The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-06-19

bM(MI and naturally at that time found Its
HHe1WMN particular field in war activitfss 1t
nRl2kO now sees before 1t broadening OF Its
activities and scope of real hepfu-
ness that will go even beyond what 1t found to do
while the country was waging conflict.
1t Is the spirit of service learned better than ever
before in time Of national stress that Is the watch
word for this nationwide organization, of women
Its purpose rs set forth In the constitution and
bylaws is to provide organized trained groups OF
women In every community to meet existing needs
along social and economic lines.
The earnest women who make up the motor
division OF the league might have thought that the
end of the wnr would curtail the scope of their
activities. Nothing of the sort. The work of trans
porting the sick and wounded and the convalescent
soldiers, sailors and marines will be continued as
long as the need for this work exists The motor
division has demonstrated the vital necessity Of
continuing its work organized, trained serv-
ice In peace times to meet emergencies. There Is
no much work to be done In the way OF social
welfare and health and industrial helpfulness that
the corps, instead Of diminishing. sees before
It growth and expansion
Especial attention Is being given by the motor
division to the opportunities found In service for
the aiiicted. One Of the concrete examples Of this
II to be seen In the work being accomplished by
the women of the city Of jamaica who formed a
motor corps in that city. These women motorists
have already been of great service to the city In
transporting crippled children to the hospital for
treatment. Not all of these children are per-
use Of an arm or a leg after having suffered from
infantile paralysis. Sometimes there Is only one
living parent, who Is away from home all day, so
there is in the family to take the suffering
little ones to the hospital for treatment. The
workers in the motor corps bring the children from
their homes for treatment and then take them
back again soon as they are At to be moved.
Helping the Helpless.
One of the most pathetic cases of this sort Is
that of little Gertrude, only three and half years
of age. She was taken to- the hospital and plas-
fer cast was put There are six children in her
family and her father Is unable to work owing to
Il severe attack OF influenza. The oldest child In
the family suffers from epileptic fits. Another
child had broken her arm last November and it
had never been set. The driver Of the ambulance
took this child also to the hospital so that her
crippled arm could be rebroken by the doctor and
properly set So much suffering in one family
relieved and a great deal OF future tragedy
was averted by the helpfulness Of the motor corps
One little boy, whose poor little legs were abso
lutely useless, came near to being the cause OF an
accident on one Of the journeys to the hospital
Putting his head of the front Of the ambulance
he jerked the arm OF the driver and said: "See
that guy TINT passed riding that bicycle! Gee. I'm
going to be like him sOOn and how Will ride when
my paddles work again."
A three-year-Old Italian girl had been very shy
on her trips to the hospital and at first had re-
scented being taken by the driver. Finally after
her fourth trip she Struggled up against the lieu
which the officer could not understand. One Of
the older girls explained
"She says that her mother is dead and her
father doesn't want her and you can keep her II
you want to-"
Only three years old and yet that baby realized
that there wasn't a soul In the world who wanted
her
These children, whose cases are duplicated times
without number throughout the country, are In a
dire need of friendly service. The parents have
the greatest struggle in most cases to provide a
living for them. and when any Of the children are
helpless they not wanted.
Such cases are not infreQuent, and although the
work of driving a car all day from house to house
in the poorest parts of tho city. over broken and
rough roads, Is nerve racking, the members OF the
motor corps have never thought of stopping The
vital need of continuing their work Is measured Dy
the amount of good done hundreds Of children.
The faith Of the children accustomed to walk
aaa run about 10 much shaken whsn they are