Defense Job Tops Ogden Social Scene OGDEN-Defense activities are taking precedence over social functions among Ogden women these days. Classes in first aid, nurses’ aid, home nursing, war production, emergency closet production, canteen preparations, motor corps activities and home service leave little time for bridge or other social diversions. The fact that Ogden has three war bases, Hill Field, the ordnance depot and the Utah general supply depot, probably contributes to making Ogden women especially defense-minded. The branches of defense service, recently organized in Ogden, are sponsored by the Weber county chapter, American Red Cross, of which Mrs. Clyde T. Greenwell is executive secretary, with headquarters in the city and county building. First aid classes directed by Kent S. Bramwell number 89 with an enrollment of 3000, and the slogan of “A First Aider in Every Home in County.” There are 65 instructors, many of whom teach two and three classes daily in schools and churches. Each instructor must have had at least 45 hours of first aid training. Expert Instructors A number of the instructors are young women, who have had expert first aid training. All give volunteer service without compensation. The demand or training is greater than can be supplied and other classes will be formed as soon as those now taking training have finished. All branches of the service must have first aid training and it is especially essential in the motor corps, of which Mrs. L. T. Bass is captain. Present duties of the motor corps are to transport supplies from Red Cross headquarters to the war production headquarters, 412 Twenty-fourth street, of which Mrs. Wade M. Johnson is in charge. Mrs. Bass has 25 workers, a number of whom are young society women. Later they will be called upon to arrange transportation for outings for convalescents; seeing that public health nurses get to their places of duty; ambulance service from trains and ships to hospitals; conveying of relief supplies and other similar duties. Home nursing classes, under the direction of Mrs. L. W. Overstreet, have an enrollment of 225, with operating quarters at 201 Central building, Weber college. All Registered Nurses Nine instructors are in charge, including Miss Lucile Taylor, Miss Lillian Albrecht, Mrs. Roy Thorstensen, Mrs. Katherine Ercenbrecht, Mrs. Inerva Hadley, Mrs. H. Earl Rushmer, Mrs. J. M. De Vine, Mrs. Jessie Caine and Mrs. Leslie C. West. All are registered nurses, as required of instructors in home nursing. They also serve without compensation. Mrs. L. G. Diehl is in charge of the hospital nursing corps, members of which receive instruction at the Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital from Mrs. O. C. Hammond, registered nurse and volunteer worker. One class of 15 completed training Saturday and another will begin February 15. The canteen committee, sponsored by Mrs. R. B. Porter, chairman, and Mrs. H. F. Irwin, vice chairman, plans to the service men passing through Ogden. Special training for the canteen workers will be started this week by Miss Wanda Matthews, dietician at the Thomas D. Dee Memorial hospital. Registration Open Mrs. L. D. Turner is in charge of the emergency production closet at Red Cross headquarters and Mrs. Robert Spain is directing social welfare work in homes. Registration for all kinds of volunteer defense work is being made at the Weber county civilian defense work is being made at the Weber county civilian defense headquarters, 2514 Washington boulevard, which is directed by Mrs. Raymond Smith, a volunteer worker, with 15 assistants, who also give their services to the work. The headquarters, opened in the fall, will function for the duration of the war. The roster of the registration will be available to all service organizations needing volunteer workers. A survey was completed last week of organizations needing volunteer help. Sale of defense stamps at the Ogden post office has been unusually heavy, since the entrance of our country into the war. The sale is now being handled at the regular stamp window of the post office. Mrs. William L. Mays, wife of the commanding officer at the Utah general supply depot, is among the regular purchasers, buying stamps from Mrs. Charles J. Truscott of the post office force, who is also interested in defense work. Prominent in various phases of civilian defense effort are these Ogden women: Above, Mrs. J. S. Brady Dirker, left, registers with Mrs. Raymond Smith at defense headquarters; upper right, Mrs. J. M. DeVine, on left demonstrates bed-making, home nursing service style, to Mrs. Walter A. Holmes; left to right in picture at right, Mrs. L. T. Bass, captain of motor corps, with assistants, Mrs. Paul E. Hodgson and Mrs. Kenneth Davidson, loads Red Cross supplies for transportation; below, Mrs. William L. Mays, wife of the commandment of the Utah general supply depot, purchases defense tamps form Mrs. Charles J. Truscott.