The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-04
RED CROSS TAXES
IN $973; HOUSE
CANVASSlNG begun

Nine hundred and seventy-three dol
lars In one dollar memberships has
been received for the 1919 Red Cross
Roll Call campaign up to Tuesday
noon, when booth solicitors and house
to house canvassers made their first
official reports.
House canvassing work in every
ward would be under way late Tues
day. 1t was thought. Mrs. George Cum
ningham, captain Of the second ward.
reported 1904. the fourth ward $78,
the sixth SCI, Tuesday noon.
Booths under the general direction
of Mrs. w. w. Gaar reported member
ships as follows:
Westcott Hotel booth in charge Of
Mrs R. G. Leeds and Miss Eleanor
Sefdel, $50; Second National bank
booth in charge OF Mrs. Juliet Shirk
and Mrs. Joseph Conner, $s3; Knollen
berg's Store booth In charge OF Mrs
Carr. Mrs. Albert Gayle, Mrs. Ray
shively, Mrs. Burton Carr and Mrs
Warren Clements, ISL: First National
bank booth, in charge OF Miss Ann
Nicholson, Miss Mary Clements. Miss
Helen Nicholson. Mrs. Paul Miller and
Mrs. Robert Carvey. $56; Union Ma
tionnl bank booth. in charge OF Mrs
Fred Carr and Mrs. William Keisker
81: Dickinson Trust company, booth
In charge Of Mrs. John F. Starr, Mrs.
Byram Robbins, Miss Ruth Scott,
Miss Martha Scott and Miss Elizabeth
Marvel. $54: post Office booth IN
charge Of Mrs. George Cunningham.
Miss Mary Williams, Miss Thelma
Schillirger. Mrs. Mccain and Mrs
McNutt, $1O6: Union station booth in
charge Of Mrs. A. c. Disher and Mrs.
A. A. Brown, $75: Kresge Five and
Ten Cent store booths in charge Of
Mrs. J. G. Leeds. Mrs. 0. L. H1ttle.
Mrs. Walter Engle, Mrs. W. L. Ma
gaw and Mrs. Harry Lontz, $18; Eng
les Cigar Store booth in charge Of
Mrs. Robert Study and Mrs. A. J.
Brookbaugh, $25; Red Cross head
quarters in the Starr Piano down
town office, corner Tenth and Main
streets, 81.
Health Centers Are Plan.
In connection with tho national
safety Lake Division headquarters
of the American Red Cross in Cleve-
land, Ohio, announce new plan of
the Red Cross to foster the estab-
lishment of health centers through
out the country as part Of its peace
time program of service to Americans.
A health center is to be headquarters
for the public health work of COM
munity It's purpose is to educate the
people in matters Of health and pre-
vention of disease. It is place where
they can be taught how to keep we'll
rather than a place where they can go
to be cured.
That a far more vigorous campaign
;l, IoI in try n Tor0Ynot a
physical welfare was made clear by
the selective service examination, in
which one-third of all candidates were
rejected for active service because of
physical disability.
Agencies cooperating in a health
center will vary according to commu-
nifty needs and organizations. A COM
plete health center will have in it a
public health dispensary and clinic
for the prevention of disease and dis
semination of health information. Of
fices Of the city health work will be
located there as we'll as offices of
allied agencies such as home service
and children's aid. 1t will be the dis
aster relief headquarters and the CEN
ter Of the war on tuberculosis. In
struction will be given at the health
center in child welfare subjects, in
social and mental hygiene and proven
ton of accidents, home nursing and
dietetics. Dental clinics and the out
patient department Of the local hos
pitfalls may be included in the health
center
The fostering of health centers Is
to be looked upon not only as per
mitted Red Cross activity, but as a
highly desirable means Of expressing
Red Cross spirit in an enduring form
The membership dollars subscribed in
the Third Red Cross roll call. Nov
2-11, will help bring to Lake Division
communities this important Red Gross
service.