The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-26
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES
in COUNTY CONDUCTED
I'm EFFICIENT MANNER
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was early announced that In no in
stance should the Red Cross under
take work already being done oy
other organizations.
with these facts In mind 1t has
been the policy of the local chapter
since the close of the war TO attempt
to function in ways that would be help
full and in fields that were not being
covered by any other organization.
Home Service
THE home service work for soldiers
and their families was Of course con-
tinued and in order to save overhead
expense, Office rent, etc, an arrange
ment was effected with the Social Ser.
vice Bureau of Richmond whereby this
work is conducted by them, the chap
ter paying them a fixed sum each
month for administration and furnish
ing funds for relief where this is nee
essary. This arrangement has proved
most satisfactory and has since been
adopted in many other cities.
Public Health
'1n the field Of public health the
Social Service Bureau was already
functioning so far as Richmond itself
was concerned, so that the organiza-
ton of public health activity in the
county outside of the city seemed to
be our logical field and for one year
a public health nurse was employed at
full time and the Modern Health Cru
SADIE was organized in practically al
the county schools and baby clinics,
health talks and such other public
health work as seemed advisable was
conducted throughout the county. At
the end of the year on account of the
shortage of funds and also in the be-
lief that this activity should be cen
tralized so far as possible, an arrange
ment was effected with the Social Ser
vice Bureau whereby they sell to the
Red Cross at actual cost The time OF
one of their nurses for two days .
week and this work has been kept up
throughout the county in this way
for the past year AS the automobile
owned by the chapter would have been
idle much of the time if used only
by the nurse on the days she worked
for the Red Cross. 1t was therefor
sold TO the Social Service Bureau and
its cost used as a credit against the
charge for the nurses time The chap
ter pays in addition to the nurse s
time, one dollar per day for the up
keep and depreciation of the automo
bile on the days that 1t is used in
Red Cross work. This arrangement
has proved most satisfactory and has
avoided the friction and duplication
usually resulting where nursing activi
ties are conducted by separate or
CARNATIONS
Junior Red Cross.
THE Junior Red Cross activities
have had to be much restricted on &C
count of the lack of funds, but have
been conducted in the city schools
under the direction of Miss Payne. and
the results have been of distinct value
in fostering patriotic spirit and an
interest in general human welfare or
The part of the children. The modern
health crusade in the county is car
ried on in the form of Junior Res
Cross activity in order to help to sus
;an the interest of the children in the
Red Cross organization 1t IS regret
ed that the garden work in Richmond
had TO be omitted this year for lacl
OF funds
In our own chapter as in most 9th
ers with the close of the war. the prob
lem of raising adequate funds became
very serious. but we were in a bette
position than many chapters as we ha(
on hand between seven and eigh
thousand dollars War funds of course
could not be continued after the clos.
of the war and the last membership
campaign in November 1920. only af
forded about 81 500 for the use af tn
chapter while the minimum chapts
budget exceeded $4,000 During thi
year an effort was made to organic
a community chest and it was de
cided that the chapter should becom
a member of the proposed welfar
league. when it was perfected. Wit
this plan in view no membership cam
paign was held in the fall of 1921, an
so there were technically no member
in 1922 until after the Welfare leagu
campaign last summer The Arrange
ment that was worked out whic
seemed to be fair to all parties wa
that every subscriber of so or NOR
should have 81 of his subscription Sc
aside as Red Cross membership: )
cents of which will be sent to the y:
tional Red Cross as its share of tn
membership fee The Welfare leagu
in addition to setting aside enoug
money to cover the membership fee
approved our budget Of about 81
RHOuSauO uOlidfos anu slltHOuSH u
amount raised by the league was onl
about so per cent OF its budget. W
have been able by being cxtremel
careful to keep within The funds a
tually received and will be able TO fl
ish the calendar year with only vel
slight deficit
1T is felt that the policy of II
chapter in combining its actiyitit
with tie Social Service bureau whel
il was possible to do so with no sa