The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-10
New York's Cripples
Organize in Mutual
Effort to Face Life

in New York City there was recent
~ formed an organization Of Grip
pies known a. the red Cross insii-
tufe club. with headquarters In the
Ped Cross Institute Tor Crippled and
Disabled Men, at 81 Fourth avenue.
The club has "A membership OF sew
cnty physically handicapped men. all
soiisly united under n banner TO
encourage disabled men 20 have a
good time In a healthy way, In all
Kinds Of athletic games and sound
enJoyments. and e inspire them 10
become men OF good habits and self
supporting citixens.
Many Of the clubs members are
trainces In the Red Cross Institutes
vocational school. where crlpples are
taught tho fundamentals OF printing,
oxy-acetylone welding. motion pie
tGre projection, jeweiry making. type
writer repairing, and the manufac-
ture OF ARTIFICIAL limbs. The clubs
activities are directed by an advisory
board of stan members % the 'nsti-
tute. Meetings are held on the first
and third Thursday evenings every
month. when the clIb's regular bust
ness s. taken up. m matters pertain
ing to the bstterment Of the %cTipple's
status ere discussed.
The record Of the clubs activities
10 date marks he beginning OF a
new era in the cripple world. Here
are men, ordinarily rated az helpless.
actually going to school or holding
down jobs. and organizing 10 have a
good time and to make themselves
felt as a power In the community.
The club has held two athletic
meets a which feature events were
baseball ana basketball games, OK
Inc matches between armies mon
potato races for men on crutches. and
so-yard dashes for men wearing ar
tlclsl legs. on the Held adjoining
the institute. almost m day at noon.
the boys play baseball. Legless men.
the onF-armed. h paralyzed, those
who hohble around on crutches. all
forget their disabilities when they get
INTO the game.
The greatest help has been q series
~ gatherings known as cripple par
ties" meetings "of the disabled. by
the disabled. for the disabled" To
these parties were invited the down
and out cripples. ns speakers there
we're secured successful disabled men
Of our acquaintance. These speakers
told OF their own personal expert
ences. % the difficulties they had en-
countcred AID vanquished. At one
meeting there was toid q story worth
recountinE.
Tho speaker lost hoth arms ana
had his right shoulder crushed when
~ NA' WI ~ NNNAN AAAf M"ANI
life With an apparently unsurmount-
able handicap. he succeeded In get
ting a Job as boss Of q grading out
IL AZ fl.G0 a dny. lie Invented an
appliance for his left arm that en-
abied him 10 become independent OF
the help 81 others. iiis ambition had
not disappeared with tile loss OF his
arms. and he began the study OF law.
and In 1905 Quentin j.. Corley was
elected justice Of the peace Of Dallas,
TeXas. and has been thrice elected
county Judge. With the aid OF his
artificial arm and its attachments
Judge COrley can put on his clothes.
button his collar, adjust his tie. WASH
his teeth. comb his hair, write. drive
his automobile. bowl ten pins, play
croquet, prune his own peach trees.
pick up papers. wind his wutch-in
fact. he can DO an the things Ia the
routipe % daily life ~ well as the
whole q
Or. and Mr.. Burke Of Buffalo. -.
y, are visitors " the Mcnaul school
en- FOufe nd GuuuIo Arly