The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-01-07
Red Cross Executive
Secretary Reviews
Quarters Work
Holmes Co. Chapter
. Is Very Active,
Says Miss Lumpkin

I
busy one for the Holmes County
Red Cross Chapter. Early in Octo-
Der a large shipment of warm cloth
ing and sweaters was shipped to the
Red Cross Depot to be sent across
for the War Relief Quota assigned
our chapter. This week an addi-
tional shipment will be forwarded.
This latter is made up Of garments
which were late in reaching this Of
flee. Our Production Chairmen are
busy now sending out materials to
be made up into garments which
will cover our 1943 quota. More
materials are on the way from
headquarters and the coming months
will be busy ones for the produc-
tion workers. All Of his program
is a countrywide one.
We have requisitioned yarn to be
made into sweaters. mufflers, ETC.,
for our boys in service. This is a
separate branch of the work and
comes under the jurisdiction Of the
War Department.
The Surgical Dressing program Is
meeting with fine response. 1t Is
gratifying to see the thousands OF
these dressings which are being
packed and made ready to be ship
ped as ordered by the War Depart
ment. Also we have Kit Bag pro-
gram which is indeed countrywide.
The bags are being made and filled
by persons all over the county. AL
of these activities are under the
supervision of our Volunteer Serv-
ice Chairman, Mrs. Chastain and heI
key workers. This group is seeing
to it that the work is carried on.
The Junior Red Gross. Mrs. Den
ton Rosamond, chairman, has been
busy with the enrolment of the
schools over the county. The fol-
lowing have enrolled so far: Lex
ington, Durant, Pickens, Goodman
Elementary and Holmes Junior
College, West, Cruger, Ebenezer,
Acona, Bethesda and Centerville
and Holmes Vocational School and
Lexington Public School, colored.
First Aid instructors who took
the training last year are receiving
their renewal certificates and we
anticipate having classes organized
the coming months Home Nursing
has been taught in several sections
and at present Nurse Earliss Hope
lis teaching class of FSA home
makers. Glasses in Nutrition are
being contemplated and will be un-
derway within the coming weeks.
] A Nurses Aide Corps will be
trained in January. Miss Price Of
our Hospital Staff has volunteered
Ito instruct group in this work.
This is splendid gesture of service
which this group of young women
have volunteered to do. Mrs. Or
ridge is giving hearty cooperation
to the work and it is good to know
that should the need for nurses
become acute in this locality as has
been the case in other sections
that have our own Aides ready to
stand by.
| We believe you will be interested
in knowing something of the worh
of Home Service which has come te
1.-THE Chapter office for attention
Probably it will be surprising tt
know we received and answered z
kilograms in the month of Novem
Der since that was the bus'es
month of the last quarter for Home
; Service. These kilograms were IN
quiries and requests for verified
, ton of home conditions, such a
. ILLNESS, bereavements, problems Al
nancial and social, and in few ia
stances, hidden romances have beel
revealed. Besides these inquiries
by, wire we have received innumer
! liable letters which have required in
lyestigations and reports to be made
1--WE want you to know your Holme
r County Chapter Of the Red Gross j
/ on the Job - that Home Service -
in the true sense Of the word
r means just this - The boy in serv
t ice - his loved ones at home - an
the Red Cross Chapter whe
these calls come whether for whit
or colored the Chapter stands read
to respond and to do what can b
done to relieve the strain whic
these problems cause.
We have been the bearer of Goo
$ Tidings too during the last month
e Through Red Cross channels wor
II can be received from loved ones
n enemy occupied countries. We hay
Il forwarded inquiries and have r.
z ceived replies from families
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