The Washington times., 1905-04-16
DR.. ANITA NJ GEE
TALKS Of JAP ANESE
Address Before Danforth
Chapter, D. A. L.
SUBJECT, RED CROSS WORK
She Describes Her Experiences as Army
Nurse in Land of the
Ch1ysanthemum.

A large number of the Daughters of
the American Revolution attended the
lecture given last night by Dr. Anita
Newomb MCGEE at the New Willard
detailing her experiences as the head
of the American Red Cross nurses in
Japan and Manchuria. The address,
which was illustrated by stereopticon
views, gave an accurate picture of the
conditions in the Far East as DR.. Nc
Gee found them.
The affair was under the auspices of
the Miriam Danforth Chapter. d. A. R.,
and was for the benefit of Continental
Hall. the Daughters new building in
this city
In addition to the interest displayed
In the lecture, there was displayed a
lively activity among the women in the
hot fight that is now on for the presi-
dency of the d. A. r. The three can
didates for the high position, Mrs
George M Sternberg, of this city; Mrs
Donald Mclean. regent Of the New York
city chapter, and Mrs. Charles Warren
LippItt, State regent of Rhode Island
We're present, and their followings were
IN evidence on all sides before and af-
ter the lectures.
-. "A. II. Act as USherS.
The ushers for the occasion were
chosen from the Sons of the American
Revolution, as follows: Wallace Don
aid Mclean, Foster r. Greene Robert
s. Hume. Leon L. French. Newton L.
Collamer, Dr. w. H Merrill, and Ed
ward S. CLAWS.
DIR. MCGEE, who is the only woman
ever honored with commission in the
United States Army, is a noted D. A
K. worker and organizer. During the
Spanish war, the Philippine Insured
ton. and the Boxer campaign in China
tlSSS to 1900, she was acting assist
ant surgeon, L. S. A.
did not do much nursing myself
in Japan" she said, but I gave OBJ
portunitles for 1T to the other nurses
A year and half ago offered the
Japanese government the services OF
myself and nine other nurses in the
hospital work over there, and they
were accepted by the Emperor pretty
soon. These nurses had seen service
in the Spanish war.
Superior of Nurses.
1 was appointed supervisor OF
nurses soon after my arrival. 1t may
be interesting to know that there are
nearly 100000 members of the Jap
anese Red Cross Society. and we work.
ed beside them in the hospitals. There
are branches of the society in every
province Of the empire, and in many
OF the provinces there are large build
fngs used as Red Cross headquarters
The nurses are trained for the most
part in Tokyo
The japanese understand the art OF
Il.
wounded from women who are no
trained nurses. For example many O.
the women make bandages for tn,
wounded and send them to the hos
pitals, and there is much of this worl
&c do, for the japanese wounded ar
sent back to Japan from the front a
the earliest moment possible
'"-rhe hospital at Hiroshima, wher
we worked in Japan, is built to accom-
nodate 1900 men, but it was never full
while we were there. We saw, Will
IN the hospital, that the Japanes
nurses are possessed of great physica
endurance. They can work for lon
periods of time, and are strong enoug
to do heavy work, ss1ch as carryin
wounded men around on stretchers
Operations Are Rare
''The Japanese perform operations o
the wounded only when they are absc
1utely necessary. There are very fer
amputaIions. and these are mostl
fingers.
we also went to Manchuria and sa
the Yalu battlefield. While there, we sa
many wounded Russians, and met or
who took the prize for wounds, he ha-
ing been wounded no less than twent
times. By the way. ] received lett'
the other day telling me that there al
row in Japan 10000 Russian wounde
and prisoners
DIR. MCGEE complimented the Empire.
OF Japan and the Warehouses Oyam
who is Vassar graduate. She {.
pressed TIE highest admiration for Jal
anese men and women In general, ar
said she enjoyed the sitting on mats ar
the eating With chop sticks. There we
times. however, when the America
nurses were entertained in the Eur
pean style.
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