The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-10
l|FE.slV|EG CAMPAIGN
N SOUTHWEST DIVISION
American Red cross Organized and
Trained Many Corps In This
Section Last Summer.

More than "a chapters hnve been
visited during the months Of May. June
and July by Captain Norbert T..
liaucke. first aid and life saving repre-.
sentative OF the Southwestern Division.
While visiting these various chapters.
Capt. Rnaeke gave first aid demsnsira-
tions before Rotary. Lions aud KIwnnIs
Clubs, M well ns life saving demonstra.
iIons and Instructions ut Y. NJ. c. A..
Y. w. c. 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
or no life saving precautions nre taken.
A large lake nt Neyndn. Mo-, II owned
by nm old Indian, who believes that II
n person were drowning someone near
at hand would come 10 the rescue.
Mnny letters OF commentator have
been received from chapters visited by
Capt Raackc. Snllnn. Kan. was par
tIculnrly well pleased with his demon
strntlons nj the Country Club outdoor
pool. The following Is an extract from
letter recently sent In by the life
saving examiner Of that town:
"Cnpt. Rnackc's clever work Mt
the lnrgc outdoor pool OF the Coun-
try Club was watched In brcnthless
silence. only TO be broken by wild
cheering nj his many extraordinary
feats OF swimming and life saving.
Capt. Rnacke. TO us, Is marvel Of
efficiency and his crawl stroke Is
still the talk OF the town. He not
only has been great help In the
Life Saving Department. but has
given even greater interest 10 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-
cellent women's corps AT the annual
banquet. held In May. life saving
badges were awarded TO more than
forty women. service medals TO two
and the life saving hr to one.
. On July Both the river patrol Of the
81. Louis Chapter gave an exhibition
and races Mt Lincoln Beach, on the
Meramec River. This exhibition was
witnessed by probably the largest
crowd ever gathered at Lincoln Beach.
More than 500 canoes fringed the sand
when the first event, the canoe singles
race. was announced. Capt. Raacke
had charge Of the life saving demon
stratlon, showing the various methods
OF breaking death holds encountered
in rescuing a drowning person.
Eight life guards, after his demon
stration on the barge, struggled vicious
ly with each other In practical Illus
tratlon of life saving tactics.
The Galveston, (Texas) Life Saving
Corps have frequently exhibited their
skill In first aid and life saving. Owing
to the prompt and efficient first aid ad-
ministered by three members OF the
Galveston Life Saving Corps on June
4th, the life OF John ID. Wheeler, 20
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 saving
corps succeeded In reviving Mr.. Wheel
er through the application of the
Schaeffer method of resuscitatlon. He
was taken to the hospital in. very
weakened condition. AS Mr.. Wheeler
was found In comparatively shallow
water, 1t is believed his mlshap was due
ito fainting spell.