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Red Cross Activities

A Red Cross Training Camp is
about to be announced by the Bureau
of Civilian Relief of the Potomac Di-
vision to be given April Sth, at Rich
mond. Va. 1t is known as the Red
Cross Home Service Institution. is
under the direction Of Dr. II. ii.
Gibbs. and his staff, and is affiliated
with the School of Social Work and
Public Health. Its object is 10 tain
for the civilian work of the Red
Cross in this country.
There will be condensed into six
weeks intensive drill well-rounded
course in social work with families as
well as general Red Cross matters.
Each day will be a full one-an hour
lecture. 5 hours practical field work
and , hours spent either in visits to
institutions, round-table conferences
or assigned reading or research.
The lecture topics include all Red
Cross activities, how to treat family
problems, what the home service
worker should know about the army
and navy, information about the
War Risk Law relating to allot-
ments, family allowances, compensa-
ton for injury and sickness, after
care and vocational re-education OF
disabled men, public health, tubercu-
losis, women in industry, child wei
fare, home economies, records, Of
flee methods, etc.
At the end of the six weeks each
student whose work has been up to
the requirements gets certlhcate
signed by the Director-General OF
Civilian Relief, American Red Cross,
Washington, and by the Director of
the Institute.
In peace times such course
would take at least year and would
cost a great deal. The school patri-
otically offers its faculty and equip
ment. There is no tuition, only a
registration fee of So which the Red
Cross gets. The school and the Y.
W. C. A. will arrange board and
lodging at about Sc to IS week.
The course is designed TO train
people to act as family visitors, home
service secretaries and chapter eX-
ecutive secretaries. In small chap
ter the same person, if she has had
the Institute training, can act as
chapter secretary and home service
secretary, thus simplifying machin-
cry and saving expense. Every
small chapter ought to take adVan-
tage of this chance to trai none OF
its members so that she can meet
the delicate and difficult problems
which arise in connection with fight
ers' families and also act as business
agents for all chapter affairs.
Larger chapters will wish to send
workers to this Institute in order to
provide their localities with home
service workers.
The Divisional Office and National
Headquarters feel that an institute
graduate or otherwise trained work
Ell is necessary in every chapter, as
it affords a responsible person upoh
whom headquarters may rely in
transmitting the Important assign
ments made to the Red Cross, par
ticularly in regard to soldiers fami-
lies, by the War and Navy Depart
ments. the War Risk Bureau, camp
commandments, Governors of States,
national Red Cross Headquarters
and officials, and other sources. In
fact the national reputation of the
Red Cross depends upon efficiency so
secured.
Chapters should send at least one
representative to the Institute, de-
fraying expenses if necessary. In
dividuals volunteering service are
also invited to attend AS the school
can handle only limited number
application should be made at once
to DR.. H. H. Gibbs, 1112 Capitol ST.,
Richmond, Va.
The Divisional Bureau of Civilian
Relief has calls from time to time
for trained workers. The supply is
less than the demand. 1t is there
fore desirable to have some Insti-
tute graduates who may be offered
assignments to places other than
their homes. In other words, the
Red Cross wants an Officers Re-
serve"