Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-17
NURSESGOING TOJAPAN
OFFER MADE BY DR.. ANITA Nc
GEE ACCEPTED.
Graduate Women Nurses Only Are
EHgible-Contribut for Pres
ent Expenses Solicited.

American nurses are going to the seat or
war to care for the Japanese sick and
wounded The japanese minister has re-
ceived a cable message from his govern
ment accepting the offer made by Dr.
Anita Newcomb MCGEE of Washington. ID.
c., to take to Japan party of trained
nurses who have seen field service In the
camps and hospitals of the United States
army No one is eligible to join the party
except graduate women nurses who nave
been In the army.
The first party will sail early in March
and proceed to Osaka, Japan, the port on
the Inland sea, which is the base to which
disabled troops will come when sent nome
from the battlefield. There they Will place
themselves under the orders or the military
authorities to be sent wherever they are
most needed. All may be together or they
NAV be divided into different parties.
There is in Japan large official Red cross
organization which furnishes immense
quantities of supplies to the army, ana the
American nurses will work side py sue
with the members of that society.
The number of nurses to go Will depend
on the support received from the Amer
can PEOPLE for, though the japanese sup
ply everything while the nurses are IN
their country. voluntary contributions are
desired to defray the expenses of the equip
ment and transportation OF the nurses.
Contributions may be sent to knlcker-
hooker Trust Company 35S 5th avenue,
New York. for credit of Anita Newcomb
MCGEE, president japanese war nurse fund
and will be promptly acknowledged
Regarded as Non-Combatants.
Nurses are neutrals in war, under the IN
ternational treaty of Geneva. and as
matter of international courtesy which IS
welcomed by the Japanese government in
slot
ueved that the expedition will widely inter
est the American people.
Innumerable tenders of services oi a., az.
kinds have been made to the japanese, put
all have been declined except this one oiiei
of American nurses -
The nurses will wear uniforms suited "
the work they will have to perform iheir
nursing uniforms will be of pongee SILK, as
this is regarded being more serViceaoie
under field conditions than Is the usual
white nursing costume. Field ana uaVei
ing suits will include brown COAT sA''
and hat .,oh
An advisory committee of ladies through
out the country is being organized py III;
McGee. This committee will lend ITS aid
and prestige to the work that Will De III
progress in Japan.
DT Anita Newcomb MCGEE, who is at the
head of the movement, and will take the
first party to the war district, IS NAIVE
of Washington She is president OF the
Society of Spanish War Nurses. she was
Amounted acting assistant surgeon OF the
United States army in 1898, and is the only
woman who ever held such position she
was assigned to duty in the surgeon gen
erals office, in charge OF the army nurse
CORPS. which she organized. When Congress
approved this work by making the nurse
CORPS of trained women a permanent part
of the army the pioneer stage was passed,
and she resigned December 81, 300, ana
has been engaged. in literary work since
until she took up the present project.