Evening star., 1951-09-09
Gray Ladies
RedCross
Volunteers Are
Urged to Offer
Their GnrAIicne

The annual District Red Cross
recruitment campaign for volun-
teers will open Monday. with o
goal of 1000 men and women.
In announcing the need for
volunteers, Mrs. David E. Finley,
chairman Of the drive, said day.
time workers especially are wanted.
The nine services operated by
the District Red Cross have called
for $50 day volunteers and 800
to serve in the evening, If the
services are to meet their respon.
sibilities.
Through the summer months.
we have received calls and in
Iquiries from many people who
have wished to volunteer their
services. Because fewer training
classes were scheduled during the
summer, some of these people have
not yet been placed" Mrs. Finley
said. During this fall recruit
ment, we hope all these people
will contact us, as well as those
who have not previously called"
Arts and Skills Service, under
the Craftsmanship of Mrs. Bruce
Roberts, needs go volunteers. Upon
completion of training, they will
be sent to military. veterans, or
Civilian hospitals to teach this
I"occupational therapy" to the pa
tients. Volunteers interested in
making jewelry are especially
needed, Mrs. Roberts said.
Canteen Service has requested
l20 daytime volunteers to work in
the Washington Regional Blood
Center and on the Red Cross
|Bloodmobile, Mrs. Harry Giddings
and Mrs. Hugh Harstin, co-chair-
men, announced.
At least five organized groups Of
for both daytime
and evening is the estimated need
of Entertainment Service, Mrs.
Curt Schiffeler, chairman, said.
About rs Social Welfare Aides to
work in Home Service (the de-
|partment dealing with service men,
veterans and their families) are
necessary to carry on that work.
Social Welfare Aide chairman
Mrs Lester Cohen announced.
Mrs. Robert s. Wild. chairman
of the Staff Aide Service. needs
over 100 volunteers. Staff Aides
operate the library on wheels
in the military and civilian hos
lpitalS: staff information desks in
hospitals and the District Red
Cross Chapter house; do clerical
and stenographic work in the
Blood Center and on the Blood
mobiles, and translate Junior Red
Cross letters from foreign coun-
tries.
Motor Service must have so vol
unteer workers for day time duty.
and 80 for evening assignments.
Mrs. John Hinkel, chairman.
stated. A total of 252 Gray Ladies
for IL military. veterans and civil
ian hospitals are needed, Mrs.
Francis Hildebrand said. Several
hospitals have been added to the
group the District Red Cross Gray
Ladies previously served, Mrs.
Hildebrand explained.
Nurses Aide Service estims tes
the need for 259 volunteers-134
for daytime service and 125 for
evening, Mrs. Ernest Markwalter.
chairman said. The Nurses Aides
have a particularly heavy sched-
Iule now, she said, because of the
shortage of nurses in the hospi-
tails at the present time. The
District Red Cross Nurses Aide
Service has been asked by Civil
Defense to train at least 1000
this year.
"The requests from the mill
tary hospitals for our volunteers
has climbed great deal over the
Ipast year." Mrs. Finley said. with
the increased number of patients
in these hospitals. it takes more
Red Cross volunteers to give these
boys the attention they deserve.
Everyone who is able will want
Ito do her part I am sure"
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