The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-04-18
RED CROSS CONFERENCE
LARGELY ATTENDED
FORTY ONE DELEGATES FROM NORTHERN d.
VISION IN ATTENDANCE; SEVERAL INTER-
EST1NG AND INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESS
SES ARE MADE.

The regional conference of the Red
Cross workers held at Glasgow on
Tuesday, April 18th, was we'll attend
ed. A most interesting and instruct
i've meeting was reported. Forty-one
delegates from Phillips, Roosevelt,
Sheridan and Valley counties met with
the officials Of the northern divis-
ion headquarters to discuss the var
ious Red Cross problems. The nor
thern division officials eClifford C.
ed at the meetings were Clifford C.
Held, division manager; Miss Eva
Anderson, director Of nursing bur-
eau; Mrs. w. L. Fridley, director of
bureau of development; w. F. Gren-
ell, divisional director of accounting,
and f. j. Bruno, director of civilian
relief.
The business sessions of the meet
ing were held at 10 o'clock in the
morning at the chamber of commerce
and agriculture rooms. At the busi-
ness session w. F. 'Grenell met with
the chapter and branch treasurers and
discussed the financial problems of
the organization. Mrs. w. L. Fridley
with the women interested in nursing
and women's work of the organization,
and F. j. Bruno with all those in
charge of civilian relief or home SER
vice section work.
Following the noon hour a picture
show was arranged for the visiting
delegates by courtesy of the chamber
Of commerce.
Following this entertainment the
general session of the meeting was
held. 1t was estimated that there
over 300 people present to hear the
talks by the division directors.
Senator j. L. Slattery presided at
the general meeting of the confer
ence and first introduced C. C. Held,
who made an impressive talk. He out
lined the Red Cross plans and explain
ed the Importance of the conference
of Red Cross work. He stated that
the old clothes drive at this time was
very necessary and that these clothes
would be furnished to European refu-
gees who were unable to buy clothing
and were using old blankets, ETC., for
body shelter. In his talk he said that
four commissions under Red Cross
management were in operation in Eu-
rope costing huge sums of money but
these commissions were securing Won
derful and necessary results. The
Red Cross is always in need of money
and will need lots of it to carry on
the program outlined, and it will be
necessary to appeal to the public for
funds. The next appeal will be post
poned until the last possible moment
and the drive will not come, in all
probabilities, until September or Oc-
tober.
Miss Anderson followed with a very
talk on nursing. She ex-
planned the urgent need of nurses at
this time. The Red Cross nurse play
ed most heroic and important part
during the war. Montana furnished
PIG Red Cross nurses, of which num-
ber 169 saw active service.
Public health nurses are becoming
more in demand At the present time
there are only 5000 in the United
States, the largest number of these
being in the larger cities of the east.
1t is expected that they will extend
more to rural districts in time.
The next speaker was Mrs. w. L.
Fridley, director of development work.
Mrs. Fridley spoke with pride and
Felt highly honored to be incharge of
he development work of the northern
as the northern division stood
highest per capita for production in
he United States. The division was
over 13 cents per capita and Montana
Is cents. The urgent need of con-
inued production prevails so that the
people of Europe who are in need and
Who must have our support so they
will not suffer. She stated that over
our and half million dollars of
production goods had been sent to
France, Italy and Belgium alone. One
# the features of Mrs. Fridley's talk
vas her outline of the work of the
Junior Red Cross. She urged that
his organization be made permanent
~ all means.
w. f. Grenell next talked. He ad-
Used the bonding of treasurers. He
aid Red Cross funds to the amount
# S2500O could be used in hiring
Red Cross nurse for county purposes
nd also these funds could be used
or civilian relief work to the amount
# 25 cents per capita or minimum
# $1,000.