White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
RED CROSS WORKERS
URGED TO CONTINUE

49TWIIi Goilihuc ~ ShuCa
unless and until specifically called
to other and more important duty
In answer to a letter from Henry r.
Dawson, Chairman of the Red Cross
War Council, in which the effect OF
the proposed new draft ages upon the
Red Cross personnel was set forth,
the President embodied the above
statement, adding, AS the American
Red Cross is such an important aux
iliary to our armed forces, and is al
so extending relief not only to u
people at home but 10 the people of
| the nations associated with us who
are suffering as a result of the war,
| j hope that every man connected
with the work either at home or
abroad will have a full appreciation
| of its importance"
The Red Cross has received or
| ders from its Paris headquarters to
| enroll 800 women for motor drivers
bin the over seas service. The Pacific
Division is asked to furnish 25 of this
number and applications are being
| received at the Bureau of Personnel
in Division Headquarters, in Flood
building, San Francisco. The mere
knowledge of driving does not quail
fly applicants for this service. Me-
| chanical knowledge, driving tests,
| physical examinations. general type
and a%daptability 10 military routine
are also carefully considered, to geth-
er with licenses. In addition to this
training in first aid is necessary. The
various chapters throughout the Pa
cific division are organizing motor
corps as an adjunct to their local
service.
At several points in the Pacific
| Division of the American Red Cross
| where new buildings were being put
up for the work, the local police re-
sorted to the Work or Fight law,
to enlarge the personnel of the con-
~struction crew. In San Francisco,
| Oakland and Long Beach, these en-
forced volunteers were surprised at
|various pastimes and given free rides
to the station before being presented
with the work they all claimed TO
be looking for
American Red Cross Headquarters
announces that nurses, members of
Army Nurse Corps, have had their
pay increased $40 per month. This
makes the pay for a nurse in the u.
S. $50 per month and $40 for those
in the foreign service.
Cattlemen with large herds on the
western range are preparing to reap
a rich reward for the Red Cross the
coming winter. Practically every
range has a few cattle branded "A.
R. c." and these are being fattened
for the January stock show in Den
yer. After receiving the inevitable
blue ribbons these "a. r. c. cattle
will probably be resold many times
1.-The former governor of Colorado,
iElias M. Ammons, predicts that hum
1dreds of thousands of dollars will
be realized for the Red Cross In
this movement. Many stockmen have
announeed their intention OF keep
ing a few "A. r. c." calves for this
~Epurpose throughout the war period.
An agreement has been entered in
to by the American Red Cross and
the Y. M. C. A. regarding a definite
division of activities in Europe, SO
there will be no misdirected effort
and the strength of each organization
will be 100 per cent efficient
A shipment of 500 cases of sup
plies, made by the Red Cross Chap
ters in the Pacific Division, were
landed in Italy March LIST, at a time
when sorely needed by thai stricken
people. This efficiency on the part OF
the transportation company has
been highly commended.
Carmel-by-the-Sea has a resource
full Salvage and Shop Committee In
its Red Cross Chapter. 1t not only
cleans up the city in its search for
available salvage to SELL. but makes
the old ocean give up its dead. Aba
lone shells and sea lavender find a
ready sale among tourists and the
Red Cross is the beneficiary.
Belgian hares- a whole crate OF
aforementioned the first offering
to the Santa Rosa Red Cross Shop
which was organized and opened in
record breaking time by Ira d. Pyle,
chairman. Pyle got his first story
in the paper Wednesday morning and
by IL O'Clock he had to apply to a
-nommissarv to fead his stock. The