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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 193% PAGE FIVE Women's Interests in the Home and The Community Social & Personal Any social notes which read- ers care to submit will be print. ed. Kindly phone or send them to the Times Office before 10 ~0 a.m., the day they are to be pub- lished. Items of mews concern. ing dances, parties, guests to and from town will be gladly received. On Tuesday evening the Ever Ready Bible Class of Simcoe Street United Church' Sunday School en- tertained the children of the Shelter and the assistant matron, Mrs. Allin to supper at the Sunday School. Af- ter the supper, Miss Evelyn Gay told the children some stories and mem- bers of the class led in several games that the kiddies enjoyed. The Ever Ready Ciass keeps closely in touch with the children of the Shelter and every week certain members of the class visit the home on Centre street and do the week's darning and mend- ing of the childrens' clothes, : Tuesday, May 12. is to be visitors' day at the Oshawa General Hospit- . The gaits is set aside in mem- ory of Florence Nightingale the pio- neer of the nursing profession. Guests who go to the Hospital on Tuesday afternoon and early even- ing will be conducted through the building by members of the Hos- pital Auxiliary. Coffee will be ser- ved in the Nurses' Residence. Mrs W. R. Armour's and Mrs. W. C. Fursey's groups of the Mission- ary Society of King Street Church served luncheon to the laymen and the ministers when they met for the Presbytery meeting in King Street United Church on Tuesday of this week. On Tuesday evening, May b, the senior branch of St. Gregory's Cath- olic Women's League held its final social evening before the annual meeting which closes the season's activities, except for the school pic- nic which will be held at the end of June. The guests were welcomed at the Parish Hall by the genial president, Mrs. F. W. Robson, and Mrs. Morrow, convenor of the af- fair. Twenty tables of euchre were played and the prizes were won by Mrs. Empey. Mrs. Gillan, Mr. Eger- er and Mr. Empey. Mr. D. Guiltman won the lucky number prizes. De- lightful music was furnished by Mrs. Kinder, and Mrs. Carnell, and Mr. Frank Hill and Miss Daisy Cal- laghan. Dainty refreshments were served at the close of the card play- ing and a half hour of dancing en- Jjoyed. Forty boys of the Jubilee Juven- ile Band No. 17, attended a banquet given in their honor at the Orange Hall on Wednesday evening. Among MISS DAISY CALLAGHAN Daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J. J. Cal- laghan, Masson Street, Oshawa, who won the gold medal at St. Joseph's Academy, 'Toronto, last Saturday, when she tried her Sen. vatory Miss Callaghan was the winner of the silver medal last year. REV. E. HARSTON ADDRESSES W.1.E. Teachers Plan for Classes Next Fall On Wednesday evening, when the Womens Teachers Federation met for their regular monthly meeting, Rev. E. Harston was the chief speaker. He was most opti- mistic in his forecast for the lu- ture of the Federation, saying that the entire staff of teachers: would stand shoulder to shoulder in their loyal support of all traditions, the Federation would prove a blessing and a benediction to the schools and the city. For, as Mr. Hars- ton stated, they can be of great- er use to the community when they are united. The speaker wished Mr. Cannon and his staff the best of good luck. The music given by the trio composed of Mrs. Hoag, cellist, Miss Latimer pianist and Miss Minaker, violinist, was delightful. It was decided that the June meet- ing would take the form of a pic- nic, arrangements for which will be announced later. A committee of Misses Garrow, and Mallinson was" appointed to gather information on classes in Upper School subjects for next fall. Anyone who is interested in Upper School Classes are asked to get in touch with members of the com- mittee. Mr, Forrester, passenger agent RED CROSS DAY 15 MAY TWELFTH Local Hospital to Commem- orate Birthday of Flor- ence Nightingale May the twelfth wilt be celebrated in every part of the British. Empire as "Red Cross Day." . The date was chosen because it was the birthday of Florence Nightingale; Henri Dunant, through whose efforts the Red Cross was formed, freely acknowledged that his inspiration came from her, the most wonderful woman in the history of the .English race, Florence Nightingale's Contribution The story of her life is full of in- terest. It is a revelation of what can be accomplished, almost single- handed, by an idealist equipped with a high degree of practical intelligence, an indomitable will and a courageous spirit. Not only did she inspire Dun- ant to found the Red Cross but she revolutionized the military medical service of the British Army and in- directly of the armies of all the Eur- opean nations, and she initiated mod- ern nursing in place of the abomina- tions of the Betsy Prigs and Saircy Gamps of her day. Florence Nightingale was born of 4 parents in Italy on May 12, 1820. Her father was a highly edu- cated man who, contrary to the usual custom of the time, took 2 deep in- terest in the education of his daugh- ter. The result of his training could be seen throughout her lite. Not only did he equip her with a body of knowledge vastly greater than was usual among her contemporarics but she learnt from him that every prob- lem must be thought through to its solution, No hglf measures were per- mitted. Even as a child she showed an ex- traordinary interest in the sick. Her dolls' houses were infirmaries and her pets were animals whom she had nursed through injuries. As she grew older, she became the amateur nurse for all the ailing people in the dis- trict surrounding her father's estate, By caring for them she came to re- alize her need of professional train- ing. Enthusiasm and devotion were not enough; expert knowledge was essential. There were no training schools for nurses in England at that time, but she learnt that women were be cducated as nurses at Kaiserwerth in Germany and in spite of the opposi- tion of her family, she insisted upon taking the course. She then spent some time in Paris where, also, some hospitals were teaching women the essentials of nursing practice. When Florence Nightingale supplies of Yinen and other hospital necessitics btiried among the masses of military stores and by persistence and importunity secured them for the patients, The Founder of Red Cross Henri Dunant, a young public spir- ited citizen of Geneva, was travelling a few years later in northern Italy. He had read the reports Florence Nightingale had made to the British Government, and, finding himself in the neighborhood of the French and Austrian armies, decided to see for himself how the sick and wounded were cared for. He reached the bat- tlefield of Solferino within twenty- four hours of one of the bloodiest battles of the war. He saw a field strewn with dead and dying men, tortured by thirst, bleeding from in- numerable wounds, suffering indes- cribable agonies, with no one to bring them any help or relief. He recruit- ed the peasants in the adjacent vil- lages. He sccured the assistance of civilian doctors. Ie organized an ex- temporary but effective voluntary medical service to which hundreds owed their lives and thousands the relief of their agonies, The Birth of Red Cross For the next three years he devot- ed himself to the task of awakening the conscic the world to tlie intolerable : ecessary suffering which res from the deficient medical arrangements of armies, As is efforts the Geneva in 1864, T} greed ed es regul n with a for the absolutely ich, The :hit be re- volun tec ized in connect duties were to care mn led. They were to be and respected as lem by which they mi cognized was the Red Cross. From this origin grown the SICK ar has ONCE AGAIN OUR 3 BIG DAY SALE PROVES THE VALUE LEADERSHIP OF THIS STORE Sizes for Babies up to 18 Months COTTON VESTS Women's fine-ribbed Cotton A BIG RUBBER - BALL Heavy weight Rubber Ball, 23% inches tilled, and Red or BIG DAYS. 0 {A dainty lace bon ties. diameter, White with bossed Maple Leaf designs, Blue Worth 10. 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After several speeches, Mrs. R. Woods was presented with a beauti- ful silver tray, a token of apprecia- tion for the work she did for the band members in the way of cutting and sewing their uniforms. An en- Joyable evening was concluded after the band played several selections, On Monday, May 11, a social evening will be held in St. George's Parish Hall under the auspices of the Women's Guild. There will be dancing and cards. OUR NEW TELEPHONE NO. IS 400 THE FASHION SHOPPE 84 Simcoe St. South Opposite Bruce St. of the Canadian National Railways, gave a brief talk on tours across Canada . offered by that company this summer. CALVARY BAPTIST W.M.S. A very profitable afternoon was spent by about 40 ladies at the Calgary Baptist Women's Mission Circle held in the church annex yes- terday. Mrs. John Hall, who has spent ten years in Nigeria, West Africa, told of the progress of the work there in that time. At first their time was spent sitting in the kitchen training the natives as cooks and seeking to pick up the language, or trying to get in con- versation with the women. This was difficult, as women and children ran from them in terror. but she found that there was one place they could not run from her, when they were grinding their wheat for fear the chickens would get it in their absence. Here she would take a | id decotated with Walpamur, the al flat finish for walls and she returned home she the only trained nurse in and and certainly the only gentlewoman who had taken up nursing as a pro- fession, * The Crimean War Three years later, in 1854, the Cri- mean War broke out and a few months later all England was reading with horror and dismay the reports that were reaching home about the disgraceful mismanagement and ut- ter breakdown of the hospital ser- vice for the sick and wounded. Public feeling began to run high and Mr, Herbert, Secretary of State for War, an old friend of her family's and a great admirer of her knowledge and capacity, wrote her to ask if she would take a group of competent nurses to the war zone. crossed one from her offering services to thg Government her sil is permanent, washable, fire-resisting and mnon-absorbent to moisture. It can be applied to a variety of surfaces, such as rough and smooth plaster, wallboards, etc., and these lines. Order Out of Choas The senior officers did not greet her with any enthusiasm. Having re- ported that gverything was quite sat- isfactory, it "did not appeal to them that a band of "amateurs," and wo- men at that, should be foisted upon them by the authorities at home. But in spite of the difficulties they placed in her way, Florence Nightingale gradually succeeded in bringing some order out of the choas. Her first task was to provide proper food for the patients, Her next was to or- ganize a laundry. She purchased 10,- 000 shirts to clothe the nakedness of the shivering soldiers. She found turn at the grinding and get into conversation to get a few words of the language. Now the testament is being printed in theif own lan- guage and many have been taught to read and write. Three times their church has been torn down to build one large enough to meet the needs, and still hundreds are being turned away. Many lives have been mar- vellously changed from lives of grossest sin to earnest Christians, giving up all for their Lord. Their homely faces hardened by sin have been made radiantly beautiful by the glory of Christ's presence in- dwelling their lives, They are will- ing to suffer untold presecution for the joy and peace they have receiy- ed. a in Mrs. Ernest Brown brought very fitting, helpful message His letter | along | Cross -as it is' today, The incredible miseries of the sick and wounded soldiers of the Crimean and of other wars of the last century are things of the past. 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On her retyrt from Scutari she found herself a national heroine. The people of England cagerly awaited her arrival that they might welcome her in their cheering thousands, She escaped the ptiblic demonstrations, but thankfully accepted a gift of £44,000 which had been raised by popular subscription, and with this fund' she established a training school for nurses in connection with St. Thomas' Hospital. From this school has come the modern trained, edu- cated skilful nurse of modern days-- the nurse to whose care thousands upon thousands of people have owed relief of their sufferings, comfort in their darkest hours and in uncount- able instances their very lives. Florence Nightingale and the Red Cross The relationship between Florence Nightingale and the Red Cross was three-fold. She inspired Dunant through whose efforts the Red Cross Convention of Geneva came into ex- |] istence; she devoted her life to the relief of suffering, and she foresaw the need of an educated public opin- ion for the prevention of disease and the improvement of health. Thus she personified in advance the Red Cross organization as it exists throughout the civilized world today. It is, therefore, most appropriate that the birthday of this famous En- glishwoman should be commemorated as "British Empire Red Cross day." " Company Westmount Home on Monday evening at their regular meeting. sident, presided over the meeting and Mrs. of the Guides program. an excellent attendance at the meet- ing and at its conclusion, ments. Miss Lillian Phillips Is New was held at the home of Mrs Bird, cvening at 8 o'clock. song which was led by Miss Velma Harris. charge of the Worship Service, Mrs. Bird read a poem entitled This Life," ancourt, was very beautifully by Miss Lillian Phil- was followed by a very lovely poem "Angels," Tooley. suing year, which resulted as follows: Mrs. Ashley and Mrs. Bird. WESTMOUNT HOME AND SCHOOL CLUB The Gitl Guides of 4th Oshawa entertained the ladies of and School Club Mrs. G. Biss, the Club pre- Ratcliffe took charge There was Gordon Mrs. S and her assistants scrved refresh- STALTERY' ELECTS OFFIGERS President of Young Women's Club The May meeting of the Stalter Y. RG, 31 Oshawa Blvd, Wednesday The meeting opened with a sing Miss Lillian Phillips took "Out of which was followed by 'Daily Living," given by Mrs, Her- The topic of the evening "True Expression," introduced this ips. Mrs. Yates gave a reading, read by Miss Madeline The president, Miss Velma Harris, took charge of the business session, after which Mrs. Stalter took charge of the election of officers for the en- Honorary President: --Mrs, Stalter President--Miss Lillian Phillips, Vice-Pres.--~Miss Velma Harris, Sec.--Mrs, Ross Herancourt. Rec. See,--Miss Trudie Gomme, Treasurer--Miss V, Lapham. Supts. of the various. departments: Program, Mrs. Yates; Flower, Fruit and Delicacy, Miss. Doris Lander; Press Reporter, Miss Trudie Gomme ; Pianist, Miss Muriel Phillips; Collec- tor of ' Soap Wrappers, etc, Miss Amy Manuel. The meeting closed with the sing- ing of Auld Lang Syne. Corr, SIMCOE § ST, UNITED CHURCH Ww. -S. The president, Mrs. T. Adair was in charge of the regular monthly meeting of Simcoe Street United Church Women's: Missionary Society held in the church parlours yesterday afternoon. The business session did not include anything of particular im- portance. At its conclusion, Mrs. A. 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