Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-08
md total 1865 Is 81 532.2S0
National Safety Council-During

AS. raho Natiana, atia safsty copacii-Dnring
the year very, active cooperation has
been conducted between the First Aid
Division and the National Safety Coun-
Gil, an organization devoted to the pre-
vention of accidents and the saving OF
life among men employed in the indus
tries. The First Aid Division is repre-.
sented on the Executive Committee of
the Council. On the request of the Ma
tional Safety Council, First Aid teams
representing police. firemen, telephone
and railroad employees, through the ef-
forts of the Red Cross, were induced to
take part in a First Aid dem4nstration
At Detroit, IN October. a First AID
ing the mineral industry was held at
Detroit on October TO- and the judges
on that occasion were furnished by the
42s. First Aid contests-In addition
to the First Aid Contest at which
judges and prize medals and prize Ger
can Red Cross in connection with the
mineral industry. and the meet at Sala-
to- the following First Aid Contests
have been held among other industries:
At South Bethlehemii Pa. September
Steel company was held under Ameri-
Red Gross Red TuTs ross foT list oft a G9n
" forced. and and the he Red Red Gross " was e repre-
sented among the Judges; ,,o..,.,
Pa. October is. between teams COM
posed Of employees . of ,s. the Bell Tele-
phone COMPANY OF pennsy1yania; b and nni
were provided and the usual prizes
awarded by the American n,sr "a Re Red Cross,
nouncement was made of the award Of
American Red Cross prizes for the best
instances Of First Aid PEI performed dur
/. From the William Howard Taft
Fund, which is limited to First Aid
to Mr.. William F; F1enard, Of the Tren-
ton Shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Trenton Sew rst for eIa many in
rendered to fellow workmen.
2. For the best instances of First
Aid work among individuals other than
afeaf The First rllpFTfis Prize is5ooo> was awarded
t. MT RSrn willis Of F fbf 9 thf Eusk
Mining Com Company. "a w of Windber, Pa. for
prompt First Aid assistance given to
J9seph sapary dri press @o 5na opsrator
ABOUT was g. m Nevember T. n 1sis ea and
received injuries which resulted in the
ultimate loss Of his leg. Mr.; Ream con
rary q0; splnts u so So that tie injured m en1 man
reached the company surgeon in good
Nj. Mr. sapary would have bled to death
had it not been for the prompt aid
given him by Mr.. Reama
ed to Mr.. Harry Shook bricklayer in
Eureka No 35 mine of the Berwind-
White Coal Mining Company, Of Wind
piration on Charles Holowachko, who
electric. wire on Noyember !; i9l5:
Mr.. Shook 1t is more than probable that
Mr.. Holowachko would have been dead
before physician was able to reach
him.
: The First Prize raent for ,ine members adS of
awarded to Mr. Charles Charles. T snedeker: nee Of
Red Cross Life Saving Corps, for res
cuing,. at the risk of his own life. Mr.;
hrer hot senS serngs Norh r on
A4ss.' AS. Board ara, on FIRST Aid Standard
iaationaThe Board on h First St AID rssia, Stand,
of the United States in the fall of 1915.
has been holding regular sessions and
been sent to more than three thousand
of the most prominent surgeons con-
nected with the leading Industries of
geons in the governmental medical ser
vices 1t is expected that the Board
will be able to make ma cp report to the
latter ,e W part of 1917. The officer in
charge of the First Aid Division is
member of the Board.
42e, Supplies-From a financial stand
point the growth of the work Of the
Division has been no less satisfactory
been accomplished during the current
year. Up to December I; 1915. the re-
ceipts from members of the Life Saving
Corps for the current year have been
in excess Of $500. and the fees from
First Aid classes, s4.6ss:50.
Comparing the amount taken in for
with the receipts from the same source
in 1915. an increase in favor Of the cur
rent is esn over sSa
In former years It has been the GUS
NE financial operations Of the Division
Including the sale Of First AID supplies.
However. on July l, the First Aid sup.