Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-28
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
SURGICAL DRESSINGS

Work on surgical dressings will
start in FL Centre next week, four
Instructors having completed their
training under the direction of Mrs.
Franklin Steel.
These four instructors arc Mrs.
r. c. Clemons. chairman: Mrs. S.
Emmitt Allen, Mrs. Allen P. Nuffer,
Mrs T. II. Cebbie. Instructors will
receive their certificates from Gen
eral Charles Lyman, chairman, San
Diego chapter.
In turn, these four will train the
assistant instructors this week: Mes
Games Henry l.. Loud, William G.
Outlook Max Brents, r. H. Maddux
The surgical dressings center is
to bc at the Ten Thousand club,
the club having given the Red Cross
the tea room to use for this work,
also voting money for maintenance.
Starting Tuesday, the center will
be open four days a week from $50
am. TO 3:30 pm. If the need for
mora time is evident. the room will
De open Mondays also and arrange
ments will be made in a week or two
for an evening class.
Every woman interested in thi
work should make application at
Ped Cross headquarters. Literally
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made for the men at the front at
once and the need for this type of
work is obvious.
All gauze is furnished b. the
United States War department, and
dressings are made according to
war department specifications by
these volunteer workers.
MRS. H. r. Andersen, chairman OF
volunteer services for the FL Centre
chapter, American Red Cross, has
announced for the information of
the women who plan to work at the
center that they are to wear clear
wash dresses and must bring some
thing to cover their hair completely
as scarf or veil since the dressings
must be made under completely SAN
itary conditions. AS soon as the
shipment is received, official Red
Cross headdresS2S will be on sale
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also bring scissors.
instructors wear blue uniforms
with the Red Gross emblem on pock.
ct and Coronet, and will be recog-
niz2d further by the small blue ba,
just below the red cross On theil
coronet.
s>As in production work, a woman
who has given 100 hours will be elig-
ible to wear the Red Cross produc-
ton pin.
No lunches may be eaten in the
club house.
CANTEEN PARTY
Junior hoStesSes for the Ell Centre
sorViCemens cantcen are planning
a Halloween party for the men Sat-
urday night at the canteen, ar
ranging games, decorations, fortune
telling, etc, the regular hostesses
serving hot doughnuts and coffee.
This is the first social event ar.
ranged by this group of younger
women and they are scheduling q
delightful evening for their guests.
The Junior hoStesseS are ney
organization, the young women O.
the community, and two of Their
arc on dut,' each night at the can
teen to help entertain the men.
Jane Pocl Newton is general chair.
man.
NUTRITION COURSE
Mrs. II. z. Ross of the Farm Sc.
curity Administration, is authorized
to serve as instructor for the Rec
Cross nutrition courses, Mrs Nor
mon E. Dupont, chairman, announc-
ed Wednesday.
a class in nutrition will he organ.
iaed next week, Nov 6. a Friday,
Wacn all women interested in such
a course, are to meet at 10 am
at the home economies laboratory
in the court house. At that time
the class will be organized and the
days on which it is to meet will
be decided upon to suit the con-
veni1nce of the ma ajority of men,
berS. This is to be n morning class
two hours, from 1912.
Mrs. Dupont has asked that those
who plan to take the course rcgistc
with her, telephone 335.
SEELEY DANCE
Gala plans for the Halloween
dance to be given at Camp Seeley
Friday night were discussed at a
meeting OF committees Representing
the Red Cross junior hostesses and
tIe men at cemp this week. The
Junior hostesses on the committee
were: Ann Dessert, Jane Reed, and
Doreen Meagher.
This dance is sponsored by the
Rcd Cross camp and hospital SER
vice committee and that group an
nounceS that the buses will leave
the Mayan hotel at 7;3O that eve
ming, returning at II 80.
Halloween decorations, all the
traditional Halloween refreshments
as cider, popcorn, apples. ginger
bread, will be served, and all the
Junior hoStesSeS are asked to wear
masks to add to the Halloween at