DRIVE PASSES HALFWAY MARK AT FIRST MEET Nearly $40,000 Given in Red Cross-Chest Campaign The Weber county Red Cross- community chest united campaign is off to a flying start as shown by reports of the volunteer work¬ers at the initial report luncheon this noon in the Hotel Ben Lo¬mond. Total amount subscribed and re¬ported to date stood at $39,121— more than 50 per cent of the $64,360 goal. Willard L. Eccles, chest presi¬dent, presided and following sing¬ing of the national anthem by those present, invocation was offered. Gavel Presented Mr. Eccles then presented E. G. Bennett, general chairman, and Fred A. Kuhlmann, associate chair¬man of the united campaign, and to Mr. Bennett presented the gavel with the request that it be returned when the full campaign objective of $64,360 is reached. Mr. Bennett thanked all for being present, and urged spirited activity in order that the goal might be reached as soon as possible. He pointed out that "this is an op¬portunity to perform a happy task, one which money could not buy." Mr. Kuhlmann asked for the re¬ports from division chairmen, who in turn called upon group chairmen, and team captains. An amusing entertainment fea¬ture was provided by Mrs. G. J. Carroll, women's division chairman and her pet dog, Ritzy. The little terrier cleverly pretended to play the piano and sing, after which he was given a dollar bill, which he promptly carried to Mrs. Carroll, who explained he was presenting it to the Red Cross relief fund. Quotas Assigned Following are the division and group quotas set for the campaign: Industrial, total $14,250; group A, $8745; group B, $3215; group C, $1220; group D, $1070. Commercial, total, $11,205; group A, $1787; B, $3905; C, $1702; D, $2075; E, 1736. Public service, total 16,308; trans¬portation, $5225; utilities, $3400; financial, $5130; general, $920; hotels, retsaurants, laundries, $1048; amusements, $585. Public employes, $8737; federal, $3708; city, $900; county, $731; state, 1100; city schools, $1950; county schools, 350. Clubs, $1175; men's, $825 wom¬en's, $350;. i Military project employes, offi¬cers, $2500. Men's division, general sales or¬ganization, $4080; group 11, $1540; group 12, $166; group 21, $630; group 22, $1580; special, 164. Women's division, 3412; team 31, $500; team 32, $568; team 41, $1900; | team 42, $444. _ Red Cross-Community Chest With the Red Cross campaign in Ogden getting under full swing, the people are being called on to do their utmost to make the campaign a success of which they may be proud. Our local Red Cross is spoken of as one of the most active and capable organizations in the United States, di¬rected by men and women of self-sacrificing devotion to the cause which now is so closely tied in with the tremendous effort being made by our county to prosecute a great war for freedom. In his address to the leaders of the campaign at a meeting in Ben Lomond hotel, David O. McKay, second counselor in the first presidency of the L. D. S. church, said: "We want the people to feel the Red Cross is morally right; it is humanitarian, efficient and economical." He was preceded by E. G. Bennett, chairman of the united Red Cross-community chest campaign, who, though a busy man, is giving much of his time in arousing Ogden to the importance of responding to the call that has been made. He outlined the many activities which much be met by the organization and he has asked his workers and the people generally to enter into the spirit of the undertaking in order to make it an overwhelming success. M’KAY ADVISES STRONG REPLY TO FUND CALL Nation Facing Greatest Responsibility, Says Church Executive POINTS OUT NEEDS Red Cross-Chest Drive Workers Are Told of Expanding Needs “Our nation is facing its greatest responsibility since the Declaration of Independence, not only during the period of this war we find ourselves in, but in the rehabilitation work which must follow the winning of the war.” In these words, David O. McKay, of the first presidency of the L. D. S. church, sounded the keynote of the Red Cross-community chest united campaign at an executive committee meeting held in the Hotel Ben Lomond Wednesday evening. Present were representatives of community chest agencies, campaign division chairmen and workers, in addition to committee members. Willard L. Eccles, chest president, presided and introduced the speakers, including Mr. McKay, E. G. Bennett, general chairman of the united campaign, and Fred A. Kuhlmann, associate chairman. President’s Appeal Mr. McKay stressed the need at this time for national unity, not only in efforts to win the war but also in supporting the Red Cross in its humanitarian work as well as welfare agencies such as the community chest. He mentioned the national defense program which involves the raising of billions of dollars, the president’s appeal for a Red Cross war relief fund of fifty million dollars, and then pointed out that the citizens of Weber county should find little difficulty in raising the $64,360 now being sought in the united Red Cross-community chest campaign in order to contribute its share to the national fund and carry on its local welfare work effectively during the year. Numerous Virtues The speaker lauded the Red Cross as one of the greatest protectors of home and country in the civilized world. “I say this because it is humanitarian and morally right; is efficient and economical; is international in scope, being recognized and respected universally, and its objectives are founded on the spirit of Jesus Christ, bringing succor and sympathy to all who need them.” Mr. Bennett emphasized the increasing responsibilities of the Red Cross locally as well as nationally, mentioning particularly the vast amount of voluntary work carried on by citizens of Weber county. “The American Red Cross every day is helping to make and keep this country a haven for peace and liberty,” he concluded. Mr. Kuhlmann introduced united campaign division chairmen present and told of chest agency activities in the community, stressing the increased need for continuing and expanding their welfare duties First in Division He reported that the first business firm in the commercial division to report its own and employes’ subscriptions in the campaign was J. C. Penney Co; Lynn B. Cornish, manager. Subscriptions showed an increase of 180 per cent over those of last year, and were 118 per cent of this year’s quota, Mr. Kuhlmann said. Red Cross 1940-42_115 Progress Attained By Members of Nurses’ Aide Class AT HALFWAY MARK…Sixteen members of the Red Cross nurses’ aide class at Dee hospital, under instruction of Mrs. O. C. Hammond, R. N. (standing in center foreground) this week began the second half of their training period. The class is shown above in its hour of assembled theory instruction (eleven a.m. to twelve noon) out of the three hours of time spent daily in training, six days a week. These women will be “capped” about Jan. 31, and a new class will be organized soon after. WOMEN INVITED TO ENTER NEXT TRAINING CLASS Great Benefit Possible, Declares Consultant For Utah, Idaho “The progress of nurses’ aides in Ogden is highly satisfactory,” declared Miss Ruth Ellis, nursing consultant for Utah and Idaho for the Pacific branch of the American Red Cross. “But there aren’t enough of them,” she added. Miss Ellis was in Ogden Thursday to look over the program and help the local nurses’ aide committee arrange for a new class to begin in February. The present class of 16 women, includes a foreign born mother with four children, three working girls and a number of women with home interests they have sacrificed to assist in overcoming the local shortage of trained nurses by relieving those here of some of their lesser duties. The class will be concluded about Jan. 31. Wage Attractions “The army is taking as many trained nurses as it can get, enlisting them through the Red Cross,” Miss Ellis explained. “This, and the fact that higher wages offered by industrial centers and such places as Hill field here are luring nurses from hospitals, is making it imperative that more nurses and more nurses’ aides be trained. "Nurses' aides have no profes¬sional standing, but they are of in¬estimable help in releasing nurses for the many duties requiring trained hands. A nurse with the as¬sistance of a nurses' aide can han¬dle twice as many cases competent¬ly, and sometimes even more than that. “Sixteen nurses’ aides in the local hospital will have the same effect as having about eight more trained nurses, but in the present pinch, it seems safe to say that it will take at least 50 aides in a town this size to keep nursing services on a par with what they should be” NURSES' AIDE DUTIES SHOWN Official Calls for Large Increase in Trained Assistants Mrs. Walter Lippmann, New York City, wife of The Standard-Examiner’s “Today and Tomorrow” columnist and national director of the Red Cross volunteer nurses’ aide corps, has notified the local nurses’ aide council that women trained at Dee hospital as nurses’ aides under the Red Cross program are to be assigned to field medical unites to be used during emergencies such as bombing, earthquake, flood, fire or any disaster. Mrs. Lippmann said it is imperative that 100,000 women between ages of 18 and 50 be trained to assist graduate nurses throughout the nation and urged that another unit of such aides be trained here as soon as the one now at the hospital is “capped.” However, the nurses’ aide committee of Weber county Red Cross chapter is already at work, selecting trainees for the course to begin about Feb. 15. This afternoon the enrollment committee of the nurses’ aide group met at the nurses’ residence on the hospital grounds to form an active system of interviewing applicants and selecting trainees. Mrs. Milton H. White is head of the enrollment unit, with Mrs. Ivan Thompson, Mrs. S. P. Dobbs, Mrs. John T. Rushmer, Mrs. W. O. Pell and Mrs. Thomas F. Farr, as her committee. New & Views Under the urge of a Red Cross committee fifteen women and girls are taking the Red Cross nurses' aide course at Dee hospital. News and Views visited the hos¬pital on Monday and was intro¬duced to the group and was favor¬ably impressed. One of them said, "I have chosen the nurses' aide and cannot begin to tell you how wonderful it is." She has four children but finds time to devote three hours a day for five days a week to the cause. A girl, who has employment, finds time for the course. She said, "This training has been one of the high lights of my life. I feel I am rendering a real service to my country. A mother remarked, "I am the mother of a boy who will soon be called to serve his country. I hope by doing my bit as a nurse's aide to give a trained nurse the oppor¬tunity to enlist in the service of the army and navy." Another woman said: "Since I have taken Red Cross nurses' aide, a greater feeling of satisfaction has come to me in knowing I am do¬ing my bit to help a great cause. A married woman made this comment, "I am glad of my deci¬sion to enter the course. I realize I am gaining knowledge that will be an invaluable asset to me throughout my life." "I am tremendously interested in this work. I am of the opinion we can be of unending help to the nurses, who in the case of a dis¬aster might be needed and thus permit us to be of great service as their aides. The few hours I am able to give to this course, I feel, are well spent if we are able to bring comfort to the sick." On Wednesday a new course starts at the Dee hospital and 50 or more registrations are expected. This is a great opportunity to serve during a crisis in our coun¬try's affairs. Presence Felt Mrs. Oetta Glasscock, s of nursing at Dee hospital the aides are training un O. C. Hammond, R. N., presence of the 16 women felt at the hospital alre though they have only being on the hospital “floor the wards since last Monday” The nurses are finding time available for the skill now that they have assis the more arduous tasks Glasscock reported. Conference Held Members of the nurses’ a mittee met Thursday a with Miss Ellis to plan for ganization of the new g February, and to plan getting enrollees. “The emergency is nation Ellis said. “The shortage is being felt in ever st county and ever commun must have more nurses to our own homes and our ow and in addition we mu many, many more nurses’ make the work of the nu have more effective. Ever that enters the army of t and every nurse that leav pitals or private practice industrial fields makes the tion more critical in your o munity. Tim, Intelligence “For women who have t who have intelligence and ality, but who are lacking qualifications for nursing, no better way they can ser communities and their than be training as nurses’ Women may apply for en in the new course at the Re office on the ground floor city-county building. Applicat requested to call in person.