ï~~ REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES COMMITTEE ON NURSING ACTIVITIES On September 25, 1918, Mrs. Frederick M. Alger was ap pointed Chairman of a Committee to make an intensive survey of the nurses in the city, the committee being called "Committee on Nursing Activities". This Committee proved of much value and did inestimable work in the influenza campaign. The report is appended. SECOND CHRISTMAS PACKAGE CAMPAIGN In October 1918, by direction of the War Department, the Red Cross assumed charge of sending all Christmas packages to our troops and war workers abroad, Mrs, B. D. Stair was made Chairman of the Committee and Mr. W.J. Nagel, Vice Chairman. Through the kindness of the Post Office authorities and their utmost cooperation, the work was carried on successfully upon the second floor of the Post Office building. Mrs. A. S. Brooks was Chainan of a large force of volunteer day inspectors and Mr. James Cousins, of night inspectors; 14,485 packages were in spected and sent to their destination, See appended report. INFLUENZA COMMITTEE In October 1918, owing to the great epidemic of infl1ensa prevalent throughout the country, a Detroit Chapter Committee on Influenza was appointed under the chairmanship of Mr. G. D. Pope. This Committee comprised prominent professional and busi ness men and women of the city working in close cooperation with the Department of Health, The Chapter placed all of Its re sources at the disposal of the Department of Health and was pre pared to assist both financially and otherwise. The Teaching Center supplied three hundred Nurses' Aides to the Visiting Nurses't Association. The Canteen Division pre pared and distributed invalid diet to over seven hundred fam ilies. The Motor Corps provided upwards of fifty cars daily for visiting the sick and handled numerous ambulance cases, work ing day and night without cessation, The Home Service Department utilized all of its resources in caring for patients among the soldiers't families, and the Central Workroom Committee provided many thousands of masks and other equipment called for. The Chapter conducted a general advertising campaign in the daily press, including foreign language newspapers. Bulletins were sent to all the workrooms and the general cooperation of all workers enlisted, To meet a very possible shortage of hospital facilities and at the request o f the Department of Health, permission was obtained from the Packard Motor Company to use the buildings lo cated at Jefferson and St Antoine, having a capacity of 200 beds. The Company generously undertook to have the building thoroughly __ _ _ _