The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-06-01

ers while the Red Cross is supplying her cloth
inp. and adoption is pending in the case of the
third child.
In another case where the father is indif
and the mother immoral one child has been found
4 good home with relatives, the other children in
the family, all of whom morons, will be taken
before an examiner from the State School for
Feeble Minded with the expectation of placing
them in this school where they will be taught
trades and be made sef-supporting instead of be-
| ing allowed to become public charges Other
| sub-normal children of the County will be examin-
| ed by this official who comes early in June.
mother with troublesome disease from
which her little son was also suffering was found
| to be supporting herself under conditions which
were menace to herself and to the public. She
and her child have both been treated, the disease
checked and financial assistance which renders
them comfortable given them. !"
One Young girl Of immoral tendencies has been
properly placed where she will receive physical
and mental training and be taught to become a
useful citizen instead of degenerate.
Adoption papers for three children have been
completed.
Seven unmarried mothers have been cared for
by the Child Welfare Board within the past ten
months
Ex-Service Work
Of all the relief work that in connection with
the Ex-Service men has been most extensive. In
all, ninety-s men have been assisted, total of
three hundred five times. Numbers alone mean
little and each man as he presents his own pro-
blems has in them the ache and the pain of
whole life time. Many soldiers have been dis
tLo tolls or IN
only and have broken down after discharge. They
have hesitiated about going back to the govern
ment largely because they did not know how to
proceed so they have come to the Red Cross
which has put them on the right path and taken
care of the routine work Of getting in touch with
the right department.
To get in touch with these men Mrs. Winter, of
the Redwood Falls Branch of the County Chapter,
man in the County in order to help them to set
about getting the help that they needed. We
expected this work would be completed by Janu-
airy but we find there is more and more of it as
time goes on.
Some of these have become sullen and
discouraged, some need dental treatment and can
not get it, neither can they afford to pay for it.
Others have had trouble in getting the state
bonus, still others have wanted vocational train
ing and have been eliminated. Others have had
training offered and have refused to take adj
vantage of it, having to be urged and patiently
persuaded to go and learn a trade, thus becoming
independent.
Three ex-service men in the County are mental
cases.
Seven have been placed in schools for the F. B.
v. E. Others are almost ready to be approved.
One returned soldier suffering from severe
stomach trouble caused by the food and water he
used overseas, had been taking treatment at his
own expense. He is now receiving treatment at
the expense of the government and will be, reim-
bursed for the money he expended upon himslf
second lad who contracted bad throat three
days before his discharge was unable to have his
tonsils removed at his own expense following dis
charge and now has badly infected lung. He
has dependent mother and no funds. At present
he is being taken care of at Asbury hospital and
getting $4,000 per month as his total disability
allowance from the government He will also
be reimbursed for the money he spent before the
Red Cross took him in charge. 1 think my hard
est work has been done with the ex-service men.
when their patience with the ponderous, slow
moving Government Routine is -exhausted, then
we must be ready to lend a hand There is yet
much to do to Finish up the job"
Production
Production, though not now being promoted,
occupied much of the time early in the year.
Layettes are in demand for the children in Europe
and during the autumn of 1920 there were seven
ty-six complete layettes made besides bed quilts
and made-over garments to be used locally. One
month before Christmas the Junior Red Cross
boys and girls under the direction of their teach
ers, made five hundred forty-fve toys for distri-
button at Christmas and this wonderful service
made a Merry Christmas for hundred thirty
seven children in Redwood County besides two big
boxes of toys which were sent to the Northern
Division for distribution among the children OF
Eastern Montana.
Recreation
Recreation as part Of the Red Cross program
has been encouraged more in the country that in
the towns where facilities greater though per-
haps as much neglected. Our scheme began by
elisting the cooperation Of the rural teachers at