The Jersey City news., 1902-05-31

terest in the public welfare through
her membership in the first Paris wo-
mans club which itself grew out of
Frenchwomen's work for the Paris
exposition Its splendid activity in
public matters, the serious, sincere
work of it's members in endeavoring to
broaden their intelligence and thought,
may well put to the blush three-fourths
of the women's clubs in free America.
The club was founded by the beautiful
and public spirited Nine. Durand, who
is so much in earnest for the eInanci-
patton of woman in France that she
pays from her own purse all expenses
of the meetings of the organization.
The American girl who introduced
trained nurses in Paris was for time
the club secretary and may well have
caught some of Nine. Durand's spirit.
One day it was announced in a
French newspaper that there was not
a trained nurse in all Paris, though
such nurses were abundant in every
other large city in civilization. The
fact was deplored, talked about and
English residents in Paris, then drop
ped by all but Miss MCLEAN. The mat
ter simmered in her mind till she de-
cided to supply the need. She called
on the leading physicians in Paris and
proposed that united effort be made
to introduce the trained nurse into
France Many turned down her
scheme; said it could never be accom-
piished, because such thing had ney-
er been done in France.
seThat is exactly the reason why it
ought to be done now" said the Amer
lean girl, and she continued on her mis-
sion. It is the custom of French ply
sicians to do many things which in
England and America are left to the
nurse Some of these doctors perceiv-
ed that it would be money loss to
themselves to inaugurate the trained
nurse since she would be somewhat OF
a rival and these actively and hotly
opposed the innovation.
A few favored trying the plan at
once, and among these were the Amer
lean and English doctors. At length
an American-of course it was an
American-physi called meeting
of the medical fraternity to forward
the introduction of trained nurses into
Paris. Miss McClean, the young club
woman, was present and addressed the
physicians, portraying the advantages
of their having qualified assistants at
their call and also unfolding the plan
she had formed. She begged them to
collect money to import four trained
nurses from London and, If necessary,
to support them three months. Her elo-
quence was convincing, and in two
days later she received notice that the
money was ready.
Immediately she cabled to London
an advertisement calling for certificat-
ed nurses who could speak French to
go to Paris. She went to London i'm
mediately 10 meet them and to spend
some days in the nurses homes and
training schools. In five days her Lon
don work was accomplished. and the
ladies were engaged. Then the inde-
fatigabe American girl went back to
! Paris, found homes for her nurses,
caused to be printed and distributed
among the leading families and physi-
| clans of Paris q circular setting forth
| that the trained nurses had arrived in
Paris to stay and where she could be
| found. Through this shrewd scheme
| of advertising every nurse from Lon
don was employed within week Of
her arrival in Paris, and more had to
| be sent for.
The next thing ought to be the estab-
| fishing of a training school for nurses
| in Paris. and this might well be done
| under American auspices. Meantime
| it is allaost certain that American
trained nurses who speak French, If
| there are any. could go to Paris with
excellent prospect Of getting good pay
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