The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-01
Members Of Catholic Wo-
mans Club Hear Mrs. MUIR
phys Paper and Act On
Its Suggestion.
WILL KNIT NIDDISWEATERS
Club Agrees To Provide Thirty "Lit-
tie Life-S AYERS Patriotic Circle
Has Done Wonders---Lay Plans
For Convention.

ANN%NN~
soldiers need ''not charity but a
chance" was both preached and prac-
ticed at a meeting Of the Catholic
Woman g Club held in Knights of
Columbus Hall on Saturday afternoon,
when, following Mrs. e. c. Murphy 8
reading of an inspiring paper on "Re-
construction = the association voted to
buy Victory Bonds and to knit thirty
count them--thirty kiddisweaters in
response to the stirring appeal for
lznitters recently issued from local
Red Cross Headquarters.
In point Of attendance, interest, and
near-sacred fervor the meeting was one
of the most memorable gatherings
in the history of the Catholics Wom-
ans Club. Mrs. Ferd Dunnebacke was
hostess for the gathering.
AS q prelude to the significant re-
ports and papers Of the afternoon
Hugh c.. Dickerson sang a group of
songs, including 81 Am Thy Harp" by
Woodman, Campbell-Lipton's esprit
Flower, Frank Damrosch's "Danny
Deever'', and the pastoral master
piece of Coleridge- Taylor, "She Rested
by the Broken BROOKE. The numbers
were interpreted with exquisite tender
ness and won for Mr.. Dickerson many
new admirers among the members of
the Catholic Woman g Club.
Following these offerings plans were
laid for the convention to be held on
June 4th at the Elks Homeyr at which
the principal speaker will be the Rev.
Mr.. Cooper of Washington, ID. g.,
chairman of the Committee on Wom-
en- s Activities for the National Cath
Ollie War Council.
That Kenosha will take high stand
ing among the clubs represented at that
gathering, was made evident by Mrs.
Henry DeBerge . report on the activi-
ties of the Patriotic Circle. 1t showed
that the members of Groups A, B, G,
and D, working both in their homes
and at the Red Cross Sewing Rooms,
had completed, during the year 1917
1913, 26S7 sweaters, 271S pairs of socks,
2506 surgical shirts, 1641 pairs of pa
jamas, 1856 pairs of wristlets, GOA he'll
NETS, 504 sheets, and small numbers Of
war-necessities such as nightingales;
handkerchiefs, bed-soeks, surgical pill
lows, operating caps, operating leg
gins, masks, property bags, and bath
towels. The reports for 1918-1919 were
equally gratifying as was also the an
nouneement that the Patriotic Circle is
still working on refugee garments and
is willing to help Mrs. James Cavanagh
in securing the last quota of Kidd
sweaters before "taps' is sounded for
the task on Saturday, May 31st.
In the way of individual honors for
war-work, first place was awarded to
Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher, who in provid-
ing surgical dressings and assisting in
canteen work, has given total of 2434
hours Of service to the Red Cross Chap
ter and kindred relief associations.
Mrs. Murphy's paper was master
piece Of succinct information and COM
pelling inspiration. 1t discussed the
plight of the disabled soldier from A
to q and persuaded all who heard it
that the wounds Of war were not at
all healed until the g blessees" had been
restored to an ante-bellum status both
physically and mentally or at least as
nearly as modern science and medicine
can restore them. In its stories Of
wounded heroes it carried a heart
punch that was irresistible and a sub
tie suggestion that buying Victory
Bonds is the least civilians can do
to repay soldiers who have done 50
much for them.
Reconstruction as referred to the
returning soldier, said Mrs. Murphy
"means his restoration to condition
as nearly normal as possible. With re-
construction comes many problems. We
can restore the villages and farms OF
devastated countries, replace the looted
machinery, and set it in motion; we
can restore the landscape to its former
semblance; but the problem which il
nearest and dearest to US is the re
construction of disabled soldiers.
fWhite said: 'The aim Of education
b to make a perfect man with re
gard to his duties to God, the state
and society, and, last but not least
to himself
"Our duty in reclaiming the wounded
soldier is to help him to help himself
he desires not charity but a means o.
earning livelihood as comfortable ant
Independent as he enjoyed before hi
misfortune, whether it be physical O
psychical, made it necessary for hin
TO reconstruct his life. In dealing will
physical wrecks among the soldiers