Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
SCHOOL FOR RED GROSS
WORKERS IN RICHMOND
ing Is Planned by National
Board.
DIR. HIBBs is PUT IN CHARGE
Director Of Richmond School OF So
clal Economy Returns From Con-
ference With Headquarters OFF,
Gals in Washington.

DR.. II. II. Hibhs. Jr.. director OF the
Richmond School OF Social Economy.
returned last night from Washington.
where he was called by w. T.. Persons.
director-general of civilian relief Of
the American Red Cross. to confer with
social workers and educators from all
over the country concerning the prob
lem Of providing opportunities for tho
training OF the leaders in civilian re-
lief work in the $500 Red Cross chap
terS In the country. MIR. Persons in
his letter OF invitation stated that the
experience OF Canada had shown that
the task of the Red Cross in caring for
the families of soldiers at the front
would be an enormous one, certainly
4 task much greater than most people
realize.
After the war is over and the SOL
diers return home the Red Cross chap
ters will have an equally great task in
the re-education of the manned and
permanently disabled for new occu-
pations. He also made II clear that
the experience of Canada had shown
that the vast amount OF this home SER
vice work must be done by volunteers
without previous training or expert
ence. To overcome this difficulty and
to provide an opportunity for the
training OF the thousands of women
willing to volunteer their services. the
national headquarters had decided to
establish throughout the country a
chain Of home service Institutes for
the training OF civilian relief workers.
The meeting In Washington was call
ed to complete the organization OF
these training schools.
INSTITUTE FOR VIRGINIA
TO DE LOCATED HERE
The Institutes will be held In tho
various divisions of the Red Cross In
each section of the country. The In
stitute for Virginia. and. possibly. also
for North Carolina, will be held in
Richmond by the Richmond School of
Social Economy in cooperation with
the civilian relief committee OF tho
Richmond Chapter OF which Mrs. Henry
+. Baskerville is chairman. Tho course
OF training will extend over period OF
six weeks and the student will be re-
quired to give his full time to tho
work. The institute will open about
November /. DR.. II. II. Fiibbs has been
appointed director of the institute and
Miss LOOMS Logan supervisor OF field
work.
The courses In the institute are plan
ned for the training OF leaders in the
civilian relief work OF the various chap
tiers who will be expected TO return
to their homes prepared to supervise
the work of unframed volunteers. La
ter extension courses from four to six
weeks. but not requiring the full time
OF the student. will be arranged. Full
details as to both the extension courses
and the Home Service Institute will
be announced later from national
headquarters.
SIX WEEKS COURSE OF
TRAINING IS PLANNED
1t was made clear at the conference
that the national headquarters OF the
Red Cross regarded these Institutes
for the training of home service work
ers as OF the utmost Importance. An
effort. will be made by the national
organization to see that every chap
ter In the country sends a rcpresen-
tative for the six weeks course OF
training. In order that the instruction
may be Of the best the number of
students attending each session OF tho
institute will be limited.
Henry p. Dawson. chairman OF the
war council of the Red Cross. also
emphasized the importance OF tho
civilian relief work Of tho Red Cross.
He told the delegates that. while the
work of Red Cross nurses at the front
and then knitting and frst-aid an
other work OF the local chapters at
home was perhaps. more spectacular
at this time than civilian relief work
among soldiers families, that 1t was
of no less Importance. He said that
the war council appreciated the impor-
lance of home service and would do
everything possible to build it up.
c. C. PINCkNEY IS PLACED
ON DUTY AT CAMP LEE
c. C. Pinckney has been made direc-
tor of camp service at Camp Lee for the
national Red Cross. He will be in
charge Of the supply house for hospital
supplies for emergency cases. Together
with State officers of the Red Cross.
Mr.. Pinckney and four OF the national
committee spent Thursday at Camp
Lee.
a committee from Jetersville.
Amelia County. was in the city yester-
day to arrange the details of organic
ing an auxiliary branch Of the Rich
mond Red Cross. of which Mrs. South
all Farrar will be chairman. This
auxiliary purposes to make hospital
rhirts and pillowslips. At recent en-
tertainment $40 was realized with
which to purchase materials.