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Show mm Red GfSs Carries Local Branch Issues Call For 1944 Fund Quota 'Blessings' Counting Red Cross r ft Sewing, Knitting, and Woodcraft Classes Available to Employes The American Red Cross belongs om-.-- -- v?, tr'-v.-J -- I to the people. It represents them, individually and. as a nation, in providing aid for service men and civilians in distress. , This month the Red Cross sent forth its 1944 war fund appeal, confident that American people will respond to the limit of their ability. rv K ?i ! Air Service Command'scontribution to the Red Cross can not be measured in terms of financial donations alone. Men and women who work regular shifts in the shops, hangars and offices at Hill Field have found time to give to the national organization of mercy. Wives of Hill Field officers and enlisted men,' too heavily burdened with home duties to work at regular War Department jobs, have formed clubs to give aid to the Red Cross by sewing, knitting, woodcraft, and' conducting educational classes. One of the strongest groups of Ogden - this kind and certainly the oldest In length of service at Hill Field-- Is the officers' wives sewing group. Sewing Group Here Mrs. Morris Berman, wife of OASC's commanding general, was the guiding spirit in the organization of a group of officers' wives for Red Cross sewing, when the field was still very young back in she 1941. Today i f is still the pres- ident of the group, and can't even begin to estimate the amount of time she has spent in personal appeal to wives of Hill Field officers for their assistance, doing needlework herself, and making arrangements for the weekly sewing sessions of the women. It doeesn't take a lot of coaxto encourage wives of Hill Field's brass hats to help ing, however, I sewing garments for the county chapter.. Last August Mrs. Margaret Bennett came to Hill Field as Red Cross executive secretary, set up a new branch of the mercy organization, and sent out a plea for volunteer workers. Volunteers? There were many of them. Within two months scores of civilian dormitory residents were sewing garments for refugees, con valescent soldiers, and disaster vic tims all over the world. Chairman of the sewing group now is Mrs. Lei a DowlSn, who lives in the dormitories. The women have completed 574 articles of wearing apparel and items for soldiers in military hospitals, refu gee clothing and baby layettes.. In one emergency case it was learned that a mother and her with the Red Cross sewing. "They've been grand about coming to our club meetings, and they all work hard when they get here, too," Mrs. Berman says. That's a statement that can be easily proved. The women do work hard hard enough that one month they recorded 875 hours of sewing for Red Cross. Considering that average attendance is betweeen 35 and .40 women each week, that means about 21 hours per month for each woman. . Material for the sewing is pro- vided by the Davis county Red Cross chapter, and the Hill Field wives have turned out every kind of garment from baby diapers by the dozen to GI sweaters for men going overseas. In the last year they have turned over to the Davis county chapter more than 2220 pieces of sewing, 169 of them knitted sweaters. mufflers, helmets and gloves, Word of Praise " For their work they have re ceived praise from the area office of the Red Cross in San Francisco, and have won for their county chapter the highest of commenda- , tion. Men and women of Hillcrest organized for Red Cross duty about six months ago, although even before that time many women devoted leisure hours to knitting and rf- - .v.va.,,v.w.,jw-- P:cl; W a;- f V t - vr . . IIIU Bergeson ' month-ol- d were very both baby Hill Field, near ill in their home and that the mother had insufficient clothing for the baby. Within a few hours a complete layette, including a blanket, was made by the Red Cross women of Hillcrest. Now the chapter has supplies available at all times for such emergencies. The need for sewing by Red Cross women volunteers grows with the war, and the demand for clothing and hospital items is now greater than ever before. Assist 1125' The Hill Field branch of the Red Cross, during its six months of service, has given assistance or advice to 1125 people, and of this number 826 have been given financial aid to tide,, them over during actual emergencies. Families of service men have been aided in securing information regarding health or welfare of their men, and many times men seeking employment at Hill Field are given assistance to en able them to establish themselves Assist and become ance in following up claims for pensions or obtaining medical care through the veteran's Admlnlstra tlon is another task the chapter has performed. The Hillcrest chapter also handles a number of home conditions re ce V Z-;- & f i on a small scale are these members of the tllllcrent BITILDKRS cIsm in Red CroM Handcraft They make such articles as wooden writing boards for convalescents in military hospitals, also practice "H n imaii oooKneives tames, nigntstands lor their rooms la the donna, - . three-purpo- se i Caring for the 'Injured? - ... ... I- - E-5- 24 J 4 1 A other chapports, secured through network ters of the nation-wid- e of Red Cross, to learn of the welfare of children being cared for by friends or relatives in order that their mothers might work at Hill Field. In some cases it has been found necessary to place children of working mothers in more suitable foster homes, or even X T to assist the mother in making arrangements to bring the children to Hill Field and establish a home for the entire family nearby, Sometimes employes who find it necessary to obtain leave of absence for an emergency call upon the Red Cross chapter at Hillcrest to verify the necessity of taking leave in order to keep their work attendance records clear. urnnr. than' ONE STITCH . . . has been turned out by these thi Kf Training Classes "veterans" of the OASC Ladies Club, as they put in something likJ Training classes in first aid, nome 800 hours each for Red Cross. Shown above, witK . . month sewing .. . . A loff n M 1.,.1 nursing, and handcrait nave Deen tneir .u D . lnvaiuaoie kwuii uukhuki, the in meet and weekly organized, Martin, Mrs. Bill Cline. Mrs. Barney Wernsing. Red Cross rooms in building at Hillcrest. Teaching first aid is Lloyd H. Fenno, who. wpars decorations for heroism in the last war, and Earle Tennyson is chairman of the class. Purpose of the training course is threefold: to prevent accidents by education, to equip each person with sufficient knowledge to de1 termine the nature and extent of an injury, and to train the first aider to do the proper thing at the proper time. Mrs. La Vin Roberts, registered nurse of Kaysville, Utah, teaches a weekly class in home nursing, which also has a program. Home nursing classes are formed to teach the care and protection of health, to teach family . health, and to encourage contribution to tH the promotion of healthier and Annrwr: Awn twttt .ttpi .vrvn . . . RtaUsties to see how many KeB more wholesome conditions in the menU they have ready to turn over to the. Davis Countyand found Chapter are, left to right, Mrs. Morris Berman, president community. roenH of one early its Mrs. B. A. of the Ladies' Club, Wanamaker, Everett V. Lundquist, Hillcrest I hers, and Mrs. James T. Cline, secretary. resident and employe, conducts a tt class in handcraft at the Red Cross Mr. Bergeson and Mr. Hill also f Red Cross has assUted since building each Wednesday . night. began. w Hand tools ' are available, and provide service for the ground war is the story of what stoi This forces at. Ogden stations, the sailors Cross is dozens of Hillcrest men and women The home. at doing enjoy making wooden articles such and marines at Clearfield, the coast of Red Cross activities ovenei conof as writing boards for hospital guard personnel at Ogden and is told in countless words praiw valescents, bedside tables, small Logan,, generaU a college training unit at from commanding stools and chairs, book shelves and Logan, WACs at Hill Field, WAVES buck privates alike. ' or W dressing tables. Fart of the articles at Clearfield, and the' Italian The 1944 war fund appeal W are sent to Red Cross headquar- prisoners of war at Ogden and Hill American began Red Cross ters for distribution, part of them Field. .mtiniicn thro uznol. i. biiujt vw..w. ween, are used by their "builders" in "They are doing a job that re- this month. In charge of the oni their rooms at the dorms. All ma- quires a highly varied activity and Omt. RoDen i mil iriaM terial for articles constructed by OASC miUou; nf u.M...fMM are commended it they doing well," the handcrafters is provided by Field Director John H. Whiting of training and operations ec0Bv 7 the individual workers. area of American Red The American Red Cross ww Pacific the Field Office Here that Remember he Field when Hill visited organisation. secw Down in the military barracks Cross,month. the Minute Man in yourfor I" area is the headquarters of the third last "We think so, too," say the sol- comes to call on you phase of Red Cross work at Hill diers, sailors and marines that the contribution, Field. It isn't a voluntary organisation, but one of the thousands of military field directors' offices that handle problems of soldiers, sailors and marines all over the world. II" i- -T: ""i Edward B. Elsen, first assistant field director for area here, came to Hill Field in 1942, and remained at the helm of the Red Cross work among military personnel at Hill Field until he received an overseas assignment last month. His place was taken by Sheldon Bergeson, long familiar with Red Cross work in the area here, and who is assisted by Richard Hill . Advice and assistance to thou sands 01 Hill field soldiers was provided by the office, in the bar racks area in the last year. Some or them were aided in getting emergency furloughs when trouble arose at home. Others needed fi nanciai aid to meet unexpected family expenses, others merely wanted information about affairs back home from a reliable source The soldiers know that the Red Cross is a reliable source and that It can be depended upon in THEY ARK PRRPARRn 4a h.ln In hired in case of case of any actual emergency. are these Hillcrest men and women who comprise part r The Red Cross office at Hill Field Cross First Aid class conducted by Lloyd Fenne. .The v'cl!"" does not confine its activities to "suffering" from Imaginary hurts the First Alders are Hill Field alone. actual Job of bandaging. - nJ.-.-i wi for beddfe use. They're obviously mjJ NO "BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE" . . . Are these cloth bags of fact that the bags will soon be futenJ the oud we made them wives who OASC pr officers' and the to beds of injured and sick soldiers convalescing in lummrom uvViuu. wln-Yl- f Handy With Gadgets r wiMiinwm- "Am Sh Ti Fii Hill recrur a few curing for ( repair has s |