The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-07
c. D. V. O.

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Mrs. Don Gillette. Mrs. Mabel L..
Stadtmiller was named director of
C.D.V.O. Board meetings were held
weekly at first and later monthly.
As the work progressed, the board
was enlarged, and the following
committee chalrmen named: Mrs.
Atwood McAndrew, chairman OF re-
cruiting and registering. Mrs. II.
deb Barss. chairman Of training,
and Miss Zella Beardsley. chairman
OF placement. Prof Paul Samson,
cOordinator of training, became a
member OF the board. Mrs Don Gil.
lette found It necessary to resign
on account Of her health.
Mrs. McAndrew, assisted by Mrs.
Ray Fletcher and Mrs A. Whit.
mire, directed campaigns wherever
large groups Of people cOngregated
(such as sugar rauoning period,
and Fourth OF July celebration in
Recreation Park.) She called repre-
sentatiyes OF As clubs in the city
together for a meeting TO explain
c. d. Volunteer work, and urged
100 per cent participation OF all
clubs. over 100 new names were
added. This made nearly 1000 total
in the non-protective files, includ-
ing students OF both Clcary and
Normal Colleges. Under Mrs. Me.
Andrew S direction the student files
were revised, and new students in
the colleges have not registered this
school year.
Special File
- A special file was made by Mrs.
MCAudrew and her committee OF
interpreters and il was found Is
different languages are represented.
Analysis of entertainers shows a
variety Of programs possible. There
has been one request for these to
entertain soldiers and defense work
ers through the inter-church rec
reatioH committee. A cemPreheH-
sive chart on a large scale was
made by Mrs Paul Hayward for the
c. D. V. o. TO be used in register
ing volunteers. This shows the
types of work volunteers can do in
civilian defense. and gives the code
numbers for the office files.
Chairman Cooperative
Mrs Barss, chairman Of training,
has cooperated with the Council OF
Social Agencies in setting up train
ing courses for child care aides
supplied names OF possible Girl
Scout workers from the files, CO
operated with the Red Coss in find
ing candidates for Nurses Aide
Corps. and blood donors, co-operat-
ed with the Red Cross in directing
people to Red Cross training cours-
es in first aid, nutrition, home
nursing. and canteen; co-operated
with the city nutrition chairman,
Miss Estelle Bauch, In organizing
refresher course for home eco
Monies graduates. supplied yOlun
teers 10 take registrations OF work
ing mothers with children in need
Of day care and Of people willing
70 care for children in their homes
Miss leila Beardsley, chairman
of placement, took charge Of sugar
ratiouing to continue the first work
done by the public school teachers.
Over 100 volunteers were placed
on this particular work Her assist
ants. Mrs. Vivian Erickson, and
Mrs. John Alden have placed many
volunteers in the past two week.
10 work on gas rationin-.
Trained People Listed
Miss Mary Alice McAudrew typed
a book containing names Of all vol
uuteers who have completed train
ing courses. This splendid work
meant hours Of gathering and tabu-
lating the lists from various COM
mittee heads throughout the city.
The names Of the classes and the
numbers who have completed are
as follows.
Red Cross Volunteer Nurses Aide
Corps. II. Volunteer Child Care
Aides, Z; Canteen Corps CRed
Cross. Il; Canteeu Aide Red
Cross. 80: Nutrition (Red Crosse,
~; Red Cross staff Assistants, 9,
Red Cross Motor Mechanics. 81.
Red Cross Advanced Motor Mech
anics, s; Red Cross Home Nursing,
81; Red Cross First Aid-Ciyil Air
Patrol. &c: Red Cross Advanced
First Aid. "a. Red Cross First Aid
General, ESQ; Red Cross First Aid
General and Ford Motor Mechanics.
81: Red Cross First Aid-Auxiliary
Fire and Police, 142. Red Cross
First Affair Raid Wardens, 152.
More Complete
After few months. the files ere
made more complete by including
all the protective volunteers. These
cards naming all the auxiliary fire
. and police, air raid wardens, utili-
ties. and medical volunteers we're
made by Louis White and his com
mittee OF ten or more typl5ts who
spent many hours over a period Of
( two weeks time.
Al present the following num-
bers are registered in the master
file. 654 non-protectiye: rs Cleary
/ and Normal students; 100 medical;
+ Sc utilities; 1852 air raid wardens {;
/ ll2 auxiliary fire and police. Total
f 1850.
Work Assigned
Approximately 500 uoa-Drotectiye
oil 90,