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The Weber County Chapter of the Red Cross began in December 1915 when a small group of individuals gathered to begin organizing a chapter of the Red Cross. In 1962, the name was changed to the Bonneville chapter, and in 1969, the chapter merged with other chapters in Northern Utah to become the Northern Utah Chapter, with its headquarters located in Ogden, Utah. The scrapbooks range from 1940 to 2003 and highlight some of the important work of the Red Cross. The books include photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials. |
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Show Directing activities of the residential division of the Weber county American Red Cross drive are (left to right) Mrs. Lincoln Ellision, Mrs. Ted Kirkmeyer, Mrs. C. J. Olsen, Mrs. Carl J. Edvalson and Mrs. Walter A. Hoenes. Drive to Be Extended to Every Home Every home in Weber county will be called on by workers in the residential division of the annual American Red Cross drive, it was reported Sunday by Mrs. Lincoln Ellison, co-chairman. Volunteer workers are expected to take the field following a kick-off meeting of all division workers March 1 at the chapter home, 1961 Washington. Materials for the campaign will be distributed then. Mrs. Ellison will be assisted by four co-chairmen. They are: Mrs. Ted Kirkmeyer, Mrs. Walter A. Hones, Mrs. Carl J. Edvalson and Mrs. C. J. Olsen. “Americans who need help and Americans who want to help are brought together through the Red Cross,” Mrs. Ellison said. “Meeting problems of your neighbors is the daily task of the Red Cross a task in which all may help with their time and money so that the work of mercy may never end.” 16B THE OGDEN (UTAH) STANDARD-EXAMINER FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1950 Mayor Designates Red Cross Month By official proclamation today, Mayor W. Rulon White designated the period March 1 to 31 as Ameri¬can Red Cross campaign month for Ogden city. He called upon the citizenry to "maintain their notable record of support in the coming appeal for funds." The proclamation follows: "The ; American Red Cross during the past year has contributed to the nation's welfare, and the public constantly calls upon the Ameri¬can Red Cross in time of disas¬ter; every day hundreds of service¬men and veterans turn to their Red Cross for counsel and aid. "Our standards of public health are improved by providing 'free training courses in home nursing, first aid water safety and acci-dent prevention. "There must be no curtailment of these essential services in the year ahead. To carry on its splen¬did work, the Red Cross, will need a minimum of $65,000,000 in vol¬untary contributions throughout the nation." THE OGDEN (UTAH) STANDARD-EXAMINER 11A SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 1950 Coast Official Will Talk to Campaign Workers Tuesday Edwin H. Carroll, San Fran¬cisco, assistant manager of the Pa¬cific area, American Red Cross, will address workers in the Weber county Red Cross campaign at a "kick-off" meeting Tuesday, Feb. 21, at seven p. m. The meeting will be held at the chapter home, 1961 Washington. All campaign workers are urged to at-tend as supplies will be given out, according to Mrs. Leah P. Green- well, executive secretary. Mr. Carroll has been active in Red Cross work since 1924. He is a native of Colorado and became the first field representative in the Pacific area. He became director of first aid and water safety in 1925. Accident prevention came under his jurisdiction later. In 1943, he was appointed assist¬ant manager in charge of health education and" safety services. The following year he assumed the re¬sponsibility of assistant manager in charge of operations for the Pacific area. Store Windows Show March as Red Cross Month That March is Red Cross month is evident if one takes a stroll through the business district. Post¬ers and placards are on display in nearly every window and some places have given a whole window to publicizing Red Cross activities. Conway's Junior Red Cross win¬dow has been attracting much at¬tention. The international friend¬ship fostered by Junior Red Cross is also shown at Toss Gift Shop with beautifully' costumed dolls representing the children of many lands. A large globe of the world centers this exhibit with ribbons from each doll to its home coun¬try on the globe. An excellent window at the Boys' Store shows how the Red Cross promote: good health with its nutrition program. Two meals are set on a table at which a child is seating himself. Posters call at-tention to the fact that one is health giving and nutritious while the other is not. A full sized manikin in white nurses' uniform is the central feature at the Bon Allure. In ad¬dition to Home Nursing Services the Red Cross takes an. active part in the recruiting of nurses dur¬ing emergencies such as the polio epidemics. The^ first aid program of the Red Cross is the theme at McClard's Drug Store and at Argall Phar¬macy. The latter have a huge red cross as background for the first aid supplies. Penney's also are using a large red cross for the neat and colorful display using Red Cross post¬ers in the foreground. |
