The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-01
MISS GASSETTE
WRITES OF FRONT
Woman, known in Kenosha,
Tells of How She
Aids Wounded
Men.
FOLLOWS Up SURGEONS
After Soldiers Are Dismissed from
Hospitals by Doctors, She Gives
Attention to Deformities and
Makes Them Whole.
FOLLOWS Up SURGEONS
(From Wednesday s Daily.)

(From Wednesday s Daily.)
The News is indebted to DIR. Penney
er for a letter from Miss Grace Gas
settle, a Chicago artist of note who IS
at the French front, working in the
hospitals. Miss Gassette has visited in
Kenosha and several Kenosha people
contributed to funds and materials
which were sent her for use for the
soldiers in an Easter gift to which she
gratefully alludes in the letter.
Miss Gassette' s expert anatomical
knowledge has made it possible for her
to invent apparatus and devices which
aid soldiers who would otherwise be
hopeless cripples, to use their deformed
and MANNED limbs. She gives an idea
of how she gives relief to men that ply
sicians discharge from their care.
She tells of some of these aids in her
letter, written to Mrs. Botsford Of Chi
cago.
A part Of DR.. Pennoyer's letter in
which Miss Gassette's letter was en-
closed to the News, follows:
Editor News:
Kenosha friends Of Miss Grace Gas
settle have been favored with copies of
letters which she has sent to relatives
in Chicago telling of work in the ban
dage and surgical. supply department
of The American Ambulance (hospitaD
at Neuilly, France, not far from the
firingo line. Some assistance for the
wonderful work of this Chicago artist
has been gladly added by Kenosha
friends to that sent from Chicago.
While money and supplies for the
starving, the wounded and the home
less have been furnished in no meager
measure by the citizens of this commu-
nity-and the splendid work for the
French wounded is now being pushed
with great enthusiasm by the commit
tee in charge, | am constrained to ask
you to publish Miss Gassette IS letter.
as it tells not Of caring for the wound
ed but of constructive work of the most
valuable and noble kind, the invention
and making of apparatus for those who,
surviving CHASTITY and terrible injuries,
may be made useful citizens again
through the genius and talent Of this
American artist.
Contributions to Miss Gassette IS work
may be sent to Mr.. Purnen at First Ma
tional bank, or to Mr. Robinson at Mer-
chants and Savings bank.
May 26, 1916.
n. "A. Pennoyer.
The letter from Miss Gassette fol
lows:
Paris, April 81, 1916.
My dear Mrs. Botsford:
/ cannot tell you how I felt tonight
when | came in from the hospital and
found the Easter gift of our Chicago
friends. It seemed as if it was a bene-
diction upon the work which / am
starting to do. For it was given ex-
actly according. to my idea for the work
that I have undertaken-given in
small sums from many.
The experience that I have had for
have felt for long time that if could
the past two years has been much. I
only help more doctors with their cases.
it would be serving France, i. e. the
brave soldiers of France, towards
better and quicker recovery. Also if I
could make things to help them with
their inirmities after they have passed
through the hospitals and the surgeon s
part is done. But / could not go and
tell the surgeons that they needed my
help, so have just waited, gaining ex-
perience each day, doing the best that
I could for every man that came under
our care, and Oh! they are so grateful
and fine. The men say that if Miss
Gassette comes and makes an appara
tus they are going to be more comfort
able and be better.
Well, | have worked along, telling
the visiting surgeons how I make
things and for what kind of cases. and
thus I have become known in France
anc now within the past month Prof
Paul Regnier of the Academic de Medi-
Gin has asked me to direct Just such
work as [ have wanted to. We will
commence it very small and let it grow
as our friends come in.
1T is called the Societie Franco Amer
icain Contre | Impotence Fonctionelle
president, Prof. Paul Regnier, for our