The Nome nugget., 1921-02-26

humanity possible In Ogi uiifStioiS. Whether near or iron asar. the call of human distress has nsver gone un- needed. The climax oe tts magnificent hunanit.rian l,Lbus vss reached in the world war; when. backed by the splendid generosity of p'e American people, i. bore the brurt of the tre- mcndous task of rsnsvias the distress of millions, in addition fo assuming multitude of other helpfsi duties in the line of personal ssvice for all who needed them. It's srsAses. reward is the trus, and graatuds of those mil lionh of Europe to vfnn it's succoring hand Was extendss P the strife and turmoil of war.
 Now it is to bssrs to the very hearths. .one of Ain<risan humes and into the daily live sf .he people the | same spirit and spuspoee. the same tender kindness al epArity. .ha' made it an veritable as y q mercy t, the war stricken peosss hsyond tine seas. Although the neS pasn of endcavor has been in operailon only for n s',or:. period. nearly evssy oas:ide commcs fly has already SseP what ,!:e Red Cross peace tims program means to the afflicted. Ins tseusands 0. Ls.h rural and urban communities. the ten der and skilfm ministrations of the Red Cross publc Aeal.h nurses are easing the bonds Of suffering in hum ble homes where doctors and nurses are summoned osly ih desperate emer- gencies because of ecanty means. Their services arc ffee and they are ever ready to respond to the call of human suffering. Oper;pting usually from what are designated as Health Centers, the n,nsss go forth as min istering angels b spoth and help the sufrering ;tnd pseH whenever and wherever their services are needed. In the rural secltons these devoted women freauentiy travel miles on horesback to rsach the scattered homes where pain and affiction abide. The DeplrtnG1t of Health Service was es.ablishedtA December 1919 and by June 90. isss shere were i.. active operation l2s Haa1sh Centers in var io,fs parts of tAs country from which radiated inn,unsuabTe activities design cd to improve u health of the com- munity in whicA they were ioce,ed
 The Red Gross annual report for the fiscal year enaiag June 30 last lis closed that the Deace p'ogram activ- ! ities touched h snme form more than 15.O00 Americas counnuni,ies The far reaching Atsnt of it's labors in meeting the denands for public health nursing may h. realiZed to sonc ex- tent when i: Is Understood that oyer s6,o0O nurses weN on the rolls of the Red Cross pemr1hent of Health Ser vice last var. The Health Depart
 ment llso ioc5pdes u Bue,u of med: . cal Socr,I Sssvice which bad under i.s supervision 1nnt 30, 1920. 3i3 Red Cross ernploye4 servTng 52 public Health i,ospith In various parts Of the country. 0this number i25 were : hospital servies vorleers. and during the year so.42f Iaejents received from this bureau sle1p some form of Rcd Gross service. .
 That tho Sond1d work of the Bed
 Gross Health u4 Nursing Department is already an 1port:an. factor in our
 national life . edlsclosed by the fact that thirty hWAates have practically adopted a ungm method of worlti ng : In connection ugth the Red Cross. whereby '' heg1kM of public health
 nursing has ee1n instituted under the direction of - State Public Health officials m Washington a. working agreement wt9 the Anti Tuberculosis
 Association h6 existed since Novenl
 her l9l9 whee1by the Red Cross has laSsistcd in 6nncine the activities of
 the state Npervisn@ nurse. The
 sshme co-opentipn also prevails in Ore
 gen and otAef States. Needless t>
 say this phaQfpf the Red Cross work v alone is vita4 Important to he na- ton, In a0 Lon it is also perform
 Ing an invWblc labor in insulting
 the lTlncApl04 home hygiene. teach ing first ai66 tbe tniured, and care
 o1 the SICK. cAss instructions in home
 hNGlehe' caW& the sick and proven
 'ion or dleone was given to 91 O0t |, women lbstHNr. In installing the
 basic f;cts the prevention of dis
 ease' the Cross is performing Il
 monumental a,,-;c. in viecv of the fact that MOO deaths occur an-
 ntlully m %Unted States from pre-
 ven.able dDes and accidents. The
 Red Cross ites also extend to the