JUNIOR RED CROSS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 231, 16 September 1935, Page 11

JUNIOR RED CROSS

Over a Hundred Enrolled

The enrolments for the Junior Red Cross have passed the 100 mark, the Hastings circle having 85 memoers', while the second Havelock meeting on Monday afternoon had 17, as compared with 10 at the first. An evening circle is now in formation in Have- ... on the initiative of a number of older boys and girls who wish to have the opportunity of doing junior work. These are fortunate in having tne services of Miss Crompton to as sist in their organisation. The instructor, who has been attending the afternoon meetings at Havelock, will do likewise with the evening meetings for some time to come.

The Crownthorpe circle of 15, which is meeting every Tuesday, is greatly indebted to the secretary of the Sherenden Women’s Institute, Mrs. A. Whyte, and to the schoolteacher, Miss N. Frizzell, for the lively interest they are taking in the movement. A set of first aid notes, the first of a series on health and first aid which are being supplied weekly, has been sent to tins circle and lormation oi an adult sub-centre huh to be deferred on account of weather conditions on Wednesday, when the instructor was to have been present at meetings of residents and children.

The Hastings Friday meetings showed only fair attendance, it being later found that a number who have to come from a distance were too late leaving scnoul to taluk it any use attending. ±ue instructor would like it to be Known that, luio-comers, especiuuy num a distance, win have no need to reel tuat tuey are unwelcome, it is

also Quite evident that as tno longer uays come, witu afternoon games, rue mules can well be altered so that tne meetings win commence ai k.ou o ’clock

as soon as uayngnt-saving comes in. (Ju tms occUoion tne greater part oi tuoso present at the afternoon meeting were busy kemming and stencilling little ited cross irnge, of wincu 2UU are being maae lor uuture displays and rallies, wnile others continued practical lust-aid work. At the next meeting tnere will ue a considerable amount of re-groUpiiig to give tnose wuo nave not yet i>uu an opportunity of doing mucu practical nrsu aid ana bandaging, witn tne young women from the senior classes who have so kindly given their services, a chance of doing so. Hcnearsals for the entertainment to be given at the hospital will also be carried on at the next afternoon meeting, under the direction of Mrs. Sanders, xor wuose assistance the circle is deeply grateful. The Havelock circle lias decided to make its own collection of stamps for foreign exchange, and already has 200, and is going to make a portfolio for Germany. Tne Hastings evening meeting was very interested to see gifts brought back from Japan juniors by the blew Zealand delegates to the World Red Cross Conference at Tokio last year, especially a little glass case having inside a Japanese lady and gentleman at their evening meal, dainty and beautiful work by children of 14. Any junior members wishing to see these may do so at the office during the week, and will have the opportunity of examining them at the next afternoon meeting, when they will be on view, together with a pretty Japanese photo album from the Isesaki school circle, to which the afternoon meeting's portfolio will be a reply. The evening meeting has decided to make its own portfolio in reply to one sent from the Donville School, Illinois, U.S.A., and has already sent on a letter to the school in question. The meeting also discussed the article in the “Tribune” by “Layman” on diet and influenza, on which the instructor was able to give further information from Red Cross translations and other sources. For alkaline balance the rule was simple. “An acid-forming diet was one containing too much met t and eggs and grain products, and not enough milk, cheese! fruit and vegetables.” Fats and particularly pure refined sugars and starches were believed by some to be acid-forming. That was scientifically inaccurate, the only truth in it being' that as they were in effect neutral a diet composed solely of acidforming foods and these would naturally tend to acid. The acid- forming foods, however, were both valu-

able and necessary. There was no need to go to extremes and cut them out altogether. Ml that was necessary was to laAm.e ti tn with plenty of milk, fruit and vegetables.