The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-10-10
ARMY NURSES.
Annual Convention of the Association in
Cleveland. o.

| cleveland, o.
| Tho Association of Army Nurses ALWAYS
| plays at holding n Convention during Ma
| tioual Encampment week; bnt il makes ,
| mighty poor out Of it, Simply because rho
| attention Of these angels OF the battle.
held as they have long been called. is 50
| Iakeh up with receptions, rides and greetings
from the G. A. H., the w X. c. ami otheI
| Organizations that they get no time to hold
conventions. They elect officers and let 4,
| g. at that
| Their headquarters In Cleveland were n,
the Lincoln, and Mrs. ElrOy Avery was
chairman Of the committee to look after
them. Mrs. Avery is the kind Of woman
who believes that the thing Is well done n
| you do 1t yourself, and she proceeds on
| those lines. Beside being an active mem,
Der OF the WOman's Relief Corps. Mrs. Avery
is Daughter of the American Revolution
and the capable editor of the magazine OF
the ID. A. X. Shs is Il born politician, mem.
| Der OF Cleveland School Board, Library
Board and half n dozen other woman's So
yletles, that do things. So during En-
calhpment week she practically shut up her
beautiful home on Woodland Hills avenue
and camped with the Army Nurses They
shall have good time II / can accomplish
IT, she said and they had the good time,
measure pressed down and running over be-
cause they said so In beautiful little letter
TO Mrs. Avery, after the Encampment closed.
They also expressed thanks to the Sorosis
Society, OF which Mrs. Avery is member,
Tor the use of their beautifully decorated
rooms In which to hold their reception, and
for the delicious luncheon served them by
the same lovely women
AT the opening of the Convention which
was held in the Arcade, presided over by
Mrs. Elroy Avery till all greetings had been
received, Mrs. SelOver, on behalf of SOrosIs
delivered an address of greeting. which was
responded to by Miss Ada Johnson.
Mrs Lucy T.. Taylor, of the Board of Edu-
cation, who was appointed by the Citizens
Committee 70 extend the city's welcome to
me Army Nurses, was the next speaker.
hn
President Of the Association, responded.
Mrs. Proctor Thayer, former member OF
the Sanitary Commission, and Il member or
the Association, then offered few brief re-
marks.
Mrs. Tom L. Johnson, wife of the Mayor,
presented the welcome Of her husband
Miss johnson presented her officers to the
Convention, and they were warmly greeted
Mrs. Ada ]. Mohr, Past Department Presl-
dent Of the w. K. G. OF New York brought
greeting from Clara Barton Auxiliary, Red
Cross Association, of New York. Miss John
son, President of the Association of Army
Nurses, responded.
The Army Nurses Association is not and
never can be very large body. There are
but 100 members, and only about 60 were
present They are growing old and cannot
endure the strain of travel as they once
could. No Nurse can belong who cannot
obtain her service from War Records
The members Of the Association present
were: Mrs. L. D. Cutter, Mrs. Ann Schlay.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Newton, Mrs. Fanny KEEL
ly Gordon, Mrs. Elizabeth w. Ewing. past
National President; Mrs. II. f. Judkins,
Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, Mrs. Rebecca E.
Frick, Miss Cornelia Hancock, Mrs. Della
Fay, Mrs. Mary +. Chandler, Mrs. Elizabeth
Chapman Mrs Mary b. Lacy, Mrs. H.. 5.
johnson, National President; Miss Kate NJ
Scott, Secretary; Mrs. Emily Woody, Past
National President; Mrs. Elizabeth o. Glib
son. Mrs Amanda r.. Smyth, Miss Lydia
$. Johnson, Mrs. Pauline Thompson, Mrs.
Leonora Wright, Mrs. Cochran. Mrs. V. New
ton, Mrs. II. l.. Carlisle. Mrs Mary p Ber-
~, Mrs. Mary l.. Bradley, Mrs. Sallie NJ
Stewart, Mrs. Susannah ID. Clark, Mrs Eliza
Nancy NJ. Hill.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are: Mrs. Della Fay, Of New York, Presi-
dent; Mrs. Kate Hamilton, of Massachu.
Kripps, of Pennsylvania, Junior Vice-PresI-
dent; Mrs. Eliza Chapman, of Illinois, Chap
lain; DR.. Nancy Hill, of Iowa, Treasurer;
Mrs. Elizabeth Newton Guard.
They were Installed Immediately, and
memorial services were then held for four OF
their number who passed away during the
year.
Ono Of the most pleasant events Of the
Mrs. Bertha Cadmus, escorted by four young
girls, bearing American flags, came in with
greetings from the Woman's Relief Corps.
The National President fttingly responded
to Miss Maxon's speech and told of the APP
probation of the Nurses for the home in
which they may spend their declining years
IL they wish. which is provided by the W.
Il. C.. in Madison, Ohio.
The manner in which the Army Nurses
were cared for was eminenty satisfactory
to them. Invitations to the receptions, a
souvenir book, badge, program, tickets TO
boat ride and the reviewing stands were
done up III little packages and delivered 90
each Nurse. Carriages were at hand for
those who could not walk, and Mrs. Avery
accompanied her charges everywhere seeing
that they had the best of everything. On
the reviewing stand they had front seats
next to the Ommander-in- Chiefs section,
and on the boat ride they were handsomely
treated by all.