Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01
,ideratlon OF the local ofilce,.

It's activity IN various lines during
I, he var are now matters OF history
| ma during that time aud since then
! the interest OF the Red Gross In the
soldiers boys has never Jagged. For
months % maintained a rest room
for soldiers returning and coming 20
snd leaving the city and is nov main.
'alning the Home Service Section
whose efforts are directed toward thu
iss stance Of soldiers and their fam
lies and the furnishing Of lnforma-
ton 10 returning soldiers as to their
rights and privileges under the ser
vice they have rendered TO the Gov
ernment. Just AZ the present time
the Home service section Is furnish
.ug an the information possible rel
alive to soldiers insurance and N"
nature of the new contracts that are
available 20 discharged soldiers aud
TO those who have allowed their in
surancs 90 lapse information j. iur-
nished as 90 observation-disclosures can
d. made. In the same connection T"
campaign is being made for those
soldiers who are entitled 10 voca-
,ional training and every effort b
heing made To secure the names OF
all those Who by reason Of hdndicap'
sustained In the service are entitled
TO vocational training.
Another movement. lar reaching |
in ~ effect. had lis inception ana
was originally inspired last year by |
the officers and members OF the To-
cal Red Cross. and although the pro-
position was a new one. still u was
hy reason OF their efforts that the
local County and City officials were
impressed with the importance and
value OF having an experienced nurse
whose services would beayailable 10
the poor people OF the community
and as a result OF these efforts an
arrangement was agreed upon by
which the expense Is borne in part
by the City. County and Red Cross
The plan has been in operation since
the arrival Of Miss Breedloye. a reg
istered nurse OF large experience who
cane highly recommended and who
entered upon her duties about Oc-
tobcr isi OF last year
In this connection one familiar
with the work had the following 10
say. Few people realize the great
field that Is being covered by Miss
In her efforts TO relieve
the sick. those too poor and have
not the means TO employ a skilled
nurse themselves. In the last three
months she has made upon an aver
lge o. one hundred calls per month
and In these calls she dresses and
bathcs the patients some times Civ
Ing temperature or medical baths
and gives instruction To other mem
hers OF the family u available as TO
how the patient should be cared for:
directs the changing Of the bed linen
and In some cases lends linen fur
nisasd by the Red Cross and gives
such other directions as 10 the simp-
lier things as may be necessary. She
finds In some cases that doctors have
not been called and in those cases
the information Is turned In to the
City Physician TO be handled In -
proper way To the INDECENT sick
medicine Is furnished by the City or
the County or the Red Gross. then
too bandags and medica,ed cotton
etc. are supplied The Red Cross
Is indeed a great work
and just such a work as is attracting
the attention OF other organizations
throughout the state and the sub
jet Of such favorable comment as L.
contained In the letter from the
chairman az Austin