The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02

tee makes them as near right as pos
sible and then sends It's reinsurance
of further help and watchfulness.
The work of the home service sec
ton as organized in France is under
the supervision of R. G. Hutchins, Jr.,
merce of New York City. A letter
from Mr.. Hutchins, written in France,
and just received, contains the follow
ing:
Shows Appreciation.
You cannot realize the value of
in what is called home service A
girl writes that her young maj
came over a year ago from Canada,
leaving with her an engagement
ring, and she has not heard from
him. She does not know the name
or number of his regiment. man
sends me all the correspondence re
garding mortgage that is to be
foreclosed on his home in Louisville.
A boy writes that he has had a let
ter from his sister saying his father
in Oklahoma cannot live three
weeks, because of a cancer, and wants
a cable sent to inquire. A boy says
his wife or mother writes him that
they are needy, because no money
from his allotment and allowance ha
come to them since last october. An
officer in hospital asks to have his
trunk. which is lost, found. A boy
is found in hospital who will soon
be able to return to the front, and it
develops that a New York newspaper
reported two weeks ago that he wa
dead"
Write Cheerful Letters.
AS a further contribution to the
morale OF the American armies, home
service workers are carrying on a ma
uon-wide campaign to encourage the
writing of cheerful letters, in order
that soldiers shall not be alarmed
about their loved ones left behind
To supervise all work an executive
staff of ESQ has been created covering
all division headquarters in the United
States. In addition 1000 young men
and women are serving as full-time
SecretarieS-often as yOlunteerS-for
local committees.
Several thousand persons have at
tended training courses and lecture
courses in order to fit themselves to
do intelligent home service work and
1000 have been graduated from more
complete courses emitting them to GER
tificates as qualified, to be secretaries
of home service committees.
Plans for Future.
Plans for the future contemplate the
development of this program inten-
sively. 1t is already possible to say
that there is practically not a soldier
in the American army nor the family
of a soldier out of reach of a helpful
and sympathetic home service worker
and as the army grows to 10000
men the plans, now fully organized
can be strengthened to bear the great
er burden.
The purpose of home service, sane
toned by the army and navy and by
President Wilson, are to conserve hui
man resources in fighters families, to
relieve emergencies. to supplement
government provision for dependents,
to aid disabled soldiers, to supply in
formation of any kind to men in serv-
ice or to their families, to help fami-
lies to keep pace with fighters who
are getting a broader outlook on life,
and to help maintain the morale of
our army and navy by safeguarding
homes. Home service has enlisted
help from all creedS and races and is
extending its aid to every person who
will accept it regardless of rank, reli-
gion, or color. 1t is not charity, but
only that neighborliness which is due
every fighter from the people of the
whole United States.