Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-03

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on their hands, even a little,
might like to know Mrs. Les
ter E. Cohen. Mrs. Cohen
would like to know them.
Chairman Of the Blood
Donor Aide program of the
District Red Cross Chapter,
Mrs. Cohen is looking for
summer volunteers to work
in her vital service.
Since taking over the Blood
Donor Craftsmanship in 1860,
Mrs. Cohen has been respon-
sible for recruiting and staff
ing with trained Volunteer
Aides the Regional Blood
Center and its bloodmobile
operations at Main Navy. the
Pentagon and other sites in
the District of Columbia. Her
biggest and most difficult job
is the recruitment of qualified
aides.
Currently, Mrs. Cohen has
i88 active blood donor aides
in her service who represent
a croSs-section Of the popula-
ton in the Nations Capital.
There are ambassadors wives,
career women who work at
night or a half day on their
time off - college students,
housewives, retired Govern
ment and business employees,
In fact the whole gamut of
Washington personalities.
Many of the regulars who
are spouses of military and
State Department personnel
are being transferred to posts
in other sections of the coun-
try or abroad. Other blood
donor aides are taking long
summer holidays out of town,
thus creating vacancies and
the urgent need for summer
requirements. Volunteers can
take their choice Of a half
day morning or afternoon
shift in the aforementioned
center headquarters at POPS
E street NV, or the night
shift from 5 to 8 pm. on
Mondays.
For those who can spare a
full day or more, there are
several openings on blood
mobile operations. The eight
hour training course is slated
to start June 5, 9 am. at
the D. c. Red Cross Chapter
House, 2025 E street NV.
Working hours are regular
except in rare cases of dis
aster when the center may be
open on week ends or at
nights.
Dynamic curly haired
Lydia Cohen has been a will
ing captive Of Red Cross
Volunteer Services since five
years of age when she &C
companied her mother on
fund collecting missions dur
ing World War I. In fact.
Lydia donned a Red Cross
veil similar to that worn by
her mother, Mrs. Max Gold
blatt, when making the
rounds in Norfolk, Va. And,
naturally, all resistance to
fund contribution melted be-
fore the child's appealing
hazel eyes.
During World War II, Mrs.
Cohen worked a year with
the Montgomery County Red
Cross Chapter production
and Supply Unit. Since 1947
when she Joined the District
of Columbia Red Cross Chap
ter's Social Welfare Aide
Service, she has put in at
least one full day a week,
serving as chairman from
1913 to 1855. Then she went
to Blood Recruitment, serv-
ing as vice chairman of the
committee until joining the
Blood Donor Aid Service.
Since then she has put in a
minimum of 18 hours weekly,
either taking a turn as an
aide in the center when nee
essary or seeing to it that
the center is adequately
stated. In addition, she is a
regular blood donor herself,
having contributed more than
three gallons since 1912. Re-
Gently Mrs. Cohen received
her Red Cross pin and GER
tificate for IS years of VOL
unteer service.
When Mrs. Cohen's son,
Robert. was IL years CT age
he encouraged his mother to
become a Red Cross volun-
teer, insisting. Mothers
should do volunteer work be-
cause it helps to develop your
backbone" The young son,