▁social ▁work . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁with ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ra ging , ▁Club w ala ▁founded ▁the ▁Indian ▁Hospital ity ▁Committee ▁with ▁help ers ▁drawn ▁mostly ▁from ▁the ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Service . ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Indian ▁troops ▁were ▁station ed ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Mad ras ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁very ▁few ▁amen ities . ▁Mrs . ▁Club w ala ▁persu aded ▁women ▁from ▁all ▁communities ▁and ▁wal ks ▁of ▁life ▁to ▁join ▁in ▁the ▁effort ▁to ▁organ ise ▁mobile ▁can te ens , ▁hospital ▁vis its , ▁divers ional ▁ther apy ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁program mes . ▁The ▁public ▁don ated ▁gener ously ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁Fund ▁started ▁by ▁the ▁Hospital ity ▁Committee ▁which ▁continued ▁its ▁efforts ▁after ▁the ▁War ▁by ▁helping ▁ex - serv ic emen ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁re h abil itate ▁themselves . ▁The ▁vict orious ▁ 1 4 th ▁Army ▁presented ▁Mary ▁a ▁Japanese ▁sword ▁in ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁her ▁trem end ous ▁efforts . ▁Mrs . ▁Club w ala ▁was ▁called ▁" the ▁Dar ling ▁of ▁the ▁Army " ▁by ▁General ▁Car ia ppa ! ▁She ▁started ▁Mad ras ▁School ▁of ▁Social ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁of ▁social ▁work ▁in ▁South ▁India ▁and ▁second ▁in ▁India ▁( after ▁T ata ▁Institute ▁of ▁Social ▁Sciences - ▁M umb ai ). ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Mad ras ▁in ▁succession ▁to ▁Mr . ▁R . ▁E . ▁Cast ell ▁for ▁one