New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-06
know his disease and how ne should he fod. Truly
yours y r. l..
Director National Relief League
No. llS Broadway. New-York City.
n. 4. r. WAR WORK


In speaking Of the work done by the Daughters
Of the American Revolution Hospital Corps since
the beginning Of the war. Miss Mary Desha. the
assistant director. says.
I'm the beginning Of the It stated over
and again. No women need apply. and n;
the end Of four months over seven hundred trained
graduates are on the rolls Of the War Department
as contract nurses. and has been ap-
pointed contract surgeon. with the rank Of leu
tenant
When the National Board Of Management Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution met IN
April 1895 they felt that II behooved them as de-
scendants Of the makers Of tho Nation to take
their part in the which had just been declared
letter was addressed 20 the President Of the
United States and the surgeon-generals 81 the
Army and Navy. proposing 10 form a corps or
competent trained nurses Most prompt replies
received from SurEeon-Gcneral William h
Van Reypen. United States Navy and surgeon
General George NJ. Sternberg. United States Army.
Surgeon General Van Reypen said: The standard
OF competency Of these nurses Will he left entirely
TO the discretion Of your committee.
Surgeon General Sternberg said: I expect
TO depend principally upon your trained men
o Hospital corps for service nurs"-
in the wards. should. however. be glad
to avail myself OF the services Of a certain num-
Der OF trained women nurses for the care of special
cases and for the preparation and distribution OF
special die, in the hospital wards in case have
occasion to call for the assistance Of trained fe-
male nurses
The corps went Immediately to work. and has
worked on an average from ten 10 fourteen
hours day not always resting on sunday. II
would be impossible 70 enumerate the Daughters
all over the country who have stayed a. home all
summer and have investigated the claims ~
nurses We have not hesitatcd to call on any
Daughter. and the most efficient help has been
given gladly and willingly. The modus operandi
by which a Gets the list is as follows
She fles her application with the President, the
Secretary OF War, the surgeon generals OF tho
Army and Navy Senator or member OF Congress
whoever else she thinks may be most influential
in obtaining for her tho opportunity TO serve her
country. But sooner or later that application
reaches the Hospital Corps. and is Immediately
replied 10. with letter giving her full instruc-
tons and Application paper 10 be filled out
When all this Is satisfactorily arranged. and she Is
placed upon the eligible list she is notified and
asked TO be ready 70 10 any point upon receipt
Of telegram When Surgeon General sternberg
sends for nurses she Is telerraphed 20.
Every woman "no enters the Government ser
from the Government 500 for her services. draws
aSiii es incufTed Turing her inc oi scrviSc in
short. for the first time The Government treats
woman as If she nad some interest IN her country
and right to serve II officially. This IS one Of
the objects for which the officers Of TIE daughters
OF the American revolution Hospital corps nave
given their time md strength every day since
MAY J. and their efforts have been noby sec
onded not only by women who belong - our organ
zatlon. but by women Of other organizations.
from political infueHce' Wien the order comes
from the surgeOn-Renerals for so many nurses tn"
Of those who stand highest. and President McKin-
ley himself could NOT change Il As FAR AS has
been possible. every section OF the country mas
been represented. and the graduates Of every col
cge given a chance.
W. have had AN additional work Of supplying
garments TO the sick in the hospitals ana furnish
ing supplies for them. over twenty thousand gar
nents have been sent also innumerable boxes o.
delicaces and 5000 or 5000 expended Five hun
Money for transportation has been furnished by
Red Cross Auxiliary 40. 3. through It's able
and the Womans National War Relief Association
has been most generous In paying for the nurses
who could not be accommodated In the hospitals.
altogether. without any thought Of soh the
patriotic women Of the country have banded to-
safe and sound 20 their mothers some OF tho boys
who went out for the honor Of the flag"
MISS BARTON IN QUARANTINE.
The Red Cross agents at the different Florida
camps received instructions Try 20 see Miss
Barton. who arrived near Tampa on the steamer
Clinton last week one reported that she was at
Ybor city detention camp. where she would be
confined for ten days ana that It was impossible
TO see her Another reported that she was at
agent had a conversation with Miss Barton, IN
which she said that after her relensc from quaran-
tine she Intended soing Immediately TO Washing
ION on the Clinton are some mules and horses
used for service in distributing food near Havana
mace the mules will be disposed of Miss Barton
said that the office here must decide whether 20
send the San Antonio not
ped Cross Agent Barnes wires from Ponce that
sickness Is on the Increase. and that the supplies
asked for on August 20 are much needed Miss
Julia Mckinley. niece OF the President. 4 worker
af the Army camp at Lithia Springs. Ga. tele-
graphed asking II nc could employ nurses. also II
she could use kitchen funds for drugs Telegram
was sent Miss Mckinley saying that the head
quarters would supply nurses upon her requisiton.
and that she could spend the money as desired.