The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
Bellies
RENDERF|RsT AID
Washington Girls as Red Cross
Nurses Give Demonstration Of
Relief Work on Battlefield.
COAL MINERS STAGE
MIMIC MINE DISASTER


battlefield. were given yesterday after
noon In an open competition held on the
Red Cross exhibition grounds, opposite
the Pan-American Building. The con-
testants represented Washington, Chi
cago, and Philadelphia, and were made
up Of washington society girls boy
scouts. policemen, firemen. soldiers. mem-
bers Of the army and navy hospital
corps. miners. and independent societies.
Headed by Miss Ays Meyer. daughter
Of Secretary OF the Navy Meyer. sixteen
society bellies toiled two hours In the
broillng sun demonstrating the work Of
Red Cross nurses in the field.
Attired as Nurses.
The girls were bare headed and attired
in regulation nurses uniforms. They
wore straps on their backs. the prescribed
canteen, and knapsack, while some car
ried rolls OF gauEe, field kits, and canvas
stretehers. -Four Boy Scouts played
wounded for the teams. and were placed
on stretchers at the feet OF the fair so-
ciety damsels, who Immediately went to
work 20 render first aid.
There were two teams Of four each
entered by the Navy team and one team
Of eight entered by the Army. In the
contest the society girls We'd with fire-
demonstrating first aid and rescue work.
for a silver cup TO be presented to the
winning team.
In the Navy team were Miss Alys
Meyer, daughter OF the Secretary OF the
Navy: Miss Laura Merriam, Miss Helen
Winslow and Miss Hildegarde Nagel,
Miss Eudora Clover, daughter OF Rear
Admiral Richardson Clover, U. S. NJ:
Miss Eleanor Reyburn, Miss Katherine
Keither and Miss Laura Whiting. The
Army team was headed by Mrs. Cary
Langhorne, wife OF DIR. Langhorne. U.
s. N. and was composed OF Miss Har-
low. Miss Hunt, Miss Marjory Smith.
Miss Marion Oliver, Miss Porter. Miss
Mildred Greble, and Miss Sargent
Miners Make HIT.
The honors were divided between the
Navy Hospital Corps from the u. 8. g.
Solace and miners representing the
Pennsylvania Coal Company. The sail
ors gave an exhibition drill. showing the
treatment OF wounded and the evacua-
tion OF a vessel at sea-
The Pennsylvania miners produced .
realistic mimic mine disaster. IN which
thrilling rescues and the application OF
restoratives by modern methods were
brought into play. The mine was con-
HLIuCAtu OA "DOus EnCu WIKI bAhCh pdPNAs
and at a given signal a bomb was ex-
ploded inside the shaft" A rain OF
-aier mache bricks cut or all escape.
and -. ''entombed' men cried loudly
for help.
Each team in the first aid contest was
given three events. or problems, all
teams starting work on each event as
time was called by the manager Of the
contest The judges based their deei-
sions upon the finished work OF the
contestants. and the answers of team
captains to questions dealing with the
problem involved. Each winning team
received a handsome silver cup, and its
members were decorated with bronze
medals.
The Illinois Division. Red Cross Field
Corps, an Independent organization, made
up OF young men of Illinois, under direc-
ton OF DIR. G. NJ. Blech, presented
magnificent sabre TO Mai. Charles Lynch.
who was in charge Of the exhibition.
OF the society girls teams, team No,
l, captained by Miss Marion Oliver. was
adjudged the most competent. Teams
Nos. , and 2 were second and third, re-
spectively.
The Boy Scouts representing the IA
nous Hull House settlement OF Chicago,
captured first prize IN the. Boy Scout
division. giving perfect exhibition.
This team was capitalized by A. Abrzm-
son. Team 5. captained by F. c. Reed,
and team II, captained by W. Thomason,
both OF Washington, took second and
third places.
Judges Commend Miners.
The work OF the miners was highly
commended by the Judges. These men,
with practically no knowledge OF medi-
cine. adjusted bandages with skill that
would do credit to veteran surgeon.
and the contest was 50 close that the
award called for more extended consid-
Grafton than any other event on the pro-
gramme.
The army sent several two-men teams
from the Walter Reed Hospital. Takoma
Park, and they acquitted themselves
we'll.
Gustav Ador. president of the interna-
tional conference. presided at the con-
test, with Hon. Henry White, former
Ambassador to France, and repre-
sentative gathering Of delegates assist
ing him. President Ador also presented
the prizes.
DR.. NJ J. Shields, field representative of
the American Red Cross, was manager.
and was assisted by a corps OF judges
selected from the Army and Navy. They
were as follows:
Army-Majs. Charles R. Reynolds. Mat
thew A. De Laney, and c. A. Ragan;
Capts. william T. Davis, william A
wiekIine. and Howard H. Baily; First
Ldeuts. Frederick II. Foucar. Frank L.
Chiffon. Edgar d. Craft. Harry H. Van
Kirk, William E. Hail. and Douglass w.
McEnery.
Navy-surgs r. NJ. Kennedy, S. @.
Evans, ]. c. Pryor, W. B. Grove. Ray
mond Spear, and A. NJ. Fauntleroy.
Handsome Prizes Given.
The summaries:
FIRsT-AID CONTESTS.
Hospital Corps. United States Army-PriVates
Canister and NGfey. nrSt prize: Privates Augsberg
Courtney. third
Police and Fire Departments District q Columbia
and Philadelphia-Team two of Washington, composed
Of S. =. ChaHes tcaptainl. J. r. Hood T. s.
StnWSeT, J. Fl. B. swain. aud w. r. Terry Grst
prize; team one Of Washington, cumposed Of W. H.
FuEett (czptainl Q. Ford. J. E Beach, G. Ben
nett and B. A. Thompson, second team N Of
Philadelphia. captained BY A. PfyckberR. third
one cumposed Of Mis- NJ L. Oliver captain, and
the Misses Po-ten. Greble and Sergeant mt prize
team three, second; team two. third.
Miners hrst-aid teams-ream seven rerresenting
the II. c. Friek Company. of Pittsb1rE composed
of n. A.. sigafer tcaptainl William Shaw. John
Bersky Walter Kuhn, Elmer Moody John Dooo-
hue and Andrew Seeofky, hrst prise; team three
representing the Delaware. Lackawanna and West
srn Company of scranton. and cumpoesd Of John
Pierce leartainl John Schroeder r. Jonen J. T.
team hre repFesenting the Price. Pancoast Con-
rany Of Priceburg. Pa. and composed Of Thomas
Cook tcaptAinl A. Pierson. Samuel Clifford Dave
Kinsey, and Robert Reed. third.
Boy Scouts frst-aid teams-Won By Hull Houss
FSsld corrs u American Red cfoss-woo by team