The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-07-26


yVN6IyMfR0I National League for Women's Service
INK YlI|N This organization was formed in 1917
RDxANNu and naturally at that time found its
UXH!(MNlt particular field in activities II
AaHkS now sees before it broadening of its
activities and scope Of real helpful
ness that will 60 even beyond what it found to do
while the country was waging conflict.
1t Is the spirit Of service learned better than ever
before in time of national that is the watch
word for this nationwide organization Of women.
Its purpose, as 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 ND the motor
Vision of the league might have thought that the
= kl OF the war would curtaI the scope of their
lvities. Nothing Of the sort. The work Of trans
Erting the sick and wounded and the convalescent
}ldiers. sailors and marines will be continued as
5'ng as the need for this work exists The motor
division has demonstrated the vital necessity of
continuing Its work as organized trained sery.
ice In peace times to meet emergencies There is
so much work to be done In the way of social
welfare and health and Industrial helpfulness that
the motor 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 afflicted One of the concrete examples of this
is to be seen in the work being accomplished by
the women Of the city of jamaica who formed q
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.
manently crippled. but many Of them have lost the
use of an arm or leg after having suffered from
lnfantile paralysis Sometimes tA6e is only one
living parent, who is away from D6me all day, so
there is one in the family u IKE the suffering
little ones to the hospital fof treatment The
workers In the motor corps bring the children from
their homes for treatment and then take them
back again as soon as they are fit to be moved
Helping the Helpless. ssassvass'
One Of the most pathetic cases OF this sort IL
that OF little Gertrude, only three and half years
OF age. She was taken to the hospital and plas-
ter cast was put on. There are six children In her
family and her father Is unable to work owing tn
a severe attack Of influenza. The Oldest child in
the family suffers from epileptic fts Another
cnilo mad broken her arm last November and n
had never been set The driver Of the Ambulance
took this child also to the hospital 50 that her
crippled arm could be rebroken by the doctor and
properly SET so much suffering In one family
vas renewed ana great deal of future tragedy
was averted by the helpfulness of the motor come
one little boy, whose poor little legs were abso-
iuteiy useless came near to being the cause of an
accioent on one OF the journeys to the hosnftal
Puttng MS head out Of the front Of the ambulance
ne JerKed the arm of the driver andgs6id: aSea
tnat guy that passed riding that bicyclel Gee I'm
going 10 De like him soon and how will r,da xybo
my paddles work again.
A three-year-old Italian girl had been vor. a.,
Do ner trips to the hospital and at 6rsffAad -
sented being taken by the driver Finally ofter
aer fourth trip she Struggled up against the lien.
enant on the homeward trip and said somath,na
Thichs the officer could not understand. One 81
he older girls explained
"She says that her mother is dead ora h..
ather doesn't want her and you can keen her -
'ou want to-"
Only three years old and yet that baby realized
hat there wasn't soul In the world who wanted
er.
These children. whose cases are duplicated times
fthout number throughout the country, are In
Ire need Of friendly service. The parents have
le greatest struggle in most cases to provide
wing FOR them, and when any Of the children are
elpless they are not wanted
SUCH cases are not infreQuent, and although the
ork Of driving car all day from house to house ,
the poorest parts Of the city. over broken and
ugh roads, Is nerve racking the members Of the Il
otor corps have never thought Of stopping. The
tai heed OF continuing their work is measured by
c amount OF good done hundreds of children.
The faith Of the children accustomed to walk 8
ID run about z much shaken when they are