Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16
CHURCH REVIEWS
AID TO NATION
Catholic War Work of the Past
Promises Future Usefulness
to Uncle Sam.
MILLION WORKERS ENLISTED.
From the War Front to Every Corner
Of This Country Catholic War
Council Helps Our Cause.

Catholic Church In this country, that
slider the past and future work of the
National Catholic War Council, the
leaders OF this nation wide welfare or
ganization have outlined record OF
war work that extends from the front
lines In France 10 the furthest cor
ners OF this country. They have also
indicated comprehensive lines along
which the full force OF the millions of
workers enlisted In their various activ-
tiles at home and overseas may be
turned to the aid Of the government
In the trying times Of reconstruction
ahead.
In summarizing the war work Of It's
Committee on Special War Activities.
In recent report to the Administra-
tive Committee Of the National Catho-
lie War Council, the following resume
of some OF the things undertaken and
carried out by this organization has
just been presented:
I'VE have co-Ordinated and brought
into common service 10000 Catholic
country. This cooperation insures our
ability. which has been tested more
than once. to meet the great OppOrtu-
mites that present and will present
themselves. These mems organiza-
tons are used to conduct service clubs
for men, to supply workers in many
fields OF cndeavor. to cooperate with
governmental agencies.
conditions at the beginning Of the
war revealed the fact that the activity
OF Catholic women had no national
expression, no recognition. The
Committee on Special War Activities
has within the ten months of its ex-
istence co-ordinated into national ac-
tivity the thousands OF Catholic wO-
mems organizations OF the country; 1t
has established women's clubs through
out the country: IL Is sending Catholic
women into every field of social work !;
II Is giving them the opportunity OF
service In the visitors houses
I'm like manner we secured recog-
seas work That we might train them,
We established training school for
women with it's own faculty. There IL
ready to receive them a home In Paris
and two representatives OF the Nation
nj Catholic War Council, Mr. Dene-
Chnud and Mrs Stocks Millar. The
work Of women abroad will continue
g., Al he
and we are in a position to extend 1t
t. other countries. The Catholic wo-
men OF the country have responded to
this opportunity in a wonderful way.
The resources mt our command are
rich. All that Is needed is training
and leadership
"As early as April l3, 1918. the sub
committee on Reconstruction was ap-
pointed. This committee gave dligent
attention for months and anticipated
In surprisingly accurate way the
problems of reconstruction. We have
assisted In shaping the Government
conduct OF the problem OF relief and of
vocational training. Our workers are
placed in the reconstruction hospitals
throughout the country. Dependent
upon these men is the future educa ton
OF the wounded man and the college
to which he is sent and in what he is
to be educated AT the expense Of the
Government. We are officially coop
Grating with the Federal Board OF Vo-
cational Training and with the United
States Employment Service. Through
the Committee on Special War Activi-
ties is published series of pamphlets
on Reconstruction, the first of which
Was an official pronouncement of the
Administrative Committee Of bishops
THE Committee has likewise taken
up the work of supplying through our
Catholic hospitals free clinical servic,
for soldiers AMI sailors and their fami
lies and is extending this in co-opnra
ton with the Red Cross Home Service
t. ali the larger cilieS ~ the country
The same extension has provided us
with AZ opportunity Ia have and EN-
piuN the clinical woman social worker
Ii is not too much ia SAY that our work
in Reconstruction plays a leading part
and the heads Of Government Depart.
ments have told Us explicit, that they
have been aided more hy the advice
and help Of the National Catholic War
ccmcn than by ANY other urganiza-
ton
Bora ~ the emergency that mccoy
Stated he full 80 operation and corno
rate ~e"Ni ice ~ The entire Catholic body
~ america. The National CathnIic War