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Show What Does Your Red Cross Do For You Locally? Our West Millard Red Cross chapter chap-ter chairman, Mrs. Sepha Robison, asked each of us to write a paragraph para-graph about what our department is doing for local projects, as a part of each Red Cross dolior is retained for use by the local chapter. chap-ter. Certificates are mailed today to persons having completed the home nursing course under Mrs. Shirley DeLapp at Sugarville and Mrs. Luella Western at Deseret. A goodly number who were unable to attend all of he classes will receive re-ceive the benefits. Miss Wixom, in Oak City, is conducting con-ducting an interesting class, and the Sutherland class, under Mrs. Maxine Owens, will complete their course during the summer months. Two more classes are arranged for when conditions permit. Thus far we have been able to reach approximately 50 women and with a continued program should be able to reach more. , These instructor nurses are allowed al-lowed a small fee to cover part of their mileage. We use our budget to take care of this and other expenses, ex-penses, such as supplies. We have purchased a life-size rubber doll and had constructed large demonstration thermometers-and thermometers-and other equipment for class use. Without exception those that take these classes express themselves them-selves as being much benefitted. Nurses and doctors say it helps out materially in home care of the sick. That's where a part of your Red Cross funds go for our local purposes. pur-poses. Josie Walker, chairman ARC Home Nursing Service. On a recent visit to the West Millard chapter, Miss Elsie Davies and Mrs. Agunis, ARC field representatives, repre-sentatives, commended the work done through Home Nursing Service, Ser-vice, and stated it was one of the best in the Pacific area. |