Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-05-27
RED CROSS MEETINGZDISrIN.
GU1SHED SPEAKERS.

A meeting for IRE reorganization OF
q. peace basis" was held in the Sun
! day school room of the Methodist
Church, on Wednesday, by the Tazc
we'll Chapter of The American Re,
Cross. The ipeetihg was presided owe,
by Mr.. w. Chapman, President OF
the Tazewell County Red Cross, who
made n statement of the splendid
work done by the Chapter during tho
war. and that after the war the or
ganization languished.
Miss Margaret Lambert was en-
ployed by the Red Cross in coniunc.
tion with the county Board of Supcr-
visors, as county nurse. "Miss Lam
bert took charge last August" aid
MIR. Chapman, "and got under the
corpse, stood it on it's feet, and here
we arc, ourselves again" Miss Lam
bert was introduced. who gave n
brief report Of her work in the coun-
ty number Of schools visited. num-
Der of children examined, number
found defective in one way or an
other-a very interesting report. but
showing, as she said, that owing 20
the size of the county. etc. one nurse
for the entire county could not pos.
sibiy do all the work. and stated that
there should be least one nurse
for each Magistcrial district. MIR.
Chapman said that "Miss Lambert
had done more for tho county thnn
has been done in any previous ten
years. and If this work IL kopt dp
people will be loclking to Tazewcil
on account of our healthful condl.
tions."
AT the close OF Miss Iamberts nd
dress DR.. Alexander johnson was in
troduced. DR.. Johnon is Staff Repre-
sentative of the Southern Division OF
the American Red Cross. He has
been in the work long time, has
Travelled extensively, and has had n
wide experience. He made very in
teresting address, full of inspiration
and good cheer.
Dr. Johnson said that we must not
think that the Red Cross began with
the war. 1t was 81 years old when
the war began, and had been cngar
ed chiefly in emergency work in
times of disaster etc. Nor must we
think its work ended with the war.
Home Service work is now one of
the chief objects of The organization,
assisting disabled soldiers and their
families.
The Junior Red Cross.
DR.. Johnson spoke OF the splendid
results to be obtained by intelli-
gent, enthusiastic Junior Red Cross
socitics in all the schools and towns.
ln this part of the address there
was beautiful but not impossible
idealism. Infectious diseases would
be abolished, and we would live 10
be nm hundred years old, he said To
die before 100 years is to die by nc
cident.
Mrs. Ruth McKelway, Field Rep
resentative of Red Cross, spoke ON
re-organizing, and Dr.. Ballou, of the
State Board of Health, spoke ON
Mouth Hygione. The Pocahontas and
Graham Chapters have contributed n
sum sufficient, which added to the
amount paid by the State, to make
possible Dental clinic for the coun
ty. a full time dentist is to be en-
ployed to do the work for the school
children of the county. assisted by
Miss Lambert.
Pocahontas, Graham, Cove Creek,
Asberry, Richlands. Pounding Mill,
North Tazewell, Shawvcr Mill, Jewell
Ridge, Taewell, were represented by
delegates.
A lunch was served by the ladies'
OF the town. The next meeting of the
Chapter will be held in Graham, July
18th.