The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-17
Training For Soldiers
California Artist Originates
System for: Vocational
Framing

EEeynenan of San Francisco, pof-
tEeSit painter and writer arrived heie
the other day o2 q touf mohtiiS
! leare of absence from the BRUSH
Red Cross. with a new d1st!nctlon
fer an Am eriean woman, that OF pelns
The originator Of a system OF Voca-
1ioua1 training for wounded soIo1ers
Z t1v means Of which thousands OF Hrl-
fisb, Belgian, French and Ameucan
nrhtsrs, crippled apparently pe5ond
repair, have been restored 10 hVes
OF happiness and 'usefulnes.
Before returning TO. England, Miss
Heyneman will make a transconti-
mental tour of America. speaking be
fore various Wonen's clubs, Red
Gross and Belgian war relief organi-
zataoras on her work abroad. Her intin-
erary at present iacludes Philadeip-
hia, Chicago, Washington, Baltimore,
Boston, San Francisco, Pittsburgh,
ST Louis and Denver.
This little American woman, who
landed in England on the day Ant
Werp fell to the Germans, found her
seH ia: a whirl of war terror and con-
fusion. Belgian civilian refugees, ola
and young, pennileSs and despalrlhs'
and Belgian soldiers, terribly wound
ed, Were arriving in London by tram
loads. She established in LONDON
aftera much difficulty, an lnst,fuuon
which she named California House, "
AFTER her native State where the
disabled defenders of Namur and
EieEe and other Belgian strongholds.
were nursed back TO health and
strength and taught languages or vo-
cations that fitted them 10 earn their
own living.
So successful was this adventure
"a war philanthropy that the British
Red Cross TWO years later enlisted
Miss Heynenaan's services. took over
her institution and established three
ssmilsr big homes in London known
as Kitchener Houses No. 1, 2. and 3.
The California woman was aided In
her work by other Americans who
sustained the enterprise by volun-
tary donations. Everything was sup
pied free to the soldiers and In three
wears more than $4,000 meals were
given them.
The grateful Relgians, desirous OF
perpetuating the work for fellow war
sufferers in their native land. be-
sought Miss Heyneman to establish a
e1niaar reconstruction center there
and Ito this end she visited Queer
Elizabeth at La Panne and was assur-
ed her sympathy and support. The
Queen OF the Be1gians, upon request.
designated the Edith Cavell Scheo?
for Nurses in Brussels as the insti-
tuition likely to benefit most by tbs
expansion such as Miss Heyneman
uraposed, that of establishing a;
least 25 beds and entailing an outlay
& Of $4,000 each. One Of the founders OF
srI.e: school named for the martyred
Bfitish nurse was Nine. Marie De
page, a Belgian woman, who perish
ed on the Lusitania. According
tie plan each bed is to be dedicated
TO the memory Of some fallen Amer
ican soldier and already the mothers
! OF two officers have indicated the;
desire THUS to honor the memory g
tsIesr heroic dead. After her tour in
the United States Miss Heyneman IL
y NIGQGS&IO ISiUfil " oSlSIulI ~ POl iAS
nan INTO effect.
have passed through four and
q half years Of the nightmare of war,
said Miss Heyneman- Il never would
have believed until I got into this work
that could ever have done it. 1t
has been a severe but beneficial ex-
perience OF the 600 men who have
passed through California House,
once practically helpless crippies. 90
per cent have been fed and cared for
and made self-supporting. The British
Red Cross, as the result Of our mia
tory efforts, is now similarly re-edu-
eating and training 5000 wounded
soldiers q. year, in the Kitchener
Houses and we believe that intimate
ly the British War Office will put
the work upon a permanent basis. y
Miss Heyneman said she was
member of the Executive Committee
Of Vocational Training for England
OF which Major General Fielding. Of
the British army, commander Of the
london district, is chairman.
Horse and Mule