Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-04
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
Churches
Schools
SURGICAL DRESSINGS

I'VE need the help of every Wom-
an in the community for few hours
each week if we are to meet our
quota said Mrs. r. c. Clemons,
chairman. Women must be either
citizens CT this nation or an allied
nation, and should register, either
at the Red Cross headquarters, 120
North Fifth, or at the Ten Thous-
and club house where the surgical
dressings center is located.
The center is open four days
week, Tuesdays through Thursdays.
from 8 am. to $3.50 pm. Women
must wear clean wash dresses and
their hair must be covered with
wells or scarves. Red Cross head
dresses will be available soan.
Instructors have been trained and
are en- hand daily to help the women.
80 far" said Mrs Clemons, the
women have done beautiful work
and are wonderful about helping
but we need many more of them"
All women, whether or not club
members. are eligible-the club is
giving the headquarters and sup
| plying the money for ma .ntenance
! but this is otherwise a Red Cross
! project, open to every woman.
NUTRITION CLASS
Those women interested in TAX
ing up the Red Cross nutrition
course are to meet Frida-; morning
at 10 am. at the home of Mrs.
Norman E. Dupont, sis Wensley
avenue, the meeting having been
changed from the high school home
economies room to the Dupont resi-
dence. Mrs. Dupont is the nutrition
chairman for the Ell Centro Req
Cross chairman.
A class of 20 members is desired,
and Mrs. H. B. Ross of the Farm
Security administration, is to be
the instructor. This class Will be
morning one and the days will be
arranged at the meeting.
. Women interested in taking up
this subject, so vital now that food
rationing is facing the nat on in
SO many commodities, should COM
municate with Mrs. Dupont, tele-
phone 1886.
FIRST AID
New first aid classes, both stand
ard and advanced, are being organ
lied with Leo D2Celles, new first
aid chairman for the Ell Centre
chapter of the Red Cross, beginning
an active program.
Imperial has organized a class
which will meet Thursday night al
7:30 o'clock in the club city hall
This is to be standard course.
Both standard and advanced will
be organized in Ell Centro IN the
immediate future as it is necessary
to have large number of people
trained in first aid ready to meet
any emergency, whether of war or
peacetime disaster.
Anyone interested should either
register at the Red Cross headuuar-
ters, 100 North Fifth or should
telephone. Qualified instructors are
available to give the courses.
COOKIE CHAIRMAN
Mrs. o. w. Keep, telephone 1883
is the new cookie chairman ior the
I Ell Centro servicemens canteen, tax
ing over the Craftsmanship which
Mrs. Russell Yeager organized so
capably when the canteen opened
last spring. Mrs. Yeager is to be
away from the city for number
II weeks and consequentlT re&igneo
her chairmanship.
MS. Keep Is anxious to get a
regular schedule organized, with
Individual women or organizations
| q
will see that cookies reach the can
oecn and any group who has been
doing that sort CT work, or any one
person, or who is willing to start
he project, is asked to communi-
;ate with her at once.
The canteen has run out of sup
Lies many nights in the past few
weeks and it IS nee -SSary to have
more cookies to meet the increased
number CT men.
These who have contributed have
done so generously and directors of
he Ell Centre canteen unit are now
Gaklng a plea for additional sup
p"' in IT," cookie project.
Since the sugar shortage, the
ia. ~.UU.S a.e trying to stretch their
supplies, as is the housewife il
1ytIy home, and in order to secure
the Creates number of cookies for
he canteen, will give two cups of
;tgar for every five dozen cookies,
Drought into the canteen, which is
4 generous allotment since most rec
ipeS call for Y cups. Supplies Of
loney and dates are also available
TOR the cookie makers. Since the
sugar must so as far as possible,
sugar for icinGS can not be given by
he canteen, although of course
lily Woilen who wish to contribute
heir own sugar for cake ftoSting
re assured that it will be welcomed
II tue Part of the servicemen. Beau
ilul cakes are a treat, bat in view
II present sugar supplies, tn can
teen cannot Conate the sugar TO-
alicy cakes, which do not serve as
nan. men as does the same amount
# sugar in cookies.
Those women who would like to
axe tn ice box cookieS-uncooked
are assured they will be more than
eicone as they can be stored in
the cantecn iceboxes and used when
suppl S run out.
Every one who has helped is
assured by the directors their eff
forts arc more than appreciated
1t is just that more women are need
I'd to meet the increased attendance
at the canteen