lies. To 130 hospitals throughout the
country approximately 75,000 ex-serv
ice men were Admitted for treatment,
and to 63,206 of tlieBe men deflnlte and
specialized service was oxtended, the
Red Cross annual report discloses. In
all hospitals under government opera
tion a total of nearly 27,000 disabled
veterans woro roported by the Sur
geon Goneral of the Army.
These facts of the aftermath of
physical and metal disability five years
after the World War, and the burden
resting upon the relatives and de
pendents of tho ex-service men, show
conclusively the groat need of the
Red Cross to act as a supplementary
arm of tho government In service to
those many thousands of men who
wore the uniform of the United States.
It should bo emphasized that govern
ment assistance is necessarily stand
ardized along specified lines affecting
them as a whole. The Red Cross serv
ice Is to the individual man and the
polutlon of Ills problems. This the
Red Croas designates "home service"
for its alms to givo the loving care
pnd interest of tho home to those mon
undergoing physical reconstitution
Extends Service to New Fields
and Brings Healing Hope to
Remote Sections.
First and most
The first starting battery
(1911) was an Exide, and
today more new cars leave
the manufacturers* hands
equipped with Exides than
with any other battery.
We have the right size
Exide for you, and the right
kind of repair service for all
makes of batteries.
“The supreme opportunity for lead
ership’’ for the American Red Cross is
Its health service. Thus a committee
made up of prominent physicians, san
itarians and public health experts,
after months of exhaustive study, re
ported and urged that hot only should
tho Red CroBS continue Its present
service, but should undertake a
comprehensive educational campaign
along public health lines. The an
nual report of the American Rod
Cross, just issued, discloses that It
has grasped this opportunity In the
fields of public health nursing, in
struction in home, hygiene and care of
the sick, nutrition work, first aid to
tho injured and in water life-saving.
Health service is fundamentally,
historically and practically an lmpor-,
tant function of the Red Cross, and
each year markB its extension into
new fields and along broader lines. In
the Red Cross Nursing Service there
are enrolled nearly 40,000 nurses, 20,-
000 of whom served during the World
War. The past year Red Cross nurses
were assigned to duty in Isolated
sections of Alaska and North Caro
lina and to work among the fisher
men of Penobscot Bay, Me.
Tho Public Health. Nursing Service,
inaugurated - by the American Red
Cross in 1912, which operates chiefly
in rural sections untouched by other
public health agencies, has 1,038 Red
Cross nurses working under the di
rection of Chapters. This work has
won so high a regard' that many of
the nurses are taken over by the local
authorities to maintain health services
tor their communities. Instruction in
Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
is noting a steady advance. Blnce
1914 certificates of proficiency have
been given 804,427 women who com
pleted the Red Cross course. In the
last year 26,695 certificates were
awarded and. 65,901 students were un
der the instruction of 1,054 Red Cross
nurses.
Tho benefits derived from meals
balanced to meet each person’s pecul
iar needs is winning widespread rec
ognition through the work of the Red
Cross Nutrition Service, particularly
in the schools. During tho school
year 2,688 carried on regular instruc
tion tn nutrition, reached more than
150,000 children and adults. More
than 2,250 volunteers assisted In this
work. Throughout the country 35,283
health meetings were held under Red
Cross auspices, attended by approxi
mately 254,500 persons.
One Movie Pest Will Pay His Pine;
Philadelphia.
-Harry Black Is proud
of his clear, distinct pronunciation/
He was in fine form recently, as he
sat In a movie and read each title
aloud as it was flashed on the screen’
loudly and sonorously. When hearby
members of the audience objected,'
Harry thought they were churlish fel-,
lows \yho .knew,little, of elocution, and
kept right oh. Harry did not see light;
Until Magistrate Fitzgerald fined him’
$18,50 and ad Monished .him about
theater etiquette. •}
Atlantan Second In Mehtal Teste i
Macon.—Paul S. Etheridge, an At*;
Ianta boy, and a graduate of Fulton,
high school,.ttiade the second highest!
average of the freshman class of Mer-'
cer uhlverslty in a psychological test'
given to the - first year men, according’
to - a recent statement given • out ;• by
Prof. Peyton Jacob, dean of the Mer
cer school of education. Etheridge’s
average , whs 88.2%.
Ndgro Is Killed While Fighting Snake
■ Huntsville, , Ala.—Will Brooks, well
known negro farmer, was killed by the
accidental discharge of his shotgun
when, he struck at' a snake with the
butt of.Xhe weapon. He had forgotten
that ho had cocked the gun to shoot
the h'iri! end a companion called to.
him that a snake was near h\s feet.
Brooks hastiily turned his gun into a
olub ’aUQ it *&s discharged in his ab
domen, inflicting a wound which re
sulted In death within a few moments.
The reptile was one of the largest mon
sters ever seen in this section.
Noted Seaman Passes To Beyond
New York.—Capt. Fred A. Tappen,
who, for seven years, cruised the wa
ters of New York hay and the Indian
river Florida, in -charge of various
commercial and pleasure craft, died
recently in the United States marine
hospital, Staten Island,, from, appendi
citis. For a large part of the year
Captain Tappen had made his home
in his launch, Ananias, taking It to
Florida in the winter. He was sixty-;
nine years old. New York Bay and
Indian river were his favorite cruising
water b.
We handle only genuine Exide parts
$6,866,26F| In behalf of the Men called i
to duty in the World War the Red
Cross since July 1, 1917, has spent
nearly $164,000,000. Today there are
2,608 Chapters In as many localities
carrying on this work, aiding thei in
dividual veteran, assisting his family,
furnishing creature comforts and
funds to tide over troublesome periods.
The strong connecting link between
the Red Cross and the United States'
Veterans’ Bureau takes the complica
tions out of difficult cases of claims.
Tho Red Cross In this work requiring
personal representation of the ex-serv
ice man has acted In appeal cases, In
surance matters, personal and family
problems, oamp and hospital activi
ties, and in cases of death. This serv
ice handled nearly 12,000 compensa
tion and Insurance claims, and 2,228
allotment and other claims.
8olve8 Serious Problem
The financial problem of the ex-serr-
Ice man when traveling to and from
hospitals Is a serious one, and in meet
ing this constant demand the Red
Cross expended $138,334.17 during the
year. For extra recreational equip
ment in Veterans’ Bureau training
centers $14,806 was spent, and for the
blinded veterans in the government
school funds were supplied to enable
some of these unfortunate men to en
ter business as storekeepers and poul
try raisers.
In Veterans’ Bureau hospitals the
record of a single month illustrates
the large service rendered by the Red
OroBS. For example, 15,604 new cases
required attention, and a total of 26,-
007 cases were acted upon; 49,868 let
ters and. 1,863 telegraph messages
written, and more than 1,600 enter
tainments given in recreation houses
for the benefit of the patients.
Authorities declare that the pres
ent Is a critical time In" the lives of
many of the disabled ex-service
Requisition Papers Issued For Moss
1 Atlanta.—Requisition papers were 1
fssued at the offiee of Governor Walk
er for F. Lamar Moss, now reported;
held at Greenville, S. C., and wanted;
in Atlanta for failure to pay alimony
to his wife. W. A. Riley, deputy sher-J
iff of Fulton county, was designated to;
go to South Carolina and bring Moss;
back to Atlanta. Suit for divorce was;
filed recently by Mrs. Moss against
her husband, and until a final decree!
is granted she was awarded $15 aj
Month alimony and the custody of
their two children.
Annual Summons to
Red Cross Banner
On Armistice Day
A BUILDING not only looks complete
xV.when it is covered with a Carey
Roofing, but it is complete — perfectly
protected, finished in appearance — a
structure built economically and sure to
prove economical to maintain. There is
a superior Carey Roofing for every type
of building. Let us tell you about the one
for your building.
America’s great humanitarian effort
In behalf of stricken Japan early In
•September gave the answer to the
question, "What Is there for the Red
Cross to do In time, of peace?” What
the American Red Cross did at once
when this crushing earthquake disas
ter came without warning showed
that It was ready on the Instant with
country-wide team work to carry out
quickly and effectively the request of
the President to lead the national ef
fort for the relief of the many thou
sands of sufferers. Preparedness to
take the field when relief is needed is
a charter duty of. the Red Cfoss.
Without a membership enrolled In ev
ery community in the land this readi
ness would be impossible. Thai is
why your dollar membership is most
important.
It is imperative that the struoturp
of the American Red Cross be made
up of millions of individual units.
Highway Pledged By Government
Atlanta.—Two important announce
ments regarding the progress of Stone
Mountain Confederate Memorial were
given out by officials in charge of the
project. 1. Federal aid -has been
promised officially, in constructing -a
highway to run past Stone Mountain.
2. Work on completion of Atlanta's
quota for the memorial fund haS gone
along quietly and with gratifying re
sults through the past week, and the
$250,000 asked of this city is expect
ed by the end of the coming week.
Robert C. Neely Dies Suddenly
Waynesboro.—Robert C. Neely, one
of the leading business men of this
section and well known in .cottpn clr-,
cles throughout the southeast', died
suddenly at his home here.
, v . . ,. ..—p — men
who during the five years since the
armistice' have developed misgivings
of recovery.
Work Among the “Regulars”
Service to the'enlisted, men of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps 1b a
charter obligation of the Red Cross,
which in the last year recorded over
200.000 cases of assistance extended
and 834,420 visits to the sick and dis
abled. Inquiries by the Red Cross at
the request of Government authori
ties into the home conditions of sol-
d.ier8, sailors and marines aggregated
17,714, and there were nearly 6,000
instances where the. Red Cross locat
ed men Tor their families.
» AH these activities constituting, a
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He was
November 29, the Roll Call this year a former member of the state legisla-
will penetrate to the ends of the I ture. Mr. Neely was born in Savan-
-earth and to the ships sailing the , nah 67 years ago. For many years
seven seas. The 3,600 Red Cross-1 he was one of the most prominent men!
Chapters in the United States will in the business, political and social*
have their busy volunteers enrolling life of this section of the state.i He'
members during ^this period imbued was mayor of Waynesboro Yor several
with renewed enthusiasm^ due 40 the teri n 8 , and also served the people
recent revival of effort when the cal? the town council. >
came from Japan, . I -