Show RED KED CROSS ACTIVE IN BEAVER COUNTY the rhe information which Is given in this article la is brought to us by miss zdith edith chaffee Chaft ea field representative for the pacific div division Islon at 0 the american red lied cross it Is a ap parent apparent that the lack of interest in re aled d cross activities must be due 1 largely to lack of Inform aillon as to te the work required of this organization the pacific division A H R C includes seven states namely washington oregon idaho california nevada utah and arizona the total expenditures of the pacific division within its own area tor for the fiscal lescal year ending june 30 19 1924 2 4 wa wag and of this amount only 00 was received by the division as roll call returns was contributed in california for the berkeley Der keley disaster deducting tho the berkeley contributions and the roll call calf returns wo wa have bays the staggering amount of which was furnished by the national red cross to the pacific division in excess bt at ithe amounts received during that period several of the amounts expended expanded and reasons for same saine aro noted as follows spent within the pacific division tor for camp and hospital expense there are 22 government hospitals in this division ln which practically nien men are now re cely belving trig care at the handa hand ot the red cross workers furnished to men in hospitals as loans and grants granis furnished to chapters possessing small means but having a large number of non nonresident resident ex service men assembled there duo due to the location of hospitals training centers etc contributed for disaster relief in the berkeley fire tor for the goldfield nevada fire this little town was practically burned up sent in connection with arizona hoof and mouth disease I 1 quarantine for fire in kalama washington astoria oregon fire was the total division expense at palo alta hospital last year for the lelano memorial at nurses fund there are two full tillie nurses furnished to very destitute communities without any to local chapters ch the delano fand was wag originated by money bequeathed tor for till spur poso pose by june jane delano the nurse w who I 1 he dl di tooted the national red cross nursing service during the world war one of the delano nurses nurses Is now serving in a section as large as the state of connecticut in central idaho in which there Is not a physician a dentist a hospital or nurse excepting herself no INTO estimate of the value of such service can call bo be made not only forche tor the actual nursing care but bui tor for the ille education of the scattered population in home hygiene and care of sick as aa well 2 aa 29 9 in prevention of disease during the past fourteen years an average of one dister disaster per month has is been handled by tho the A american M aed ed cross preparedness made prompt action possible the people of utah made generous response ao 10 lo 10 the call in the japan disaster but haye wany many of these same frame people not forgotten that ablong ng long as ally V of those ten tell thousand ex service wen illen receiving treatment lu in the 22 hospitals of this division are still in need eed of such assistance as has been edi that their responsibility has s not been discharged those boys boya may have conlo come from your country or your cutata but they we went orth forth in tho the name of humanity in defense of our nation and of at these same boys feel that to have 1 given their libeg on tile the battlefields would have been far easier than going on through tho the years ears to come with tho physical and mental li hand antil caps due to their wit wartime war r time thue service if you have any further doubts about reasons tor for continuance ot at the red cross service tho manager of tho the pacific division mr air wm carl hunt san ban francisco will bo more than pleased to an answer awer your questions i mis misa 1 edith chaffee red cross field tor for tile tho pacific cefic division spent a portion of 3 days in deaver beaver last week in the in ia terest of the local chapter program relative especially to junior red cross activity in tho the schools with a dental clinic as their objective point and plans tor for th conducting local health clinics in addition to td the production and home service work which have been carried on since the close of the war during monday afternoon and tuesday miss alias chaffee interviewed mrs clara murdock Dl and mrs cora E carlton cariton of the service star mrs 1 susie murdock president of beaver 13 eaver take stake relief eo societies cleties prof i y p day superintendent of beaver county schools and miss kendall K pranks franke secretary of beaver red cross chapter and home service prof day gave assurance of his hia willingness to cooperate with the chapter in the organization of junior red cross agreeing to amuge tile the chairmanship of the juniors which la Is customarily taken by the county superintendent ot of schools and to exert his influence to 0 o make the work a success A chapter school committee will be appointed shortly A meeting was wag held tuesday evening august 12 with fourteen present including representatives of the service siar the red cross and both east ward and west ward relief societies for the purpose of riscus sing with alaa chaffee possible plans and I 1 decision regarding the local health clinic miss alias chaffee was introduced by mrs airs susie murdock who referred briefly to the object of the meeting miss alias chaffee explained that thai while it la Is distinctly the policy of the albl cross crosa not to undertake any program that ts Is being conducted by another organization it is however a part of it its policy of service to assist with u practical program wh which tell although already outlined and with excellent plans is without funds fu ads la ili the same regular schedule Is way that its handled attention was directed by alias chaffee to the regulation governing ilie distribution of red press cross funds which provides that 50 per cent of at nil annual membership fees shall be forwarded to the division office to the national fund become a part of of red rea cross tor for the maintenance work in Govern government men t camps and hospitals relief relict the and for disaster retained in the lo 10 0 be other halt to for use in fl cal chapter treasury treasur ar work chop chapter er dancing chapter by such supplemented funds may bo be other contributions as may be received and funds by other moans means approved by the 0 chapter capter information but this la Is familiar well worth W orth considering at this time to next to red cross obligation service men and disaster ro relief lief ox view of tho the foregoing lg is health work in desired to emphasize miss alias chaffee that it if local ni terest in the revived and the W red cros cross s can bo be launched in november roll call lau eighth of tile the health hea h support kiib the clinic in vl it should be possible ot or local ph physicians assistance with tho the and dr ira dr J I 1 F mcgregor forward with the flop hopkns lins to go time health plans as pr proposed opposed omo ot at the ut ago by mr T ella conover conner ince lack la k board health all ah public with ot of funds fundis has bas prevented ted progress those these plans alias chaffee pointed out that if the people desiro desire the health program thero there Is no reason 1 why the pr present besent proposed pro program grani may not be pursued on the badts ot of ired cross support and c cooperation Detal details lg junior enrollment and imi work werk and further falorma ton ilan on their dental clinic direct directed eil by junior chairman day and the I 1 school committee with dr albert cooperating will he announced later it was voted in afo meeting after that these projects should rot be thong thought ht impossible impossibly a tor for what can ho be done in other places belver can do hence with etli a most enthus background m much lich interest attaches to the out conTe corm kendall IC kr kranke IT S and chapter Chapic ir secy |