Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-30

establishment of Red Cross courocs in tho
public schools, home nurses work and other
activities of the Bureau of Hygiene,
such ms are in progress in Delaware, he
announced, Indicated the broadening
of the work of tho organization, and which
IL the forerunner of the general broaden
ing of the work throughout the world.
This development tended, he declared,
To show the work which is before the
Red Cross just now, which is the mould
ing of sentiment and peoples for good
citizenship. He dwelt upon the future OF
the millions of war orphans who are one
of the results of the war and he pointed
out that il is the duty of tho Rcd Cross TO
do whatever it can to save rs many of
these as possible in order 10 prevent thom
becoming menace To this country and
the world later on, and also because there
was no other known agency at hand now
to undertake their salvation.
He said that the British Red Cross
and some from other smaller countries
were coming TO the support of the Amcri-
can organization, but that the American
unit was leading in this work just as it
has in other avenues of service.
Colonel r. T.. Olds, retired ermy Of
ficer who is Rcd Cross Commissioner for
Europe, was another speaker at the mcot-
ing and his account of the work being
done in Europe and what he believes ought
TO be done proved very interesting Colonel
Olds has spent much time abroad and will
return to his duties there next week.
Colonel Olds told of the mission of
the Red Cross abroad during the war.
How IL was first to care for the American
soldiers and then 70 do what il could TO
relieve suffering He alluded TO the efforts
to retire from the field after the armistice,
hut said because OF the conditions left
bv the war, the American Rod Cross is
still in Europe and is likely 10 be for an
indefinite time. The people In the stricken
war countries, he asserted, want the Red
Cross not so much for tho food and cloth
ing they need as for the support of the
United States. They look upon this
country with almost as much devotion
as they do their religion, he said.
The story of how the supplies sent
abroad during and after the war were dis
tributed as related by Colonel Olds. prov
cd vastly interesting io referred 20 the
war orphans OF Europe and those who
might just as we'll he orphans rs far as any
material help from thor parents was
forthcoming. The sequel 10 the entire
story, he thought, might have been sum-
med up in the question-What is the
Red Cross going TO do about the present
generation of orphans in Europe? Is it
going 70 leave them TO die and have future
generations in this country menaced by
those who manage 10 live, or Is II going 70
do it's duty by them andstrive 70 save as
many as II can? -.
Colonel Olds left the question in thu
stage and its answer was most ably taken
up by DR.. Farrand
4 report for the Wilmington enrolment
committee on nursing service was made, ~
follows: The Wilmington enrolment
committee on the Rcd Cross Nursing
Service has held three meetings during the
year. There is not much 10 report, as our
duties are only 70 enroll nurses IN the
service. and call them out IN an emergency
or disaster On our list We have g. Red
Cross nurses enrolled, and 53 ahome de-
ferse nurses.
During the year we had IL nurses
transferred into our district and we
transferred seven to other divisions, and
enrolled three new members.
We still have three nurses in active
service. They arc as follows.
Miss Caroline H. Nandever - e. s.
Marine Hospital, Stapleton Staten Island
~ I
p. Health Service Fox Hill, Staten Island,
y. Y, and Miss Sue T. Feasey TO Fitz-
simmon Hospital, Denver, Col. The most
recent nurse that has been discharged is
one that we all know so well, Miss Jean
nette F Duncan
In February. 1918. she went over seas
with the Canadian Service and came
home again, October. 1915 On October
"A. 1918 she was sent to Camp Dix, since
then she has been transferred 70 East
View, General Hospital No. IS. from there
to No. l. General Hospital, \. Y; on
October Is was transferred 70 Walter
Reed Hospital Washington, d c. As s
patient where she remained until October
,, 1920. when she was discharged disabled.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie I lockwood. chairman. Evelyn B.
Hayes, secretary.