Evening star., 1944-07-30
Conference 10 Plan
Glenn Dale Drive
For Volunteers
BY BAINBRIDGE CRIsT.

ference early this week OF repre-
sentatives Of press, radio, adver-
tising agencies and volunteer groups
to discuss an organized campaign"
to obtain 800 nurses assistants for
Glenn Dale Sanatorium, . District
ofncial revealed last night.
The purpose Of the meeting will
be to organize = campaign to be
carried out under the Volunteer Of
flee OF the District. headed by Mrs.
Harry Bernton. To aid the drive,
District ofiicials were reported will
ing to have the municipal bus
service to Glenn Dale pick up vol
unteers in the downtown area
rather than start at Mt. Rainier,
Md, as at present.
In addition to representatives of
press and radio, 1t was said in
vitations will be sent to the Red
Cross, American Women's Volun-
tary Services, leading local adver-
tisers, who will be asked to use
recruiting slogans in their ads and
representatives Of the Commission
ers, Volunteer Once, Health De-
partment, and the Motion Picture
War Activities Committee.
Campaign Not Authorized.
Although Health Oh1cer George
c. Rutland and Commissioner John
Russell Young have indicated their
approval OF the drive, a spokesman
at the Volunteer once sGid no
ofncial authorization for q cam
paign has been received.
The Volunteer ONCE, which was
brought into the recruiting after
the Red Cross and AWVS had ap-
pealed for nurses assistants. re-
ceived notification from the Health
Department last Friday that there
should be no more volunteers re-
cruited for Glenn Dale. 1t was
said at the Volunteer ONCE that
the department statement was
signed by DR.. Rutland.
After receiving the notice, the
Volunteer once had to back track"
in IL hours all its publicity, includ-
ing spot" radio announcements al
ready started, agreement by mer-
chants to use slogans for the drive
in advertising, and announcements
on bulletin boards of Government
omces, arranged through Govern
ment counsellors.
The appeal for volunteers already
had brought responses, it was said,
when the stop notice arrived. OF
the approximately 20 sent by the
Volunteer once for training, only
10 qualified under the Mantoux test,
which indicates susceptibility to
tuberculosis.
784 Needed, Rutland Says.
In a report to the Commissioners
last Thursday, DR.. Huhland stated
that to keep Glenn Dale filled to
capacity would require 784 volun-
teers because of the comparatively
brief hours which volunteers work
and the need for substitutes. 1t was
said at the Volunteer once this
would require at least 1900 inter-
views.
The weekday hours first arranged
for volunteers were 10 am. to 4
pm. and 7::3O to $50 pm. and on
Sundays. 10 am. to 2:30 pm. and
2:30 to $50 pm. In order to obtain
necessary volunteers. some adjust
ment in these hours was believed
advisable
DR.. Rutland and volunteer groups
have expressed the view that fear
of contracting the disease hindered
recruitment, though they have re-
peatedly emphasized that the dam
ger Is less than ''mingling among
the general public" Not only are
volunteers X-rayed and given the
Mantoux test, but they are trained
how to protect themselves.
Buses Make Round Trips.
The bus service. which started
Friday. goes from the Capital Tran
sit terminal at Mount Rainier to
Glenn Dale for five round trips. be-
ginning at 6 am 1t was admitted
by District officials 1t would take
volunteers a long time to go to
Mount Rainier from their homes
and return. Service from Upper
Marlboro, Md. to Glenn Dale will
start this week.
The drive for volunteers original
ly started after it was announced
by District officials one ward would
have to be closed because of the
personal shortage. OF the ~ who
originally volunteered about half
we're rejected after the Mantoux
test.
This led DR.. Rutland to recon-
mend to the Commissioners that
patients we'll along the road to re-
covery be sent home from the Up
shur Street Hospital. and that nom
communicable patients be trans
ferred from Glenn Dale and
Gallinger Hospital to the Upshur
Street Hospital, thus permitting one
women's ward at Glenn Dale to be