Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-14
MANY. COMPLETE (
REDCROSS WORK
Forty Six Certificates
Awarded Women
And Girls Here

Miss Martha Justice, state field
worker out of Atlanta, under the di-
rection of the Red Cross organiza-
ton in that city, who arrived in Am
circus on October % of this year
for the purpose of organizing
course of lectures on "Home Hy-
giene and Nursing" has just award
ed certificates for the successful
completion of the course. From the
beginning keen enthusiasm was mani
tested among the women of Ameri-
Gus, and many names were placed
upon the list for membership.
Three classes were held daily dur
ing the four weeks consumed in the
course, one at the high schoo. for
the student body of that institution
another at the A. & NJ school for the
students and faculty there, and the
third in the auditorium of the high
school for the mothers and women
generally of Americas.
IS Get Certificates.
Forty-six certificates were receiv-
ed by as many women and girls for
having completed the course of in
struction, the certificates denoting
that a successful examination had
been passed on the study mapped
out by Miss Justice. Those receiv-
ing certificates were Mrs. Clarence
0. Niles, Mrs. W. S. Ivey, Mrs E. T.
Stalker, Miss Katherine Feagin, Mrs.
J. E. Mathis, Mrs. j. L. Sparks, Miss
Matte Brown, Miss Sarah Mosteller.
Miss Mary Goodwin, Miss Eddie M.
Morgan, Miss Annie Turner. Miss
Cornelia Shiver, Miss Deborah
Creighton, Miss Sara Oliver, Miss
Nell Hogg, Miss Katherine Sanborn,
Miss Halle Walker, Miss Thelma
Hines, Miss Ethel Wells, Miss Annie
Ruth Jones, Miss Roby Oliver, Miss
Frances Sparks, Miss Elizabeth Shelf
field, Miss Hulet Humber, Miss Elsie
Chappell, Miss Louise Bragg, Miss
Nell Hamilton, Miss Louise Malaier,
Miss Maggie Peel, Miss Estelle Rue
hanan, Miss Matte Mcneil, Miss
Lizzie Daniel, Miss Maggie Turner,
Miss Mary Allen Dell, Miss Agnes
Daniel, Miss Jewell Suggs, Miss Bet
tie Castellow. Miss Gladys Boney,
Miss Virginia Bass, Miss Lucy Fur
low, Miss Christine Sadler, Clara
Bell Mask, Miss Neva Williams, Miss
Ruth Parker. Miss Estelle Cottrell
and Mrs. Jayne c. Hinson.
3 Are Detained.
Completing the course, but being
detained from the final examination
through illness or absence were Mrs.
T. o. Marshall, Mrs. James A. Da-
venport and Miss Annie Bethea
The Agricultural school contrib
ntoI 10 Of n1.i
ship courses, and instruction at that
institution will continue throughout
the school session under the djrec-
ton of Mrs. j. C. Hanson and Miss
Evelyn Billiard members of the
faculty From the beginning the
students enthusiastically endorsed
the course, and their continuance OF
instruction denotes an unusual de
gree of interest.
Tho M1 dern Health Crusade, ~ ,
exponent of this course of instruc
ton, and under the auspices of the !
Red Cross chapter will continue out
lined and intensive study after the J
holidays, not only in the city schools
but in the rural districts as well.
DR.. Henry B: Allen, chairman of
the Red Cross chapter here, will be-
gin Christmas series of lectures
in the grammar school and the high
school on ''First Aid" These adj
dresses will convey beneficial in
formation upon subjects dealing with
minor wounds and the attention
necessary to prevent permanent pois-
oning These lectures will be largely
attended. with perhaps interested
visitors from the home nursing de-
partment.