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New York Aids tke Nation.
The valuable assisrtance that New Yorlt State is giving to the Federal Govemment in solving the war trans- fK>rtation problem is^ pointed out by Engineer Williams in his annual re¬ port to the I/oglslature.
'Barring unforcaeon difficultioa the new barge canal will be open from the lakes to tidewater this Spring, snd will make possible the abatement of the present freight congestion on the railroads. In order to derive the full banefit of the canal it will be necessary for the F'edcral Govern¬ ment to aid in providing barges and to direct the routing of freight.
In the construction of the canal terminal at Gowanus Bay the state took into consideration the fact that the Federal Govemment would Ibe called upon to send across the oce^an millions of bushels of grain to supply our expeditionary forces and the al¬ lies, and so constructed its pier as to provide for the location there of a 10,000,000 (bushel elevator, and noti¬ fied the Federal Government to that effect. While no definite action has yet been taken by the Federal Govern¬ ment, tbe state has so done its part of the work that no delay will result when the Federal Government is ready to act
Mr. WiMiama pointA out that the Federal Government, by directing freight shipments through the canal, can both speed up the movement of freight end assure the success of the canal. Under this head be says:
"In assuming control of the rail¬ roads the government becomes su¬ preme in matters of transportation. It can dictate the nature of ship¬ ments and the routes to be followed. The first assistance then on the part of the government to be given to pri¬ vate capital interested in the con¬ struction of canal barges should in¬ clude assurance of freight to carry. In vienv of the railroad situation, this ought to be simple. Anyone who is at all conversant with the subject knows that the cost of shipping by water is less than by rail, and to those who have given the subject deep study, the popular conception of the slow moving barge as compared with the 'fast freight' is known to be er¬ roneous. Tonnage has for years slow¬ ly but surely bien diverted from the canals of New York to the railroads. It is not nseessary to review the rea¬ sons .for this, but the canal advo¬ cate b;?licves such to be the case, and an examination of the records of the depart tnent.s pre.si(led over by the of- ficiiiLs chiirgc'd with canal matters ap¬ pears to verify the contention. These aro unusual times, and business must be assured as long as government control of railroads continues. After that the canal will take care of itself.
"The canal in 1918 can carry ten million tons between lake and tide¬ water, and thus release thousands of freight cars for use in sections of the country where inland water trans¬ portation has not been developed. To win the war it haa been said that the United States must build boats, boats and more boats. The result which could be accomplished by placing a limited number in commission on the barge canal is self evident."
In order to place the canal at the disposal of the Federal Government this year the state has had to over¬ come tremendous obstacles. With the declaration of war there was an ex¬ traordinary increase in the price of labor and materials, and in numerous instances labor at any price ws^al- most impossible to obtain- Oontrac- tors bidding on the contracts, all of which were in force before war wss declared, could not foresee the condi¬ tions forced upon them by the war, but the majority of them although facing heavy losses lutv« ^ootinued their work with the greatest possible 'dispatch. State Engineer Williams in calling the attention of the Legis¬ lature to the losses sustained by the • <Hmtr«ot<»ra by reason of the war suggests that some measure of relief Its given them. ' There are still ssvsral points whsre
Qm eam\ Joint foTtraiwewt owmd irttsTS wberw the Federal qp-remment has not yet done the work necessary to connect the two, where the canal prtsm is deeper than Khe adjacent waters, snd State Engineer Williams urijes the I^egislsture to communicate with the authorities in Washington and pftirrt ert the urffent necessity of the United States Govermnent com¬ pleting Its share of the wof%.
Lesson of Amy Draft.
The draft, like a giant filter, has separated the physically and mentally fit from the unfit, and bas brought to light in a few months as no other agency could have done an appallinR lack of human eflicieney throughout the country. The gre.it army of thr rejected, composed of men in the prime of life, are victims of disabil¬ ity due to disease, deformity and bad haluts, largely the result of ignorance and neglect.
The number of men rejected is aur prisingly high, especially in view of the fact that these men are all at ages when t.hey ought to be at the height of their physical vigor.
One fact ia clearly indicated; name¬ ly, that the causes of this highdisabil- ity must be studied and the morbidity and mortality rates among aduHs re¬ duced. That such reduction is possible ia indicated by the great improvement shown in infant and child morbidity and mortality rates, following the concentrated attention of health de¬ partments and child hygiene commit¬ tees on this subject.
The public must be made to realize that not only are the communicable diseases preventable, but also that the degenerative diseases of adult life can be prevented or indefinitely post- pond by proper diet and life.
No dout't much has been accom¬ plished among the rejected men by having their attention called to their physical disabilities. The great value of a complete annual physical exam¬ ination of every person should be im¬ pressed not only upon these young men, but upon the whole population, and not only should the soldiers, but everyone, be impressed with the in¬ fluence of adequate exercise, regular hours and habits and proi>er food, combined with strict military disci¬ pline, in vastly improving the gener¬ al health and physique. They will also have learned that the body can not be exposed to continuous strain and abuse without ultimately show¬ ing serious effects.
The draft has several far reaching influences on public health. It has turned attention to tiie need of inten¬ sive work to relieve the yhysical dis¬ abilities and to prevent the degen¬ erative diseases of adult life. It has sharply indicated the value of peri¬ odic and systematic physical exami¬ nation and has shown to the individu¬ al the necessity of more intelligent care of the body and its needs. ^
Garfield Behind Time.
BELLMORE
It is pretty generally agreed tbat the scarcity of coal in the yards of retail dealers and in the bins of con¬ sumers was due to Garfield and the rest of the Fuel Administration. Last summer, when every mine should have been working at full capacity, pro¬ duction was discouraged fcy fixing too low a price at the mine, and when every consumer should have been lay¬ ing in a winter supply, the Fuel Ad- mini.stration discouraged early buy- intr by advising the people to delay their purchnses. (Jarlield was appoint¬ ed by President Wilson, whom he sup¬ ported actively in two political cam¬ paigns. The CJarfield policies in dis¬ couraging coal production and dis¬ tribution last summer had the au¬ thority of Presidential sanction. The people had a right to depend upon the assurances received from such high ofl!icial sources.
When the country faced a fuel famine in mid-winter and people were suffering for want of coal in their homes, Garfield ordered a shut-down of industry for fourteen days, in or¬ der to "save the situation." Save for what? Why, save it from the effects of Garfield's policies. Nothing more nor less. Garfield is to get great credit for saving the country from himself.
Mr. snd Mrs. Conrad Csttono «i»nt a portion of last week visiting frienda and relatives in the city.
TheUolly Five will hold s laugha¬ ble cohiedy and dance in the Fire¬ men's Hall on Thursday, Feb. 7th. Ad¬ mission 25 cents.
Mrs. Hiram Valentine is very ill at the home of her son, Arthnr Valen¬ tine, of Bellmore Ave.
Rudolph "Smith, formerly assistant station agent at the local railroad station, has secured a position in I.onjj Island City with the Ix)ng Island Railroad.
Some of the mysterious thefts that have taken place in the village during the last three months have at last boen solved. On Tuesday of this week .lud.^e Southard had two or three yoUTig fellows from Smithville South and Fast Meadow before him nnd he found that thny were gui'.ty of .some of the thnfts in Bellmore and sur¬ rounding villages.
Monday niu'ht another automobile ran off the road into the pond on tlio bad curve on the Merrick Ruad. This is only one of many .similar accident? on the same curve during tho pa.st year and soniethintr oufrht to bo done to prevent any auch accidents in the future.
ths SeafotH Schoo) hsd • tlelirli rid¬ ing party OB Tuesday erenlnjf.
Ths ThnrndsT evening gerriet of the Episcopnl Churrh, due to the scar¬ city of coal, will be held at the home of Mrs. Ixjuifl Ketcham for the next few weeks, on Thursday evenings at 3 o'clock. Everybody is invited to at¬ tend.
Mrs. Mary HafT has bee^ confined to her home, but is on the road to recovery now.
MASSAPEQUA
Those hoarding coal and foodstuffs are working at cross purposes with the administration. Hoarding is not only selfish, but is the cause of scar¬ city and high prices.
Laat Saturday evening some of the young folks of the village spent a very enjoyable eveninjj nt the home of Miss Lilly and Mr. Harry Green of Crescent Lawn. The evening was spent in dancing, eating, playing games and talkintr- Among those present were the Misses Helen Link, Ruth Stickle, Florence Mangel.s, Gertrude Hendrickson, Lila Smith and Lilly Green; and the Messrs. CharleB O'Hearn, GcorKe Fieseler, Percy R. Smith and Harry Green.
Ilcatlesa Monday was well observed in this village as all the stores were closed, and many of the men and wo¬ men were home from work.
Miss Gertrude Smith was home from work the last few days owing to ill¬ ness but ia able to be around again.
We have often spoken of the fine character of our young men and boys. For they are as fine a lot of fellows ns can be found anywhere, and our little community is justly proud of them.
Are our young Indies and little girls jealous? No, th?y are too proud and busy with their v;irious duties, such ns Red Oos work nnd studies, to rc- .^ent tho praise given our boys for the many jrsiod thing.s thf-y have done, both public and private. We refer es- pecinily to our Buy .'^couts.
But, lo! some of our young ladies are usurping the privileges of the boys. Two of them went forth after each of the recent snowstorms und with snowplow.s and shovels opened the way from F.ast Mass.Tpequa to the stiition, to tho Post Office and in various other directions. Praisewor¬ thy? Yes! Wc salute you. Yes we glorify you. Miss Charlotte and Gert¬ rude, and tender you our thanks.
The Euchre Club mot at the resi¬ dence of Mrs. Charles Schaefer on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Browne and Mrs. Schaefer divided honors for first prize, both having the same number of points. In playing off for it Mrs. Browne won. What was it? One of the .sweetest things you ever saw. A ten pound package of—guess.
Among the boys in the service to be home some time during the past week were: Clair Bartholomew of Camp Merritt, Walter Brockmann of VoTt Slocum, Sergeant von Mechow of Camp iTpton, Arthur Horn, Arthur Southard and William Smith of the Naval Reserves.
We should thank God that we arc a part of a nation fighting only for hu- I manity's sake. Every loyal citizen [ trying to do his bit. If not in camp, j endeavoring? to observe the plea of I the government to conserve in all 1 things, to the end that our brothers j on the other side shall not want.
The building prospects for this vil¬ lage in the coming Spring are very bright considering the present condi¬ tions. Plans for several buildings, both dwellings and business places, have been completed, and many more would soon be under way if the war should cease. Many people realize the prospects of Bellmore as a com¬ mercial centre and are making efforts to get in on the ground floor. There are still many openings open to law¬ yers, dentists, etc., and those getting in first will never regret their move.
Don't forget the euchre and dance of the Church of St. Barnabas to be held in the Firemen's Hall on Feb. llth.
The firemen will hold a dance in their hall on Feb. 21st. Muaic will be furnished by Waldau's Tango Quartet.
The snowplows were kept busy the last week keeping a free path on the thoroughfares of the town.
Soine of the men who were lucky enough to escape the first draft have been called to be examined and will, in all probabilities, have to report for service soon.
L. Heins, our local postmaster, bas been appointed to register all aliens of this district.
SEAFORD
William Gritman had a stroke of paralysis and is confined at the home of his daughter, Mrs. V. Baylis.
We are pleased to see our genial storekeeper, Eugene Kicherer, around again. Be careful, young man, we prefer to see you behind the cigar counter rather than trudging through the snow over to mother's home to see you on the couch.
Esteemed citizen, M, H. Ormsbee, visited Massapequa last Sunday. We look forward to his coming to remain for the summer.
bi.LDWiN.
Victor Aloore, of this village, the popular motion picture star, is ap¬ pearing this week in vaudeville at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Manhat¬ tan. He is assisted by Maurice El¬ liott
The fine skating on Glover's Pond, which brought hundreds of visitors to the village, was spoiled by the snowfall, (but the young men this week have cleared away a portion of the snow. The number of people skating here brought considerable business to the village.
It has been suggested that the bus¬ iness men get together and clear the Fond of snow after every snowfall. t would prove to their advantage.
A baby has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly on Prospect street.
At the Epworth I.«ague meeting Sunday evening in the M. E. Chapel the topic wull be "The Country School."
Mr. and Mrs. John Raynor spent Sunday last in Seaford.
The Imperial Purple.
President Wilson's assignment of Senator Chamberlain to the Ananias Club is performed in language less graceful than that which he employs in state papers and is more forceful than that which he once used regard¬ ing Mr. Bryan. But it shows that he is (ktermiaed to brook no iikt«rfer- enee from either side of the political fence. He is resolved to be the whole thing, in war or in peace; he will select his own subordinates, he will give them such instructions as he sees fit, he will censure thera in his own way, he will uphold them to the limit
Sorvfeant MidJlebrook and Privatt. and Mrs. Kirchoefer spent the week¬ end with Mrs. J. A. Half.
Lawrence Verity is still confined at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mury Raynor.
Edward R. Mills of Norfolk, Va., spent the weekend at his home here.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. Charles E. Mills on Thursday afternoon.
The regular monthly meeting of the Official Board was held last Sunday nfter the evening service.
Rev. Tetsuji Tsuchyama, a Jap¬ anese student of Drew Seminary, Mad¬ ison, N. J., will give an address to the Sunday School of the M. E. Church on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. He will appear in native cos¬ tume. He will preach at the even¬ ing service.
Mrs. William Wanser will lead the devotional meeting of the Epworth League, Sunday evening.
Rev. R. R. Roberts, former pastor of the Seaford M. E. Church, has en¬ tered y. M. C. A. work at Springfield, Mass. Mr. Roberts has resigned as assistant pastor of St. Mark's Church in Flatbush and expect.s to go to France as soon as hia course is com¬ pleted.
Merle Post of the 17. S. Naval Re¬ serves, spent Sunday at his home here.
Misa Vera Smith gave a party to h number of her friends at her home on Friday evening of last week.
A numbor of the older children of
Lieutenant Earnest Frederick, com¬ mander of the government patrol ship Nahina, -who has been in En<r- I land on duty as well as on thf Med- I itcrnmean, i.s expected home every j day now on furlough.
Last Friday evening the Rockville : CL'ntre Wild Cats basket ball team came here and in the Haldwin Theatre defeated by the Baldwin boys
Joseph Spalding has been appointed care-taker of the estate of Mr. Loui- sen.
Birdsall Bedell has accepted a po¬ sition as clerk in the store of Thom¬ as Roulston.
Two large sleighing parties were enjoyed by the young people on Sat¬ urday evening. One party, girls of the High School, started for Jamaica, but the severe storm caused them to return after getting as far as Rose¬ dale. The other party was made up of older boys and girls, who went to the Hempstead Club House, wit¬ nessed a fine game of basket ball, and after an enjoyable dance, return¬ ed home.
Miss Phoebe White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John White, of Bald¬ win Harbor, was married on Thurs- ¦^•'v nieht of last weeV to George E. Vincent, Typist In the County Clerk's oftice at Mineola. They were married by Rev. George W. Roesch at the M. E. Parsonage at Lynbrook. The bridegroom's brother, Charles, was best man, and Mrs. Charles A. White, sist<>r-in-law of the bride, was matron of honor. The bridgronm is enlisted in the United States Navy, and ex¬ pects soon to receive an assignment to duty.
TO TRAIN CRIPPLED MEN
FOR NEW OCCUPATIONS
Red Croaa Opens School to Help the Mainted in Battle fer Existenea
The American National Red Cross has cstablislieU in New York city a school for the trsinlnR of crippled men In trades or occupatltms In which they can engnpe in splfe of their physical linndlcnps. The srhool Is linown as the Red CrOks Institute for Crippled nnd nisabled Men. A gift of over ^.^O.noo hy Mr. Jeremlnh Mllhank nf New York made p<)s."!lble the establish¬ ment of this Inatifiite.
The failllties of the Instltnte will nlso he at the disposal of the Govern¬ niont for the rohahilUatlon of crippled soldiers nnd Siillors.
The activities f)f ilip Institute, which is nlrendy un<Ier operiitl(in, Inclndo nn rniplnyrrieni Inirenii fur cripples, IikIus- trliil and romrnercinl triiinln^ classes for (IlsaMod tneri. nnd (lepMriinent.s of Bi lentiflc rcseiinli nnd populnr ediicn- tlon. Mem!)ers of llio Inslltnte's stnlT hnve heen enirnged fer Ihe pnst six nionlhs In sliidylns the exiierli-nee of (ho Ijur<)ponn eounlrief. In reconstruct¬ ing their disabled soldlors.
RED CROSS BUYS MILLION AND HALF "ARMY SWEATERS
SUPPLIES SENT ALSO TO MEN IN NAVY.
System of Distribution Prevents
Waste and Duplication, At-
iantic Division Announces.
REDCROSS BUREAU TO SEND NEWS TO FCLKSJT HOME
GATHERING INFORMATION THROUGH PARIS OFFICE
Details of Casualties at the Front
Given to Soldiers'
Relatives.
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to Mck o< nvaral achoolboyi who wilt dclivar eopiM ot Ui« Curtia publieatiun* to cuMtommm un'y Mliaolboys—e'asn, s*ntleinjinlr snd tm- bitiutw-flMd apply The 11.00 ia In addition to Ubaral c«(h proflta and many othar ait- vantasaa. Apply to
GEORGE I. BIUITUWAITB It BailAMd AvaaiM Fraaport. .M. T.
To give relatives of American sol¬ diers details of eusuullles at the front tlie American Ue<J Ooss has orguuized at national lu^adguarters a Hureau of Coininunication, of wlikh Williani U. Castle, Jr., formerly Assistant Dean of Harvard College und editor of the Harvard Graduates' Magazine, Is di¬ rector. This Bureau supplements In a personal and humanitarian way the reports of the Statistical Division of the War Department, which gives to relatives official notice when a soldier is reported killed, wounded or missing.
The anxiety which naturally results from the oflicial report to relatives that a soldier has been "wounded" or Is "missing" will as far as possible be dispelled by the Bureau, which will advise in detail the nature and extent of the wound, and will gather evidence from comrades in arms and at the hos¬ pitals and rest camps regarding those reK>orted "missing."
Central Offioe In Paris.
Any information of interest or con¬ solation to relatives thus obtained wiil be transmitted to them through per¬ sonal letters. Messages from the wounded will be conveyed through this same agency.
The information on which tbe Bu¬ reau will base its reports Is gathered through a central office In Paris, under tlie direction of E. Gerry Chadwick of New York, aided by the Rev. Robert Davis of Englewood, N. J., and thirty assistants.
With the Incrense of the American forces and participation In the war, this number will have to be greatly incrensed.
For the present the Bureau is re¬ porting on nil eases that come to its attention. However, It Is probable tlmt wilh the increase of reports from tho front, Information will be sent only to relatives requesting It, except In eases dt" those imprisoned or re¬ ported "inls.sli);;."
Food For Prisoners.
Tliere Is u ile<J Cross service in (irciit I'.ritain, I'Varice, Italy, Gerinuny and Austria. In the I^ondon ollice of the British lied Cross more than two hundred women are constantly em¬ ployed In cotiiinuiiirntlnK with rela¬ tives of soldiers and their card index already covers more thau tliree niil- lion cases reported on.
The Bureau will receive through the International Red Cross oflice at Geneva, Switzerland, the list of Amer¬ ican prisoners supplied ofllelally by the German government. In cases of imprisonment the liureau reports to relatives, after which the case is re- ferre<l to the Red Cross Bureau of American Prisoners' Relief, of which Franklin Abbot Is director.
The American Red Crosa Commit¬ tee in Berne sends each American prisoner, every two weeks, three ten- pound food packages. These subsist- ent stores are provided by the goveru¬ ment and the American Red Cross. A sufficient (juantity of supplies is now on the way to Switzerland to care for 10,000 Amerlcnn prisoners for a period of six months. This Bureau ts also the sole agency licensed by the War Trade Board to transmit money to American and Allied prisoners in Ger¬ many.
First Aid Director Appointed. Dr. Samuel VV. l^ubert has oeen appointed director of the Division of First Aid of the Bureau of Military Relief of the Allan tie division of the Red Cross. His duty will be to i>ro- mote and direct classes In flrst aid among Ited ('ross chapters and other organizations and to pasa on tho ere dentlals of chapter F^lrst Aid Commit- teea lie has In churKe ihe uppulni- ment of tbs cbalnueo vf tbeas cum- nltteea
Nearly one million and a hnlf of swenters hnvo been purchnsed fof tniining rninps, nceordltig to the TJtt- renu of Military llclief of the Atlan¬ tic Division of the Ited (Yoss, which has cliurKe of Ihe distrlbulion of BUfh piles lo the riillsted nnd coiiscrlfjted men In the states of New York, New Jersey anil Conneet lent.
About 4()0,(XHi of Ihe-ie sweaters were bought In the Inst month. Rlxty. Ilinii.qnnd helmets were nlso pur» clmsed, many of which linve not yet been <rellvere<l bernuse (liey nre held up by the present tralllc blockade. The need for swenters nmong ths American fighting men Is iiicrooaing, ntid the Amerlcnn Ked Cross Is buy¬ ing in the open mnrket nlmost th» same quantity of knitted garments »» Is now being mnde by the women vol¬ unteers In the Hed C'ross.
Cnmp Dix, Cnmp Upton, Camp Mills, Cnmp Merritt, Camp Vail and the aviation fields nre wlf\iln the Juris¬ diction of the Atlnntlc Division. Be¬ sides these cnmps, the Division sup¬ plies Madison Bnrracks nnd Forts Unneoek, Wnd.sworth, Ilnmllton, Jay, Wood. Totten, Tilden, Schuyler, Slo¬ cum, 11. Q. Wright nnd Terry.
Red Cross Men at Camps.
At tliese stations. Including som* miscellaneniis giving and In addition to !K),000 Christinas packets, the Red C'ross lias dlstrlbi.>Je(l 52,378 sweaters, l!».!M)n helmets, r>2,4,S9 mufflers, ;18,624 wi'istlets, 52,747 socles and 3,679 com¬ fort kits.
It bus nlso given to the Navy 13,81^ sweaters 7,744 helmets, 9,975 muf- ners, 11,019 wristlets, 14,620 socks and 3,1(57 comfort kits. This mukes a to¬ tal of articles distributed by the At¬ lantic Division last month 06,19T sweaters, 27,653 helmets, 62,464 muf- ilers, 50,273 wristlets, 67,367 socks and 6,846 comfort kits.
The Red Cross Field Director hai» come to be the main solution of the great problem of distribution for th* American Red Cross. In every train¬ ing camp in the Atlantic Division there are Red Crosa headquarters with a director and sometimes sever¬ al assistants. From here whole units of men are fitted ont witb complete sets of knitted garments, which are sent out by the Division in resixmse to hurry calls.
In the larger camps a supply of At* or six thousand sweaters is kept on hand to meet emerRencles. In the forts where there are no Red Crosa field directors the distribution of Red Cross supplies Is made by the com¬ manding officer.
"It was early evident," snid John Magee, Director of Military Relief for fhe Division, "that to prevent waste and misuse of material our distribu¬ tion must he made in a systematic mnnner. We therefore adopted the plan of fitting out units ns a whole. The commanding offleer canvasses each compnny. He allows only one outfit to a mnn. On inspection day he checks tbe nrtlcles In the same man¬ ner as mnterlal Issued by the W*r Department."
RED CROSS ASSIGNS
WAR WORK TO 8CHOOL8.
Schools in New York, New Jersey nnd (^oiirieotk'ut, which have been en¬ listed for war work in the Junior Meinlierslilp and Sdiool Activities De¬ part iii(?nt of tlie Red C'ross, have l)ei?n asked by the Atl.iiitlc Division of the Red Cr<).ss to iiialcc .''iC.OCH) t'reuch and Ileluiun refugee Kariiienls.
Tills is the lirst definite task to be assi^ined to school cliildren enrolled In the Ited Cross Junior Department. It Is tlie result of an appeal from Red Cross representatives In France who cabled that thousands of home¬ less and helpless women and children there are lu need of warm garments.
Work upon these garments has been allotted tlirough the school commit¬ tees of Red Cross chapters. The or¬ der must be completed in three months, and chapters have been asked to report to the Junior Department on February 10 the portion of tbs al¬ lotment then completed.
RED CROSS DECENTRALIZES
NATIONAL SUPPLY SERVICB,
The decentralization of the Red Cioss Supply Hervk-e has Just been completed. This service has been dl-: vided into two departments—the Red Cross National Clearing House and the Bureau of Purchases.
Mr. Clyde A. Pratt, formerly execu¬ tive secretary of the War Relief Clear- ^' ing House, has been appointed dire tor of the National Clearing Hous now situaterl in ^ew York city. Thf Bureau of I'ln liases Is under the ma( agement of Mr. W. H. McLareu.
RED CROSS IN SCHWAB HOME.
The home of Charies M. Schwah and the town house of John D. Rocke¬ feller, ^.. in New York city, are anions the latest additions to the list of prt- vaie dwellings where Red Croas aux¬ iliary work rooms ars being operatsd.
