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headquarters to give lessons In first
aid.
The preparedness course, which Is
now being given at local headquart-
ers, requires 10 weekly periods OF
two hours each. Subjects studied In
the course include first aid, with
emphasis on preventative measures
and on assistance; diet and canteen
work; motor transport service, which
includes map reading and running
repairs on automobiles: police aid
and blackout and heavy vehicle
driving. The last named subject
will include gas-maSk practice, air.
raid shelter work and such, but these
classes have not yet been included
in the first course offered this fall
1t Is expected that with growth OF
the organization. additional instruc-
tors and an increase in applicants
for membership, future courses will
also include instruction in telephony
telegraphy, radio, office work, agri-
culture, photography and aero
nautlcs. Glasses in aeronautics will
pass from simple rudiments Of flight
through plane plotting. Flight in
struction itself is the only course
for which volunteers will be required
to pay fees However, this course
has not yet been started and its in
clusion in the training course of the
A. w. v. S. will depend upon future
interest of volunteers.
There should be little doubt as to
future interest in the work of the
A. w. v. S. if one may judge from
that shown by those attending class
es now running
Debutantes, middle -aged women
and matrons with gray hair, COM
pose the class in diet and canteen
instructed by Mrs. Lennice Sartell
assistant dietitian at st. Elizabeth S
Hospital. Meeting at headquarters
each Tuesday at 7:30 pm, the class
is taught the fundamentals of food
values, economic buying, inexpensive
but nourishing meal planning, epi-
demic and emergency feeding, and
canteen work or large group feeding
Each member of the class carries
a note book and carefully jots down
important information such as the
effect of sudden changes of diet;
what foods to serve or not serve in
times of epidemic; and methods OF
catering to large groups, giving
healthy menus at moderate costs. A
modern gas stove. donated by a Local
gas company, permits class expert.
mentation with recipes as well as
the chemical reactions Of foods.
Attention to Colds.
Recently, particular attention cen.
tered upon the treatment Of colds
and much practical information wal
obtained on how to combat this ur.
welcome and common ailment Of thu
winter season.
The attention which centered upon
the instruction Of 1t. Charles Duke
of the Army Engineer Corps
at a recent Monday afternoon class
might well be envied by teachers
throughout the country. Concedine
the youth and attraction Of thu
lieutenant, it was obvious that thu
interest of the class was not confined
to its personal liking for the in
structor but was in the highly tech
nical work he was teaching.
Standing before blackboard, the
lieutenant indicated on map how
the lost motorist could locate hi
position In an unknown country
He told how one could orient one.
self by means of such simple things
as taking q fence corner or roae
bend, or some other given point
and working out on the map, tn.
position desired. He explained thu
meaning Of double latitude ane
longitude lines on the same map
of certain odd looking other lines
and the significance of grid" zones
"It all sounds very complicated tt
me-" murmured one fair map reader
Mastering principles taught in tn.
map-reading class would be Of grea1
value to ambulance drivers or theil
chauffeurS during national emer'
gencies requiring removal Of sigr
posts along public highways. i
was explained how in case Of {
necessary evacuation of the civilian
population, members Of the A. w. v
S. would be able to serve as guides
over secondary and little known bacl
roads by their knowledge Of maj
reading and orientation. Boxing
q compass or how to utilize . watch
to determine position in case therl
is no compass, Is also taught In th'
map-reading class.
Types Represented.
In addition to the Tuesday after.
noon class, map reading is taught
every Thursday at 8 pm. Severa
secretaries from Capitol Hill ART
interested attendants at this class
"The Colonels lady and JUDY
O'Grady" are certainly sisters un'
der the skim" at the running repair'
class, part OF the transport courses
The second floor Of a large garag,
on the 18th street has been donatet
by q local automobile firm for the us'
of this class. Instructions in "wha'
makes the wheels 60 round" and tn,
other mechanical intricacies or mo.
tor vehicles, are given by Bennett
King, local gas dealer. On ths
concrete, grease covered floor Of tn,
garage, . pretty debutante knel