New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
GUARD AID FINDS
WORK FOR MANY
Active Service Auxiliary
Gets Places for S3
Dependents.

The placing of dependent relatives
of Guardsmen now absent with their
regiments in paying positions is one
of the most important departments in
the work of the Active Service Auxil-
iary of the National Guard. which has
its headquarters at the list armory.
Already positions have been found
for eighty-three OF the one hundred
who have applied, but work for those
who must stay at home has been SLOW
in coming to the auxiliary's notice.
Yesterday morning a woman, whose
adopted son is at the border, came 20
the organizations Office in search OF
dressmaking, which she could do at
home. Although she had just enough
money to last her week, she refused
financial aid, saying she was perfectly
able 10 earn her living if she could
only get work.
Would Sell Scenarios.
Another woman brought seven mo-
ton picture scenarios 20 the auxiliary,
which she asked the officers in charge
to help her place. She and her nj
teen-year-old daughter had held out as
long as they could in the hope that the
head of the family would be returned
TO them under the exemption order
recently issped by the Secretary OF
War. Her resources gone, she is Will
ing TO sell the seven scenarios, when
are said to be above the average in
nd int lnf TO m
producer who will give her enough 10
permit her 10 keep her home a little
longer
Having received complaints that firms
which had promised 20 continue paying
the salaries of their employees who had
gone 10 the border with the National
Guard were failing 10 keep their
pledges, the auxiliary sent the follow
ing letter 20 those who made the
promise:
"WiH YOU be kind enough to an
swer the following questions that we
may have an authoritative check on the
relation of employers TO those who
apply to as for help:
First Have you made any provision
for those Of your employees who were
called TO active service IN the National
Guard?
Second Please state just what as
sistance you have agreed or undertaken
to give families of such guardsmen.
"Third-Is the position Of such
guardsmen to be open to them upon
thir return?
Fourth If you have adopted def
mite policy in this regard will you be
kind enough to state the limitations or
specifications so that we may know
what to count on in dealing with the
families of your employees!
Fifth h--If you have made no provision
would you consider giving assistance
or employment in the case OF depend
ents upon your employees whom we nave
investigated and found TO be IN need
One Of the greatest problems me
auxiliary has 70 deal with IS that OF
Guardsmen's insurance. By chance II
happens that all but one or two poll
cies are in three cOmpanies-the Pru-
Dental. the Metropolitan and the John
Hancock.
These arc being listed by officers Of
N, auxiliary, and the list Is to be sub
mitted to an official of one of the
companies. who has offered 10 examine
it and to decide how many of the poll
cics should be kept up. He will base
hi. decision on the amounts OF the
policies, the premiums and the salaries
CT the persons paying them.
Government Fund Urged.
The auxiliary is working with one
idea always before it-that never again
the need of such work as II is dong
shall be felt officers said yesterday
they hoped the people of the United
States would realize. after the present
dirtress brought about by the removal
Of the source Of support in so many
Guardsmen's families, that there
should be a government maintenance
rnnd ,, become active automatically !
with the calling out OF troops.
plans for the National Guardsmen's
Field Day, to be held next Saturday
arc progressing rapidly at the auxli, XII
iary headquarters, and II is announced
that the event will be the biggest
outdoor affair that has been staged IN
New York this season.