Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-10
WOUNDED MICHIGAN
BOYS find FRIENDS
THOSE IN NEW YORK GIVEN
COMFORT THROUGH STATE
WAR BOARD.
HOW PEOPLE CAN HELP
Efforts Being Made 70 Get in Touch
With Every Michigan Man Mo
Returns Sick or Wounded.

urgent message from the Red Cross
asking him to come at once TO one
OF the government hospitals in New
York city. Col. Roy C. Vandercook.
secretary OF the Michigan war pre-
paredness board, who was In New
York city last week assisting In open
ing the branch once for which relief
work among Michigan sick and
wounded will be directed. made
flying trip across the city and was
ushered into Q ward filled with wound
cd soldiers.
One OF the nurses directed Col.
vandercook to the cot OF youns
fellow she addressed as Sergean:
Morheart and introduced Vandercook
as . representative Of the Michigan
war board
Perhaps you think I'm crazy, ask
ing you 10 come way over here TO see
total stranger. was M0yheart's
first statement after Vandercook's in
PRODUCTION. Il have been In this hos.
p!tal six weeks and although ! have
received the best Of care | haven't
seen y single person from the old
home state. I read In the morning pa.
per that Michigan hoadc uarters had
opened here and just wanted to talk
with . man from home. The Red CToss
people are wonderful, bit after fsl
low has been away Tor moaths any
oAs from home looh hhs . real
friend"
praisss Boys In France.
Col vAndercook learned Sergeant
4. J. Morheart was a native Of Ann
Arbor. The young fellow had lost one
leg and the other limb had been badly
shattered by machine gunfre. but h
was cheerful and had only words OF
praise for the Michigan men In action
In France
The Michigan bureau In New York
city Is located AT 80 West Fortieth
street, directly across from the pub
lie library. Stuart r. Perry u Adrian
Is IN charge OF the once at present
Every day Perry receives list show
ing the hospital location OF every ro-
turned Michigan soldier An effort Is
being made to get in touch with
or wounded
Col Vandercook suggests that any
person who wishes 10 locate a rel2-
tive or friend In one OF the govern
lie oh ~
New York Office OF the war prepared
ness board. Perry will find out wh- n
or the hospital authorities will permit
anyone 10 see the man In question
and give all Information available
This may save useless trips to New
York as sometimes men who are re
turned in hospital ships are sent TO
points outside New York city
The New York Office. through the
efforts OF Mrs. John Bush, Mrs. Nj
Kitsinger and Mrs Stanley Otis.
former Michigan women, has been
fixed UP In a most attractive manner
Pictures OF Michigan buildings and
scenes from various cities adorn the
walls. Every effort Is being made 20
bring Michigan atmosphere so the
New York quarters Secretaries of the
various chambers OF commerce In
Michigan have been asked to send
pictures from their localities
Banquet 10 Given.
The place has been fitted out with
a cardroom and smoking room where
men en- route to France may enjoy
themselves In New York. Last Satur.
day night $50 men from Michigan
were banQusted in the Michigan
headquarters.
Mrs Bush and Mrs Otis, formerly
OF Lansing. and Mrs. Kitsinger, for.
merly Of Marshall, have spent con.
siderable time cutting stories from
magazines and pasting them on card
board for the wounded soldiers. Many
OF the men are 80 weak they cannot
hold a book or magazine, but they
can support q light piece of card
board. Pictures from comic supple.
ments arranged In a similar manner
afford the men great amusement AS
soon as the organization Is completed
in New York Michigan women will
be asked to fix up some magazine
stories and send them TO New York
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