The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-06-19


mess that will 90 even beyond what It found to do
while the country was waging conflict.
Il II the spirit Of service learned better than ever
before In time Of national stress that is the watch
word for this nationwide organization Of women
fts purpose as Get forth In the constitution and
bylaws, 10 to provide organised trained groups Of
women In every community to meet existing needs
along social and economic lines.
Tho earnest women who make up the motor
division Of the league might have thought that the
end Of the war would curtail the scope Of their
activities Nothing Of the sort. The work Of trans
porting the SICK and wounded and the convalescent
soldiers sailors and marines will be continued -
long % the need for this work exists The motor
division has demonstrated the vital necessity Of
Continuing IT. work ~ an organised, trained seFv
leo In peace times to meet emergencies. There 10
% much work to be done in the way Of social
welfare and health and industrial helpfuness that
ths motor cosps instead Of diminishing, sees before
It growth and expansion.
Especial attention 10 being given by the motor
division to the opportunities found In service for
the afaicted One Of the concrete examples a this
10 to be seen in the work being accomplished BY
the women Of the city Of Jamaica, who formed
motor corps In that city These women motorists
have already been Of great service to the city in
transporting crippled CHILDREN to the hospital for
Treatment. Not all Of these children are Per
manently crippled but many Of them have lost the
use Of an arm or leg after having suffered from
infantils paralysis Sometimes there r. only one
living parent who 10 away from home all day. %
there 10 NO one In the family to take the suffering
little ones to the hospital for treatment. The
workers in the motor corps bring the children from
their homes for treatment and then take them
back again a. soon a. they are 1T to be moved.
HELPING ths hs'psssa
One Of tho most pathetic cases Of this sort 10
that OF little Gertrude. only three and half years
Of age. She was taken to the hospital and p,as-
ter cast WAS put on. There are six children in her
family and her father 10 unable to work owing to
a severe attack Of influenza. Tie Oldest child 10
the family suffers from epileptc hts. Another
child had broken her arm last November and II
had never been set The driver Of the ambulance
took this child also to the hospital that her
crippled arm could be rebroken by the doctor and
was relieved and q great deal Of future tragedy
was averted BY the helpfulness Of the motor corps
One little boy. whose poor little legs were abso-
lutely useless came near to being the cause Of an
accident one Of the Journeys to the hospital.
Putting his head out Of the front Of the ambulance
he jerked the arm Of the driver and said: 'See
that guy that passed riding that bicycle! Gee. I'm
going to be like him soon. and how will ride when
my paddles work again."
A thrce-year-old Italian girl had been very shy
on her trips to the hospital and nj hrxt had re-
scented being taken by the driver. Finally after
her fourth trip she Struggled w against the lieu.
tenant on the homewsrd trip and said something
which the ohicer could not understand. One Of
the older girls explained.
"Shc says that her mother is dcad and her
father doesn't want her md you Gun keep her II
you wnnt to- t........
Only three years old and yet TINT bahy realized
TINT there wnsn't a soul In the world who wanted
her.
These children. whose eases nrc Duplicated times
without number throughout the country are In q
dire need If friendly service. The parents have
the greatest struggle In most cases 10 provide =
living for them. and when my OF the children nrc
helpless they are not wanted.
Such cases nrr not infrcqucnt. md although the
work II driving n cur nil dny from house 10 house
In the poorest parts Of the city. over broken and
rough roads. In nerve rncking. the members Of the
motor corps have never thought Of stopping. The
yitnl need of continuing their work Is measured by
the n,mount Of good done hundreds of children.
The faith Of the children accustomed to walk
and rup about II much shaken when they are