The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-09
RED CROSS CORPS
TO Be PERMANENT
ENCAMPMENT PHYSICIANS WILL
CONTINUE ORGANIZATION.
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Health and Comfort Committee Is
Ready for Any Demand for Relief
Body to Be Perpetuated for Service
in Time Of Epidemic or Disaster.

Having its origin in the preparations
for the Grand Army eneampment. Min
neapolis is to have permanent Physl'
clans Red Cross corps. The corps is
already organized for the Werk OF Of the the
eneampment, men and beginning Friday
morning will be in active service up
to and including Sunday, Aug 49,.
The city is. divided into districts.
Each district is divided into subdis-
tricts,s each in charge Of district physi-
clan who has at his command other
responsible for the medical and emer-
gency work in his district. During en-
campment week the members Of the
Physicians Red Cross corps will be on
duty and will be easily recognized by
large white button badge with red
cross. -.
Ready for Emergencies.
It is planned to make the organiza-
ton permanent 80 that in case OF any
great emergency, such as a general con,
fagration. epidemic, or other general
catastrophe, the same organization may
be called out at once for service In the
cause Of humanity. The present Or
ganization has been worked out BY DT.
and comfort committee Of the encamp-
ment. DR.. McCollom is also chairman
Of the public health committee of the
Commercial club public affairs commit
tee, and the permanent WORK OF tne
corps will be carried on by the pubic
affairs committee. 80,
Physicians who have been made ac-
quainted with the plan for the perma-
nent Physicians Red Cross are enthu-
possibilities of it are greater than can
| be imagined. In case Of need the ex,
istence Of a fully organized corps of
physicians who have already had train
| ING in the organization will be most i'm
portant. The organization training will
| be furnished by the encampment. when
thousands Of strangers will be IN 1ne
the Commercial club is peculiarly in a
position to have charge of the work.
Work Of Red Cross. : q
The work of the Red Cross corps en-;
strangers and to handle all emergency
cases and at the same time to- have
general care and supervision OF the
health Of the city. The work Of the
organization has already been outlined
| A hospital and headquarters will be
opened in the old city hall Friday morn
ing. Two physicians will be in charge
day and night with special assistance
each day. Special wards for light !;s sasel !
and full facilities for their care will be
Each Of the districts shown in tht
outline below is tn-charge Of the physi
clan shown in the outline. The Sdistrlc1
physician will care for all cases Of Wis
itors and emergency cases reported
from his district. He will have othe,
physicians in the district working will
him, and will be responsible to DR.: Nc
Colon as chief of the medical staff TO-
the conditions in his division. Persons
who have opened their homes to Wis
itors, janitors in the schools where vet
Grams will have quarters, and other
having need Of the CORDS, will motif,
the district physician, who will attent
to the case or assign another physician
Ambulance on Duty. j~
A hurry-up, quick hitch !. ambulance
! service will be established, with me7
constantly on watch. One will be sta
toned in the barn Of City Veterinaria3
Keys at First avenue s and Mint
street, and the other at No. 3 fire barr
. on Fourth street n. On the day of tn
parade the ambulance will be out an
on duty on the line Of march.
On the day Of the parade twenty
two physicians from the corps will d
, special duty at the point of formatio
or On the line of march. The phys
, clans who will be on duty at the poin
. or formation are all veterans and wi
' pass on all cases where there is ,doub
> concerning the advisability of allowin
: veterans to attempt the march. Th
others will be stationed with stretche
service from the Sons of Veterans Re
Cross corps at the points indicated. Th
stations are two blocks apart and tn
. physicians in charge will attend to a
l cases that may need them during tn
. hours Of the parade. + ra~5.
Health in General.
In measure, the health of the enti1
city encampment week will be in tn
hands of the Physicians Red Cros
! Physicians who volunteer their service
= will assist one another with their pr
vate practice and will work togethe
with the other physicians Of the cit,
e DR.. McCollom will have his headqua
' ters at the general committee hen,
d quarters, 500 Hennepin avenue. in til
e West hotel. It is planned to run sy
@ tematic bureau of health. A card il
dex record Of all cases reported viii /