Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
Hundreds of Service Men and
Dependents Given Advice
and Assisted by Those in
Charge Of Work.
TO HAVE BOOTH AT FAIR
Seattle Vocational Adviser Will
Confer With Disability Ser
vice Men, Announcement
Authorized.

with the signing of the armistice
and preparation for world reconstruc-
lions under way many people VINO
have participated in or have known
OF the work of the Red Cross organiza-
ton locally in Boise ask What local
work is the Red Cross doing?' Some
think that with the closing of the Reo
Cross shop and checking up of gar
ments to be knitted or made the work
Of the Red Cross locally was finished.
Few people know much about the
Red Cross home service section office
situated at 7OS Idaho street, opposite
the city hall, where under the imme-
date direction of Mrs. Herbert
| Thompson, executive secretary Of the
Boise home service section much work
| Is done for soldiers, sailors, marines
nurses and their families.
The work of the home service sec
ton is carried on under the auspices
Of Boise chapter of the American Red
Cross, the present officers of which
are Mrs. Edwin Harrington, chairman,
Miss Margaret Cobb, vice chairman,
Mrs. Sam Ballantyne, secretary, and
Mrs ]. w. Cunningham, treasurer.
HAS MANY DUTIES.
To assist the executive secretary in
carrying on the manifold duties of her
office there is home service section
executive committee, the membership
of which consists of Judge Charles p.
Mccarthy, chairman, and Miss Anne
liza Soma, Capt. Edgar T. Hawley, G.
A. Barton, Frank G.. Ensign and Mrs
L. P. McCalla.
In addition to the executive commit
tee there are the following committees
who assist in carrying on the work
of the home service office; Finance
Allen B. Eaton, chairman, Miss Mar
garet Cobb, Frank G. Ensign; War
Risk Insurance, f. A. Crooks, chair
man, Charles F. Kutnewsky; business
advisory, r. NJ. Davidson, chairman,
j. w. McVety, w. J. Libby, f. H..
Hasbrouck T. c. Hollingshead, Max
Mayfield, c. c. Anderson, Herbert F.
I.emp Monte b. Gwinn, Joel Priest,
w. H. Thompson, o. G. F. Marlhus;
legal advisory, Harry c. Wyman, VIM.
c. Dunbar, B. w. oppenheim; juvenile,
Richard e. Randall. Charles s. McCon-
mel. Miss Minnie Jellison.
ACTIVITIES SHOWN.
During the period beginning June
and ending September 20, 1919 the
following figures summarize the work
done by the home service section:
Number of families of service men
advised with and served, $50; number
of service men and relatives given in
formation $40; number of phone calls
made and answered, 1,414; number of
kilograms sent, 55. number Of letters
written, 700; number of visits made
by home service workers. 1873.
The work of the home service sec
tion has embraced foreign correspond
ence for families, securing of legal
services. hospital care, medical treat
ment, temporary loans and grants to
service men and dependents, securing
employment for men, this being done
generally in cooperation with city,
federal and knights of Columbus en-
ployment offices; securing government
compensation for disability and, where
the compensation is sufficient arrang-
ing for vocational or college training
furnishing Information and advice rel
alive to war risk insurance; assisting
families in obtaining insurance and
compensation, where they have been
dependent on service men; helping
men to get Liberty bonds purchased
through service sources and proper
travel allowances; sending of money
from service men to dependents
through Red Cross channels; assisting
unnaturalized service men to complete
their naturalization.
TO OPEN FAIR BOOTH.
To better acquaint the people of
Boise and vicinity with the home serv-
Ice work the home service office will
he t,tn fat
This will be situated in the north wing
of the art building. where workers in
home service will endeavor to answer
every question asked relative to the
work being done. In addition, short
talks will be given by home service
workers and others who are interested
in the work. Mrs. Thompson and her
assistants will welcome any persons
who wish to learn about the work.
g. H. White. vocational adviser OF
the bureau of war risk insurance OF
Seattle, will arrive in Boise Sunday
night and will be at the home service
booth during fair week, where he will
meet and advise with disability serv-
Ice men of Boise and vicinity as to
vocational training. Every disability
service man in Boise who wishes ad
vice as to vocational training will be
given an opportunity to confer with
Mr.. White during his visit in Boise
Free admission to the fair grounds
and automobile transportation will be
Furnished disability service mer
Through the home service office at 70s
idaho street. Men who wish passes are
asked to call at the home service Of
lice between the hours of a. m. and
p. m.
OFFICIALS COMING.
Mr.. r. p. Foisie, Red Cross direc-
TOR OF civilian relief for the north :
west division, and Miss Dorothy e
Wyscr, field representative for Idaho
of the American Red Cross, will visit
y6ise during fair week and will speak