Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-12
JULIE HEYNEMAN IN U. s.
California Artist Returns After Won
derful RessneratinS Work.


New YORK. May l0.-Miss Julie Hey
n,u.An. oI san Francisco portrait
fainter ana writer, arrived the other
dan on four months leave OF abb
yCHCo from the British Red Cross, with
a new distinction, for an American
woman. that OF being the originator OF
"a system OF vocational training for
wounded soldiers by means OF which
thousands OF British. Belgian. French
and American fighters, crippled APP
parcntly beyond repair have been re-
stored TO lives OF happiness and use
tulness.
Before returning TO England Miss
Heyneman VIII make a transconti-
mental tour OF America speaking be-
fore various Nomens clubs, Red cross
and Belgian war relief organizations
on her work abroad Her itinerary at
present includes Philadelphia, Chica-
go. Washington. Baltimore, Boston
San Francisco. Pittsburgh, st. Louis
and Denver.
This little woman. who landed in
England on the day Antwerp fell 10
the Germans. found herself in "hirl
OF terror ami confusion. Belgian CIV
Han refugees, old and young, penni-
less and despalrlng, and Belgian SOL
diers, terribly wounded, were arriving
in London by the tra!nloads- she
established in London, after much dif-
ficulty. an institution which she named
California House" after her nanFe
state. where the disabled defenders u,
Namur and Liege and other beis!A"
strongholds, were nurStd BACK 10
health and strength, and taught IAN
guages or vacations thai fitted them 10
earn their own living.
So successful was the venture in war
philanthropy that the British ked
Cross two years later enlisted MISS
Hevneman's services, took over her IN
Sti.ution and established three similar
big homes in London known as MI
chener Houses" No. !, ?. and o ne
California woman vas aided IN heF
work by other Americans VINO sus
tanned the enterprise by voluntary 40
nations. Everything was supplied free
70 the soldiers and in three years NOR
nan T5.S55 meals we're given them
The grateful Belgians. DESTROYS Oh
Deruetlating the work for teilow Wal
sufferers II. their native land, besoush NJ
Miss JTevneTnan to establish similar
construction center there and TO TINS
end she visited Queen Elizabeth at La
Papns and was assured her sym
and support The Queen o. the Bel
gisns apon request. designated the
Edith CaveIl School for Nurses as the
institution likely TO benefit most by lHe
expansion such as Miss HeEner1ah
uroposcd. that Of establishing at least
twenry-ffvn beds and entailing an out
Law OF s., 900 each. One OF the fouho
ers OF the school named for the mar
tyred British nurse was Nine Marie
Damage, a Belgian woman, who per-
ished on the IusitAnia- According 10
the plan each bed is TO be dedlcateo
TO the memory of some fallen American
soldier and already the mothers OIL
two officers have indicated their de-
sire thus TO honor the memory OF their
heroic dead After her tour in the
United States Miss Heyneman intends
TO return to Belgium TO put her plan
into effect.
Il have passed thru four and half
wears OF the nightmare OF war" said
Miss Heyneman. Il never would have
believed until got into this work that
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severe hut beneficial experience. OF
the $40 men who have passed thru
California House. once practically
helpless crippies. 90 per cent have been
fed ard cared for and made self-sup-
porting The British Red Cross, as
the result of our initiatory efforts is
now similarly re- educating and train
ing 5000 wounded soldiers a year in
the Kitchener Houses and we believe
that ultimately the British war Office
will put the work upon Permanent
basis"
Miss Heyneman said she was MEM
Der of the executive committee Of vo-
cational training for England of which
Major General Fielding, of the British
army. commander of the London dis
! trict. is chairman.