The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-07

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gives. but unless the volunteers
take time 10 register in the office
/ the record cannot be accurate. To
say that 5000 hours OF work have
been given by volunteers In non
protective service Is putting the
number small. An average number
OF hours for a worker IN one day is
six.
Varied Work
The office serves throu-h its reg
istered volunteers for all requests
that come for defense work. Some
Of the activities that show the yari-
GUS types Of work are as follows:
!. Miss Estelle Bauch, city nutri-
ton chairman, was given the follow
ing committee TO assist with her
program: Ronald Missy, Mathew
Sinkule. Mrs. J. L. Houck, Mrs.
Ellie Clough (nurse), Miss Wilma
Byers. Mrs. Paul Burrell, and Mrs.
Herbert Francois.
.. Volunteers for Consumers
Committee chairman, Mrs. Paul Eli
man. to distribute sugar cards for
tables of so restaurants. Mrs. H. o.
Woodbury. was chairman.
3. Appointed Mrs. William Shaw
chairman OF Home Contact Service
committee. She has a group Of near
ly fifty women representing all the
churches who have done a wonder
full work in recording soldiers from
Ypsilanti.
4. Appointed Mrs. Samuel Toles
chairman OF a group Of volunteers
who sold stamps and bonds in
banks aud booths and assisted rec
ords OF merchants sales for a
period
.. A large amount Of clerical
work has been done for the chiefs
of different divisions in the Defense
Council
6. Many fine posters have been
made showing work of artists.
7. An immunization survey made
for Mrs. Sylvia Berg. Over 80 vol
unteers worked under the direction
of Mrs. Frederick Peters. chairman.
s. Dr.. NJ. +. Sellers request for
cots and blankets was efficiently
. handled by Mrs. Ralph Wagner and
her committee of so volunteers.
8. Volunteers assisted with L. S.
Employment survey.
10. Drivers (yolunteers) we're
assigned TO social service depart
ment to carry patients to clinic in
Ann Arbor.
II. Volunteers made a bond sur
vey.
70. A special publicity committee
was appointed for the Victory
Rally.
Is. C.D.N.O. was represented in
Memorial Day parade with an ap-
propriate float made under direc-
ton OF Christopher Lane and his
committee.
a. B. w. Peet attended the orien.
tatiOn course given in Ann Arbor
in March and reported the sessions
to the board.
IS. Defense meetings attended by
the director, Mrs. Mabel l. Stadtmil-
Ter, include several in Ann Arbor
local meetings, and one regional in
Jackson.
16. Mrs. Harry Smith served a.
chairman OF a committee 10 recruit
candidates for Nurses Aide. and
held a social evening in her home
to make final plans for the pro
gram Of training.
L. Volunteers to assist Mrs. Berg
in well baby clinic were found in
the files.
is. Prof. Paul Samson as co-or-
dinator of training has organized
many classes OF volunteers who
requested same when registering
Together with Mrs. Samson he was
instrumental in bringing Barrett
Lyons to Ypsilanti as instructor for
a class in introduction to Case
Work"
10. 4 gas rationing office was
established in uhe council room al
the City Hall with Elton Rynearson
Of the state Normal College faculty
and Charles Garrison in charge as
sisted by members Of the county
rationing board. Volunteers from
! the files assisted applicants ant
several hundred persons have 70
/ ceiyed their supplemental gas book
/ through this office. Office hours
were u noon to p. m. dnily. bu
T all these volunteers lraYe given un
/ limited time to operate this office
/ Mrs. Vivian Erickson having worked
Az hours in one day. They have
worked late into the nights and re
/ turned early mornings in order 4
keep the records up to date.
20. The War Neighborhood club
we're organized under the direction
OF Mrs. Paul Ehman and Mrs. Ros
| Bower as co-chairmen. Their frs
work was assistance given in tn,
/ Community Fund Drive. Nearly %
women volunteers make up the ma
iors, captains and lieutenants o
this group, and through their sery
ices. war programs will reach tn
individual homes. Their presen
work is in connection with the nj
triton program as outlined by tn
state. and directed In this commuu
ity by Miss Estelle Bauch, chair
man, also working on the swap tn
ride project.
Many other small requests hav
been fulfilled by the defense office
and many individuals have give
generously OF their time on NOR
simple but nevertheless importan