The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21

Admission, September n-CspeciaI.
Tho Calhoun County Red Cross chapter
has launched a splendid peace pro-
gramme, programme that will prove
invaluable to the entire county.
In addition to continued services to dis
charged soldiers and their families sweet
charity will henceforth profit from the
interest of the greatest mother in all
the world
At an enthusiastic meeting of the home
service workers of the county last week,
many interesting plans were perfected
for the winters work. Miss Amelia
Worthington. field supervisor of this dis
trict, was visitor at the luncheon given
by the home service secretaries at the
Admission Inn and presented many help
full suggestions for peace programmes
Miss Worthington highly commended
Calhoun county for the fine organization
that has been perfected for this i'm
portant work, pronouncing Calhoun more
successful than any other county in the
Gulf division in it's organization Of
branch offices
All over the county a great interest in
this new work of the Red Cross is preva
lent. Mrs. George p. Ide is accomplish
ing . great work as executive secretary
in Jacksonville and expects to greatly
enlarge the scope of work during the
coming season.
A late innovation in Red Cross work
was conceived by Miss Minnie Andrews
an ardent Red Cross worker of Hef1in
A rolling chair was secured for 4le use
Of sick soldier boys and is also used by
oonvalescent civilians of the county.
convalescent soldier while awaiting trans
poftation to a government hospital was
greatly benefited by the outings in tho
rolling chair and dear old lady who
lived in the country near Heflin, too in
firm to stand or walk, received benefit
and pleasure from this addition to Red
Cross facilities. The chair is splendidly
adjusted on springs, has an adjustable
back and is upholstered in soft leather
and bears on it's back a big Red Cross.
Tho RED Cross chair" as 1t is called,
is famous throughout the district, and
has been in use every day since the chap
ter secured it. The work IN Piedmont Is
also growing in popularity, constantly
usefulness
In fact the peace time programme Is
meeting with encouragement all over the
south, more than rs per cent of the coun-
ties in the Gulf division having recently
adopted the peace time work. In Annis-
ton the Red Cross will strive to supple
ment the work of all charitable organiza-
tons. A representative from the Asso-
ciated Charities Nursing Association and
Addie Weaver Hume will be placed on
the executive board of the Red Cross by
harmonious cooperation accomplishing
great things for the community.
Red Cross nurse will soon be as
signed to Admission. filling great need |
The splendid nurse who was brought here |
by the nursing association has more bur- |
dens than Ter heart and hands can ELI. |
and the announcement that the Red |
Cross will take up this phase of work |
has been FAILED with delight by many |
who have missed the ministratons OF |
Miss Lena Denny, who, during the two |
years she spent in Admission, served so |
in this capacity
Public health nursing will be one of |
the important features of the peace pro-
gramme. Red Cross public health