The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
0. S. LUND, REPRESENTING
RED CROSS, SPOKE HERE

Otto S. Lund, state representative
of the American Red Cross, visited the
Flagstaff chapter Wednesday and
Thursday of last week. On Thursday
night at Hotel Monte Vista Mr.. Lulad
gave an interesting talk on the peace
time work Of the Red Cross. DR.. M.
G. Fronske, chairman of Flagstaff
chapter, introduced the speaker, and
others present were DR.. e. S. Miller,
j. @. Thomas, Theodore Spencer, Mrs.
C. e. Collins, Mrs. Forrest Aver, Mrs.
Tom L. Rees, Mrs. Dan Hogan, Mrs.
Wick Thompson, Mrs. Jake and Mrs.
Pooler.
Mr.. Lund said that in 1926 the Red
Cross functioned in SO disasters in
this country, $4,300,000 having been
used for actual relief work in Flor
ida. In disasters no money collected
for relief in the stricken district is
used for overhead expense, this item
always being taken care of by the ma
tional organization. In addition TO
taking care of the overhead EXPENSES
in Florida, which amounted to $780,
900, the national organization con-
tributed $50O,O00. Mr.. Lund COM
mended the Flagstaff chapter for it's
splendid response for funds for Flor
ida relief. The Red Cross is operating
in nine disaster sections in this couil-
try.
The speaker called attention to the
fact that there are eleven million
children in the world enrolled in Jun
ior Red Cross, six million being in the
United States and six thousand in
Arizona. Last year, the Red Cross
juniors in the school at Clifton made
garments for 81 children in st. JOSS
eph's Orphanage at Tucson, having
collected old clothing which they
renovated. The international corre.-
spondence carried on by children err
rolled in Junior Red Cross all over the
world is Of inestimable value in cres
ating friendly feeling between child
rem of the different nations. Mr..
Thomas, superintendent of the Flag
staff schools, plans to enroll the Flag
staff children in Junior Red Cross
next fall
Twenty thousand certificates were
given last year to those finishing Red
Cross instruction classes in first aid
and life saving. r. ID. Jessuppe of
Teachers college, is an authorized Red
Cross life saving and first aid in
structor. DIR. Fronske, chairman Of
the Flagstaff chapter, has made arr
rangements for cooperation between
the city and the Teachers college for
the use of the pool at the college for
swimming instructions and Mr.. Jes-
suppe viii have classes there this
summer.
Last year the national organization
of the American Red Cross received Il
request for o. 800 garments for efildF
rem in the Balkan states. The appeal
was most urgent as the statement wal;
made that in the event the Red Cros.s
could not supply this amount thou-
sands of babies would have to-. be
wrapped in newspapers. The ladies'
Of the civilian relief committee, OF
which Mrs. G. E. Collins is chairman,
have agreed to supply their quota I'd,
the national organization. The quota
for Flagstaff this year is three
sweaters, Is layettes, 35 children's
garments and 20 Christmas bags
These bags are for men in service irl
foreign countries, the majority OF
whom will receive no other Christmas
The clothing is for the
children of men in service on the bor-
der whose pay from the government
is from $21 to $35 a month I.