Show Uintah Red Reel Cross States Cross Cross- I Most Active fictive Chapter By EDYTHE sI AiMIN Chair Chair- Chairman Chairman man Red fled Cross Closs ass Roll Call the She American National Red RedCross RedCross Cross has for its aim the saving savins of olife life and the prevention of sufferIng suffer suffer- sufferIng suffering Ing Many are the avenues through it works to accomplish this purpose The Uintah County Chap Chap- Chapter Chapter Chapter ter Includes in Its program as man mans of ol the rational projects as possible First aid on the highway is the major activity at the present time In March 1937 Ben W Carpenter of San Francisco conducted a cla In First Aid at Vernal and gave ga out ten instructor Instructors s cards to local people These instructors are avail avail- available available able at all aU times Umes and will teach any organized group Dr J W Ste- Ste Steens Stevens Stevens vens ens and Frank Prank have ha recently re- re recently recently completed a class of ot 20 members mem- mem members members bers at Gusher They are at the present time teaching a group aJensen at Jensen Mrs Jane Loftis Loftin is conducting's con con- conducting ducting a class at Leota First al aid equipment will wUl be purchased ed and placed on the highway making Red RedCross Cross emergency first aid stations I at Gusher and Jensen The project sill be financed by funds contrib contrib- contributed contributed contributed Roll during the Red Cross Call which has just been completed ed Henry B chairman othe of the home farm accident and fire distributed distributed I has lias prevention pre program 2700 among thel the school chool children calling their at- at ati atI attention attention i and also then their parents t to the hazards to life Ufe about the home I and farm 2500 of these v were ere returned re- re returned returned turned to the teachers after hav- hav having hav having Ing been signed by the parents 10 1 booklets were distributed to teachers teach teach- teachers ers era of the county to be u used ed in instructing in- in instructing instructing the children poster I ere acre placed in public buildings emphasizing the need for care in prevention of nf fire and accidents MISS Miss Margaret Deitz is chairman of the public health nursing and home heme department At pre present pre pre- present present at sent she has a class In nursing Bennett Her work worle in to this field will eX extend nd throughout the county Disaster relief Is 15 the service thru widely I Red Cross is 15 most known During 1937 1837 the Red cross has rendered aid in disasters rs I In the United States in insular POSsessions Uintah county chap chap- chapter chapter t ter r contributed co to the relief of Ohio Mississippi Valley fl This fund was raised bY direct contribution by the public ome Shake S 1 tr t cP w price ice cc find and c service ce men aen or families lies re I the of thE National i major concern vt w w I i Red Cross The UIntah county chap chap- chapI chapter I ter ier ta tapes tal-es es care ot of all ail cases brought I to its attention r Home service to civilians has been J so- so So Social taken over by the Government dial cial Security organization Red RedCross RedCross Cross activities in this field are limited now because it does not I function where any other er organ organ- organization exists to take care of the nerds Mrs Jane Loftis has been work work- working work all Ing for several years to enroll Sc ioos of the county in Junior Rt Red Cross This year she has been successful In getting per cent centt t ach ch year sear e r a class in swimming and life lire saving is conducted bythe by bye the he e Red Cross at Como springs Utah It is to be hOped that next summer Uintah county can send a representative e to taken take th that t work vork The possibilities for ser ser- serice vi is unlimited un- un un unlimited rite ice e through the Red Cross Crass limited It requires the cooperation or many people In order for the 1 chapter to be active In all the fJ fields Uintah t h- h County Red Crass Roll Call Returns members Membership of last year more than doubled 40 4 contributions from business houses and Individuals to t local chapter for first aid stations Total raised Committee in charge Mrs Wm E Witbeck county chapter char chair chairman chairman man Mrs Lloyd n county Roll Call CalI chairman Mrs B H chairman of booths assisted by Bonnie Miller Muller Ellen ElIzabeth Witbeck Gwenna G Eaton Aiton Afton Carter Elaine ay and Betty Pack business house canvas camas Mrs F G Eskelson Mrs Clyde S Johnson Mrs rs James M l Orr Jr Jl Mrs Irs Fred P Baker Mrs Raymond Mrs Zelda Zeida Eldredge Mrs H M Snyder and Mrs Irs Hugh W Colton I R Mrs 1 J H Ratliff and Mrs Don Dona DoiR a Barr parr chairmen of house to house house canvas assisted by Mrs E EL EL EL L Bennion Mr Mrs A ti T Johnson Mrs Ray Mrs Gain Oarn swain Mrs Ms Bay Hat Hatch h Mrs Fran Fran- Francis Francis cis els Fletch Mrs Thos Karren Mrs Howard L Caldwell Mrs C W Hall Mrs H H Mrs C CP CP CP P Lewis Mrs Vem Vern McCarren McCarrell Mrs Irs L L G Noble Mrs J F Chapman Mrs H S Mrs Clair R Hopkins j Mrs Cy Nearing chairman at Jensen assisted by Vera brow W Meeks and Lucy Stewart art Stew Mrs Karl I Goodrich chairman at Naples assisted by Mrs Clarence Clarenc Palmer Palmer Mrs J Ross Ros Merrell Clarencel Mrs Ada Openshaw The following ing were chairmen o othe the arous communities Mrs Cal I Jorgensen Leota Miss Mary Nay Nay- Naylor Nay Nay-I Naylor lor Gusher Mrs Frances Prances Bowman it Bennett Robert Marimon at Whiterocks John Bennett Fort lat Duchesne Mrs Hor Horace e Caldwell Ashley Mrs Ella Davis Pavis |