The evening world., 1921-03-16
Plan for Memorial Week
In April to Aid Disabled
Soldiers Is Set In Motion

vania Station. He is an officer and
speaks three languages, the victim of
thirty nine operations, yet he was the
most complete down and-outer that
l have ever seen because Of his pride.
He is a Regular Army man and was
only induced to come to me by lady
who told him that 1 was a Regulaf
Army woman and would understand.
l shall have more to say about him
later, for his is the most interesting
case 1 have yet discovered.
do not mean to include him in the
category of the unclean, for in spite
OF everything he would always man
age to look the gentleman. l just
happened to refer to him in passing.
But most of the boys who come to
me these days could get none but the
lowest kind of d job until something
were done to make them look moro
respectable.
First / have to send them up to No.
1947 Broadway, to Guider's Health
School, where Mr.. Guider receives the
used clothing sent to US for such
cases as these.
They have a bath and a clean set
of underwear. Then we try to put
them on their feet and make them
happy by telling them that their
troubles are over.
Have you ever lost happiness for
even a short time?
have. And l know from personal
experience how it hurts. That is
why can understand these boys.
MANY MARRY FROM SHEER
LONELINESS.
These soldiers of ours have a better
right to happiness than we who
stayed at home have. They have
earned theirs.
Yet most of them who come to me
have lost all hope.
Can't we give it back TO them?
They want companionship, a home,
friends. That Is why a service house,
where all these things will be given,
Is such a necessity.
AS It is now, these boys marry
marry not for love, but because they
are so bitterly lonely. Often they re-
greet their rash act when it is too late.
Are you married."
YES, ma'am."
"How long?"
six months"
You shouldn't--in your condition"
81 know it. I wouldn't II I had II
to do over again"
us there a baby coming7"
yes, ma'am."
Nobody can live and be good with
out hope. The one cry all through
the war was morale. Keep up the
morale OF the soldiers! Fill them full
of pep! Don't write them news from
home which will worry theml They
will only do good work II they have
hope in their hearts.
So while we needed them we did
everything in our power to keep hope
| high.
not only demand care for them
while they are too weak to work.
demand more 1 demand happiness
| for them Homes. where they will be
| cheered by an atmosphere which
comes only from personal care, com
| panionship, books, music, games, use
! full employment, attractive surround
! ings and the sure knowledge that life
| stin beckons!
And these things ! will fight fol
until l get them. For l believe in my
countrys belief in justice. And 1t Is
only justice that l am asking for the
eX-serviCe man.
Our own national existence /,
builded on the very things l beg fol
my Soldiers Out OF Luck-iife, liberty
and the pursuit OF happiness. Al
| present they have only a fran hole
on life, no liberty at all, being II
bondage 10 poverty and disability
| while in their pursuit OF happines,
they are already hopelessly dstanced
The Evening World Is raising Z
fund for a service house TO be oper,
ated by the American Legion, be
cause we believe that by taking thest
boys off the streets. placing them II
such a home as we are preparing foi
them and surrounding them with thos,
things which would make any home
less boy cOntented, we are doing tn,
nearest that we can 20 carrying on
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