South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-30
WORKERS STRESS
BROAD SCOPE OF
RED CROSS BODY
Fifteen Counties Represented
at Regional Conference
Held Here.

The wide scope % She American
Red Cross was emphasized Tuesday
during the regional conference o.
rspresentatives Of various chapters
in Is couuties in The northwest par
OF Indiana The conference at she
Oliver hotel was productive az a re-
newed stimulation on The part OF
Red Cross workers in the opinion O.
those attending
Henry a Baruharr former con-
gressmen from the 1Erh district VINO
was % discuss the Fulton county
health unit. was unable 90 Doe present
and Miss Thomas. health nurse OF
that community spoke extemQor-
aneously OF The accomplishment,
there.
One O fine most interesting dis
cussious of the day was that ziven
by Miss Julia Groscap. Red Cross
nurse Of DeKalb county. Her re-
marks had 10 do with the many
sided activity OF the work there.
which included community confer
enCes OF mothers and babies and an
Drthopedic conference at which "a
specialist was summoned from CHI
cagO TO diagnose the condition OF
children who had not the opportuu-
ity of specialist.
Praises Health Nurse.
Miss Virginia Wing director Of
publicity of the American Red Cross
stressed the idea that the Red Cross
in, peace time had a permanent pro-
gram 10 carry on. and that the pub
lie at large was unaware or the
many activities that the Red Cross
ives engaged in
DR.. II. IT. Martin or Iaporte. pre-
sident OF the Laporte Kiwanis club
and chairman OF the nursing act
ivities Of that county delivered
talk on Public Health Nursing
He called attention TO the fact thai
the public health nurse is one Of the
many agents who. by educatng
these with whom she comes in con
tact. may prevent the mentality OF
the nation from becoming diluted
by preventing the excessive breeding
of mental detectives.
William Carl Hunt. assistant man
ager Of the Washington division
talked on the relation OF the chapter
10 national headquarters. John Old
ham gave a discussion OF the res
possibilities OF Red Cross communi-
ties.
Aid to Veterans.
In the morning session Harrison
TaFcott. manager Of the sub-district
Office OF the Veterans Bureau re-
vealed the cooperation given the
Travelbee, director OF the South
Bend sub-district vocational train
ing department. recited example
OF the many ways in which the Red
Cross was hesping world war vet
Grams 10 REIGN TO civil basis after
the trainee had been discharged by
the government
That international appreciation
and international understandings
will do more 20 prevent recurrence
OF wars than signing OF agreements
by statesmen was the statement
made by James T. Nicholson. assi--
tant director Of the National Junior
Red Cross.
Mr.. Nicholson was discussing the
work Of the Junior Red Cross in the
school, pointing out that the Junior
Red Gross was not an outside organ
ization but the spirit Of service in
culcated IN the school child Such
a service, the speaker added. will do
much TO promote international un-
derstandings for # disarms the heart
OF the child and prepares him Tor
peace
Provides Leadership.
The Junior Red Cross means The
perpetuatlon Of the spirit Of service
developed during the war. The
Junior Red Cross provides potential
leadership. the speaker added.
There are 10000 schools and H.
900 900 school children enrolled in
the Junior Red Cross. this numher
having become enrolled since the
inception Of the orge nizauon which
was in the closing days OF the war
A total OF SIS 900. 900 was raised br
voluntary subscription BY the Junior
Red Cross during the war 20 allie
viate the sufferings OF war Alr.
Nicholson said.