The Winslow mail., 1922-01-20


The Navajo Apache Counties
Chapter of the American Red Cross
is to be reiuvenated A meeting was
held late last week started the ball
rolling. A new organization was
perfected and new blood mingled
with the old with the result that
number Of new directors were chos-
en- to take the place of those whose
term of Office had expired and it was
moved by the meeting that the mat
ter of the Red Cross Roll call which
was allowed to go by default last
fall would be revived. Another
meeting was held Wednesday night
and further details gone into. Plans
are made for the early spreading of
the cause and the final drive for
membership. All organizations in
the city will be solicited and the
business and residence sections of
the city thoroughly canvassed for
members and support of this Great
eat Mother of the World"
Next week The Mail will be in po-
sition to go into details telling the
plans which have been adopted to
make this drive the greatest success
of all the Red Cross Roll Calls that
have taken place in this city.
Read the report following of the
secretary of the Red Cross covering
the activities Of last year. Every
city in the country showed it's al
legiance to the humanitarian of this
great organization and there is no
reason why Winslow should not do
the, same, and it WILL. Watch this
column for the next few weeks and
learn more about the Red Cross and
the great boon it hasl been to the
suffering people of a nation and the
world. 1t is the humanitarian duty
of every citizen able to give a dollar
and hold a membership in this or.
ganization.
During the official Red Cross year
just closed, most of the work done
by our Chapter was along the lines
of Home Service. either relating to
-ex-seI'vice men and their families,
or Home Service Extension work
In our Chapter this work has been
carried on by the secretary who also
acts as Home Service executive sec
retary. This department assists the
ex-service men in adjustment of var
iuos claims, such as compensation
due them, insurance claims, voca-
tional training and hOspitaliza ion
as we'll as caring for any immedi-
ate needs of the men, During the
year l03 cases were given assistance
of some form. Loans amounting to
more than three hundred dollars
were made to ex-service men during
the year During six months hot
school-lunches were served to about
sixty children daily in the Southside
school, These lunches were under
supervision of Miss Grace ludlow.
The expenditures for Home Serv-
ce work during the year amounted
to $7242S.
A. X. G. Nursing Service gave a
course of instruction to two classes
in the local schools. The work Civ
EN- being the regular A. r.. c. course,
Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
The Junior Red Cross enrolled our
local schools as we'll as members at
Springerville, Alpine, Greer and Nu-
triOso during the last school year.
In September. 1921, the Nutrioso
schools, two rooms of 46 pupils en-
rolled as Red Cross Juniors. The
Junior Red Cross of Winslow provid-
ed muchc needed clothing for needy
children in the schools. The local
High School girls under Mrs. Claf-
fey'S direction made a quantity of
Jam for the hospital at Prescott.
The Roll Call was in charge of
the Secretary who was assisted by
the High School girls and members
Of the Eastern Star. Winslow Sc
cured a membership of 261.
Mrs. Alvin G. Becker acted as Roll
Call Chairman for the Springerville
branch, securing 169 memberships.
MraGrover Udall took charge at
st. Johns with "a members.
Mrs. Chas. L. Davis of Whiteriver
branch reported 20 members.
Keams Canyon reported II and
Oraibi 4 memberships.
Cooley made wonderful showing,
Mrs. l.. NJ. Shipley acted as Roll Call
Chairman and reported IT'S annual
members 6 contributing members,
and donation of s32.70.
A total of 724 for the two counties
HolbrOok and Snowflake were SO un-
fortunate as to loose their funds by
the failure of the banks where their
deposits were made.
Miss Olive Rausch visited the
Chapter in November. 1920. in the
interests of the Roll Call Miss
Rausch being the first A. R. c. field
representative to visit our branches.
Miss Florence Wilson, A. r. c. field