The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-13

ers into other groups. Mrs. d. B.
South read the report OF Miss Esta.
brook Rankin. the chairman who
was unable 10 be present. The re-
port included special thanks 10 the
"a sponsors donating S25 each to
canteen expenses, and to the yari.
Gus corps OF Red Cross workers
( who always aided the Blood Bank
-canteen, motor corps. nurse
aides, registrars and donor aides, as
well as others.
Staff assistants under Mrs. VII
liam Snyder have recently made
detailed plans for care OF the eT-
/ banded office facilities. Many mem.
bers OF the blood donor group hav0
I come into the corps. Two July
! stated private offices will be con
stantly used by Home Service; a
large general office will aecommo-
date Mrs. Mains desk for her
Ypsilsnti work; Mrs. Alice CASH
dy's desk for general office super
vision. and other desks for typists
and receptionist. This headquar.
tiers office began with one desk and
one telephone and has expanded to
steady staff OF six persons as
minimum. Three full time offices
and a reception-desk in the corridor
Will be necessary to care for the
large increase in business, 1t was
announced. The most critical time
in Red Cross service is now with
program OF rapid increase.
Mrs. Robert wizard reported that
production had turned out many
blouses and dresses for refugees.
Mrs. Edward Georges camp and
hospital seamstresses composed of
MONS, Navy Mothers and Am
erican Legion Auxiliary Ladies'
have worked on 1891 garments dur.
ing the past quarter-l1l2 hours
OF service from 265 women. This
work at Willow Run Base Hospital
is approaching its close.
Mrs. Guy Kennedy reported
Nurse Aide activities for Mrs.
Harry l.. Smith who is away for
the summer months. Twenty nurse
aides worked 5S5 hours in May and
brought the total record for the
corps up TO 1862 hours, most OF
which have been given at Boyer
Hospital. Thirty-one aides are now
active in Ypsilanti. but IS aides
who were trained here are either
inactive or have moved away. Boyer
Hospital management earnestly
hopes that some inactive aides will
be able to step into the summer
emergency situation caused by the
loss OF regular nurses whose places
cannot possibly be filled until the
new student nurse classes are com.
pleted in September. Mrs. Richard
Weir reported for Red Cross Home
Nursing Group that 25 completed
the course and received certifi.
Gates. No more courses will be of.
fered by that committee until fall.
Mrs. Bancroft Brien's group OF
Junior Red Cross workers earned
money during May for the Nation
al Children's Fund.
Other junior activities included
collection OF materials for the Arts
and Skills group, the finishing OF
the projects already under way.
and working on the Christmas
units for overseas distribution. All
five elementary public and paroch-
ial schools and high schools in the
area are part OF the Junior Red
Cross.
Motor Corps under the direction
OF Mrs. william Wilcox, made 1873
calls for a total Of LAY miles add
ed to the station-wagon record,
Nineteen drivers in all have gone
over 5000 miles OF Red Cross
driving during the past year. Par
ticular thanks was expressed by
Mrs. Charles Cleary, for the CO.
operation Motor Corps gave to the
work Of the United Cancer cam
paign.
The Gray Ladies' chairman. Mrs.
Donald F. Comstock. reported that
her corps had recently been mac
tive except for the work at Well
Baby Clinic which Mrs. William
Snyder did once each week, and
also for the routine help at the
Bloc Donor Unit.
Home Service is constantly be-
coming more and more active, &C
cording to the report of Mrs.
Jesse Mangus, the chairman. Seven
new workers have completed the
course and their required Is hours