The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-07
Building Committee | Of Borough Church A To Effect Changes
Owners Oi Many Local Public Buildings, Tenement
 Houses Ordered to Start Early Spring Clean. Ing; Hazards Condemned
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- 900 needed for the Navy, Mrs. Ray mond M. Shea, chairman of the nurse recruitment committe eof the Naugatuck Red Cross chapter said today.
 The desperate need for military nurses has come because of the 300 per cent increase in the casualty rate since the invasion of France last June. An average of 12,0O0 sick and wounded are being brought to the country each week, the high est rate since Pearl Harbor.
 Major Generaly Norman T. Kirk, surgean general of the Army, has informed the Red Cross that the need for nursese is heightened by the fact that the Medical Depart- ment was required to activate hos pitals in the winter 1t had not ex- pected to organize before spring." Mrs. Shea said. This was due to heavy fighting on al war front, both in Europe and in the Pacific, which has resulted in an ever-in- creasing number of serious casual ties.
 The Red Cross has been provid- ing nurses in war time since 1905 and has acted as official recruiting agency for the Army Nurse Corps since 1912" Mrs. Shea brought out, in emphasizing the responsibility of the Red Cross in procuring military nurses.
 More than 50,O00 nurses are serv- ing in the Army and Navy in about 750 stations in this country and in 40 countries abroad. Tn addition, they are assigned to fleet of hoS- pital ships on both oceans and to hospital planes which evacuate men directly from the fronts.
 Working on recruitment of nurAes in the Red Cross chapters are 40 recruitment secretaries and l,2G0 recruitment nurses who are assisted by more than 4000 lay and profess sional committee members. Due to the urgency of the situation, Mrs. Shea said, committees in smaller cities have been re-activated, even though they have filled local quotas.
 Women To Elect
 Officers of the American Home department of the Naugatuck Wom- ans club will be elected Thursday a: 8 D. m at the home of Mrs. Henry Wrublewski. 70 Park avenue. Mrs. Irving Cutting is chairman of the department.
 A discussion on quilts will take place at the meeting with Mrs. Fred Scott Conover leading the discus sion. Members having quilts are asked to bring them to the meeting. Mrs. Conover, Mrs. Cutting and Mrs. F. Leslie Howard will be hostesses.
 Rehearsal Tonight
 A degree rehearsal will be held at an important meeting of Colum- biar Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows, tonight at 8 o'clock in Odd Fellows hall. Mrs. Marion Jennings, noble grand, will preside. She urges all of ficers attend.
 Officers will leave tomorrow at 7:l0 p. m. for Ansonia to attend the school of District 8 of Ansonia. Miss Elsie Cope, AnSonia, district deputy president. is conducting the school.
 Clothing Drive
 The Naugatuck Rotary club will sponsor a campaign starting in April | to collect old clothes for the peoples | of devastated Europe, Kenneth John- son. club president, announced to- day. Other frateynal organizations | here will cooperate in the drive.
 Lawrence Duryea of the Connecti- | GU, Light & Power Co.,, will speak on "Electronic Things To Come, at | the dinner-meeting of the club to- night at 6 o'clock at Stratton's res taurant. Park place.
 The funeral of Charles John | Baummer. 47, Field street, lifelong | resident who died Monday at the | Waterbury hospital. will be held | Thursday at 2;30 p. m. at St. Mich ael's Episcopal church. Rev. Arthur F. Lewis, rector, will officiate and | burial will be in Grove cemetery.
 Juliette Low Day
 A program, International Friend ship" will be presented by Gdrl | Scouts and Brownies Saturday at 2:3O D. m. at Knights of Columbus hall, Neary building in observance of Juliette Low day. There are 230 Girl Scouts and Brownies in Nauga- tuck and 10 troops. A member of each troop will participate in the program.
 Home Economies Club
 The Home Economies club will have charge of the program of the Beacon Valley Grange Friday at 8 p. m. in Grange hall. Mrs. Flor ence Taylor is chairman of the club.
 The Cleaners he'd an aIl-day meeting today starting at l0:30 a. m. in Grange hall with Mrs. Nellie | Lawton, hostess. Lunch was served | at noon. Mrs. Emma Moeckel pre- sided at the business session.
 The Grange will sponsor a dance Saturday night and the committee includes Harry Moeckel. Betty Hac- kett and William Brush.
 Briefs
 Mir. and Mrs. Howard Schwartz of | 379 Rubber avenue announce the | birth of a daughter Monday at the Waterbury hospital.
 Verne Grisamer, 24 Pleasant ave- nue, is in critical condition at the Waterbury hospital, where he was admitted recently. He suffered a heart attack while going to work
 Cpl. Richard J. Montoni 42 High street, who was recently wounded in the Philippines. has returned tG his unit and is again seeing action. He has been awarded two battle stars, the Combat Infantryman badge and the Purple Heart and the Good Conduct Medal. He is medi- cal air man with an infantry out fit.