The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-02-17
NatchitOcheS Chapter Ameri
can Red Cross

can Red Cross
The Natchitoches Parish American
Red Cross has been reorganized.
In order to cut dowa expenses, the
work is now being carried on with a
splendid corps OF volunteer workers
Executive committee; Mrs. } S Ste
phens, chairman; MIR. J C Nixon,
Treasurer; Mrs. Eva Caspari, Secre-
tary; Mrs. f W Winstead, Recording
Secretary; Miss Charlotte Dreyfus,
Vice chairman; Mines. V l. Roy, Ed
ward Phillips, A E Ewing, S Henry,
| Charles V Porter and Rev. E K Shultz.
The Membership Drive netted the
following: Ward one, S777.00; ward
two, s29; ward three, SIS; ward four.
SIS; ward five, $2l; ward six, S79;
ward seven, S62 including S25 donation;
ward eight, $l.00; ward nine, 5000;
ward ten, $l23.O0; total $l198.OO.
$629. SO donated by first ward for cer-
tain kinds of relief in this ward.
One half of the membership dues has
been sent to the Gulf Division, and the
other half has been retained to pay the
running expenses Of the Chapter
Work to be undertaken this year;
| SOLDIERS SERVICE
That is assistance in securing COM
pensation, insurance, government hos
pital relief, vocational training, etc.
| This work is in charge of Mrs. Eva
Caspari and the following volunteer
corps of workers, Misses Myrtle Som
I NoS
pari. Office hours are from two till
four Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days.
Forty to fifty cases are handled each
month. This entails large amount of
work as per directions by the govern
ment. All records in every case must
be preserved. Careful Investigations
are required in every instance.
For help with these Investigations
the Red Cross wishes a reliable and
prompt Investigator TO volunteer in
each ward, as We have no money to
pay for service or car.
| Mr.. w d Shatfer has kindly volun-
teered for ward one. would be glad to
hear from other wards throughout the
| parish.
HEALTH SERVICE
Volunteer Committee as follows:
Mines. Maude Henry, Maude Cros-
sett, Supt. Natchitoches Sanltarium,
DR.. Pratt. Parish Health Officer, DR..
M B Phelps, city Health Officer, Mr..
kllFen, Assistant Supt. fuDiic Schools,
Mr.. Merle Taylor, Principal Natchito-
ches High School, Rev. + K Shultz,
Mr.. I l. Airey. Clarence, Mr.. \ X
O'Quinn, Misses Gussie Nelken and
Edna Levy.
This committee has been appointed
to assist our pubic health nurse, Miss
Brand, in carrying out her program
land to help solve some of the difficult
problems which are always confront
ing US.
The object of the public health nurse
is to conserve health in the parish
In the public-schools the children were
examined last year by the health nurse
and out of 755 children examined, 554
were found with defects -eome easily
corrected and others more serious.
We hope to see the time when there
will be permanently employed public
school nurse in every parish in our
state.
HOME SERVICE
or
Civilian Relief Committee
Mines. Edward Phillips, Emma Cum
bingham, A E Ewing, Henry Hughes,
A K Brown, D scarborough, j T
Sandlin, Rev. Young.
Volunteers for Office work for this
committee:
Mines. Poleman,G Voiers, A Free
man, Himel, Miss Mildred Hill.
The purpose of this committee is to
investigate cases needing remedial re-
lief and recommend the children finan-
clal assistance in having defects cor
rected.
Each ward should have it's own com.
mittee for this purpose.
This committee will render service
not only in remedial relief cases, but
in all cases where service is needed.
On account of the depleted condition
of our treasury, the Red cross, will re-
strict the spending of money on any
charitable cases, except on the remedial
cases of school children, and on demon
strations showing how tuberculosis
may be controlled and cured in the
homes. s1f'
Even in these cases the money to be
used must be raised in the ward where
it is used.
Ward one. through generous dona-
tions. has already raised $629 so for
this purpose.
The policy of the Red cross from
now on will be to use donations in the !
wards where they are given, except of
course in cases Of disaster.
MOTOR CORPS COMMITTEE
Mrs. ]. c. DeBlieux. Chairman
THE following ladies have agreed to