The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-11-10
Red Cross Roll
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Along the nations highways, In
umderprivileged homes and isolated
communities, in hospitals, military
stations, schools. and on far-flung
beaches. the work of the American
Red Cross has been carried on in in
creasing volume. Harold LuteS.
chairman of the Libby Red Cross
chapter, pointed out yesterday.
In reviewing some of the work
done locally and nationally by Red
Cross workers during the past year,
Lutes said that great strides had
been made in reaching increasing
numbers of Americans everywhere.
and cited the fact that in the Red
Cross campaign to eliminate acct
dents in homes and on farms, To-
100000 householders had been adj
vised how to eradicate existing ac-
cident hazards around private prop
erty.
RED Cross public health nurses
made more than 100000 visits TO
or on behalf of the sick during the
past Il months" he said They are
carrying out their work in COM
munities where nursing and medl-
cal aid are not readily available, in
Guiding homes in mountains, IN
small country towns, on pralrles,
and on isolated islands in the sea.
AT the same time, these nurses have
examined 559,1 school children for
possible physical defects that need
ed correction, and where it was
found necessary the proper treat
ment was arranged.
He said, too, that 295 ,0z8 persons
had been qualified to stop bleeding,
treat for shock, splint fractures, and
give other emergency treatment fol-
lowing accidents, and that 88, LAG
persons had been trained in life
saving and water safety in an eff
fort to bring about drastic reduc-
tons in deaths from drowning
while there were few disasters
of spectacular national importance
during the year." Mr.. Lutes said,
the Red Cross through this period
has rescued, fed. clothed. and given
nursing and medical care to 100000
victims of floods, fires, storms, ex-
blossoms, and many other types of
disasters. These have been scat
tered over 38 states and included 10
types of natural catastrophies,
Mr.. Lutes described the nation
wide campaign against deaths and
permanent injuries on highways in
augurated three years ago by the
Red Cross, and said that with GIG
new stations reported in operation
during the past year, the total num-
Der of emergency first aid stations
had grown to 2,454.
The Junior Red Cross. he said,
had grown to be one of the largest
youth organizations in the world,
with more than 100000 school
children in the United States work
ing to promote better international
understanding with members of
Junior Red Cross in So other coun-
tries. Albums and letters are con-
stantly being exchanged and much
international interest aroused in
this way. At the same time, he said
these Juniors are carrying on con
structive work at home.
The Red Cross service to enlisted
men, disabled veterans and their
dependents had helped solve the
pressing problems of $4,000 men
and their families during the past
year Lutes said, and in smaller
communities lacking local relief ia
cilities Red Cross chapters have
given sorely needed help to 10000
families.
All this work is made possible BY
the annual Red Cross membership
Roll Call, held each year between
Armistice day and Thanksgiving.