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Show Women's Motor Corps Proves Aid in Caring For Afflicted MEMBERS of the Red Cross motor corps of Ogden, composed of well known society women, are proving angels an-gels of marcy in aiding the health authorities au-thorities in caring for victims of influenza. influ-enza. Not only do the plucky women move patients to the hospital, but have offered their services as volunteer nurses in homes where extra service is needed in looking after the sick. The corps was organized August 4 by Mrs. Ralph E. Bristol upon instructions instruc-tions from Washington. Mrs. Bristol became captain and Mrs. Leroy R. Eo-cles Eo-cles lieutenant. Much of the work up to the present time has been in making deliveries to Red Cross headquarters and the Red Cross shop, and the corps did especially good service in collecting used clothes for the Bolgian relief campaign of the Red Cross. The organization is along military lines and is drilled every Wednesday evening by Captain W. E. Lindquist of the Ogden division of the national guard. Regulation uniforms have been received and are worn by the corps when on duty. They are of Oxford gray, with caps corresponding in design to trench caps. The caps have a tiny Red Cross insignia on the front. The distinguishing feature of the captain's uniform is two diamond-shaped chevrons, chev-rons, and the lieutenant wears a single diamond chevron. The corps is the only one in the stato. The members are: Mrs. Ralph E. Bristol, Bris-tol, captain; Mrs. Leroy Eccles, lieutenant; lieuten-ant; Mrs. Marriner Browning, Mrs. James H. Devine, Mrs. Jack Browning, Mrs. P. P. Kirkendall, Mrs. E. A- Lit-tlefield Lit-tlefield and Mrs. David C. Eccles. An auxiliary corps is as follows: Mrs. Roscoe Gwilliam, Mrs. Rosabelle S. In-gebretsen, In-gebretsen, Miss Myra Grout and Miss Mariane Browning. 1 |