Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-17
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WOMANS' CLUB

sion at the CdLnOllc Woman CA0p
meeting Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
]. Theiman read a splendid paper on
this subject She said in part:
"The United States is now facing
the many problems involved in the
re~education and the rehabilitation OF
soldiers and sailors after the war me
boys who engaged in the struggle
against syranny for our sakes must be
aided in every way to show them that
lows of life still exist for them and
that the greatest happiness comes
from service. Employment must be
found for all not disabled and those
less fortunate must be fitted for en-
ployment In caring for the returned
soldier three separate agencies are en-
listed: The war risk insurance bureau,
the federal board for vocational train
ing, and the department of labor Be
fore the federal board for vocational
training can help him he must inter
view the war risk insurance bureau,
because the allowance he. receives dur
ing his vocational training is governed
by the amount he received from his
insurance. Then after he has received
his vocational training, the depart
ment Of labor is to help him, as much
as possible, to find suitable employ
ment. The great war has produced
the reconstruction hospital. This has
been developed wonderfully in France,
England, Germany, Australia and Can
ada. DR.. Barthe de SandfOrt Of Paris
is doing a wonderful work III the re
construction hospitals of France with
ambrine. This substance is applied in
the form of a vapor and after the
first application the patient has little
or no more suffering. DR.. Barthe dc
Sandfort was the first to discover Am
brine and it's wonderful effects The
United States has profted by the ex-
ample of the European countries and
has planned nationwide system OF
construction hospitals on a large
scale, under the director of William
r. Gorgas, surgeon general Of the
United States army. The great re-
cefying station for the disabled sol
diers, located at Staten Island, New
York city, is 1000 yards from quaran-
tine, where every ship must call. Sol
diers and sailors sent there will be
distributed as soon as poss BILE to sec
ondary hospitals. These are located
in many cities. Boston, Philadelphia.
Baltimore, Washington, Buffalo, Chi
cago, st. Paul, Seattle, Denver, San
Francisco, St Louis, Los Angeles, New
+otn Tc1o
the boys undergo a thorough mental
and physical examination and Their
individual requirements are studied.
Every effort is made to fit each soldier
to his particular vocation. Many pr
waite donations have been made to this
splend d work Jermiah Milbank- of
New York has given to the Red Cross
$4,000 to be used to establish school
for crippled soldiers. Mrs. 7. Harri-
son Garrett of Baltimore has loaned
her beautiful one-hundred-acre estate,
called the Evergreen" to the govern,
ment for a training school for the
blind. This is the only training school
of it's kind maintained by the govern
ment. Wherever it is possible a man
is re-educated in the occupation he
was in before the war. The govern
ment has chosen men and women with
years of experience as educators TO
teach the soldiers and sailors. Some
OF the courses offered are: Teaching
for illiterates, high school subjects,
college subjects, civil service, CORE
spondence, drafting, commercial art,
sign painting, tailoring, motion picture
operating, telegraphy, music, typewrlt,
ing. stenography, wood working and
many others. The course in agricul-
ture is very popular Many inquiries
are received daily from progressive
farmers for farm mechanics and espe-
cialIy tractor operators. All this edu-
cation is free to the disabled soldier.
If he is single he is given $50 per
month. If he is married, or has de-
pendents, larger allowance is made.
The replacement of returned men who
are not wounded is very important.
Care must be taken to place them
where they can compete successfully
with the men who have lost no time
in their work. 1t is essential that
there be a clear understanding in the
mind of every citizen, not only OF the
harm resulting from many unem-
ployed. but of the duties of the conf
munity to itself, and the returning
men. We won the war through effort,
we shall win the war after the war in
the same way. Faithful in France and
faithful living here has become a ma
onal creed, it will not be forgotten
lightly A determination which con-
secrated every resource to public uses
will persist during peace. 1t will in
eist upon a proper conduct Of public
affairs, and especially in the treat
ment of our returned soldiers and sail
ors."
The musical program for the after
noon consisted of piano solos by Rich
ard Burchell and Misses Elizabeth
Stackhouse and Helen Clark, and one
of St. Joseph's silvery voiced quartets,
viz Walter Foley John Kelly. Louis