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,?a-iI-- Recruits Needed Gray Ladies Serve on Mann Fronts If you want to be helpful, but you re not sure how to go about it. the Red Cross has the an swer: Join the Gray Ladies. "We have about 75 women ac tive in this group now," Mrs. Marvin Piquet, Lane County Red Cross chairman of Gray Ladies Services, reported this week. 'But we could use twice that number and more," she added, explaining plans for a training class for new recruits to be held Jan. 29 and Jan. 31. Making themselves useful in several areas, Gray Ladies are particularly helpful at Sacred Heart Hospital and McKenzie Willamette Memorial Hospital, Mrs. Piquet noted. They visit with patients, read to them, de liver mail, write letters, run er randsas well as assist at the reception desk, directing visitors and admitting patienis. They also "make their pres ence felt" in a quiet, efficient way at Children's Hospital School where they help the classroom teachers, listen to the children read and take them to the therapy room. Gray Ladies are on hand at Sunset Home to assist the residents, and they serve as hostesses and teach crafts at the monthly workshops for the blind. New Area "The opportunities for serv ice are unlimited," Mrs. Piquet pointed out. "And there's a new area opening up in the hospital emergency room." So. far, one person. Gray Lady Barbara Craig (Mrs. John) is the only volunteer in this' depart ment. She has.boeh assisting in this capacity at Sacred Heart Hospital since last s p r i n g donned the Gray Ladv uniform to work at the hospital recep tion desk four years ago. "The hospital felt it would be a good idea to have someone on hand in the emergency room," Mrs. Craig said as she changed sheets on the stretcher to have it ready for use again. "In this department, people are anxious, upset and it seems to them thev 'just have to wait forever.' So it's helpful to have someone here to reassure them." Mrs. Craig does not assist in any wav with treating the pa tient this is not the province of the Gray Lady but she could, for she spent one sum mer working as a nurses aide here during the war. Many Duties ( M ' '-! Making Ready Part of the duty of the emergency room, in which Mrs. John Craig serves as a Gray Lady, is having things in readiness. Above, she changes sheets on a stretcher, which may be required suddenly for another case. "So far as the patient is con cerned, the Gray Lady assists only in wheeling him to x-ray or to his room upstairs if he is to be admitted to the hospital," she explained. "But even this takes some of the load off the nurse. And the Gray Lady helps the family of the patient: comfort ing them knowing when to talk and when to sit quietly by making telephone calls, running errands." Although she's listed to work from 7 to 10:30 every other Fri day evening, Gray Lady Barbara finds the schedule is flexible. Some nights are "wildly busy"; others, "all quiet". Work varies with the season, too, she says: "Last summer was a succes sion of small boys with bumps on heads from baseball bats, puts from falling in the mill- race, broken bones from bicycle accidents. And you know, we rarely had a little girl an oc casional one wltn an earacne, probably." Mother of four boys herself, Mrs. Craig finds an easy explanation for this one. The hours spent at the hospi tal are deeply satisfying, Bar bara has found, for "you're working with people and help ing them." So she continues to make the time for it" even though her schedule this year includes a four-hour daily stint as teacher's aide at South Eu gene High School and a three- hour a week course in geog raphy under the Extension Di vision. A graduate of the Uni versity of Oregon .(where her father, the late Donald M. Ern was president), Barbara is hop ing to go into full-time teacn ing. ' Sign-Up Set Anyone who shares Mrs. Craig's fceljng about Gray Lady work "I do it because I enjoy it" may call Mrs. Piquet, DI 4 0266, or the Red Cross office, DI 4-5244, for further informa tion and an interview. Classes will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 29 and Jan. 31. Along with the instruction, can didates for Gray Ladies must serve a 10-hour probationary period of in-service training be fore they receive their caps. Evening classes may be ar ranged if there is enough inter est indicated among women who work and are unable to attend the day classes Mrs. Piquet said. "And it's even possible to have a class for men interested in this type of service work," she added. "There are com munities who have Gray Men as well as Gray Ladies." Around the Town 'Dear Abbyf Abigail Van Bur en 1 HINTS FROM HELOlbt Dear Heloise: Please tell your readers never to pour undiluted liquid bleach Into their washing machine. If they must use one half cup of bleach, I suggest that they dilute it with a quart of wa ter and THEN pour it in the machine. I have found that it is better to add the bleach after the laundry has been washing a few minutes. The suds have then saturated the fabric and this gives the bleach a chance to do Its own magic work. A Bleacher. Dear Heloise: I pre-rinse all loads of laundry in cold water. I just throw laundry in my washing machine, set on rinse, and let them go. After they spin, I reset my washer to fill on the regular cycle of the washing machine. This fills the machine with hot water and I add one-fourth cup of sal-soda and one-half cup of good detergent. And that's it. . . I really get clean clothes. No stains left. This removes all of my stains you name the type; espe cially my teen ager's dirty socks. I speak from the experience of six children from tots to teens and we all are "sock-walkers." Our house is like a Dutch house everyone's shoes are left at the door from habit, not request. We just like comfort. Mother of sock-walkers Dear Heloise: - Please will someone write to us housewives and tell us just what she has found which will not go down the disposal in . her kitchen sink? I have already found by trial snd error . . . and by paying for service calls . . . that corn on the cob, corn husks, and celerv s alki will not go down the disposal I would apprecl " TnowTng'of any other items ..so Pleas. . snd let me know so that I can Uke care of my new '"'P05, re. DMv husband gave me an old roll of nylon fishing line to sew .h. h,,t?oni on my children's clothes. H. said st the time he old not believe" the' kids could pull off the button, If they were sewn on with this. He wss so right. Tor two yesrs rve not nu ; - Reader EUGENE CLUB, Daughters of the Nile, will meet for luncheon Thursday at 12:45 p.m. in Bev's Steak House. Past presidents will be honored, a birthday gift exchange will be held, and a guest speaker will be present. Mrs. J. E. Bonde is chairman, assisted by Mrs, , Lester Collar and Mrs. Ray Bond. BLUE RIVER Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at McKen zie River Masonic Temple, sou E..14th Ave. Mrs. Clyde Holle- mon of Creswell, member of the Grand ESTARL committee, will be guest speaker. Mrs. Gordon Ramstcad will be in charge of chapter room decorations and Mrs. Bob Lockyear of dining room decorations. Mrs. Lee Roy Woods is chairman of the re freshment committee. CHAPTER DII, P.E.O. Sister hood, will meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Wayne Brumbach, 1324 Paige Ave., to observe the second birthday of the chapter. CHAPTER DF, P.E.O. Sister hood, will meet Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. R. L. Follett, 15 Ascot Drive. Mrs. Alton Clark and Mrs. Don ald Heym will present the Foun ders Day program. CHAPTER AY, P.E.O. Sister hood, will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Vic tor P. Morris, 1669 Fairmount Blvd. Mrs. C. W. Macy will as sist the hostess. Mrs. Donald E Tope will present a reading. GOLD STAR Mothers will have- a business meeting Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Bldg., with Mrs. Bruce David presiding. PAST CHIEFS CLUB of Py thian Sisters will meet Wednes day at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. John Strube, 379 Lombard St., Eugene. Mrs. D. W. Hum- ford will be co-hostess. There will be initiation. SEWING CLUB of Auxiliary to Veterans of World War I will meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the home of Mrs. Edwin Gore, 945 W. 17th Ave. Sack lunch will be served at noon. WEDNESDAY BRIDGE Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. F. L. Armitage, 1390 High St. MUSIC SECTION of Eugene Women's City Club will meet Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Woman's Club, 450 E. 14th Ave. The program will be: "Music and Composers," with Mrs. Orah Glass as chairman. She will play a piano solo, and there will be group singing led by Mrs. Ma jor Ashton. Mrs. Christina A. Splonskowski and Mrs. Marie F. Murray will be hostesses. Visi tors and guests will be wel comed. ALV ADORE THURSDAY Club will meet Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. E. B. King. Mrs. Curtis Sanborn will pru sent a film. BETHEL 60, Job's Daughters, will have a regular meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. in McKen- zie River Masonic Temple, 850 E. 14th Ave. like the fihing line will outlive the coats. Gemini Club Slates Film Gemini Club (Mothers of Twins) will have its monthly meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. In the home of Mrs. Milton Wooley, 2490 Tyler St., Eugene. A film furnished by Pacific Power and Light Co., on mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration useful for resuscitation in cases of drown ing, will be shown. There also will be an opportunity to prac tice the method on a life-size dummy furnished by the Wey erhaeuser Co. Members are urged to attend, and to take their husbands with them. Following the business meet ing, there will be a Tasting Party, for which those attend ing are to take their favorite dessert, with the recipe for its preparation. Anyone wishing further in formation may call the presi dent, Mrs. Norman Hall, RI 4824, or Mrs. Wooley, DI 4-7078 DEAR ABBY: You had a letter in your column once from a girl who went daffy over a police officer. I can understand it because they all look like a million dollars in their uniforms. But take them out of their uniforms and they are a big nothing. I ought to know. I fell for one of those guys and made a date to meet him off duty. He showed up in an" ordin ary suit and I was never so disappointed in all my life. UNIFORM HAPPY DEAR UNIFORM HAPPY: I'll admit that uniforms are disarming. But it works the other way, too. I've heard from men who have fallen for nurses on duty. And when they dated them In their off-duty attire all the glamour and ap peal had gone with the starch. DEAR ABBY: My mother was left a widow with seven chil dren when I was only 3. She raised us alone (no insurance) and a more unselfish mother never lived. She is now 72. We are all married and are scattered around the country. Mother calls me her "favorite" and easiest to get along with. She has lived with me since my marriage 14 years ago. Abby, I am not complaining, but my husband and children and I would like to be alone for a while. Just a few weeks. Mother is not a burden, we just need some privacy. The others have in vited her to come for vacations (they've offered to pay her fare), but Mother doesn't like to travel. She is in good health. I wouldn't hurt her for the world, but how can I solve this delicate problem? "THE FAVORITE" DEAR FAVORITE: Write to your sisters and brothers and suggest they coax her In earnest. With their pulling on one end and your encouraging her to go on the other, your chances for a much deserved breather are excellent. DEAR ABBY: My husband is always after me to invite his bosses and their wives to dinner. He thinks the more we see of them socially, the better it will be for him. The few times I have had them to our apartment, I got the impression they didn't want to get palsy walsy with us, and accepted our in vitation only to avoid hurting our feelings. I feel very un comfortable with them. I would like your opinion of employees who try to socialize with their bosses. WOMEN'S INTUITION DEAR INTUITION: If you feel "uncomfortable" in the company of your husband's bosses and their wives, your In tuition is probably correct. You should entertain them only to reciprocate THEIR invitations. For a more detailed reply to your very Intelligent question, get McCall's February issue and read "How To Help Your Husband Get Ahead." I wrote It. CONFIDENTIAL TO KEV: In the words of a wise Irish man: "Better to be quarreling than lonesome." Stick around. What's on your mind? For a personal reply, send a self addressed, stamped envelope to ABBY, Box 3365, Beverly Hills, Calif. Hate to write letters? Send one dollar to ABBY, BOX 3365, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF., for Abby's new booklet, "HOW TO WRITE LETTERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS." ' (DWtrlbuted by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.) EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Monday, Jan. 21, 1963 Page 7A o o o Parties Precede Wedding Bridal showers have heralded the marriage of Norleen Arntz and Ted Nelson, which took place Saturday in Eugene. Norleen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Arntz and Ted is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norwald Nelson. ,, Mrs. Donald Hammar entertained at a linen shower for Nor leen, the guests going to the Arntz home for the affair. A guest at all the showers for Norleen has been her grandmother, Mrs. . William Arntz, who lives at Benton Harbor, Mich. Mrs. Nelson was aUo a guest. Mrs. Julian Stalsbcrg entertained at a miscellaneous shower for Norleen. Women co-workers I in Norleen's office honored her with a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. M. R. Burrell. Following the w e d d I n g re hearsal Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were hosts at a party for members of the wed ding party and the families. - Word from Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cook (Mary White), who went south recently in a newly purchased trailer, is that they have been visiting in and about Vista, Calif . and Long Beach. They "did" Disneyland and the Knox Berry Farm, after visiting in Sacramento. Mrs. Cook was looking f o r w a r d to visiting a niece in Long Beach, where she would meet her brother, ex pected at his daughter's home. Tho Cooks plan a leisurely journey through the southern states to Miami, probably going into Mexico en route. Following their Florida sojourn, they in tend to go up the east coast to New York City, and will return Event Honors Flemmings One hundred thirty-four res ervations have been made for the Panhellenic-sponsored din ner honoring UO President Ar thur Flemming and Mrs. Flem- mine Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Bev's Steak House, 1905 W. 6th I Ave. An additional 16 places will be set up to accommodate late reservations. Fraternity women who would like to attend may make reser vations or obtain information about the dinner from Mrs. John Reed, DI 3-5797. The dinner, City Fanhellemc's greeting to the Flemmings,' is nlanned to further an under standing of women's fraternities at University of Oregon and to consider their future on this campus. A number of special guests will attend in addition to a contingent of at least five women from each fraternity represented in Eugene City Panhellenic. by way of Chicago. They do not expect to be at home until May. Miss Lola Bcssey of Eugene is ' one of 15 Oregon State Univer- ity senior coeds who has been honored for outstanding campus achievements by the Corvallis Branch of American Association of University Women. Miss Bessey, who will be graduated this June from the School of Pharmacy, was honored for her leadership in science. Her home address is 2450 Wood Ave., Eugene. AAUW makes the selections each winter to recognize out- landing women students. - I 't; - Program Listed "Now Flowers for '63" will be the program to be presented by Vcneta Garden Club at its meeting Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Mack Jones, 296 E. Broadway in Veneta. Dessert and coffee will bo served. Visitors aro welcome. (Kcnnell-ElU photo) INSTALLED Mrs. Charles Minturn is presi dent of Ladies Auxiliary Falrlarcns Militant. Faculty Group Fetes Leaders Nine past presidents were honored by Newcomer Group of University of Oregon Faculty Women's Club at a luncheon Friday at the Carriage Trade. They were Mrs. R. 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