South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-07
% MEN FROM
COUNTY To BE
GIVEN j. 8. AID
Federal Vocational Board Ar
ranges For Courses to Make
Injured Soldiers Self
Supporting.

Active steps toward fitting dis
abled ST. Joseph county soldiers who
are unable 10 resume their former
work, TO enter new lines Of a<iv-
ity. are being taken by the fed
eral government, with the assist
ance Of the american Red Cross
home service department 10 place
them in new vocatiOns.
VIII J. AIcKeown Of Anderson,
Ind. representing the federal board
OF vocational training for disabled
soldiers. arrived i'm South Bend Fri
day morning. and will remain here
until Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Nc
KeOwn is TO be found at the Red
Cross home service offices in the
county court house where he is go
ing over with disabled soldiers Of
the county plans for their recon
struction in order that they may re-
sumo their useful citizenship.
The Red Cross home service de-
partment here has the names of 80
st Joseph county soldiers who are
listed as being unable through eN-
perieuce In the service OF the United
states 20 resume their former Oc-
cupations. These men are being ex-
amined by Mr.. McKeown TO deter
mine what vocation will be most
suitable for them. Each case is i'm
vestigated thoroughly by the repre-
sentative OF the federal vocational
board Of vocational training for dis
abled soldiers. and when il is de-
cided what vocation each soldier IL
best fitted for steps are taken TO
lind that employment for him. and
if ne needs be. place him in a school
here he may take advantage OF
educational training along that par
ticular line.
To- study at NOtre Dame.
Arrangements have been made by
the government with NOtre Dame
university FOR returned disabled SOL
diers TO take certain courses there in
order that the men may be fitted for
their new occupations.
To illustrate the plan being fol-
lowed by the government: Friday
morning there appeared at the Red
cross office "a disabled soldier who
had been paperhanger before he
went into the army He is prevent
ed from following his former vOca-
tion During his conversation with
Mr. Mckeown. il developed that he
had considerable talent for interior
decorating 10 was decided that this
soldier could be fitted FOR the latter
line OF WORK. not I'm its physical as
pect. but in the lire OF a designer
That is only one of the many in
stances where IL is found possible
20 III these disabled men for even
better occupations than they nlled
before they were called into military
or naval service.
The government works hand in
hand with the Red Cross home SER
vice department. The latter organ
ization conducts a thorough investi-
CATION into all cases Of disabled sol
diers and reports the investigation
20 the federal authorities. Then a
representative Of the federal board OF
vocational training for disabled sol
diers makes personal examination
.f the men I'm order to ascertain what
rhey are best dtted for by nature
and education in the way OF some
new vocation.
Another Representative Coming.
Mr.. McKeov-n viii be followed
here Saturday 10y James Rocket, al
so a representative of the federal
board AR. Rocket viii complete the
arrangements for whatever further
EDUCATIONAL training the men may
need.
In its cooperative work with the
government In finding suitable oc-
.upation for these disabled soldiers
the Red Cross home service division
for shis regional district. which ia
cludes nine counties. St Joseph. La
porte EIkhart. Starke. Pulaski. Cass
Miami. Kosciuszko and Fulton. viii
hold "a conference in South Bend
. March Il and 10. 4 series of meet
gs has been arranged. and az these
meetings the conference viii dis
suss plans for aiding the disabled
soldiers
The conference viii open its first
meeting al the Chamber OF Com
uerce az 10 o'clock on the morning
~ the 18th This viii be followed
by luncheon at the y. NJ q. 4. or
The evening OF the 18th there viii
Ice public meeting at the Cham.
aer OF Commerce. This meeting be-