The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-03-26
ARE PLANNING
Big RECEPTION

i Big RECEPTION
Camp Dodge and All Des Moines Get
tina Ready to Receive 168th Regi-
ment Of "Rainbow" Division
|PATRIoTIc SCENES IN HOSPITALS
IGray Headed Men and Women Devot-
ina Time to Father and Mother
n Downhearted Soldiers
CAMP DODGE, March 22-(Special
Ito the Review)-The government hos.
pital No. 26 at Fort Des Moines ana
the base hospital at Camp Dodge each
have teachers, experts in various
trades and vocational specialists work.
ling with wounded men from overseas,
trying to rebuild them into some occu-
|pation that will enable them to earn
la livelihood. 1t is hard for young
Imam to be stopped abruptly and turned
jfrom q class of work familiar to him
land forced to take UP something en-
|tirely different, but that Is one of the
fortunes of war and so the men at the
1.-TWO hospitals are making the best OF
1.-The situation and are thankful that the
government is taking a personal inter-
lest in each wounded soldier.
Those who are still confined to their
beds are willing and anxious to do
anything that will help them pass the
time away. The other day when Sec
lretary of War Baker was here he
lpassed through the various wards at
lboth hospitals and in several cases he
lfound men confined to their beds do
ling all kinds of fancy needle work.
lone poor fellow was tatting but when
1.-THE secretary of war slipped around
from behind screen and confronted
him it was the most natural thing IN
1.-THE world that his fingers should all
be thumbs at that particular time but
Secretary Baker patted the perspiring
soldier boy upon the head and assured
him that he was doing some mighty
clever fancy work.
The personal interest the secretary
lof war and Gen. March took in the
wounded men nerved a respondent
soldier to put on his most apprec eciative
smile as the visitors grasped the paid
hand of many bed ridden hero 1t
was q most gracious act on the part
of Secretary Baker and Gen. March
land as they met the wounded soldiers
lin the various wards they had an en-.
Icouraging word and smile for each
lone. s3s ~
n The work of reclaiming the wound.
led men goes bravely on. Equipment
lis provided for. instruction in all the
dbranches Of industry, special instruc.
d tion fitting the emergency occasioned
& by each particular wound. +
H According to official advices, the to.
ttal Of major amputation cases" in the
United States forces to date is 3,034,
of which 2,308 are arm and leg cases;
and of these approximately 900 are
arm amputations and 1,708 are leg
amputations. The remaining 726 are
hands, feet and two or more fingers.
Not all of these men require special
training to enable them to make liv.
ing the federal board of vocational
education points out; in fact the per
centage is smaller than one would
imagine. A lawyer, doctor, craftsman
lbookkeeper, dentist, stenOgrapher, Of
flee man or salesman is not necessar.
lily affected unfavorably in making a
living by reason of having lost leg;
but the loss of an arm may be very
1serious matter.
i Those who in the main require re-
Education on account of leg or arm
lamputatiOns are farmers, artisan
whose trade required great activity,
such as carpenters, teamsters, struc'
tural iron workers and the like. There
are no hard and fast rules, and cannot
be, for each case must be judged on its
own merits, as for instance, that of a
professional violinist, who, having lost
q finger joint Of his left hand, found
his occupation utterly gone and had to
llearn to do something else for living.
The interest the government is TAX
ing in reclaiming these men makes a
strong appeal to those who have been
watching the process as development
proceeds. A wounded man is always
iconsulted to do the occupation he
would rather follow if, indeed his
wounds permit of choice. The men
whose education has been neglected
lare at great disadvantage because
their mental equipment prevents them
from having wide range from which
to make a selection.
Planning a Great Reception
Upon the return of the 16Sth regi.
ment of the famous Rainbow" di'
vision, there will be the greatest cele'
bration in Des Moines ever put on in
|the state. This is Iowa old nation.
al guard boys and 1t saw some of the
hardest lighting of any regiment on
the front. The sad feature of the
homecoming Is the thought of the
brave boys who are buried in France
hundreds of them. But to the return
ling heroes the glad hand will be ex
tended in manner that will convince
them that their heroic efforts are ap
lpreciated. Mayor Fairweather of Des
Moines has already appointed com
Imittee to take charge of the prelim
mary arrangements. 1t Is expected
that the men will return some time
during April. -, -0.
The Rainbow unit probably will ar
rive home while the victory loan cam
paign Is in progress and Secretary