The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-30
.LIFE-SAVING CAMPAIGN
IN SOUTHWEST DIVISION
American RED cross Organized sNe
Trained Many cerpa in rhlt
Seetioa last Summer.

Morc than 81 chapters have been
visited during fhe months of Mas. June
and July ~ Capialu NoAeli o.
kaache, .nf AID and ille saving repfe.
sentative ~ The Southwestern Division.
While visiting these various chapters.
Capt nnacke gave first ala dcmanslra-
uons before Rotary Lions and klwanls
Clubs. ~ well ns llfe saving dcmonsira.
tlous and Instructions at y n. & A.
y. ". G. a and many outdoor pools
and lakes. AZ the majority az tho pools
and lakes visited. the Captain has nnl.
"a particularly that practically little
or no life saving pWcagtons are taken
4 larte lake ~ Nevada. Mo. Is owned
by an old Indian. who believes ihat n
a person were drowning someone near
AZ hand would come 10 the rescue
Many letters of commendaiion have
been received from chapters visited hy
capt Raucke Sallna Kan. MAS par.
Hculsriy well pleased with hls deman.
siratiuns NJ the Country club outdoor
pool The following is an extract from
letter recently sent In by ihe no
saving examiner Of that towns
"cant Raackc's clever work NJ
the large outdoor pool of mo coun.
iry club was watched lu brehihRss
silence, ouly 10 h. broken bywild
cheering AZ bis many extraordinary
feais of sminmlng and Ufc saNlag.
Cart Raaek~. 20 u-. i marvel ~
efficiency and his crawl stroke Il
sliii ihe talk Of the town. lie not
only has been a gcat help In the
Life Saving Department. but has
given even greater Interest 10 lha
Rcd Cross ID rs other lines q
work"
There are several well organized life
saving corps in the Southwestern ni.
vision. Kansas city. Mo. has 30 OK.
cellent wouens corps AT the ANNUAL
banquet held IN May. life saving
badges were awarded TO more ilan
forty women. service medals 20 two
and the ne saving bar Go ono.
On July Both the river patrol Of tho
81 Louis Chapter gave an exhibition
and races AZ Lincoln Beach. on the
Meramec River This exhibition was
witnessed hy probably the largest
crowd ever gathered ot Lincoln Beach
More than 800 canoes frlnged the sand
when the FIRST event. ihe canoe singles
race. wns announced Capt Raacke
had charge of fhe life saving demon.
siraiion showing the various methods
of breaking death holds encountered
IN rescuing a drowning person
Eight IRE guards, after bis demon.
straiion on the barge. struggled vicious.
iy with each other in = practical Illus.
iration of lie saving tactics
The Galveston. tneNas1 Life Saving
Corps have frequently exhibited their
SKIN IN first aid and life saving Owing
20 The prompt and efficient first old ad. /
minisiered by fhrcr members ~ me
Galveston Life Saving Corps On June
an. the life of John - wheeler. 20
years old. q Houston. Tex. was saved. /
Mr. Wheeler was overcome while bath |
ing IN shallow water and wns found 4
floating IN an unconscious condition. /
The three members Of the ne saving
corps succeeded 70 reviying Mr. Wheel
er through the application Of the
Schaeffer method OF resrscltntion. re
was taken 10 the hospital IN a very /
weakened condition. As Mr. Wheeler /
was found IN comparatively shallow /
water. Il is believed bis mlshsp was due
70 faintlng spell