Show RED CROSS HOSPITAL IS OPENED IN DELTA To Be De Equipped to Accommodate date All Cases of or Spanish Influenza In Ip It Charge of or Trained Nurses Rev ney Hamilton Made Hade Sl Special Officer I In operation co-operation with the Town Board anti and the tho County the Red Cross has opened a hospital in the tho Delta school house The north room on the second floor has been Leen arranged arranged ar- ar ranged for Cor ladies and the hall room adjoining It H has been arranged for men Twenty steel cots and mattresses mattresses mat mat- tresses have been procured from the tho sugar factory and bedding purchased or 01 borrowed to cover coyer them It is the desire of the above organization organization organization organ organ- and official that this hospital be bo used for of ever every everyone one In the valley who becomes stricken with influenza and who has not the facilities for proper care in their home that they avail themselves of the Wednesday Dr Barrett Darrett and Miss Valentino Valentine a professional nurse of the State Health Department came down clown from Salt Lake and aided in the preliminary work of or establishing tho the hospital and were taken to Leamington Leaming Leaming- ton last nigh toy tb Rev Hamilton There they found found fifteen cases vases nt at the I hotel and two outside They will convert the hotel into a temporary hospital A telephone will be i Installed stalled In the hospital at Delta and will will be used to keep in touch with the State Health Department the doctor of patients and those outside who are re needing help 1 Mrs a relative of Gus Johnston of the North Tract wh who is here from Los Angeles visiting will ill have charge of the hospital She is isa isa isa a trained nurse Mrs 1 Flora N. N Davis who Vho h ia ii also li liero r from California will be the clerk atH atHa a record re re- cor cord l of each Mch patient will be bo kept In the iha hospital It is not intended to make the hospital a free Institution institution tion but any who arc are unable to bear the of the care required i I while there will be taken care of ot ofas as aa freely as those who are aro and ald will willbe willbe I be expected to pay This morning the Town Board Doard hold held holda helda a special meeting and appointed Rev Hamilton special health officer in the county the County Commissioner concurring In the appointment Mr Hamiltons Hamilton's dut duty will be to lend aid to those who are in need and to aid aidin aidin aidin in the checking of the spread of the disease and to see that rules laid I down clown for checking It arc complied compiled I with The Tho Board also passed an ordinance ordinance ordinance or or- forbidding the sale of ot ice of-ice ice cream and soft drinks and the congregating congregating congregating con con- of ot crowds In stores and public places Red Cross workers are arc now out gathering in patients and It is expected that by night half oth othe cots will be bo occupied The worst cases at present are I those of Dick Smith and ond family on I the South tract Geo Oeo Billings Billing's family family fam fam- ily and Clark Allred George Billings and und Clark Allred who were ere reported I very sick yesterday are are reported bettel better better bet bet- ter tel today Meals for the help and the tho patients will be served erve from the various hotels of ot the town and taken to the hospital |