New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-03

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, M. Hammer, member Of the commits
| sion. James E. Rogers, Of New York,
! Of the community department, repre-
senting Joseph Lee, member OF the
commission Miss Jessie Binford, di-
rector for the central department. of
protective work for girls, assistant to
Miss Maude Miner, of New York in So
cial work. Miss Mary Scott of New
York, in charge of the secretaries in
the war work. E. F. Weller, of Chi
cago, western manager for the COM
! mission. Dr.. Walter Spaulding, dean
of music for Harvard university and
John Alden Carpenter, of Chicago, a
note composer. Packey Mcfarland,
Johnny Kilbane and Mike Gibbons,
physical directors at three Of the big
gest national army camps in the cen
trail department. These people are
directing the recreational work at Z
different environments and Des Moines
was selected as the place for the con-
| ference because all of the problems
confronting the organization are pre-
valent at Camp Dodge. Represented
in the conference besides the athletic
trainers, were Knights of Columbus
and the Hebrew association. Camp
Custer, Camp Sherman, Camp Taylor,
Camp Grant, Camp Funston, Camp
Pike and Camp Dodge, all of the west
ern department, and the Great Lakes
naval training station were represented
at the meeting. .s--.-.~. Sd:
Another Hostess House ->
Work has been begun on the second
hostess house, which is to be located
at the northwest corner of camp, just
across from the base hospital and
south of the nurses's quarters. This
house will be very convenient for
women having sick sons in the hospital.
The present hostess house is quite a
little distance from the hospital.
Jewish Soldiers Observe Passover
Week
While the Catholics were holding a,
great mission at the Knights of Co
lumbus hall in commemoration of holy
week, and while those of the protest.
ant faith were giving attention to the
sacredness of pre-Easter activities the
Jews were observing the Passover Sc
dar, the unique family ceremonial
which ushers in the holiday, week of
Passover, commemorating the liberia
ton of the ancient Hebrew by Moses
from bondage in Egypt. All Jewish
soldiers were given furlough that the
big event of the week might be prop
erly observed. Many went to their
homes to visit their families and 9TH
ers were entertained by the B'nai
Birth Soldiers Welfare league at the
clubrooms, us Grand Avenue. And
thus the past week was one of great
importance to tie various religious in
terests represented at the big canton
ment. .fS
Complaint in Receiving Family..f
Allotments
Improper addresses given the war
risk insurance bureau are blamed for
the failure of many families to receive
their allotments. Approximately TO-
900 checks have been returned to the
bureau in Washington because of in
correct addresses. The bureau claims
that payment has been made in all but
approximately 5000 cases in which
claims for exemption have been made.
Enlisted men having knowledge since
the first of the month that dependents
at home have not received check are
urged to execute a Supplemental
! blank at. once and forward it to the
bureau. Separation from his wife
does not permit a soldier to refuse to
make an allotment from his pay to her
is the decision received at Camp Dodge
Saturday from the judge advocate
generals office in Washington. The
only manner in which an enlisted man
can make his allotment to some other
relative, if separated from his wife, is
by petitioning the director of the bureau
of war risk insurance, and producing
coroborative evidence that will show
definitely that the allotment should
not be made.
Taking Out Life Insurance.
The war department is insistent that
| all soldiers take out life insurance. Men
| who do not take out war risk n0licieS