The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18
SERVED IN THE ARMY
Miss Lenna Wilson, Nurse, Re-
turns on FurIOugh.
ENLISTED FROM WICHITA
Was at ChiCkamauga, Jack
SonVilIe and Savannah.

Miss Lenna Wilson IS out Of the army
hospital camp on furlough. Her part
in the war was no less loyal and needfuI
than that Of the soldier boy.
AS soon as released Miss Wilson came to
Wichita, from which place she enlisted last
September, and Is visiting at the home OF
her uncse and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. VIII
son. on North Topeka avenue. Her home
is at Mt. Vernon, No.
While Miss Wilson was visiting here last
fall, she enlisted as a nurse under the
auspices Of the Daughters Of the Reyolu-
ton, going as a substitute for Mrs. Dr.
Lewis, regent of the Wichita chapter Of
the D. a. R Her application was fled
with Mrs. Anita Newcomb MCGEE, NJ D,
who was assistant 10 Surgeon General
Bternberg Of the army, and as soon as ac-
cepted, Miss Wilson started for her work
She was first assigned 10 Sternberg hos
pltal at Chickamauga, at the time there
was so much sickness and desolation there
Were the reports Of sickness at Chick
amauga exaggerated?"
NO, indeed it was terrible before the
female nurses wereI assigned 10 work
You know they would not allow US 10 work
for quite a while, and the poor boys suf-
feTed and died Of neglect. The Red Cross
society spent $40, 600 there on its own ac-
count, but our work, while similar 10
theirs, was not the same in every partic-
ular. There were not enough Red Cross
nurses. Their work is done free, while
the d. A RS were paid by the govern
ment through contract. I believe we did
nffi D.
though they are a noble order. and treated
us very kindly. After the female nurses
were admitted to the service IN the camp.
the illness Of the soldiers diminished. for
they had much better attention and kind
ler sympathy. The Sternberg hospital
is perfectly lovely. 1t Is called the model
camp hospital"
How do you Iiks this work Of nursing
a sick and dying soldier?''
4 can say emphaucally that love It.
Though It is sometimes wearisome and
hard on ones nerves, felt 50 much better
when had done some good for a sick and
feverish boy. Of course the hardest work
was done by the regular hospital corns.
consisting mostly Of gentlemen of culture
and refinement such as young medical
students, college students. etc. All the
girls with whom 7 associated seemed 70
take a personal and heartfelt interest IN
their work. When any of Us nurses be-
came I'll we were given the best Of care.
and were entertained royalty when not on
duty"
Do you intend 70 remain in this work.
As long as I can. I should have liked
SO much 20 have gone to Porto Rico, but
you know in this work one is subject to
orders, the same as in the regular army.
and was among those designated to re-
main on this side Of the water There
will be many sick soldiers IN the camps
Yet TO attend to and 7 expect to be as
signed to the regular army hospital work
for quite a while yet"
Miss Wilson talks very entertainingly or
her experience in camp and the work OF
the army IS periodically portrayed. From
Chickamauga she was assigned to the
Second Division hospital at Jacksonville.
and from there to the First Division hos
pital at Savannah. The government is
building a national hospital at Savannah,
and Miss Wilson viii be stationed there
After visiting with her relatives and
friends here, Miss Wilson viii go 10 Mt
Vernon, No, 70 spend a month with her
mother before returning 10 Savannah