Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-08
NoIO in 18th Year
NoW in 18th
Varied Need for Volunteers Is
Reported by County Red Cross

Cross is recruiting volunteers fol
the different services for the com
ing year. This coming year will
be a memorable one as the Ma.
tional Red Cross and all chapters
will commemorate the 18th year
anniversary of the organization.
The Red Cross Canteen Serv.
ice needs II more volunteers to
serve the Bethesda Naval Hospi.
tai one night each week. Can
teen workers serve refreshments
at the weekly parties, and at For
est Glen.
Volunteers are needed to teach
classes in Canteen. A volunteer
will qualify if she is a college
graduate with a major in food
nutrition, institutional manage
ment, or the equivalent in dieti
tan work or other institutions,
or a home demonstration agent
with experience in group feeding.
Volunteers who are interested
in Canteen training will be eligi-
BILE for either day or night class
es which will be held at the Chap
ter House. Former Red Cross
Canteen workers who wish to re.
new their services are requested
to call Chapter. Canteen work
ers also work with the Bloodmo-
bile in serving refreshments af-
ter donors give blood
For those volunteers who have
a desire to do hospital work, there
is the Gray Lady Service. Three
hospitals in the County have ask.
ed for additional Gray Lady vol
unteers. Suburban Hospital
needs Is volunteers for nights
and weekends, and 10 for day
time; Navy Medical Center needs
"a volunteers for day and for
night, and the National Institutes
of Health needs 20 volunteers for
day and 10 for nights and week
ends.
The Gray Ladies in the above
hospitals will have a variety of
duties to perform. There will be
library work, admitting office re-
ceptionists, X-ray office work,
central supply work, visiting
patients, shopping services, Occu-
pational Therapy work, recreation
supervision and Crafts.
All who are interested in the
Gray Lady Service should call
the Chapter, Juniper 8-2515, to
reserve a place in the classes
which will start for Suburban
Hospital, Friday, Oct. Z, $3.50 a. m.
to $3.50 p. m, Saturday, Oct. 8,
$3.50 a. m. to noon, Tuesday, Oct.
II, Z p. m. to $50 p. m. National
Institutes of Health, Tuesday,
Oct. II, Saturday, Oct. Is and
Tuesday, October IS, $50 a. m.
to 4 p. m. Navy Medical Center
day classes will be Wednesday,
Oct. II and Wednesday, Oct. 10,
$3.50 a. m. to A p. m.-night class
es, Thursday, Oct. 10 and Thurs
day, Oct. 20 from Z p. m. to 10
p. m.
Volunteers who are interested
in keeping up their training in of
flee work should become staff
aides. Bethesda Naval Hospital
needs four staff aides to serve
as typists and receptionists. Staff
aides are needed for the Blood.
mobile visits to register blood
donors and type records. Staff
aides are also needed at the Chap
ter House for operating switch
board, tipping and filing. For
those who do not type there are
other jobs, such as working for
fund campaign and other miscel-
laneous clerical work.
The Staff Aide classes consist
of 8 hours of training.
The Blood Program can use an
unlimited number of volunteer
Staff Aides and Nurses Aides.
Nurses Aides take temperatures
and pulse of donors.
Volunteer instructors are ur.
gently needed for Home Care of
the Sick" These volunteer in.
structors should be registered
nurses or school teachers who
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