The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-29
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received from a man helped through
Jour office He was in a hospital TOR
AN operation on his foot.
I II have the pleasure OF telling YOU
THAT the splint has been taken on
and I am walking very we'll. | lose
lInv head when + think of what IL
might have been if you had not taken
lnp ms ease when you did So am
writing TO you and crying TO express
lhow deeply grateful ! am
Bringing Film Back
| AS an example OF what We caH on
our reports, information: A young
man called and asked for infornia-
ltion regarding compensation. Aftsr
answering his question to his salts
faction, I asked why he did not apply
for vocational training as ne un-
doubtedly had just claim having
been wounded in the thigh and knee
so that ne could no Tonser do hara
farm work, the only thing that ne
knew. He assured me there was
nothing in 1t, but convinced him
that there was and he agreed 70 take
the matter UP through his own cnap-
Ter and consult me if things did not
develop satisfactorily. He said that
ne did not want anyth ings II only the.
government would put him back 10.
the same condition he was IN when
they took him Then 7 asked hln II
he had never faced the possibility
when he entered service that ne
might have TO make a big sacrifice.
He admitted that I told him that
was sorry that such had been the
case and that there was no real COM
pensation for # Beyond the feeling
that il had been for a glorious cause.
The government would put him in a
better economical state than he had
ever been in. but tfax was all ne
could expect from it. That Il he
would face the matter once then he
could 20 on and not feel enabittered-
He assured me that he was eertai1'y
glad thar he came into the home
service Office.
However. the home service 5dice
did NOT accomplish It's work alone.
The home service committee worked
faithfully. The committee is as fob
lows: Mr.. 3. Albert Kfedaisrh, chair
man: Mr.. John Dunlap, Mr.. James
Fulton, Mr. w G. Blood, Or. William
Rankin. Miss Myrta Mitchell, Miss
Cornelia Meigs and Mr.. G. q. Nc
Farlard, member ex-of7icio. But even
the committees did not do ali the
home service work Our results were
made possible BY the cooperation OF
the Reok1lEc business men and pro-
fessionar men, especially the doctors.
we have encountered a spirit Of will
iagness 70 help and the utmost eour-
tesy whenever we have sought adj
vice and assistance. And a great aid
TO our work was rhe publicity given
to it by the Daily Gate City"
The total expenditures for operat-
ing the home services section VIII De
included in the report OF the treas.
.uxer for the chapter. But + would
like to state IN this report the
amount Of money expended in ma
teriaI relief. This was 81 1882.
Through 1913 ard Gntil May 1919.
the horne service section used DR..
FulIeTs office which he donated ~
the Red Cross during such time as
he was in service Ia May, the home
service section moved to 46z Blon-
deaa street where our Office now IS.
Since that time a secretary and
photographer have worked fuiI time
in this Office.
The Work Win Families.
Following Ii the report 81 families
dealt with during the year.
1918,
November Nt.4nber Of families. "a
December Number o. families. 70
1919.
January Number of families III. 60
r.. IA ryrsFt1.,
March Number Of families. I'LL. 81
April Number Of families 49,. 81
May--fgunaber Of families ..e.. 80
June Number Of families s,..., s.
Number 0f families 131
August Number Of familles4 f18
September Number Of families us
October Number 0T families rs
From this may be seen that the
work was heaviest this past summer,
even heavier than during the war.
THE way our reports are kept there
are family eases closed and thSa re.
opened SO that the total number or
families dealt with are not the same
as the total obtained from adding
the families dealt with each month.
But approximately FIVE hundred haze
received some service during the
past year The work rs now about
normal and Indications are that We
will have several months more work
with discharged men il ne are TO fuI.
tfil our obligation, which is to render
the best service we can to our re-
turned soldiers. BY this time next
year. however, we expect to be work
ing in some field Of social service for
| cjyilians.
Respectfully submitted,
LAURA ALTON,
Executive Secretary, Home Service
| Section.
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