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Show - , "u-iv. ihii&i uoj.- a. iiu vuuiiyiw; W1SC. Public Ceremony Fetes Milford 'Gray Ladies' In a rural community hospital, facilities are seldom available except through the deviated efforts ef-forts of the 'citizens of the area. As we review the conditions in neighboring communities where hospitals are entirely absent or not functioning because of lack of staff andor doctors, the people peo-ple of Milford can feel fairly fortunate for-tunate in having very acceptable medical facilities in all respects except for a new hospital building, build-ing, and it appears at present that a new building will be erected erect-ed in the near future. Without the sincere interest and diligent efforts of many citizens cit-izens of the Milford area the present hospital organization would not exist or ever be improved. im-proved. Outstanding among the organizations and individuals who have participated actively in developing de-veloping and improving hospital service is the newly organized Red Cross Gray Ladies. Nineteen ladies, who have collectively col-lectively spent over 600 hours during the past four months acting act-ing as receptionists, sewing and mending hospital linens, and doing do-ing personal services for patients, received the pins and certificates of full-fledged Gray Ladies Thursday, Thurs-day, Feb. 4, in certification cere- monies in the Milford LDS Church. They were saluted by musical numbers from Marjorie Sherwood, accompanied by Helen Gillins, and a male quartet, Gary Anderson, Ander-son, Jesse Edlefson, Jesse Long (Continued on Back Page) Here's More About GRAY LADIES Continued from Pago One) nnd LaMar Lund, accompanied by Susan McCulley. Appreciation was expressed by II. L. Tolley, Hospital Board chairman, for the Gray Lady organization. or-ganization. The Gray Ladies, including Ferl Bown, Lucile Belliston, Mae Carter, Car-ter, Bertha Cottrell, Renee Hardy, Har-dy, Verl Horton, Vilate Lang, Barbara Mayer, Mildred Vernon, Melba White, Virginia Beding-field, Beding-field, Vera Beitz, Cree Elmer, Susan Glenn, Beatrice Hanney, Dora Johnson, Lillian Mayer, Jer ry Memmott and Charlotte Wise were congratulated in short talks by O. C. Koch, past Red Cress chairman, and Jesse Haws, Southern South-ern Utah field representative. The group was presented by Dr. D. A. Symond, and formally accepted by Jacqueline Williams, hospital superintendent, on behalf be-half of the Beaver County Hospital. Hos-pital. It was clearly evident as each gracious lady stepped forward to receive her pin, that nothing adds as much charm and glow to a lovely face as the satisfaction realized from the giving of one's time and talents to a worthwhile project. |