The Holly chieftain., 1922-10-26
t|FE-sM|nG CAMPAIGN
N SOUTHWEST DIVISION
American Red Cross Organized and
Trained Many Corps in This
Section Last Summer.


More than ~ chapters have been
visited during the months Of May. June
and July by Captain Norbert L.
Raacke, first aid and life saving repre-
sentative Of the Southwestern Division.
While Visiting these various chapters.
Capt. Raacke gave first aid dennanstra-
tons before Rotary. Lions and Kiwanis
Clubs, as we'll us life saving denonstra-
tions and instructions at 7. NJ C. A..
Y. w. Z. A. and many outdoor pools
and lakes. At the majority of the pools
and lakes visited, the Captain has not
ed particularly that practically little
OF no life saving precautions are taken
A large lake at Nevadn, Mo-, is owned
by an old Indian. who believes thur IL
. person were drowning Someone near
ut hand would come to the rescue.
Many letters Of commendation have
been received from chapters visited hy
Capt. Raaeke. Salina. Kan. wus par
ucularly well pleased with his deinon-
strutions at the Country Club outdsor
poot> The following is an extract from
letter recently sent In by the life
saving examiner Of that town:
Capt. Raacke's clever work ut
the large outdoor pool Of the Coun
try Club WAS watched in breathless
silence, only TO be broken by wild
cheering at his many extraordinary
feats Of swimming and life saving.
Capt. Raucke, to us. is a marvel Of
efficiency and his crawl stroke Is
still the talk of the town. He NOT
only has been IL great help In the
Life Saving Department, but has
given even greater interest to the
Red Cross In Its other lines of
work"
There are several well organized life
saving corps In the Southwestern Di-
vision. Kansas City. Mo-, has an ex.
eellent women's corps. At the annuml
banquet. held in May, life saving
badges were awarded to more than
forty women service medals 70 ,wo
and the life saving bar 10 one.
On July Both the river patrol of The
ST. Louis Chapter give an exhibition
and races at Lincoln Beach. on the
0lSIittueC nlSeT. 1HlS SNuiUltlDH NitS
witnessed by probably the largest
crowd ever gathered at Lincoln Beach.
More than 600 canoes fringed the >nnd
when the first event. the canoe singles
race, was announced. Capt. Raacke
had charge Of the life saving demon
stration. showing the various methods
OF breaking death holds encountered
In rescuing drowning person.
Eight life guards, after his delnon-
stration on the barge, struggled yici"us-
ly with each other in a practical Illus
tration Of life saving tactics.
The Galveston. tTexas) Life Suv,n:
Corps have frequently exhibited def
skill In first aid and life saving. OWN:
ITO the prompt and efficient first aid i,l
ministered by three members or me
Galveston Life Saving Corps un June
18th. the life os John D. Wheeler, u;
years old, Of Houston. Tex, was saved.
Mr. Wheeler was overcome while bath
ing in shallow water and was found
floating In an unconscious condition
The three members Of the life savin.
corps succeeded In reviving Mr.. Wheel
er through, the application of the
Schaeffer method of resuscitation He
was taken to the hospital In II very
weakened condition. AS Mr.. Wheeler
was found In comparatively shallow
water, It Is believed his mishap was due
to.a fainting spell.