The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-22
PARENTS OF SICK SOLDIER
PLEASED WITH SONS TREATMENT

"Too much cannot be said in praise
of the splendid care that has been
given the sick members of the S. A.
I. c. at Moscow. From President
Lindley down to the assistants in the
hospitals every one has done every
thing possible and the boys have had
as good care as could be given them
anywhere" This is the statement
given by Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Smith,
of Addie, Boundary county, Idaho,
today, and which they wished to be
published in Moscow and Spokane
papers. Mrs. Smith continued:
so many boys are here, away from
their homes and parents and the par
ents are, no doubt anxious about them.
We want to tell them that their sons
are having every care and attention
that can be given. Our boy was very,
very sick. We were notified and
came here to take personal charge of
him, but we found he was receiving
everything that could be secured. We
were permitted to see him every day
and President Lindley and the officers
tried very hard to secure a special
nurse for him. We offered to pay
for this but they would not let US.
Mrs. Mark P. Miller came down and
nursed him for three days and nights
and was a wonderful help. 1t was
impossible to get regular nurse, but
Mrs. Miller volunteered her services.
Every one we have met in Moscow
seems to be helping the boys and tax
ing a deep personal interest in them.
1t is simply beautiful and it will be
great comfort to the parents of
boys in the S. A. T. C. to know that
their sons are getting such excellent
care
Mrs. Miller, whom Mrs. Smith men,
toned, is the wife of one of Moscow's
wealthiest citizens and has family
of her own, including a small baby,
but she gave up her own work and
nursed the young man through the
crisis of his illness.
The young man is Giles Purdy
Smith, formerly of Spokane, where
he was floor manager of the Stillwell
theatres before coming here. He had
applied for entrance in the University
of Idaho to take up agricultural work
prior to the formation of the Students
Army Training Corps, but entered
that when it was formed. He was
taken i'll with influenza and his has
been one of the serious cases. Like
all of the others he has had the best
of care and, having a strong consti-
tuition, has pulled through and is
now regarded as out of danger, al
though still confined to his bed.
Mr.. Smith returned to his home at
Addie today but Mrs. Smith will re-
main in Moscow until her son fully
RECEIVERS. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
said they are unable to tell their full
appreciation of the splendid care the
boys are getting and the general
kindness of the university and army
people as well as the citizens of Mos
COW. They have been here long
enough to get pretty well acquainted
with conditions and to see the team
work. that is being done by the army
officers, the university people and the
people of Moscow.
The people of Moscow and neigh
boring towns and the country people
have responded literally to every call
for help for the sick men in the S. A.
t. G. The Star-Mirror started to
raise fund to buy delicacies for the
sick and convalescent soldiers and
asked for voluntary contributions. As
a result of this work S138.80 in cash
was turned over to Lieutenant Cook
for the mess fund. A call was sent
out for canned and fresh fruits, jellies
ETC. People responded with more
than 1000 quarts of fruits, boxes,
sacks and barrels of apples, pears and
other fruits, and dozens of nicely
dressed chickens were sent to this
office to be delivered to the hospitals.
Every day truck comes from the
barracks to get the fruit and other
delicacies sent in by people from
Moscow, Genesee, Potlatch, Deary and
country districts and delivered it to
the places where most needed.
Now all of the cases (less than a
dozen) in the S. A. T. C. are confined
in one hospital, the Inland, which is
devoted exclusively to the care of the
sick among the 800 S. A. T. C. men.