The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-17
Coming From
Land ofSunShine
GOOD WORK AT
CAMP TAYLOR
FOR SOLDIERS
Snlendid, Service Being Rendered
There TO Get Kid OF the Influenza
Epidemic Among Our
Soldier Boys.

Risinp to the emergency of the in
flenza epidemic that has been spread
ing through Camp Taylor and III Lou
isville, the seven organizations com
poscing the United War Work cam
paign, in the midst of activities incl
dent to the pushing of the campaign
work are individually and collective
" rendering splendid service in quell-
ing the epidemic and in administering
to the comfort of soldiers and CIVIL
ians.
The Y. NJ. c. A. and the Y. w. u
A.. have Joined forces at the camp
with headquarters at the hostess
house. where a group of secretaries
from both organizations are WORKING
day and night for the relatives OF the
sick soldiers who have been summon
ed to their bedside. A marvellous
working organization has been erect
cd and wives, mothers, fathers ana
sisters are being cared for and served
The living room of the hostess mousse
is converted into a barracks for the
relatives of the sick soldiers every
night. and cots are placed on the
norches and in tents in the yard
Cbanlains and volunteers hostesses
are in constant attendance admins
tering comfort
Working along the same lines is the
National Catholic War Council Inc
secretaries in the various knights OIL
Columbus buildings in the camp are
serving in the base hospital temper
arily, and in response to an urgent
call for nurses, fifty-eight nuns were
brought to the hospital by the organ
ization. and these Sisters have peeh
unremitting in their heroic work WIN
the sick soldiers.
The War Camp Community Service
has placed a number of automooiles
for the use of the camp, and one I'M
portant piece of work of this orSahi-
,o+ion In the midst of the epidemic, is
the publishing, and issuing TO every
soldier in the camp, pocket primer
on Catching Diseases. The primer
is issued with the authority and lul'
approval of the proper authorities al
Camp Taylor. The station ma'rohs
who work at every railroad and street
car terminal in the city. are under the
supervision of War Camp Commuhlt!
Service and these station matrons are
the first to meet the relatives OF the
soldiers, and all girls, who come into
the city.
The salvation Army hut outside thu
camp is overlooking with relatives o
the sick soldiers, and Ensign LUDLOW
and other officers of the Salvador
Army, are working day and night u
IN give whatever aid possible to tn
man and women who come there. On
mart of the building has been sesre
gated as ward for visitors who raj
Ill and two nurses are constantly o.
duty.
The American Library Association
is giving through the public lbrar
the services of a number of the mem
bers of its staff at the Camp and at tn
Red Cross rooms.
Splendid work is being done durin
the influenza epidemic by the JEWS
Welfare Board, which organizatio
makes a specially of personal service
A Woman's Auxiliary has been form
ed. headed by Mrs. Leon Goodma
and is most efficient in its relief wor
among soldiers and civilians.
The earnestness and harmonior
blending of the work Of the seven o
ganizations of the United States WI
Work Campaign, speaks well for Il
success of the big drive to be held
November.