New Ulm review., 1922-11-08

bury Hospital; Walker, Minnesota
State San; Lake Park, Sand Beach
San; Wadena, Fair Oaks Lodge San;
Puposky, Lake Julia San; Worthing-
ton, S. w. Minnesota SAM; Taylors.
Falls, Taylors Falls Hospital; st. Paul,
Aberdeen Hospital.
During, the coming year the nation
al land chapter budget 81 Che: RedsCbss
calls for an expenditure of ever $$10,-.
l090,0oGin helping care. for sdisa blen
r15sx-service men. Col. Charles r:
Forbes, 2head Of the U.-S.9 Veterans.
Bureau, says that sssthe Rea sCfess
chapters have acted as a right hand
20 the government bureaus ins seeking
out disabled men needing treatment
{ end, in helping toscar,e oEsthem.1 +.
a. --~~- Near East Relief.
In connection with the Near East
situation Judge Hall says:
"To handle the crisis of the. Smyrna
;ragedy, President Harding has ap-
pointed a Co-ordinating Committee
Of which Will H. Hays is Chairman
and Capt. Archie Roosevelt, Secre-
tary. Under the auspices of. this COM
srittee "Near East Emergency
Fund" will be raised. 1-2t.az 5.L.i So
''The American Red Cross has as
;umed the responsibility for furnishing
adequate. relief to. the Grecian refugees
now in Europe. The Near East Relief
Committee will continue to care for,
refugees in Asia. The terrible and
destitute condition Of these refugees
is suchthatea generous and;immediates
response of the American people is.
necessary if the lives of these people
IRE to be saved. f'i.2a. q n.
r. "Chapters are asked to take part in
'shis emergency in the following ways:
() Making donations to the, Near
East Emergency Fund at the time of
Roll Call andp by accepting voluntary
contributions to the fund from now on.
(2) By making contributions out of
chapter surplus funds that may not,
)e needed to finance local Red Cross.
ervice.
(3) By the collection, making, and
eznaking Of garments to be sent to
he refugees. -.s r" r.
Contributions received for this pur-
pose should be made payable to Eliot
Wadsworth, Treasurer American Red
Cross, and marked Near East Emer-
;ency Fund and forwarded to the
Division Office in the regular way"
Nursing Service.
Some facts not. generally known
about Minnesota's Red Cross Nursing
Service were stressed by Judge
Hall. He says: Minnesota is known
nationally for it's active health educa-
ional work. and Red Cross Chapters
and their Public Health Nurses have
lad large share in these activities.
Ewenty-four counties have nursing
,ervice entirely supported from
American, Red Cross funds. Seven
cen have a Joint service where the
County and the Red Cross share the
expense. : Thirteen counties maintain
he work unaided and one nurse is
'inanced by" the sale Of Red Cross
5eals. = III.
During the: last six months 89,867
school children were inspected by Red
Cross nurses. 64,108 had physical
defects of which 22,705 have been cor
ected under the care Of a physician.
Over half of the chapters have had
,ourses in Home Care of the Sick and |
Hygiene financed by Red Cross funds. |
n the last year nurses report in rural |
communities marked advance in, ap-
proved methods of disease prevention
throughout the state. 1.,G
The Red Cross Roll Call which is to f
,e, held Nov: II 4--30 is a campaign for
he registration Of those who. believe ia |
he value. Of Red Gross service. and |:
'etter health in Minnesota