The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Extensive Plans Made
 For Clothing Drive
Planning Committees Representing Churches, Schools and Other Participating Organizations Promise Aid
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~ Stephen Can Correspondent Scott Avenus TssDhons

ham and Kurt Richter, salvage committed; Jacob Treciokas of Oakville, Lithuanian Committee for Defense; Anthony Monterose, Oak vile Italian Aid society; Lee Gib- son, Watertown Boy Scouts and Domenic Giovannini, Oakville Boy Scouts.
 Unable to attend but promising cooperation in the clothing collec. ton were: Mrs Irving F. Campbell. St. Johns church; Victor Fogle' strom, Watertown Fire department; Neil Machines, LeRoy G. Woodward post, American Legion; Mrs. Robert Atwood, American Legion Auxiliary unit and Mrs. Clarence JeSsell Watertown League of Women oVt- CTS. Mrs. Howard Williams, Christ Church representative, also repre- sented the Women's Christian Tenn perance Union at the meeting.
 7th War Loan Inaugurated
 A bond rally for employees of the Princeton Knitting Mills, Inc, held at the mills, Wednesday afternoon, inaugurated the Seventh War Loan.
 William V. Hawkes., chairman of the payroll deduction savings plan for the city of Waterbury and vi- cinity, gave an inspiring talk to the employees. Two motion picture films entitled, MT. and Mrs. America and Two Jima" were shown.
 Issues Report
 Watertown chapter American Red TPacC hoe icc1 fhn fo11nuIan port of chapter activities since Pearl Harbor:
 Home Service-We have handled over 300 cases and have spent ap- proximately $7000.
 Canteen-Our canteen commit tee serves at our blood donor days, war fund dinners. etc. Very capa- ble chairman and a hard working group of women-willing to work whenever called upon do so.
 Nurses Aides-We have trained 30 nurses aides-2O are active at the present ime-each serving about six hours week. They work at the Waterbury hospital, St. Mary's blood donor days and sev- eral of them worked in Hartford at the time of the circus fire. They were part of the Waterbury chapter corps until 1944 when they formed a Watertown corp. Mrs. Will liam Starr. the chairman, has work ed very hard to build up interest in the nurses aides in Watertown and has done good job.
 Grey Ladies-We have four active Grey Ladies. They work at the Wa terbury hospital. They answer the phone. prepare supplies, help in the etc. They fill in and do what ever kind of work they arc requested to do. In the military hospitals the Grey Ladies write let ters, etc. for the patients but there doesn't seem to be need for this service in our civilian hospitals.
 Home Nursing-We have had about twelve classes in home nurs- ing. We hope to have five this year as a new simplif1ed course is now being taught. This course teaches the essentials and takes only twelve hours
 First Aid-We have trained over 500 people in first aid and hope to have several refresher courses t11is year.
 Blood Donor-We have secured 1850 pints of blood since Pearl Har- bor.
 Junior Red Cross-Members of the Junior Red Cross have made over six thousand articles. These include menu covers, knitted articles, lap boards, cribbage boards, ping pong paddles, Acey Ducey boards, pa- jamas, stuffed animals (for Newing- tom etc.
 Productlon-Since the surgical dressings rooms have been opened over 306,000 dressings have been made. The women in the production service have also sewed and knitted over l6,000 articles. This is a won- derful record for a chapter of our size.
 Board Meeting Postponed
 There will be no board meeting of the Watertown League of Women Voters this month.
 The League reminds every man and woman who is interested in sit- ting in on a discussion of the Dum- barton Oaks proposals, that the first meeting is in the board room of the Watertown library Tuesday evening, April 3, from 7:3O until 8:45 o'clock.
 Dental Clinic Held
 Twenty-one children attended the dental clinic held Monday in the Nurses Office, Community Build ing for children from 1-2 to 4 1-2 years of age.
 Present at the clinic was Miss Marion Sasso, dental hygienist from the State Department of Health.