The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-11-17

survey of all children of school age;
established health clinics; instructing
mothers in prenatal care; the correct
food for the growing child and other
infant welfare advice; bedside nurs-
ing; sad organizing and conducting
classes in First Aid and Home Hygi-
enc and Care of the Sick.
Over 1900 Minnesota women feel
ing their lack of knowledge in caring
for sick members of their families en-
rolled in the Red Cross classes in
Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
during the past year. 1894 women
received certificates. Health courses
have also been given by the Red Cross
to the Normal Schools and various
county teachers Institutes. 81 classes
in First Aid were conducted in the
state during the past year by the Red
Cross, and approximately 1000 people
have received instruction.
During the State Fair the Red Cross
maintained an emergency hospital on
the fair grounds, and over 500 emer-
gency calls were taken care Of during
fair week. Trained nurses were in at
tendance to care for all minor bruises
and cuts, and physician was contin-
ually on the job to handle more seri-
Gus accidents. All assistance render
ed was entirely free.
All chapters in Minnesota are ex
tending information service to ex-ser-
vice men. This service includes help
with compensation papers, conversion
and reinstatement of insurance, voca
tional training, federal aid, and all
other governmental matters. $4,000
cases have been handled by the Red
Cross for ex-service men within the
past year. Six chapters in Minnesota
employ trained workers who take care
of this information service.
At the present time there are many
ex-service men in the various hospi
tails in the Twin Cities. In ST. Marys,
Thomas, st. Barnabas and Fairview
Hospitals, Minneapolis, there are two
hundred patients. At the City and
County and St. Lukes Hospitals in
St Paul there are forty patients.
These disabled and discharged ex-ser-
vice men are brought into the Twin
Cities from Montana, North and South
Dakota and Minnesota for medical
treatment.
The Red Cross employs full-time
Home Service worker in these hospi-
tails for work among the ex-soldiers.
Each man in interviewed following his
admittance to the hospital, and is Of
fered advice and assistance in matters
Of insurance, compensation, vocation
al training and etc. 1t is found that
in nearly every instance assistance
is necessary. The hospital worker al
so makes any emergency loans that
I are necessary. In addition to giving
advice and assistance the workers pro
vide recreation for the men. These
entertainments take the form Of must
cal programs, automobile trips, pic
MICS and etc, always with the consent
Of the doctors. In addition books,
flowers and magazines are distributed
by the Red Cross
The Civilian Relief Department has
taken care Of hundreds Of families in
the various Minnesota disasters. In
the forest fires in 1913, thousands Of
families were given food, clothing and
other material relief. and assistance
was rendered at the time of the Fer
gus Falls tornado, the Tyler tornado
and the Pennington, B2ltrami and
Marshall County floods. The work Of
the Home Service Department cannot
be measured alone. but approximate
" 100000 was spent by the Northern
Division and the local chapters in
MINES ota for relief work in these
three disasters.
: In Redwood and Renvi'e Counties
; recreational projects have been start
ed by the local Red Cross chapters
Faribault, Wabasha and Mankato are
doing child welfare work
When you Mr.. and Mrs. Citizen Of
Minnesota consider that one out of
every five children born dies before
reaching the age Of one, and that the
child might have been saved had the
mother been properly instructed in its