The Wilmington morning star., 1942-10-18
General Federation Will
Assist In Recruiting
Student Nurses


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the health front at home. Realiz-
ing that the needs of he armed
forces come first, the General
Federation of Women's clubs will
encourage eligible nurses to join
Red Cross First Reserve, h i e
source for Army and Navy
nurses. At the same time it will
endeavor to replenish the drain
military enlistments make on civil
ian life by encouraging young
women to enter nursing schools,
and it will also sponsor Red Cross
Home Nursing and Nurses Aide
classes in all clubs SO that their
members may tighten the heavy
burden of civilian nurses.
Individual clubs, district an d
state federations will be en-
couraged to offer scholarships in
denominations of $500 and $3.50 to
outstanding trainees.
The General Federation will
offer War bonds and certificates
as awards for meritorious effort,
as follows: S100 in War bonds to
the chairman securing the greatest
number of nursing scholarships in
states with a membership of 100
or more federated clubs. $1O0 in
War bonds to the woman, whether
member of federated club or
not, who secures the greatest num-
Der Of recruits. Certificates to the
woman who recruits one or more
student nurses. Certificate for
framing, to the group or organi-
zation sponsoring the four pro-
grams - recruiting, scholarship,
nGrse's aide, home nursing.
Each one of the General Fede-
ration's $500 clubs is asked to
organize recruitment commit
tee; to set up booths in depart
ment stores for recruitment pur-
poses, to send speakers to senior
class colleges! to make appeals
each week over the radio; to hold
meetings and invite prominent
nurses to speak; to have teas in
nonor of all nurses in cornmuni.
ties joining the First Reserves, or
when nurses are leaving town for
active service; and to organize
a speakers bureau.
Service flags should be display
ed at each meeting and in all club
houses with star for each nurse
IN military service.
The North Carolina Federation
last year opened the Sallie South
all Cotton Loan Fund to student
nurses. Young women interested
In borrowing from the fund should
see a local club president, or write
to Mrs. j. M. Hobgood, chairman
of the Fund, Farmville.
Mrs. z. v. Conyers of Green's
boro. is chairman of the nursing
division of the Federation's War
Service Department and she will
assist local clubs with plans for
recruitment programs.
Well attended district meeting
were held last week in Salisbury
with Mrs. r. A. Mclaughlin, presi.
dent Of district presiding, and in
Greensboro with Mrs. Grady E.
Kirklna, president of district
presiding.
Atthe meeting of district 3, ir
Lenoir, attended by lis clubwo
men, Mrs. Leroy Campbell re
signed as president and Mrs. Ec
M. Anderson, a well known ane
active clubwoman Of West Jeffer
son, was elected to fill the un
expired term. Mrs. Campbell i:
moving to South Carolina.
Upon her return from the boare
meeting of the General Federation
in Chicago, Mrs. Rankin will bt
joined in Mount Gilead by Mrs
j. A. Gupten, treasurer, and they
will 60 to Beaufort for the meet
ing of district IL on the 22nt
Mrs. George w. Edwards of Snow
Hill, district president, will pre-
side and Mrs. c. -. Beasley, sec
ond-vice president will also b'
present.