The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-24
WEST END ORGANIZES
RED CROSS CLASSES
Possible Shortage I'm Docanr~ and
NURSES Leads Educational Com
mittee to Act
CHURCH TAKES HAND.
Women and Girls of Monument Meth
o6tss Congregation to Have First
AID nssrurtion--Schoois Follow
Exaxnpic~-Othew Notes OF Work

The OFFER OF the Richmond chapter
Of the Red Gross to give inStruc ton
20 classes In any part Of the city in
firxs aid 10 the injured. hygiene. home
care Of the sick and othar subjects,
has created Widespread interest, II
was stated yesterday at Red Cross
headquarters. Anticipation OF pub
led the educational committee of the
OF glasses for instruction on health
topics. The plan, apparently. bids
fair to meet with unusual success.
Women and girls who are members
OF the Monument Methodist church
are now completing che Organization
Of class In nret aid to the injured
under the direction of Mrs Herbert
g. Dalton THIS will be the frst
church class that has been formed.
II will meet for the drst time I'm the
near future on a day and at an hour
convenient 60 the members. Already
twenty have enrolled for this class,
bership Of twenty-five Mrs Dalton
can~1s communicated with az Madison
sT7T by prospective members
Cunnmunity Interest
The lead In community interest In
the Red Cross clAzses has been taken
by west Emo women and girls Under
tn direction OF Mrs. Eugene Pe,ers-
1890 Floyd avenue, a first aid class
In being organised to meet one after
noon or night each week In the Bin
ford Junior High school. DR.. n c.
Fucker who has instructed many sue
cessSul GLASSES In the city. will be In
charEs. Information regarding this
class can be obtained by teiephontng
Mrs. Peters ~ Boulevard sz07-J.
From Z to $3.50 o'clock every Tues
day afternoon a first aid class meets
in the william Fox school. The
oh airnan OF this class IN Mrs Cad
walladsr smith. 52S Sheppard street,
and Instruction 10 given by DR.. Ruck-
or. There are stili a few vacancies in
this class and those Wishing to Join
should apply TO Mrs Smith. whose
telephone II Boulevard lssl-J. The
educational committes has received
the hearty co-opsrafion of the princi-
pal. teachers and members of the
parent -esachers' association at WILL
liam Fox school Boys. who directed
members to the class room, were STA
toned ut the doors by the principal
at the first meeting of the class.
Miss Purcell Chairman.
Announcement was made yesterday
that Miss Martha Webb Purcell is
now chairman OF the knitting depart
mont Of the Rad Cross, taking the
place Of Mrs. b. B. Grabowski. who
resigned. Mrs. r. Croxton Gordon has
been named az vtce-chairman. In or
der to supply the demands for knitted
goods now on fiie the knitting de-
partment 10 urging all Richmond Red
Cross knitters who have been work
ing for the organization during the
winter months to continue to coop
crate. Knitters are being asked to
call for sock wool. q new shipment
of which has just been received, In
order that $50 pairs Of socks prom
Used the Mcclure hospital unit can
b furnished At once. The depart
nent also ID asking assistance in com
plsting an order for helmets for the
baee hospital unit and Ambulance
company.
In charge of the distribution OF
wool at the Red Cross work rooms
each day are the following: Monday,
Mrs. George b. williams and Mrs. r..
whittst; Tuesday. Mrs. LAwrence
Price; wednesday. Mrs. George
Frsedlsy and Mrs.. J. A. c. Hoggin;
Thursday. Mrs.. n. %, Lipscomb and
Hrs. e. n. W1liiAms: Friday. Mrs.
Pryor Davis: saturday. Mra. II. w,