The Yale expositor., 1919-09-25
Catholic War Work Of the Past
Promises Future Usefulness
to Uncle Sam.
MILLION WORKERS ENLISTED.
From the War Front TO Every Corner
Of This Country Catholic war
Council Helps Our Cause.

leaders or tnls udllOh-Wiuc NOAioiS Va
ganizatlon have outlined record or
war work that extends from the front
lines In France to the furthest cor
ners OF this country. They have also |
indicated comprehensive lines along |
which the full force OF the millions or
workers enlisted in their various activ-
tiles at home and overseas may be
turned TO the aid of the government
in the trying times of reconstruction
ahead.
In summarizing the war work Of Its
Committee on Special War Activities,
in a recent report to the Administra'
tive Committee Of the National Catho-
lie War Council, the following resume
of some of the things undertaken ana
carried out by this organization mas
Just been presented:
1--WE have co-ordinated and brought
into n common service 10000 Catholic
mems organizations throughout the
country. This cooperation insures our
ability, which has been tested more
than once, to meet the great opportu-
mites that present and Will present
themselves. These mems organiza-
tons are used to conduct service clubs
for men. to supply workers in many
fields OF endeavOr, to cooperate WIN
governmental agencies.
Conditions at the beginning OF the
war revealed the fact that the activity
of Catholic women had no national
expression, no recognition. Inc
COMMITTEES on Special War Activities
has within the ten months Of Its ex-
istence co-ordlnated into national &C
tivity the thousands OF Catholic wo-
mems organizations of the country; IL
has established women's clubs through
out the country; 1t Is sending Catholic
women into every field Of social work !;
it is giving them the opportunity OF
service in the visitors houses
"In like manner we secured recog-
milton for Catholic women In over
seas work. That we might train them
we established q training school for
women with its own faculty. There Is
ready to receive them home 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 a position TO extend II
to other countries. The Catholic wo'
men OF the country have responded 10
this opportunity in wonderful way
| The resources at our command are
rich. All that is needed is training
and leadership.
"As early as April 10, 1918, the sub
committee on Reconstruction was APP
pointed. This committee gave diligenl
attention for months and anticipated
I'm a surprisingly accurate way th'
problems of reconstruction. We have
assisted In shaping the Government
conduct of the problem OF relief ana o
| vocational training. Our workers arr
II placed in the reconstruction hospital
throughout the country. Dependen
upon these men is the future education
OF the wounded man and the colles
70 which he is sent and in what he u
/ to be educated at the expense OF TN
Government. We are officially coop
Grating with the Federal Board OF va
cational Training and with the Unite
States Employment Service. Throug
the Committee on Special War Activl
ties Is published a series OF pamphlet
on Reconstruction, the first OF whic
was an official pronouncement or IN
. Administrative Committee OF Bishops.
'sThe Committee has likewise take
mn the work OF supplying through on
81 Catholic hospitals free clinical servic
for soldiers and sailors and their ram
lies and is extending this In co-oper'
ton with the Red Cross Home Serylc
| to ali the larger cities of the countr'
The same extension has provided U
with an opportunity 20 have and en-
ploy the clinical woman social worke
II Is not too much to say that our wof
In Reconstruction plays leading par
and the heads OF Government Depar
ments have told us explicitly that the
have been aided more by the advl'
and help of the National Catholic WI
Council than by any other organic
tlon.
Born o. the emergency that necs
STATED the full cooperation and corp
rate service Of the entire Catholic boo
of America. the National Catholic WI
Council has been officially recognize
nv the Government and has made 2
| during the great record OF Cathol
N patriotIc service. II has devolved In
y special way on the Committee on ~
ciai War Activities to do the phone
= work of co-ordinating the mems orga
81 izations and Of practically creating
national woman's organization IN
d would give the Catholic women OF {
country rightful place In war welfs
work. The record Of achievement tn
this report shows, slight as IL may
Is nevertheless sure evidence OF WI
the entire Catholic body OK the COZ