The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-18
WHAT THE RED CROSS
is DOING INBARRE
TO Justify the Support Of Barre Peo-
pie, Miss Maloney's Work De-
scribed in Part.


Monday Of this week, the conviction
has come to those in charge of the
work that in spite of the newspaper
publicity that has been carried out,
Barre people are still uniformed in re
gard to the work the Barre chapter
is doing right at home, and i has been
thought advisable to call attention
once more to the Barre Red Cross nurs
ing service.
This new activity was instituted in
the city in February Of this year. Con-
sequently the first Of November saw
the completion Of its ninth month. To
recite in bald figures the visits made
during that period will convey but
little idea of the far-reaching benefi-
cence of the ministrations of the Barre
Red Cross nurse, but they have been
numerous and widely distributed. Miss
Maloney, the local nurse, was asked
when she came here to give especial
attention to the care of children and
young mothers, since all over the
country had gone forth the cry, "Save
the babies" And to do this it was
necessary to educate the mothers in
sanitation. hygiene, etc, at the start.
With the hearty cooperation OF
Barre physicians, baby week was in
stituted and successfully carried out.
To these dnics, which were held in
the Community house, every Barre
mother with a young child was cor
daily invited and under the direction
.Js some OF the ablest Barre physicians,
assisted by Miss Maloney, the Red
Cross nurse, and several of the women
OF the local Red Cross chapter, the
babies were. weighed aad given thor
ough examination without expense to
the parents.
Then came the painstaking and pa
tient follow up work of the nurse, who
kept constantly in touch with the
weakling babies, advising and i'm
structing the mothers, watching that
those instructions were understood and
obeyed. The qualification of the par
ents, the nurse and, indeed, the Red
Cross officers, who we're observing the
cases, has been very great as the tiny,
under -nourished babies have one by
one kept up to normal condition and
TO the promise OF a healthy, happy
childhood.
For the reason that the beneficial
effects of Miss Maloney's service can
be seen most quickly in her work
with little children and young mothers,
this branch OF Red Cross activity in
Barre has been mentioned first. but
another has equal claim to the inter-
est and approval of citizens and that
is the classes in home nursing, or home
hygiene and caring for the sick, as the
Red Cross prefers to call them. In
these the pupils are taught to intelli-
gently carry out doctors orders, to
give nourishment and its preparation,
general sanitation, care of the sick
room, etc, in fact, a good nursing
course for general home use. Two
classes Of young girls graduated and
received their certificates in such a
course before Miss Maloney went on
her vacation in September. Since then
two more classes have been inaugu
rated and class of 20 members is be-
ing taught in Graniteville, Miss Ma
loney going there for that purpose.
What this will mean to the families
of these young graduates is readily
seen and it is within the reach of any
one. since the instruction is free.
The result of the roll call. as it Is
called, will determine how much longer
Barre people can have the advantage OF
Miss Maloney's intelligent services. II
all the citizens who are now members
of the Red Cross would renew their
by the payment of 81, and
those who are not members would now
enroll by the payment of the same
sum. the city could be sure of keep |
ing her another. year; To place the |
matter on purely economic basis, how |
could we benefit our town more at so
small a personal taxi We pay the 81 |
per year and put in the field trained
and experienced nurse, whose services
are at the call of anyone free of charge.
unless the patient is able to pay, when
the charge is left to his discretion, but
never is more than IS cents per visit
accepted.
If anyone feels moved to enroll as
member of the Red Cross for 1922, and
so help on this good work, he will find
one of the Red Cross workers in the
school commissioners room in the city
building, who will be pleased to receive
his name and his dollar.