The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-24

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 Garments for Sufferers
 Mrs Blynd will proudly show you stacks upon top of stacks of ma- terials sent by the headquarters of the American Red Cross to the local chapter, capes worn by the nurses during the war to be made into little dresses, bootses and wraps by volun- teers, to be sent wherever suffering and poverty exist.
 "The beautiful crimson Things of the capes worn by the nurses" said Mrs. Blynd in showing me the other day numbers of garments beauti- fully made by delft fingers out of these materials, have served to clothe thousands of indigent children.
 Tn June the Jewish women of Temple Emanu-El made 246 garments and 72 pairs of bootees out of the Things of nurses capes, and sent them to Russia, where they will be distributed by the Society of Friends there.
 "The brilliant red seems to De singularly appropriate to Russia sincs her predilections for brilliant scin- tillating colors is so well known in her folk dances, paintings and many arts.
 Home Hygiene
 Tn addition to other activities we are very happy to have MISS Gall Mcdonald, who was sent here from the headquarters of the American Red Cross to conduct courses in home hygiene and care of the sick. Dur ing the past four months 359 have graduated (the course being Is les sons) and any one can enter tho classes from the age of 15 to iO0 years old. One of our cleverest stu dents has been a woman 69 years of age. This Is merely preliminary nursing as is understood, sort of advanced first aid and in the year 1921 in the United States S9,000 have been graduated in the course.P
 Activities
 Asked to mention the chief ac- tivities with which the Red Cross is now concerned Mrs. Blynd said:
 "On our list we have 10,134 names enrolled for ex-service men who are under our care. During the month of June 1,765 ex-service men were ministered to in one way or another by the Red Cross. In the social welfare work, 632 calls were made to homes.
 Among the things which I might enumerate in which the Red Cross 8 actively engaged are first; atten- tion to the disabled men which takes the form of filing of compensation claims and following these up oy securing additional medical evidence, consisting of affidavits from doctors, employers and army companions. "Following up claims by numerous letters to veterans bureau. Also write letters in soldiers names and services of notary public rendered. also persuading soldiers to accept hospital treatment and when neces- sary arranging for an attendant to take soldier to hospital, also ac- ranging with Red Cross officials at various points to meet soldier en route and render any assistance necessary.
 "Visiting homes of soldier and as- sisting in keeping up the family morale, and furnishing a weekly bud- get until compensation is received. Also making loans to soldier in the hospital to take care of his incidental expenses. We keep In close touch with soldiers to know that they are satisfied and happy.
 "Vocational students. including making loans until checks are re- ceived, comes within our work, and writing numerous letters and arr ranging hospital care for family in many instances. Calling in the home of many of these families. We also assist them in innumerable difficult ties.
 "Transients, which includes sol diers and civilians, we help by com munioating with home town Red Cross; securing half rate tickets when eligible; providing place for them to stay while waiting to hear from home Red Cross"
 we provide subsistence en route, having Red Cross CT Travellers Aid assist soldier. If the family is along. in changing trains and if transient, happens to be sick-seeing that he receives medical attention before leaving city. Back pay, which covers those numbers still due, back allotmets and a1lowance due to chanpa of address