Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1918 — TO DO RELIEF WORK [ARTICLE]

TO DO RELIEF WORK

• S 3 Red Cross Trains Women for Civilian Service. Series of Institutes In Home Science to Fit Them as Social Service Workers. Washington.—Scientific training and efficient service are the keynotes of the civilian relief work which has just been Inaugurated throughout the country by the American Red Cross. Contrary to the popular belief that most of the Red Cross Is being done by untrained volunteer workers, the latest venture of the organization Is characterized by a series of institutes in home science for the purpose" of training Women to do social service work among the families of our fighting men. “Financial aid for the families of our soldiers and sailors Is only a small part of the problem which these families will have to face,” said Mrs. Wai-

ter S. Ufford, head of the District of Columbia Civilian Relief department of the Red Cross. "There Is an urgent need for trained community workers who can analyze the problem of the

families to be served and bring them Into touch with the community resources which can help to strengthen family life. Trained workers will be required to cope with the abnormal situation in which the war has placed the wives and. children of the men at the front” The Red Cross institutes consist of a six weeks’ course which follows a syllable prepared by Porter Lee of the New York School of Philanthropy. Particular emphasis is placed by Mrs. Ufford upon the value of the work outlined in the syllabus, not only to relieve the stress of war difficulties, but to meet the needs of reconstruction that is to follow the war. Only through scientific effort, Mrs. Ufford believes; can an adequate attempt be made to readjust the economic and social relationships when disabled soldiers and sailors come bac£ from tin front. .