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Show SEPTEMBER 20, 1942 Red Cross Services Spreading Across World, Writer says The American Red Cross! Its far-reaching arms stretch to the further ends of the earth… Hong Kong.. England… Berlin… Athens.. Stockholm… Australia and still it grows. Thousands of American citizens are lending their time to the worthy cause of this organization. Promoting a drive for membership this month is the nurses’ aide group fo the organization, being interested in knowing just how it functions, this writer made a trip to the Dee hospital with Mrs. John T. Rushmer, contact chairman of nurses’ aide. It was interesting to note the precision and efficiency with which this work is carried on. Upon entering the hospital… we went to the office of Mrs. Oetta Classcock, supervisor, where Mrs. Rushmer checked to see if the aides had completed the work to which they had been assigned… and to confer with Mrs. Glasscock as to the assignments for the coming week. “The girls were all on time this week,” said Mrs. Glasscock, “and everything went off beautifully. They are showing a keen interest in the work and are really accomplishing things.” Then, proving that Mrs. Rushmer has her finger on the pulse of the activities in the group, she asked, “did you have the card of thanks from the hospital ready for Mrs. Lester Moncrief when she finished her 150 hours yesterday?’ Mrs. Glasscock assured her that she had and expressed appreciation for the work being done by the nurses’ aides. We then went to the third floor… the maternity department… and ran onto Mrs. Lewis H. Hunsaker and Mrs. Frank D. Sawyer. They looked mighty chipper in their neat blue uniforms and were going about their morning duties for the patients to which they ahd been assigned. All smiles-they greeted us.. “The patients were so glad to see us this morning, and so was Mrs. Glasscock.” Their duties consisted of morning baths, refreshing the patients and tidying up the rooms. Eleven-thirty..time for trays. “This is what we love,” Mrs. Hunsaker said, as she came up hall with a tray of consume, vegetables, meat, hot biscuits, milk and watermelon. “We love to give the patients their meals!” Then after lunch was a flurry of answering green lights. “We’re always glad when one-thirty comes,” Mrs. Sawyer said delightedly, “because then we can dress the babies that are being released with their mothers to go home.” This is the only thing they are allowed to do with the babies,” Mrs. Rushmer stated. “The most thrilling thing we do,” said Mrs. Hunsaker, “is to get the baby and the mother ready to go home…and to see the faces of the husbands and the other children when they greet them. That’s worth all the work.” At three-thirty the day ended for the aides. “Well, now I’m going home and pick tomatoes out of my victory garden,” Mrs. Hunsaker said. “And I’m going home and clean my house and get dinner for company tonight,” said Mrs. Sawyer. Upon asking them how they found time to do this work, they remarked that they liked to do their bit and they were not able to leave their families long enough to take an eight-hour defense job. “Our husbands are good-natured,” they said, “and they know that this is our war work…so they are tolerant, and odn’t mind our taking on these extra duties.” “Then besides,” Mrs. Hunsaker added, “even though I have three children and Mrs. Sawyer has two, and we are plenty busy with our home work…we still feel that we are getting a lot out of this nurses’ aide work… as we are going to know what to do in case disaster strikes, and we are prepared to act in th emergency now. Mrs. Leonard G. Diehl, chairman of nurses’ aides, and Mrs. Sophie Reed, enrollment chairman, reported that Ogden women are responding enthusiastically. “They think it is a privilege to take this training from Mrs. O. C. Hammond, accomplished registered nurse, and to wear the insignia of the Red Cross,” said Mrs. Diehl. “Many women are giving up various activities to do this work,” NIGHT SEWING CLASSES FIXED Extra Activity Planned For Those Who can Not Come Days Mrs. Carlyle C. Eubank, chairman, announces that the American Red Cross sewing rooms will be open on Monday and Thursday evenings from seven to nine o’clock and women who find it inconvenient to sew for the Red Cross sin the daytime are invited to come to night classes. Mrs. Eubank further announced these classes will be under the supervision of Mrs. Lucille Chambers. “The women who are favored at this time for this volunteer Red Cross work should be competent to make garments for the army and navy.” Said Mrs. Eubank. “Among the garments that are being produced at the sewing room are pneumonia jackets, bed jackets, lap robes for convalescent soldiers, utility bags and pajamas and dressing gowns. Also garments are made for refugees, such as children’s and women’s dresses and blouses. “Women should report promptly at seven o’clock at 416 Twenty-fourth street. Their names and addresses will be taken and a careful record made of all the time which each person puts in. This record of activities goes into the archives of the American Red Cross and on the basis of this service they receive Red Cross pins at the completion of the required number of hours.” Mrs. Eubank and Mrs. Chambers said the correspondence Weber chapter has received indicates the high value of the services performed in the sewing project, as all these articles are eagerly welcomed in the camps and hospitals wherever the armed forces of the United States government are located. Any questions that prospective volunteers have will be answered either at the sewing rooms or by Mrs. Eubank, telephone 4811 or Mrs. Chambers at telephone 7292. |