The Archive · 1940

First Aid Classes

the "Association which was a direct outcome of the war in Europe was the First. Aid" and Home Nursing Classes, Many of our younger wom expressed a wish to fit themselves of uso in an emergency either ere or at-home. Mrs.

Box Kindly undertook the organization of classes andi with the assistance of the Catheral School for Girls and the Lester Chinese Hospital, who put their" premises at our disposal, the ¢lasses started early in October. The large: number of applicants made it neces sary to form four classes and these were filled to capacity when they opened. The lecturers have bee Dr.

Anderson, Mrs. R. H. Box, Mrs Hi, ©. Hopkins and Dr. Salmon' and we than ie them for giving up so. much of their valuable time to Before closing her report the Chairman expressed thanks to all those who had helped during the year, including Messrs. Lowe, Bit ham' & Matthews, the stewards of th: Race Club, Messrs. Patons & Baldwin Shanghai Worsted Mills, the Cathay Hotel, the Cathay Laundry, Mtr. D. 'M, Mitchell, and the press. formed at Headquarters and at Mrs centres for Red Cross work were

Henchman' who very kindly put 0 foot at onl disposal for the eonvenithee of those members iving in the Sietemn districts Later on Mrs, G. Cee so, Ban, and ests the Red. Cosy centres there cly. Clark Kore opened centres

a loos dozen Initing, parties dio procure" their wool rom. the Halung Section, The excellent work

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