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Show AiLo SiCK Ajli Viubu-'C-J MEN Mrs. Maud Cudworth, Milwaukee, Wis., Is Known to Legion Boys Throughout the Mid-West, Sick and wounded service men of the World war undergoing treatment In Indiana, Illinois, Illi-nois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Wis-consin, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas and Missouri know or are going go-ing to know before be-fore the year Is out of Mrs. Maud It. Cudworth, Milwaukee, Mil-waukee, Wis., a national vice president of the American Legion Auxiliary. It is the duty of local units of the Auxiliary in towns where ex-service ex-service men are in hospitals to keep the disabled men supplied with little comforts com-forts and delicacies not provided by the government. The women write letters to the patients, send them newspapers, books, magazines, fruit, bathrobes, bed slippers, candy, cigarettes cigar-ettes and special articles that they desire. Under Mrs. Cudworth's supervision, super-vision, as president of the national welfare committee of the Auxiliary, this work Is being done In the middle western states over which she has supervision. Mrs. Cudworth personally personal-ly visits disabled service men In the hospitals of her territory, hears their complaints and takes them up with the proper government officials. A Legion post of 1,000 men In Milwaukee Mil-waukee adopted Mrs. Cudworth as "Mother" because she lost her only Bon during the World war. |