The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-02
RED CROSS WORK IN THE CAN
ToNMENTS
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vice rendered the soldiers In the
United States is doubtless in the hos
pital zones. In conjunction with the
army medical corps. To appreciate
the. nature OF this aid, 1t Is well to
know something OF the organization
of the Red Cross camp service. First,
there Ia a field director, who Ia &C
credited to the camp commander. He
has the status OF an officer, is under
army orders. and is responsible for
all Red Cross activities in the camp.
Then there are two associate direc-
tors. one In charge of the home SER
vice and the other of the hospital
service.
"The associate director In charge
of the Red Cross activities In the
hospitals has one or more assistants,
depending upon the size OF the hos
pital, to enable him to conduct the
work under his care. First In the or
der of these duties is what is known
as the communication service, an ac-
tivity created on January 26. 1918.
when the Secretary OF war requested
the Red Cross to extend to domestic
camps the service which II was doing
abroad in this line of work.
I'm compliance with this request.
workers have been placed In base and
general army and navy hospitals In
this country who cooperate with the
army and navy officers responsible
for keeping families advised OF the
condition of their sons and husbands
and fathers In accordance with army
and navy regulations. This necessi-
tates daily visits to all sick and
wounded and great volume OF corre-
spondence. other duties performed by
these hospital workers are visiting of
the sick, writing letters, furnishing
stamps and writing material. supply
ing books, magazines, games and to-
br eco and cashing checks.
Under the supervision OF the asso-
ciate director are also the activities
in connection with the convalescent
houses. which have been erected by
the Red Cross with the approval OF
the Surgeon General and the Secre-
tary of War. To date SO OF these
houses have been built, or are In pro
cess of construction. They contain as
a rule. 12 bedrooms for the families OF
patients who have been sent for by
the hospital commander to see pa
tients who Is in extremis. They have
libraries. and club rooms with a plat
form which can be used as a solar
ium or as a stage. In fact, they are
model houses where the sick and
wounded may reeuperate and begin
such vocational studies as may be
desired.
"The calls paid TO one OF these
numbered 5000 day for an entire
week. Several children have alsC
been born in these homes TO mothers
who had come to visit sick husbands
For the erection and furnishing
of these convalescent houses l,512,
600 was spent up to June 30, 1918
and an appropriation OF $l,0OO.00'
had been made for additional house,
to be erected between June 80 anC
December 81. 1918.
Heretofore nurses have had onl.
their bedrooms In which to spent
their leisure hours. In accordance
with the approval OF the Surgeon
General OF the army under date o
March 22. 1918, and approved by tn
Secretary OF War, the Red Cross ha
undertaken to erect at each base an,
army hospital In this country smal
building as q rest and recreation
house for the nurses. Contracts hav
already been let for the constructio
of forty-one of these houses and
number are already completed.
These buildings will have on
large assembly room and smalle
, rooms to be used as a library, sew
, ing room, laundry and kitchen. Thei
specific object is to furnish plac
where the hundreds of army and Re
> Cross nui ses may have a place to &c
away for a little while every day c
| two to rest and recuperate. and
perform such work for themselves 9
will make them comfortable.
Another line OF Red Cross wor
is its sanitary service. Its purpose
i 20 cooperate with the United State
> Public Health Service In the sanitar
. zones OF five-mile radius surroundin
, the 32 camps and naval bases OF th
3 United States. in an effort to keep II
men free from dangerous commun
= catble diseases and to prevent at a
. times the entrance OF such disease
, into camps or their spread in Il
civil cou m n m itiaa oauainQ incinial