El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

numbers women, who helped the Red
I Cross, the victory loans. the United
drive. and especially the Furnishing
Of thousands Of rooms in parish
houses, all free, for meetings Of Red
Cross and other war bodies
The commission, in its report, ielici-
tateS the country and the churches on
/ the large measure Of cooperation be-
tween religious bodies and expresses
appreciation for the sincerity Of the
governments course toward all
Christian and social agencies and
methods The Liberty Churches in
which there was much cooperation
between state and church, have
be enlarged and employed BY the
churches in downtown districts OF
cities. The commission closes its lab
ors by transferring csrtaiu unfinished
work 20 committees, and expressing
the hope that the churches viii DO
their part toward securing employ
ment for returned and DISCHARGED
men The commission gives no esti-
mate OF moneys handled. but others
put the sum at not less than S--.-
100000 directly Influenced for war
work needs through church endeavor-
Hostess House Boon.
when teaching men 70 DO Christian
work and not just talk about dOlng
IL, the Institute Of Applied Christian
ity. New York, says il finds it es-
sentfal TO provide men with things
20 do. Otherwise even the most earn
est OF men are unable themselves 90
find them In order TO put the good
intentions OF its students TO use the
executive committee of the institute,
the Seahury society. has maintained
for eight months a Seabury hostess
house, wherein it has given Christian
home TO $40 soldier and sailor moth
ers, strangers in New York and poor.
HT-r H.
France. were dangerously sick In
army ana navy hospitals in and near
New York These mothers have been
sent TO the house by the Red Cross
They have come from more than half
the states I'm the Union Fathers are
cared for also. but few apply.
It has happened often that Ameri-
cans, very seriously wounded, and
deemed by the government too sick
70 risk an ocean voyage, have given
uD from Inconsistencies in France, and
a desire at least TO see America once
more. A change was made some time
ago in regulations to meet such cases
Arrived in New York. however, a rail-
road Journey was not risked. Instead.
the Red eros wired for fathers and
mothers. and II poor, sent them TO
Seabury house. often the Red Cross
has borne expense Of journey and en-
tertainment while in Aew York a
considerable number OF such boys
have died. in which case the men Of
the institute have shown soldier and
sailor mothers all possible hospital
ity.
The kitchen OF Seabury house has
been used for months by mothers and
wives 10 make deliCacies which the
sick men thought they could eat. Hos
pitfalls were instructed 10 refer moth I
ers 10 the kitchen. whether these
mothers we're staying at the house or I
not Scores Of American young men. I
especially from and beyond the Mis- Z
sissippi. have enjoyed delicacies made j
In this kitchen located in the heart /
lf downtown New York. When boys
lie, enlisted men known as escort ]
men are sent with the body TO the I
lome town. TO attend the funeral and I
ire q volley over the grave at the last. Z
One Illinois mother, her son taken I
home with her en- this way, went with I
The escort men to grocer OF her town 1
In behalf Of the kitchen. The result I
was that the grOcers OF the village
uniting. sent back to New York by the i