{"id":877,"date":"1956-03-02T15:36:28","date_gmt":"1956-03-02T20:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/?p=877"},"modified":"2016-06-26T15:37:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-26T20:37:18","slug":"wayne-red-cross-1917-photo-of-classroom-wwi-march-1917-move-to-122-w-lancaster-ave-former-bonniwell-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/?p=877","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Red Cross: 1917 photo of classroom; WWI; March 1917 move to 122 W. Lancaster Ave. (former Bonniwell home)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"20_image01\"<\/a>A perusal of the bound copies of \u201cThe Suburban\u201d of some 40 years ago shows that even as early as 1916 and 1917, the first years of World War I, the home town paper carried each week a column of Wayne Red Cross information under the heading of \u201cRed Cross Notes.\u201d In concise and to the point paragraphs this column brought to the reading public the news on various classes being held at Wayne Branch Headquarters.<\/p>\n

There were also items of other types of Red Cross news from time to time, none perhaps more interesting than the story of the big Philadelphia Red Cross parade as given in the column recently.<\/p>\n

The above picture, recently brought to light in present Red Cross headquarters, is evidently that of two adjoining rooms, in which home nursing and probably also first aid were taught. There are three large medical charts on the wall, and notes on the blackboard which indicate that a class might have been in session shortly before the picture was taken.<\/p>\n

It is interesting to try to connect this picture with a notice in the Red Cross column of January 12, 1917, in which announcement is made of a class in home nursing and hygiene, to be given at Red Cross headquarters. The instructor was Miss Nellie May Rennyson and the class was to be limited to 20 members. If enrollment exceeded that number, a second class would be formed for the evening of the same day, as the instructor was willing to \u201cstay over.\u201d<\/p>\n

The titles of these lectures seem quite different from those of present day \u201chome nursing\u201d classes. The first was \u201cBacteria and their relation to health and sickness.\u201d Among the others were \u201cCauses and transmission of diseases, and quarantines,\u201d \u201cThe house, the effect of furnishing and arrangement on health,\u201d \u201cCare of house, suggestions for weekly cleaning and laundry,\u201d \u201cUse of tea and coffee,\u201d \u201cThe household medicine cabinet,\u201d and \u201cPoultices, Plasters and Compresses.\u201d<\/p>\n

By this time two \u201cemergency\u201d cases had been treated in the emergency first aid room, a picture of which was shown in last week’s column. The first was that of a sprained ankle, which was bandaged by Dr. C.W. Truxal, who was assisted by a local Red Cross volunteer. And, according to the \u201cNotes,\u201d \u201cAfter this demonstration of the practical work of the Red Cross, the patient desired to become a member of the Branch at once.\u201d The second casualty to be treated was that of a ruptured blood vessel, when Dr. Joseph Egbert was assisted by Mrs. William Henry Brooks, chairman of the local branch. So impressed was Dr. Egbert by the importance of Red Cross first aid that he immediately volunteered his services for the future.<\/p>\n

Later, four classes in first aid were in progress with plans for a fifth one under way, an evening class for chauffeurs and mechanics. Instructors for these classes were Dr. Alexander H. O\u2019Neal and Dr. Truxal with Mrs. Robert G. Wilson as chairman from the Red Cross branch.<\/p>\n

By March, 1917, lack of sufficient room in the Red Cross headquarters, which had been located in the O\u2019Neal house, forced a move to more spacious quarters, in the former Bonniwell house at 122 West Lancaster avenue. Here, activities filled each week day beginning from a group on Monday mornings working under Mrs. W.H. Lawton to cut out surgical shirts, to Saturday, when Mrs. Brooks, Branch chairman, was \u201con hand to welcome any child who may wish to work with her in the making and filling of comfort pillows.\u201d<\/p>\n

(To be continued)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A perusal of the bound copies of \u201cThe Suburban\u201d of some 40 years ago shows that even as early as 1916 and 1917, the first years of World War I, the home town paper carried each week a column of Wayne Red Cross information under the heading of \u201cRed Cross Notes.\u201d In concise and to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=877"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":879,"href":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions\/879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radnorhistory.org\/archive\/articles\/ytmt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}