Evening star., 1941-12-24
Montgomery County
Prepares 10 Set Up
8 First Aid Posts
Arlington Names New
Defense Officials; Foirfo,
Rushes Aid Roid Setup

Plans for establishment of eight
emergency f1rst-aid stations in
Montgomery County were an
nomced last night as Arlington
County named new defense Of
ficials and Fairfax moved to COM
plete its AFRAID warden organiza-
ton.
The eight Montgomery first-aid
posts, called assembly stations. :"
will be stated by four doctors each,
q meeting of $50 doctors and nurses
in the Rockville courthouse was told
last night by DR.. willard R. McNeill
of Takoma Park, county director Of
emergency medical services under
the Civilian Defense Council.
The meeting. called by DR.. Dexter
M. Bullard, chief medical omcer
for civilian defense in the county,
also was addressed by DR.. Read N.
Calvert Of Washington. haison med
ical offlcer between the District and
nearby communities; Albert e.
Brault, director Of the county's
civilian defense organization; Paul
Banfield who is IN charge Of emer-
gency transportation; Andrew M.
Newman. chief Of the county police;
John Oden, president Of the
county volunteer fire department: i:
DR.. B. L. Ellicott. county health
omcer: DR.. william A. Linthicum,
head Of the nurses defense group,
and Charles M. Irelan, head Of the
county Red Cross chapter.
Arlington Onicials Named.
F.. Freeland Chew. chief air raid
warden for Arlington County, last
night was named chief control Of
f1cer and placed in charge Of all
emergency agencies. At the same
time. the county Defense Council
named Charles Harrison Mann gen.
eral co-ordinator Of all defense
agencies in the county.
The council also appointed a
special finance committee composed
of Mr.. Chew, Mr.. Mann and Frank
c. Hanrahan, Arlington County
manager.
The meeting was attended ~ all
members of the Arlington County
Board, Of which Mr. Chew IS chair
man. and by State Senator William
D. Medley and Delegate Charles R.
Fenw1ck.
Fairfax Completes Plans.
Plans to complete air raid warden
services by using the various fire
departments IN Fairfax County have
been announced by r. M. Lough-
borough. county co-ordinator of de-
fense activities.
He said it is also hoped to es-
tablish direct communication,
line from the Fairfax headquarters
to Clifton, which has no fire depart
ment.
Should direct communication bt
set up with the engine houses in The
county, the departments will have
wardens on 24-hour duty.
Fire chiefs cooperating with Mr.
Loughborough include John H. Car
per of Mclean. James w. Cooke o.
Franconia, r. S. Hall of Occoquan
Joe Mettuer of Annandale, L. L
Burger Of Herndon, j. Crickenbergel
Of Vienna and Robert Williams o,
Fairfax.
Wardens to Get Cards.
From Baltimore, Col. Henry S
Barrett, chief Of Maryland's air raie
precaution service, today sent in.
structions to chief air raid warden.
Of each county to provide for definite
identification of their deputies, thu
Associated Press reported.
Col. Barrett said identification
cards to be issued to each warder
will identify the section in which
the warden works and will carry
his photograph.
This procedure is necessary TO,
public protection" Col. Barrett said
If an air raid warden undertakes tc
inspect your home, do not admit him
unless he produces his identified.
ton card"