The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-10
Red Cross

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Willow Run Base Hospital, Wash
tenaw Health Center at Willow Vii.
lage, and the City Health office in
Ypsilanti. At the last Blood Donor
Day, the Gray Ladies' began their
service with that unit.
Home nursing: In Mrs. Elton
Shaw's absence, Mrs. owen Cleary
reported as she did for the Gray
Lady report.
Three classes in home nursing
were organized last year: they
were at Ypsilanti High School,
Carver Center. and Partridge
Home Service: Mrs. Jesse Man.
gas. chairman reported that II &C
tive members have handled S49
cases in 1927 hours. Six more
members are in training for this
highly specialized work. In re-
spouse to a question from the floor
the chairman replied with con-
crete detail how the Home Service
helps soldiers and their families
with numerous problems.
Junior Red Cross: Mrs. Bancroft
Brien, chairman reported seven
elementary and four secondary
schools in this area have shared in
production for soldiers in service
and in war relief for those in hos
pitals while IL girls gave 4SO
hours of service to Boyer Hospital
All aided In raising $445 for the
National Children's Fund.
Knitting chairman, Mrs. Frank
McLane supervised 373 garments
that represented 2s33 hours OF
work
Motor Corps under the chair
manship OF Mrs. William wilcox
MADE s47 calls, spent 1926 hours
and drove 1921 miles on official
business. Only II drivers cover
the numerous calls on a "a hour
per day basis. Private cars do
some of the work but the we'll
known station wagon purcha ed
this year has been driven over H.
900 miles.
Nurses Aides: Mrs. Harry L.
Smith, chairman said these train
ed women replace trained nurses
at Boyer Hospital, help at the Health
clinics and at the Blood Bank
One nurse is on all night call at
Boyer Hospital, three are regularly
employed at Boyer, and one spent
the summer In service at an Army
camp. Twenty four active aides
served $500 hours during the past
year. After $50 hours OF service
they receive one stripe. after 800
hours, two stripes, after 1000 hours,
three stripes, Ypsilanti Corps has
one stripe nurses aides, three two
stripe aides, and one three-stripe
aide.
Nutrition: Miss Fannie Besl.
chairman reported that two regu'
lation Red Cross courses during
the year had certified Is people.
Production: Mrs. Crittenden re-
ported 144 women produced 1872
pieces OF clothing or equipment for
L. of NJ. Hospital or the armed
forcs overseas, or the war zone
hospitals and that 2730 hours were
spent making pajamas, hot water
bottle covers, bed jackets and hos
pital shirts.
Sewing for Willow Run Camp:
Mrs. E. S. George, chairman, told
how 373 women have contributed
regularly by going once week to
repair, make or aid the hospital
with mending of linens. During
the 1928 hours spent there, 2S15
garments received attention.
Staff Assistance: Mrs. w. w.
Snyder, chairman, said "a volun-
teer workers have kept the offices
open continually except for holi.
days and that 1,23S hours of ser
vice were necessary TO do that
work.
Surgical Dressings: Mrs. Joseph
Hayes, reported III workers turn
ed out 62,022 dressings that amount
of detail work consumed HIS
hours.
Volunteer Services: Mrs. owen
Cleary reported II active chairmen,
Is assistant chairmen whose Gu
mplative services aggregated 42,115
hours during the past year.
Mrs. Richard Weir reported the
slate for the nominations as:
chairman, L. R. Thomas, vice chair
man, Olin c. Eckley, secretary,
Ruth A. Barnes, treasurer, Miss
Russella Wardroper. Unanimous
vote was cast for the slate.