RED CROSS WORK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 224, 5 July 1939, Page 4

RED CROSS WORK.

INCREASED! LOCAL INTEREST.

ROLL NUMBER EXCEEDS 100. With many new members joining the Ashburton branch of the Red Cross Society at yesterday’s classes, the roll number has iiow been taken above.the ICO' mark, and the initial enthusiasm of members augurs well for the success of the organisation in training women for emergency work. The St. John Ambulance Association and the recently formed branch of the Society’ have combined to conduct the classes, which arc part of the Domin-ion-wide campaign to prepare the people to meet an emergency such as might arise from the entiy of the Empire into a war. Twenty members of the classes have already indicated that at the end of the course of instruction they intend to sit for the St. John Ambulance certificate examination tor home-nurs-ing and first aid.

Miss E. J. Watt (matron of the Ashburton Public Hospital, and Sister V. E. Dearsley will lecture at the evening: classes on alternate Tuesdays, while Miss M. Arnold, of Lagmhor, will address country members at the afternoon classes. Town residents are free to join the afternoon classes too, and an interesting programme has been drawn up. Sister Dearsley lectured last evening, and after her'address members of the St. John Home Nursing Division, and the Nurses’ Association conducted smaller groups in practical instruction. In welcoming Sister Dearsley, appreciation was expressed to the hospital authorities in making available the services of the nurses.