The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
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by Mrs. Byrd Trego)
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Home Service Department
Miss Virginia McMechan, super
/ visor of the home service institutes
for the northwest division composed
of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
!. Alaska is conducting a three weeks
course in Pocatello for the benefit
OF the chapters of southeastern
Idaho.
i She has been to Alaska. She says
the work there Is different because
only single men enlisted. No man
could afford to leave a family In
Alaska. So there are no families to
care for by the home service depart
ment. The sewing chapters have
done energetic work, mostly by one
woman carrying the work out to the
homes in suit case. Skagway is al
most deserted. They have had con-
siderable flu to contend with.
The entire program of lectures is
given below with dates. Mrs. Boyle
and Mrs. Carey, chairman and secre-
tary Of this department for Bingham
county, are making an effort to at
tend every day. Mrs. Trego of the
publicity department attended Mon
day and found the lecture and round
takle talks on information service
very instructive and helpful to those
interested with this work.
Among many other things Miss
McMechen said an important duty of
this department was to keep tie
family Of the soldier in as good con-
dition as when he left them.
She touched upon two laws. First,
the insurance war risk. Second, the
soldiers and sailors civil rights bill.
The first was passed In 1917 and
amended and simplified in 1918,
while the last is a 1918 law for civil
relief and continues for six months
emergency after the close Of the war,
Allotment and allowance cares for
the family or dependent ones while
the soldier is away. Compensation
provides in case of injury. Insur-
ances provides for them IN case of
death.
She carefully explained the sliding
scale Of the allotment feature, how
the family of from one to several
children, the divorced wife, If she
gets allimony, the children of d.
vorced wife and the present one, the
STEP children, the parents, grandpar-
ents, parents-in-law, the step-brother
and sister, may in turn receive aid
under certain conditions. The half
brother and sister, the adopted
brother or sister follows in their
own order, but the compensation is
not to exceed $50 a month.
The allotment from the soldier |
must be made first and this may be |
divided between two dependents. The
government will not make all al |
lowance where there is no allotment !
The wife takes PRECEDENT over al |
others
The writer expects to 60 down in |
February to hear the lecture on US
ing the resources of the community. |
This seems vital topic to our county
that can be promoted thru the press,
therefore one for the writer to be |
profited by. 1t would be we'll il
others could 60. The attendance
almost pitiful for so worthy an oh
ject. On Monday there were onl,
eight all told and some of those onl,
remained short time. Miss Lay
from Soda Springs was one Mrs.
Mulliner from Idaho Falls the three
Of us from Blackfoot and the others
from Pocatello. The entire pro
gram follows: II
Chapter Course Pocatello January
20 to February
Field works. a. m. daily Except
Lectures p. m. as scheduled. 1
Round tables-As scheduled.
Lectures
Ian. 20 Organization of Red Cross !!
a. National 7 division headquart-
ers. b. Home service section 7
branches. III
Ian. FL Home Service and the Fam
IAN. % Approach to Family. K
an. % Family Counselors Z Ad-
visors. "....
an. "a Health Problems in rela-
ton to Home Service Families. 4
an. 81 Information Service. II
an. % Information Service Z
an. 20 administration Of Relief
(Loan, allowance Granyt) Budgets
Z Incomes
an. 30 Generalization, .Re-Educa-
ton 7 After-care =
an. 81 Transportation Problems, :
tuberculosis Program. g
'eb. 8 Child welfare p
eb. 4 Using the Resources of the =
Community Estate Local) y
eb. 5 Organizing Home Service
Office
Round Tables
an. 1928 Forms (Following lee
lures on information service)