Show CHIEF INTEREST IN DISABLED VETERANS To make disabled men In hospitals satisfied the utmost In service should be theirs This Is the attitude assumed as os- by the American Legion au auxiliary iI- iI iary lary under direction of the national chairman of the rehabilitation commIttee committee com corn Dr Helen Hughes of Minnesota Doctor HIelscher's Interest In disabled disabled dis dis- dis- dis veterans began long before the war ended when men began to drift back to the United States shattered In Inbody Inbody inbody body and mind to be cared for by the government until the Veterans' Veterans Bureau Bureau Bureau Bu Bu- Bu- Bu reau hospitals opened She began her visits to these Institutions early In 1020 1920 and soon after closed her office In order to devote her whole time to these men J. J A A. A her husband had been called Into service with the medIcal medical med med- ical corps and during this time Mrs herself a practicing physician i clan cian took charge of all his practice I which was heavy particularly during the winter of 1917 1017 and 1 1918 1018 18 when the I Influenza epidemic was at Its heI height ht Mankato's physicians where the Illel- Illel resided were reduced third one-third and Mrs i fell a n double share of duty During this time she organized a bureau of Information for the families of or service men of the community anti and served many hundreds 0 of families In ways relating to war service On the return of ot her husband from service and his resumption of practice practice tice tiec Doctor resolved to de- de 4 c q Dr Helen H. H I vote ill all ll energy to the disabled men In Inthe Inthe inthe the hospitals In choosing the most efficient outlet for this effort she Joined the American Legion Auxiliary organized a unit and was Instrumental tal In bringing about organization or of orthe orthe the Minnesota department She he was elected to the presidency of ot this department de dG- as soon Boon as It received Its charter and Is now a member of tile the Aloha Presidents an inner circle In Inthe Inthe inthe the auxiliary which counts as Its members all first department dents During the year that Doctor Hid illel- served as department president and ond the subsequent year as member of ot the national executive committee she traveled about the tho state tilling rolling about the work of the auxiliary and endeavoring to increase the membership membership membership member member- ship on an educational basis DurIng During Dur Dur- ing 1921 1023 she wa was chairman of the department department de do- rehabilitation committee and carried through many plans for relief of disabled veterans Doctor Is a firm believer In placing the veterans on their own responsibility and has provided many of the patients with Interesting work which Is bringing about rehabilitation Under her direction a revolving fund fun has been established from which disabled disabled dis- dis dis men now on farm tracts can cnn I borrow money for the time purpose of stockIng stockIng stock stock- In Ing their farms the same to be bo repaid I without Interest and In payments extended extended ex ex- tended over oyer several years ears Her principal prin prin- cip cipal l conviction Is that the time disabled will never be properly rehabilitated until the lie state asserts Its right over the federal government an and appropriations are arc made to the time states stales for the care of ot disabled This however Is la lanot not In accord with present recommendatIons recommendations of the Legion an and the tte auxiliary |