The Topeka state journal., 1921-03-19
Woman's Auxiliary Plans Pro.
gram for Veterans.
To Bring Sunshine to Disabled
Ex.Service Men.
:oRM STATE COMMITTEE
First Step VIII Be Survey Of
Kansas Conditions.
About 1000 Need Hospital Care,
Report Says.

A statewide program for hospital
ization of disabled veterans of the
world war will be undertaken inn
mediately by the Woman's Auxiliary
of the American Legion, according to
an announcement by Miss NJ. izetta
Mccoy, state secretary of the auxiliary.
The organization will endeavor to
bring sunshine into the lives of the
disabled soldiers. Women or the
auxiliary will make systematic trips to
the hospitals. furnishing the men with
magazines, fruit, flowers and other
little comforts and luxuries.
Form State Committee.
A state committee is in process of
organization, consisting of the presi-
dents and secretaries of auxiliary units
in cities where hospitals are located.
Mrs. E. E. Bleckley, of Wichita,
member Of the state executive COM
nittee, is chairman Of the hospitaliza-
ton committee.
There are at least twenty hospitals
in the state in which service men are
cared for. Topeka has four, Kansas
City, Kan. four, Salina two, and one
each at Pittsburg. Ell Dorado, Con-
cordia, Wichita, Newton, Hutchinson.
Kingman, Fort Scott, wellington and
Leavenworth. The list includes the
State hospital for the insane at Topeka
and the Bell Memorial hospital at
Rosedale.
The first step in the program will
be to make a survey of conditions IN
the state to determine definitely just
how many disabled men are already in
hospitals and how many should be who
are not National headquarters of the
American Legion has estimated there
are more than $4,000 hospitalized,
while for fully that many more hos
pital facilities are lacking. These fig
| ures for the country as a whole indi-
cate there may be as many as 1000
| needing hospital care in Kansas.
A disqualification fund will be estab-
lished thru voluntary contributions by
| auxiliary units. Special appeals will
| be made from time to time for addi-
\ tional funds. State headquarters will
| direct distribution OF the money.
| To Report Worthy Cases.
| II men are found deserving hospital
treatment by the government, their
cases will be reported to the American
Legion for action. The auxiliary viii
co-operate with the Legion which has
undertaken to see that every disabled
ex-service man shall receive a square
deal. Cooperation of the hospital
heads will be sought. The auxiliary
will carry on it's work for all disabled
veterans. whether disability developed
while in military service or later.
| Members of the disqualification CON-
mittee follow: Mrs. Lena Robinson
and Mrs. Ethel J.. Atkinson, Pittsburg
| Mrs. A. M. Harvey. Mrs. Dana Jen-
nings and Mrs. T. A. Lee, Topeka; Mrs
| Clara H. Lane and Mrs. Roy F. Pres
ton. Wichita: Mrs. W. S. Bowman and
Mrs. Griffith Bonner, Kansas City
Kan; Mrs. Russell Cravens and Mrs
II. 3. Wiles, Salina; Mrs. Fred Mallies
and Miss Jessie ]. Nye, Newton; Mrs
\ Mary Riney and Mrs. Ed. A. Palmer
Kingman; Mrs. J. Zella Hall and Mrs
G1adine Cochrane, Fort Scott; Mrs
Xenia Downing and Miss Merl Woody
Wellington; Mrs. Sherman Medill and
Mrs. Edwin Sickle, Leavenworth
Hutchinson is just organizing a unit
Concordia members will be announces
later. Ell Dorado has no unit.