Middletown transcript., 1920-02-21
AMERICAN RED CROSS
The Motor Corps Valuable in
Teaching Home Service
THREE BRANCHES In STATE

l0NEE DNANI1E0 In SlAlE
The Motor Corps service of the
American Red Cross has been service
of unselfishness and self-sacrifice made
possible by the spirit of generosity
which the war produced throughout the
nation. 1t was conspicuous service on
account of its nature. Red Cross motor
cars. painted with the insignia of the
Red Cross and driven by Red Cross
women workers in uniform and often,
especially during the last year, carry
ing wounded soldiers in uniform, made
it as picturesque and striking form of
service as was given by any corps of
Red Cross workers.. On the other hand
it was as difficult and taxing and stren-
uous form of service as was exacted
of any branch of the Red Cross work.
ers on this side of the ocean. The
hours of service were long and regular
and the women on duty were subject to
call both day and night. During the
influenza epidemic throughout the coun-
try in October 1918, the work of the
motor corps of the Red Cross was in
valuable and notably efficient, marked
by spirit Of unselfish and unflinching
self-sacrifice. .-
The Peace Program of the Red
Cross calls for motor service on a very
large scale and National Headquarters
has directed that the motor service of
the various chapters be continued cor
revised to meet the needs of to-day and
tomorrow with the same energy and
devotion that it met the demands of
war.
Now that the war is over and much
of the enthusiasm which was so abun-
dant has abated, this order from the
National Red Cross has not been carried
out in many instances as promptly as
might have been desired. Such, how
ever, is not the case with the Delaware
Chapter. The Motor Corps of the Del
aware Chapter of the American Red
Cross has been organized under the
direction of the Executive Committee.
Mrs. William Staniar is Captain. Mrs.
Staniar consults with a special COM
mittee concerning the details of the
motor service, which committee consists
of Mrs. Henderson Weir, Mrs. Josepl,
Bancroft and Miss Emily P. Bissell. and
further makes a monthly report to the
Executive Committee of the Delaware
Chapter.
The motor service is of special value
in connection with the teaching center
and the bureau of Home Service.
Nurses employed in Home Service and
Child Welfare, who look after sick anc
needy adults and children and returned
soldiers, could do their work only in 8
limited way without the use of tbs
automobiles, many of the calls being ir
the country, miles away from railroad
station, which could not be reached ex
cept by automobile. The use of the
automobile makes it possible for one
nurse or one teacher, both in the cities
and in the rural districts, to cover the
ground much more rapidly and thus d.
the work that it would otherwise take
two or three persons to accomplish. |,
is we'll known that it is not an easy
matter to obtain women equipped to de
this work as there is q great scarcity o1
both teachers and nurses.
The Reconstruction Commission has
= motor service from the Red Cross
Sunny Brook Farm, Hope Farm ant
Edcewood all depend upon the 'Ret
Cross motor service for transportation
The Delaware Hospital and tn
Physicians & Surgeons Hospital use tn
Red Cross motor service for the trans
portation of children who would other
wise have no means of reaching tn
clinics. Until this service was organ
lied it was a great problem how t.
bring children stricken with infantil
PARALYSIS and other serious ailments, t
the hospitals for their treatments. Tn
results accomplished by treatments TO
infantile paralysis are remarkable an
more than justify the effort and ex
pense of transporting these children
Service is given to the Homeopathi
Hospital upon request as, indeed, woul
be the case with any established inst
tuition whose work came within tn
scope Of the Peace Program of tn
Red Cross.
To carry out this work Mrs. Stania
has organized, up to the present time
three branches, one in Wilmington, con
sisting of sixteen girls. Each gil
serves one full day each week. Th
members are Miss Helen Thompson
Adjutant; Mrs. Mary Adams, Mis-
Marion Belts, Mrs. Truman Campbell
Mrs. Phillip Carpenter, Miss Hele
Harrington, Miss Juliet Mace, Mis-
Marjorie Pyle, Miss Elizabeth Shewart
Miss Elsie Sexton, Miss Susanne Speal
man, Mrs. Guy Stollenwerck, Mis-
Jeapnette Thomas, Miss Elizabeth Still
well and Mrs. Leonard E. Wales.
Georgetown has seven motor girl
The members are Mrs. Andrew Marve
Lieutenant; Miss Sallie Cooper, Mi:
Marguerite Davis, Mrs. Hoyt Jone
Mrs. Arthur Ruddell, Mrs. Howar
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