Show CRIPPLED TOT IS ISI I AIDED BY LEGION At the Shrine hospital for tor crippled d children In Chicago they say that life lite still holds a chance at of happiness for forI I f Leedy Curl thanks to the efforts effort of the Forty and Eight of the American Ameri Ameri- I can Legion aided by the M Mystic Shrine I The Forty and Eight employed the resources of Its national organization to lift the crushing burden of misfortune misfortune misfortune tune which fate tate had heaped on the little girl and the Shrine opened its hospital to her Leedy was sent to Chicago recently from her home in Pal Palatka Fla Fin after the Forty and Eight had taken up her case She is the first crippled child to obtain hospital treatment through the Legion although orphans of many former service men have been cared cured for In the Legion childrens children's billets Leedy now Is eleven years old Her misfortunes began when she was a baby An accident Injured her so she could not walk Not long after the accident nt her father father father fa fa- fa- fa ther took the crippled child In his arms and kissed her good good-by He lIe went bt 1 j Leedy Curl to France to fight in a war LeE Leedy y was too young oung to know anything about But she was not too young to pa pay part of that wars war's terrific cost Her f father was killed v vA A few months ago the final ml misfortune misfortune or tune overtook the child Her mother mother who had struggled along bravely sin since r the dread notification came from th thy War department wearied of the fight and found rest in the arms arias of death The little girl was left alone but not friendless The American Legion post I of Palatka gave her every care within its power But hospital treatment wag needed and the Forty and d ES s1 l i forward came P Through James Edward WJ Wt chef de gare of ot Volture In l go and a member of the Legions Legion's national national national na na- na- na child welfare committee permission permission permission per per- mission was was obtained to have the child admitted to the Shrine hospital for tor treatment Leedy was rushed north accompanied by Mrs Dorothy Bartholomew Bartholomew Barthol Burthol- treasurer of the American Legion Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion auxiliary department of ot Florida Her lier train was met In Chicago by a large delegation of Legionnaires and who escorted her to the hos hos- pital Physicians said that long treatment would be necessary for Leedy |