Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-03-07
Skits Show
Work Done
in County


Geauga Red Cross met at the
Chardon High School Cafeteria
for the campaigns Kickoff
dinner, which was served by the
mothers of the "CreSendo Club
of the Chardon school bands.
Following the dinner a birds
eye view of the many services
available to all Geauga residents
from their local Red Cross
chapter, we're portrayed in a
series of skits. Mrs. Harold
Strater, chairman of the 1857
campaign, Peter Hitchcock,
master of ceremonies, and Mrs.
Frank Nemec, chairman of vol
unteers presided, while Mrs.
Edwin r. Hill acted as narrator.
Harold Strater of Mantua, who
heads up the Disaster service
caused by a natural disaster
occurring within the chapters
territory, told of the mandatory
obligation of Red Cross TO meet
the emergency needs, caused
by suffering and hardship. He
stressed the fact that the sher-
ifs office and Civil Defense
worked as unit with Red
Cross to act in such an emerg-
ency. Mr.. Strater then intro
duced Col. Leroy v. John, dir
ector of Civil Defense for the
5th. Area, who spoke briefly.
The work of Home Service,
which serves all Servicemen,
veterans and their families and
assists in the many problems
of welfare, transportation, fin
ancial assistance, and help in
applying for government bene-
fits, was outlined by Mrs. Frank
Schlesinger. She told of the
never ending variety of assist
ances given our armed forces
by reading an original poem,
written by her daughter, Mrs.
William Matthews.
/ Home Nursing was described
I by Mrs. Arthur Dade, who told
Of the adult and student classes
held in the county in 1856, who
were taught home care of the
sick. She said Geauga Co. is
unique in giving classes to
every high school in the county,
and that 267 seniors received
this instruction last year, under
the supervision of registered
nurses.
First Aid was introduced by
Stephen Kiehel of CheSterland,
who was assisted by members
of the MunSon Volunteer Fire
Dept. Bob Kiefer, Meredith
Schaeffer, Edward Krazel, And
rev Mikula, and Ralph Scheele.
This skit demonstrated the prop
er method of care to an accid-
ent victim, from the correct
procedure of first aid until the
arrival of the ambulance. These
men had all taken the Red
Cross course, and were trained
along with "a other person
last year, under the supervision
of II First Aid instructors.
Mrs. Hill, an instructor in
Water Safety in Geauga Co.,
called on her class of girls
from the Bass Lake Commun-
ity, to show proper swimming
strokes, and technique of life
saving and artificial respiration.
Carole Childs, Philippa Matth-
ews, Phyllis Gruden, Pamela
Gruden and Martha Bowers,
attired in bathing suits, took
part in this demonstration.
Mrs. Carl GeSSell, represent
ing the Camp and Hospital SER
vice, acted out in pantomime
with Mrs. Earl Evans, as a
Gray Lady at a veterans hos
pital, the arrival and diStribu-
ton of a box of comfort art
icles. The scene was laid at a
local hospital for the military,
where the Red Cross chapter
S upplie reading materials,
crafts, and entertainment to the
patients.
The Blood Program was acted
out by Jayne and George Reich
vein of Chester. This Skit por.
trayed a typical day in the
home Of a housewife, who work
ed as a volunteer blood re-
before a visit of the
bloodmobile. This service has
benefited 118 residents of
Geauga Co. in 1856, as 416
pintS of blood were replaced
to residents, at a saving to
people of the county of $1O,45O.
To make this benefit clear, any
resident of the county in need
of blood, may receive free blood
at local hospital, or any
hospital in Cleveland, or any
hospital in the United States,
from Geauga Co. Red Cross.
These interesting and inStruc-
tive peekS into Red Cross work,
we-c hailed with enthusiasm by
the MANY township chairmen.
who made up the audience.
They agreed the program would
enable them to understand the
many services given by the
local chapter, and help to an
swer any questions that might
occur, while canvassing the
county for funds to meet the
quota of $14,297 assigned for
jeauga County.