The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-07
Red Cross

giving AL hours in the office
where their help was invaluable
during the War Fund Drive.
Mrs. Harry l.. Smith, chairman
OF Nurse Aides, reported 2S Nurse
Aides giving 1914 hours at Boyer
Hospital, the Blood Bank and the
Health Center.
Mrs. NJ p. O'Hara reported Jun
Tor First Aid classes TO be in prog
ress at Ypsilanti and Roosevelt
High Schools. two classes in prog.
ress at the Normal College and a
standard First Aid class TO begin
April 10. This is a 90 hour course
given for two hour periods twice a
week for five weeks.
Mrs. William Wilcox reported
that Red Cross Motor Corps had
given 1Ss hours with l6 drivers
and made Sc calls in March.
Mrs. Donald Comstock, chairman
OF Grey Ladies' stated that since the
close of the Military Hospital they
had little to do and were await
ing permission from St Louis
to work at Boyer Hospital where
they are much needed.
Mrs. Jesse Mongas, Home Ser
vice chairman reported that for
the final quarter Is Home Service
workers had given 2310 hours.
Mrs. Lorenz Kisor reported that
the canteen had served &c lunches
and 200 donor lunches at the April
visit OF the Blood Bank.
Mrs. b. F. Brien reported great
activity in the Junior Red Cross.
This group has made volunteer and
Easter forms and children's boxes
for overseas containing health and
educational supplies. Dish gar
dens were taken to Percy Jones
Hospital by the Roosevelt Junior
Red Cross and the school art de-
partments are now starting on
Christmas decorations for next
year. The next Junior Red Cross
County meeting will be held at
Roosevelt High School.
Miss Estabrook Rankin reported
642 pints Of blood taken in the first
quarter OF the year with $40 hours
given bv Donor Aides and regis
trars. The next visit OF the Blood
Bank will be May I, from 1870 to
6 o'clock
Mrs. Carl Johnson reported for
Camp area hospital that $247 had
been raised in Ypsilanti for SOL
diers canes. She also reported
new project which is to supply
birthday gifts for the wounded boys
returning from the European thea
ter and the Charles Stafford Hos
pital ship. Money for these may
be given to Mrs. Johnson. The
MONS and Navy Mothers have
adopted the project for the month
Of April.
Mrs. Charles Cleary asked for the
support Of all Of the Red Cross
members in the National Cancer
Society drive which will finance the
educational program. The drive
will he held for the entire month
of April.
Mrs. w. A. Frazer, Ann Arbor,
chairman OF ting volunteer services
for the county. was present and
spoke briefly Of the new Red Cross
Corps which has been formed.
This IS known as ARTS and Skills"
and will work in Percy Jones Hos
pital directly with the patients.
Miss Eleanor Strafer has taken
the Craftsmanship of the corps for
Ypsilanti.
After the chairman's meeting the
group adjourned to the downstairs
from where Mrs. Margaret Schill-
ing. chief field director AT Percy
Jones Hospital. spoke TO an open
meeting on recreational activities
at Percy Jones. Mrs. Schilling
stated that the enrolment OF pa
tients had gone from $500 in Jan
uary to 10000 at present and the
entertainment OF these boys Is a
tremendous job. She spoke al
length on the Red Cross part in
the rehabilitation program which
include teaching amputees 10 lead
a normal life and eliminate the
need for outside assistance as well
as keeping the boys entertained
and amused. She spoke Of the
work OF the new arts and skills
corps and begged for salvage TO
be used as material for this corps.
This salvage include leather scraps.
colored cotton or wool yarns. silk
embroidery floss, looms Of any
kind. large needles for hooked rugs.
crochet or sewing. any small part
OF machinery such as carburators.
hooked rug frames, needle point
material, any paints or crayons.
rubber balls Of any sort. tooth
brush holders The articles may
be taken to the Legion Home.
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