Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-15
WOMEN'S FIRST AID
DETACHMENT
To Be Organised in Red Gross
Work Along This Line First
Begun in Washington Last
Winter.


Of preparation Tor and a clear .dea-
milton of the duties OF voluntary aid
workers have frequently sevarcly mil.
itated againsh their success. The
American RED Gross has lately settled
on a plan which VIII correct this con-
ditlon Ia at least ono important ~.
apect. This has been done BY tho
organization OF the so.callod Women's
First Aid Detachmenis. New az these
detachmoE;s are. ~ this country they
are By NO means new In certain other
nations whore universally they have
had the countennnce aud support Of
the hiehest authority add the mos,
distinguished people. TO take only
one examrie the csarlna Is al the
head % this movement In Russia.
The purpose OF those attachments
with uH. which while similar ~ not
Identical with that In other countries.
II 20 afford women instruction In first
aid, home nursing. cooking and diet
cooking, tho preparation Of rooms.
/, buildings. etc. for tho reception OF
the va and injured, with, IN some In
stances. post graduate courses In per-
sonal hygiene and sanitation. More.
over naturally they serve to ssimu.
lHtc interest In Red Cross work In
general In order 10 prepare the
detnchments Tor the performance %
their duties tho American Red Cross
has arranged a graduated course %
instruction extending over two or
| three years. as the case may be. The
FIRST year ton lectures are given on
first aid and ten on nursing. The
SECOND year cooking IN taught In
twelve lessons and diet cooking In
two. six persons are also devoted 10
teaching what u will DO necessary 10
4 provide 10 take care Ut the sick or
hurt Ia AN emergency with proper arr
rangements for such articles In any
place set aside tor the purpose. A
post graduate course OF twenty loo.
lures ON personal hygiene and santa
ton In given. but this not compulsory.
The members 0f these attachments
are permitted 10 enroll after passing
the required examinations at the end
OF the arst year. II must be distinctly
understood that these women are IA
no sense Red Cross nurses. From
the instruction received thoy are.
however. individually much better
prepared Ia take emergency care of
the family and others In case OF ILL
ness or injury and the detachments
az such have clear field Of their own
M an auxiliary eorpB. They will nad
AN important held Oe employment IN
civil functions whore great numbers
OF people are assembled. Nowadays
II is generally regarded as essential
that emergency care should be- pro-
Sislcd for the 49, ana injured. IN pu0h
times doctors and nurses win not be
lacking, but worhen's attachments
are required 10 got ogethor the nee
essary materials nnd To take care vi
the housekeeping end Of ihese relief
stations. Moreover, there In not In
frequently an opportunity for arsi aid
ON their part.
IN war. every nation except our own
has long recognized the value OF sucll
corps Throughout Japan during the
Ilusso- apaneso war apecial relief sta
tons which they helped to organize
and participated In were found al
every point where raiiroad trains
stopped for any length OF time.
The honor Of organizing the flrsi
w0men's First Ala Detachment In tho
United states belongs 20 Washington.
u. g., whore during the winter Of
1911 aud igl2 this work was begun.
| one Uf the must interesting features
of tho International Red Cross con-
ference held Ia May, 1919, at wash
ington. y. c., was iirai aid 10 the In
iured competition held for different
classes which had been taught hrat
aid under R6d crosh auspices. Min
erE' teams competed among them
selves as well as boy scouts, pOlicc-
men, ilrcmen. the hospital corps Of
the United states army and lied
Gross field corps from Chicago. III.
Interesting aa These contests wero
they we've not ahead OK one solely for
women. -Four teams competed In this
all of which belonged 10 the wash
ingtOn detachment Of the American
Red Cross. This detachment. with
memesrH IN specially designed, at
tractlye blue uniform, made a show
ing In first aid. which was witness %
their intelligence. earnestnesB Of pur-
pose aud excellent instruction. ono VI
tho daughters OF tbs secretary OF the
Navy cnptalned q team, and the caps
tain Of another was the daughter OF
tho assistant secretary Of war. This
made Il in a measure q service con-
test With partlsanshlp running az hlgll
as az the Array and Navy football
game. This. Of course, was only oI
Importance In showing what these dc.
ihchmentu can b. taught 20 do In one
particular line OF their work. The
success IN other directions OF the
American Red crosa assures that
having now taken In hand the Orsan'
ization Of womon's delachmontv, In
tho not distant future these will bs
found in all parts Of the country play.
Ing their large part IN the relief Of
suffering humanity
ROgwErT. OTTER GETS