Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-07
DR.. FRENCH PRAISES
WORK Of RED CROSS
Says Organization Has Accom-
plishsd Much for School
Children.


Tho executive committee OF the
Delaware Chapter OF the Red Cross
held It's monthly meeting at Red Cross
Headquarters, ell Delaware avenue
yesterday, Henry NJ. Candy. acting
chairman. presided. Those present
were Judge George Gray. president of
the Delaware Chapter; Misc Emily y.
Risscll, secretary; Mrs. Pierre s. du
ront, Miss Madeleine Draper. Mrs.
Henderson Wicr and Mrs Thomas w.
Wilson.
The monthly reports covering the
works OF tho various bureaus We're
received md Med.
nr. William J. French. director OF
the child Welfare Commission OF
Delaware. discussed the part that the
Red Cross has taken I'm the develop
mcnt NJ the Child Welfare work and
conferred with the executive commit
tee of tho Delaware Chapter In regard
TO tho future of this work. Dr. French
spoke very highly OF the work which
the Bureau of Hygiene had accom-
rlishcd Ia tho schools The work OF
medical inspection 81 school children
seems Co be thing accomplished
through the efforts and successful
campaign work of the Red Cross
nurses. who have been doing this work
In tho schools. 4 few years ago the
medical Inspection Of school children
was thing opposed by some and
tolerated by others and now the work
has become 80 well established that
81 10 sought by the parents. the teach
ers and the children alike. Tho value
OF this work has been demonstrated
IN many ways.
Another feature emphasized by Dr
French was the matter Of hot lunches
IN the schools which were introduced
hy tho Bureau of Hygiene OF the Red
cross. DIR. French said that many de
fccts ~ the children were traced &C.
malnutrition. This does not mean
necessarily that tho childron were go
Ing hungry or were without sufficient
food, but the selection " food was
einh that the children were not re-
cclving well balanced ratiors and the
defects traced 20 this cause. The
medical inspection in the s'hoOls tend
ell to reveal these conditions. the ad-
Vice of the nurses % correct the diet
which the children were receiving in
their homes and the hot lunches 10
supplement this work and to help IN
correcting these conditions with all
possible speed pr French assured
tho executive committee that he would
cooperate with this work IN every
possible way and cndcavo, 20 carry
on what had been so ably started and
demonstrated by the Red Cross nurses
Miss Kathryn Farra. ncld repre-
sentative 81 tho Atlantic Division
spoke for a few minutes az the Close
Of the meeting. she - IN Wilmington
as a representative Of the Atlanti,
Division 81 New York CITY for few
DAYS and Will 10 IN touch with IN,
work 80 the different bureaus and as
she has visited many othr chapters
Will hc able 90 report 10 the heads n;
tho Bureaus ~ the Delaware Chapter
what ~ hcing accomplished IN similar
Fields throughout the division.
The reports. which were ~ specia'
interest. we're those % Mrs Henderson
Nior. chairman 90 the Bur. au 81 Hy-
gicnc. Miss Madeleine Draper. chair
man ~ tho Bureau 81 Home Service
snd Mrs. Henry =. Scott. vice chair.
man 90 the Bureau ~ Production
Mrs Scott reported that Red eros,
wool. which was on hand had leei
made into garments for the children
" Wilmington. all % which had beer
distributed during the past cold montl