, 1922-09-14
THE LnaIOM AUXILIARY
Il MAKING MANY PIlAN6
FOR AN ACTIVE SEASON

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On Tuesday evening Of this weei
the Executive Committee of the
American Lesion Auxiliary met at
the home of Mrs. G. W. Jeffrey for
the purpose of completing plans for
unit activities for the coming sea-
son. ~
Mrs. Thomas Laphan was appoint
ed chairman Of the membership COM
mittee and each member present de-
clared their willingness to help Sc
cure new members for the carrying
out Of the vast amount. Of work on
hand.
It was voted to send $3.50, the net
given. last spring, to the State Hos
pital fund for the disabled Soldiers
at Ft. Mckenzie, Sheridan.
There have ben SO many inquiries
about the hospital work In Wyoming
and SO many indefinite offers Of as
sistance, for the hospital at Sheridan.
that this article Is being printed for
the benefit of the general public that
they may know the time has come
when their help is needed and needed
promptly.
i, It was not until very recently that
n patients arrived at the Sheridan
hospital, and since the committee has
now has laid before them the urgent
needs of these boys. 1t is the wish
Of the Auxiliary to pass on to the
people In general the plans being
formulated.
Everyone may not be aware that
the patients at the U. 8. Veterans
Hospital at Sheridan are mental
cases. For that reason we may not
49, 49, -N1n op~n ~ 0oo0afokfN uyffh
these boys that we might have were
their Affections purely physical. but
our obligation Is no less on that &C
count; perhaps the fact that they
have given Of their mental as well as
their physical selves. makes our obli-
cation even heavier than 1t would be
were they crippled in body only.
First Of all, these boys must be
kent occupied as much as possible
and for this purpose we must provide
books. magazines of recent date,
V%ictrolas. records, puzzles. playing
cards, potted plants, and some pets.
particularly canary birds and gold
fish. The books should be clean and
of q nature not too exciting, even
some second, third and fourth grade
books can be profitably used. If you
send magazines please send fairly re-
cent ones, unless they are magazines
like National Geographical or Travel.
or similar magazines that hold your
interest even though they are two or
three years old. Several Victrolas
and many records could be used, but
the records should not be of an e1-
citing Jazz nature, nor should that OF
war. Doubtless there are households
who have tired of their Vlctrolas and
every single home has some records
OF which they have tired. puzzles are
useful, and II picture puzzles are
sent be very sure that not a single
piece ls missing also in case OF play
ing cards have them complete decks
and reasonably clean
For their physical w%ell-being the
committee needs some jellies, jams
and preserves for the invalid. cases,
and a very few sweaters for those
who have not yet received their CON-
pensat1op and rave not adequate
warm clothing for the winter COM
ing on. In most. cases, sleeveless
sweaters viii answer the purpose, but
the tubercular patients must have
sleeves in their. AS to the Jams, al
most every housewife could put
aside a few glasses for the drive that
is to take place in this city next
week.
The big work that the committee
plans to put across is this. At the
hospital there Is no quiet, honey
place where the mothers. sisters and
wives of these unfortunate men can
sit down and visit with them. There
are three small unfurnished rooms
in different locations at the hospital
which might be used for this purpose.
and It is q plan to buy comfort
able, durable furniture for at least
two of them. Furniture for these
small rooms. besides funds for the
general benefit budget will mean that
we shall need sevral hundred dollars.
It is our aim to make these places
as nearly like home as possible,
places which may recall to the boys
all OF their former associates AID
perhaps to bring back the old frame
OF such surroundings will be won
derful inded, and we want. these
Auxiliary rooms to be all that they
should be in this respect. This will
OF course take actual money and the
committee is making a strong APP
peal al over the state for money to
carry out this plan. Could you not
make It q thank offering you who
have no loved one in the hospital:
and We whose dear ones gave all
they had, make It gift Of memorial
to them.
In order to help this committee
with their plans the Rawlins Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary plans q drive
for the third week In September. At
this time ron will be asked for
jelies, j2Rss books. : maGasines,
games. pushes, playing cards and
sofa pillows. Will you, NOT bear this
In mind and be ready to respond
whole heartedly to this very worthy
call.
Mrs. Belle Ryan WEIGH ID in charge