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Show . American (Copy tor I'hla IV purl tuottt Hillldil b? th iirl,-nn 1. Ctrl. in Www S.tv!o 1 TO AID DISABLED VETERANS Mrs. C. R. Edwards, Boston, Wife of Mjjor Crnrr.il, Helps U nfortun.lto Men Help Themselves. Helping the disabled Wiir veteran to help himself Is the hobby of Mrs. Ohir- oiH't U. Kilwsir.l'i nf risiin, wlt'o of M:.or t'.oiH'i'nl Kil-wnnls. Kil-wnnls. who iviii-niniiilt'il iviii-niniiilt'il the Twt-a-ty-sixtli ilivlsinu In Franco, ml H prominent mctit-lu-r if the Amcrl-enn Amcrl-enn Lotion mix-llir- ry. (.'ne of Mrs. Kd-wur Kd-wur Is' most Inv porlant mlileve- Mrs. Edwards. l,UM,ls "i,s 1,01,1 the founding of an exchange In Boston where disabled veterans may sell the products they manufacture during the long days spent In hospitals recovering from war wounds and disabilities. Starting April 10 with a capllal of $'-,tXX contributed by friends. Mrs. F.d-wan'.s F.d-wan'.s hired an ex-service man as manager and opened the exchange In a downtown location. Success attended attend-ed the venture from the start and It has put thousands of dollars In the pockets of needy World war heroes. The exchange takes all articles on consignment and when they are sold, the money is forwarded to the hospital or to the individual patient at the end of the month. The disabled mn have exhibited fin unusual versatility In the articles produced pro-duced for sale, according to Mrs. Edwards. Ed-wards. "One boy makes little canoes and paints them in pretty colors." Mrs Edwards stated. "In or.e month we have sold $7," worth of canoes ranging In price from So cents to $1.."0. String belts, girdles and curtain pulls are very popular. A very good market has been developed for a veteran who makes hand-woven homespuns. Jute rugs for piazzas and woven niL-s for bathrooms are also favorites. Ail kinds of hammered jewelry and leather covers cov-ers and cases are good sellers." Mrs. Edwards' exchange has been authorized by the national convention of the American Legion auxiliary to sell articles made by veterans In hospitals hos-pitals of Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont, Ver-mont, Massachusetts. Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Vork, New Jersey, Delaware. Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. |