New-York tribune., 1922-07-09

me Auxiliary can best be intrn..,
with the work because II il Con-,
Of the mothers, wives, sisters :,
daughters Of the member. ~
american Legion, which ha. IN
great factor in obtaining uron.- sea ssa.l
taiization for disabled veterans A's7'
Fast-Growing organixa.io,
Women Of the Auxiliary h.v. .
sponded magnifcently to tSs NJ =
service, and the Auxiliary nov j. - y.
iastest-growing woman's orr,r,...:s =
| In America. Although It viii onir rs
IT'S second annual convention = S Soe
F., Orleans October 1s, Il has , IA ssv
sup Oh 10000 in the fortv.ej,s.
StateS' Alaska, Hawaii, the Canal ~.
GuDs ana Mexico. These women =.
o1v1ded into 5000 auxiliaries 10 A,.s -
ican Legion posts. "iae'.
-, Inc program followed by TIA A..
liary Welfare and Hospital paNas 81
committee includes visiting in n. ..a iss
pirais, entertainment Of the men go.
allowable, visiting and aid to tb. ,r.s fs.s
mes OF men IL hospital, and IN . =.
families OF the men who died IN ,e-s -
ice or from the disabilities Of So.
Government authorities ststs -,. 49,.
new cases are developing AMOR, 's. ~.
veterans every month, and tas MI as
will not be reached until 1875. Ne sss
means the women of America mu,
be prepared to help these men and
their families. The government M Ss
said men disabled through their vr
service shall be hospitalized, and thn
while in hospital they shall be con-.
pensated. But this theory has not ben
generally put into practice. Men han
waited for from six months to tzt
years to have their claims passed UPON
and the burden Of their care has fale,
upon their families or their conmuD.
tiles. Many died while waiting.
when the men have been dis
charged from institutions as cured a
'rehabilitated,' the Auxiliary In man
communities has provided them viii
outfits Of clothing and places to IiY,
until they obtain work.
Gives Weekly Dinners
"The women have found such helpsu
work to do as providing victrolas AM
radio outfits for hospital wards; givir,
weekly chicken dinners and providis
dainties for the very Ill; providir,
financial aid for veterans families
layettes for infants, etc.
I'm the states where there are Il
hospitals the women send comforts b
the other states. Two Auxiliary unif
in Hawaii are making paiamas FOR til
sick in the Colorado tuberculosis hos
pital; women in Idaho bake dozens d
cookies q week and send them oTsl
the mountains to the sick soldiers :
the California hospitals. Because q
the equable climate OF some Of IN
states the sick veterans have conce-'
trated there in great numbers, and !
is vital that women far and near e..
their aid and reports. From Colarsf,
come reports Of $4,000 tubercular "
times, only 2 per cent Of the namhs'
having entered the war service fra
that state.
"There is great work hers M
women. Hundreds OF thousandi rs
sponded to the call during The va 70,
but they overlook that for the KY Y.
veterans in hospital and the lleNx
taking vocational training the var y
not over. The women must cary o
and it is TO this task that the Ans...
can Legion Auxiliary has set its.ls
Miss That's Magrane, of New len
City. is the president of the lDepaI.,
ment of New York; Mrs. William =
Keens, of Albany, is the exsen'ss
committeewoman There are ~
members of the Auxiliary in the sta,s
Mrs. J. J. Grin is president Of y y
Auxiliary in New York County. y
local organization devotes much Of Y
time to the care OF disabled yeteraa
on Wards Island.