The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-23
MRS. TOWER SPEAKS ON
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES
Delivers Address Before Oak
land Rotary Club Last Friday

| An audfeSS concerning the American
Red Cross and its allied interests was
delivered last Friday evening at the
weekly luncheon meeting of the Oak
land Rotary Club by Mrs. E. z. Tower,
Red Cross chairman for Garrett
county.
Mrs. Towers address follows:
The privilege of meeting with this
outstanding mems organization is All
honor | appreciate. AS an outsider
l have heard of your many worth while
projects and have commended the pub
lie spirit as evidenced in your spon-
sering of such communal benefits as
the golf course; the Boys Band; the
Christmat treat, to which hundreds of
children look forward each year; the
funds for eye glasses you have con-
by which you have not only put the
county on the map, but have put the
map on the county by means of your
four large bill boards so stragitically
placed, and then the illustrated
pamphlet showing the beauties of the
county, the advertising sticker and
numerous other things, and now it is
your enterprise that has brought us
the new Post Office building. We, as
a community, owe you much.
You, as individuals, have also helped
to support another organization that
hastried to keep the faith. The Ameri-
can Red Cross is usually brought to
attention in its connection with relief
for some disaster, such as floods, hur-
ricanes, epidemics, earthquakes, fires
or war; it is remarkably well orga-
nized and goes into action quickly.
Our local disaster relief committee,
which is permanent one, is composed
of Mr.. Walter Dawson, Mr. Delbert
Davis, and Mrs. F. E. Rathbun, and
you can imagine there will be no
grass growing under their feet if, and
when, the need for action develops.
Besides disaster relief there are
many other activities on the Red Cross
program, in fact, nearly everything
that is helpful comes under its scope
in one way or another, because all
things that serve humanity are more
or less inter-related. There is the
Service of Veterans; Service to Mem
bers Of the Regular Armed Forces;
First Aid; Life Saving; Emergency
Highway First Aid Stations; Acct
dent Prevention in the Home and on
the Farm; Civilian Relief; Nutrition;
Nursing Service; and the making of
garments, knitting, surgical dressings;
braille for the blind, etc.
The Garrett County Chapter follows
as closely as possible this program and
you may be interested to learn just
what is being done and how the funds
are being used in the county. As you
know, the Garrett County Chapter is
entirely a volunteer organization, and
that means that no one is paid. 1t is
governed by the rules of the parent
organization, it is frequently visited
and is supervised by a Red Cross rep
resentative, and all accounts are
audited. 1t is supported by member
ship dues contributions and one half
of the Sunday movie tax. One half of
all membership dues, that is-one half
of every membership dollar is sent to
National Headquarters at Washing
ton, D. G.. Any funds contributed to
the Chapter for a special purpose such
as War Relief or Disaster Relief, are
sent intact to National Headquarters.
During the last Roll Call there were
26 workers in the field under the di-
Irection of Mrs. Paul Naylor, Roll Call
Chairman.
Our activities have been confined to
those things that best serve a small
Chapter. We cooperate with the Coun-
ty Board of Health, the Board of Edu-
cation, and the Welfare Board.
Two County Health nurses are CIV
ing Red Cross courses in Home
Hygiene and Care of the Sick to
classes of High school students. Dr.
DuPuy and DR.. Baumgartner give in
structions to First Aid Glasses. Medl-
cine is provided the nurses for distri-
button to those prenatal cases that
need it. The Civilian Relief and Social
Service consists of assistance to fami-
lies in their own homes, helping those
not eligible for various reasons for
public assistance. During the past
16 months glasses have been furnished
to so children; ID persons have had
dental care; 6 have had tonsil opera
tions; 6 have been aided with trans
portation.
Shoes and clothing have been sup
piled to school children who would
otherwise not have been able to at
tend school, food, clothing and medi-
cine have been given to families Hot
lunches were served for six weeks to
/ 60 school children in community that
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