| Show Red Cross Needs Nurses And In a drive to put its Us wide nation-wide wartime basis full a upon the hC American Red Cross is is seek seeking ing in to enroll at least more nurses into its nursing reserves reserve to tobe tobe tobe be on instant call for national emer enc dut duty it was announced today by Mrs F F. B. B Muir chairman of the Davis county Red Cross Cross' chap chap- ter In calling attention to the im immediate im- im immediate immediate mediate drive to raise a Jed Red Cross emergency emer eney war fund of Mrs Muir pointed out ut that the nurs nursing ing in service as as' well as every other Red Cross service must be ready to bear the brunt of war in the thc 1 Pac ac Hie Atlantic Iceland and else- else where During the past year he said more than nurses have en- en oll d with i the Red Cross Many of f them il arc a prepared to accept mili mili- military tary tiry duty and arc wide awake to their important role in in our pres pres- present present present ent world crisis These have been Placed in the Red Cross First Re Re- Reserve serve in which single sin lt nurses enroll with the full knowledge e that they will vill be called upon at any an time to serve sene with our army and navy Ac Ac- According Ac- Ac According cording cordin to an enactment of con con- congress gress it is the responsibility of the Red Cross to furnish nurses for the army arow and navy During Durin the current year of 1941 some have al already at- at already ready answered their call caU to duty with the armed forces The members of Red Cross Second Reserve Mrs Muir ex ex- explained serve in civilian hospitals replace nurses called to military duty dut engage e in public health work stem stein wartime epidemics and gen gen- generally generally en- en perform the valuable task of keeping keepin the civilian population and defense workers healthy health and cared for during durin times of disaster and war Today she declared there are arc arc less than American nurses enrolled in the First Reserve Resene of the Red Cross and in the Sec See Second Second ond Reserve more are arc need need- needed needed ed cd immediately immediate to put our first and second lines of defense for reserve nursing service on a war basis with jv our government h r The Thc part that Red Cross nurses p 3 f in the welfare of this country is many sided role Mrs Muir said ud This year Red Cross public hea nurses made a total of over ot on V of i V on n visits to more Than or i I Ii K jents and is preparing to tot Of t i r r in Red Cross Home reat classes ses which will wilt be of loInes le e ic to the thc health of our ourI I j tJ j n to the safety safet of f our na- na to V present war Another I Ito nto Rec J nen are arc arc being ein recruited become oss ss training courses to teer ser u s aides and give ive volun olun 1 ICe in our ur pressed hard-pressed J R a J riia war var she went i t on Red Cross nurses served served ed ed with the armed forces Since that armed forces Since that time Red Cross nurses have served at inore than 2000 major maor disasters J within our OUt own bordes borders giving em- em emr r ene care in every state in the nation It is not surprising that the Red Cross nursing corps stands with with other Red Cross services in the front rank rank of our national de- de ense In appealing for Davis is' strong port in the cam- cam camin fin in n for the Red Cross emergency V t. fund Mrs Muir pointed out art art of it will be used to enable Cursing service to provide nurs ire re for thousands of American 1 t. t sailors and marines some marines some members of our own com com- comin comin cornin in in the months of war that U. U J |
