The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-16
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From the War Front to Every Corner
<af This Country Catholic War
Council Helps Our Cause.

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which the full force OF the millions Of
workers enlisted in ffleir various activ-
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COMMITTEE on Special war Actlvlties'
DIN srecent report TO the AduihistfH-
tive Committee ~ the NationaA Catho ny
Tic War Council, the following resume
of some of the things undertaken ana
carried out by this organization lt = mas lfl'.
Just been presented s..
We have 'co-ordinated and prouent
Into a common service lV,OU Catnoiic
mems organizations throughout the ns'
country. Thts 'co-opera ZION lnsuaes our our
ability, which has neen tested more
than once, TO meet the great opportu-
mites that present ana Will present
themselves. These mems orsanlza-
'tions are used to,eonduct service eiuDs
for men, to supply workers IN many
:neids OF endeavor, TO cooperate VIII
governmental agencies. y ~
"Condltlons at the beginning ~ aAe
war revealed the TACT that the actiVlty
sof 'Cath0hc women haa no hataonas
expression, no recognition Ihe
Nommlttee ION fSpetaai war ActlVhaes
has within the ten months OF it's ex-
istence 'eo-ordnated int natlonal &C
tivfty the thousands OF Cathonc ~o-
mems organizations OF the country; II
has established Women's elups through
out the country; 1t is sending Catholic
women into every neId OF social work
1T is giving them the opportunity OF
service in the visitors houses.
Tn like manner We secured reeog-
milton for Catholic women in over
seas work. That we might train them,
we established a training school for
women with its own faculty. There 1s
ready to receive them a nome in Paris
and two representatives OF the Nation
al Catholic War Council, Mr.. Dene-
chaud and Mrs. Stocks Millar. The
work Of women abroad will continue
for at least eighteen months to come,
and we are in position to extend 1t
to other countries, The Catholic wo-
men of the country have responded to
this opportunity in a wonderful way.
The resources at our command are
rich. All that is needed is training
and leadership.
"As early as April Ii, 1918, the sub
committee on Reconstruction was ap-
pointed. This committee gave diligent
attention for months and anticipated
An q surprisingly accurate way the
problems of reconstruction. We have
assisted in shaping the Government
conduct Of the problem Of relief and of
vocational training. Our workers are
placed in the reconstruction hospitals
throughout the country. Dependent
upon these men is the future education
Of the wounded man and the college
to which he is sent and In what he is
to be educated at the expense OF the
Government. We are officially coop
Grating with the fedeFal BOARD OF Vo-
catiOnal Training and with the United
States Employment Service. Through
the Committee on Special War Activi.
ties is published series Of pamphlets
on Reconstruction, the first Of which
was an official pronOun cement Of the
Administrative Committee of Bishops.
1.-The Committee has likewise taken
up the work of supplying through our
Catholic hospitals free clinical service
for soldiers and sailors and their fami-
lies and is extending this in co-opera.
tion with the Red Cross Home Service
to all the larger cities OF the country.
The same extension has provided us
with an opportunity to have and en-
ploy the clinical woman social worker.
It is not too much to say that our work
in Reconstruction plays leading part,