The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-06-20

&Ah< N1NA and naturally at that time found its
HHckHEMk particular field in activities 1t
@3ElAAaO now sees before it broadening OF its
activities and scope of real helpful
ness that win go beyond what it found to do
wlriHe. the country was waging conflict
III is the spirit of service learned better than ever
before IN time of national stress that is the watch
-xr9rf FOR this nationwide organization OF women
MS purpose. as set forth in the constitution and
by-Eaws is to provide organized trained groups of
sxs1nea In every community to meet existing needs
aNoug social and economic lines.
The 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
usrtinS fhe sick and wounded and the conyaescent
sssl4Iiers sailors and marines will be continued as
Eaug as the need for this work exists. The motor
<ifvfsf0a has demonstrated the vital necessity of
eEsfInning its work as an organized, trained sery-
zcfs IN pence times to meet emergencies. There is
50 much work to be done in the way of social
welfare and health and industrial helpfulness that
tine MOTOR corps instead of diminishing sees before
1t RE0HEfh and expansion.
Exrerial attention is being given by the motor
division to the opportunities found in service for
the afflicted One of the concrete examples OF this
Is fs De seen in the work being accomplished by
the women of the city of Jamaica. who formed
nsstur corps in that city. These women motorists
have already been of great service to the city in
franau0rfing crippled children to- the hospital for
fysssfnuemt Not all of these children are per-
EnaneEgy crippled. but many of them have lost the
use ar an arm leg after having suffered from
SnGanfIIe paralysis. Sometimes there Is only one
ffvimx narent, who is away from home all day.
aIex1 - no one in the family to take the suffering
Ilfffe ones to the hospital for treatment. The
uxkexx In the motor corps bring the children from
their homes for treatment and then take them
back axain as soon as they are fit to be moved.
Helping the Helpless.
GHnc OF the most pathetic cases of this sort is
that Of little Gertrude only three and half years
az a@e- She was taken to the hospital and plas-
Ser cast was put There are six children In her
farnSly and her father is unable to work owing to
III severe attack of influenza. The oldest child in
the family suffers from epileptic fits. Another
enid Eaad broken her arm last November and ii
f.sls never been SET The driver of the ambulance
faaK this child also to the hospital so that her
crfnxsYed arm could be rebroken by the doctor and
zxutergv set So much suffering in family
wms relieved and d great deal Of future tragedy
wa axerfed by the helpf,ilness of the motor corps.
Gue Iitfie boy, whose poor little legs were abso-
fufezy useless came near to being the cause of an
Asssiest on one of the Journeys to the hospital.
Ys1ffSng mis- head out of the front of the ambulance
ne SerkPd the arm Of the driver. and said: "See
stsf xssy that passed riding that bicycle! Gee, Tn
ssnx to be like him soon, and how will ride when
mr EAfSlies work again.
a. tireeyear-old Italian girl had been very shy
ON her trips to the hospital and at first had re-
ssszfxxa being taken by the driver. Finally after
her FcMrth trip she snugged up against the lieu
frszznf On the homeward trip and said something
uhfzis the officer could not understand. One of
fsas elder girls explained.
-she says that her mother is dead and her
faflaar doesn't want her and you can keep her II
vs5sE want tn
(snly three years old and yet that baby realized
tfaf tbesc wasn't soul In the world who wanted
her
Ti1cse Children whose cases are duplicated times
sSzs1aani number throughout the country. are in a
sEzre need of friendly service The parents have
tE~ greatest struggle in most cases to provide
EixfnK for them. and whensany of the children are
hespyexx they are not wanted.
ssuesa cases arc not infrequent. and although the
w0rk 81 driving a car all day from house to house
In ire poorest parts Of the city. over broken and
raszrih ruMds is racking. the members Of the
srsyesgr corps have thought OF stopping. The
exE sseesi OF continuing their work Is measured by
amount of good done hundreds of children.
2nr faith of the children accustomed to walk
M rsn about Is much shaken when they are