Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-20

LECTURE pRAws AEAvlLv.


The third in the course OF popular
lectures. which has proven one of3the.
most successful star courses that has
over been promored in augusta, was
held last evening in the large auditor
ium OF the Congregational church,
State street. The attendance. while
not as great as at the two former lee
lures, was quite large, and very ap-
preciatives The attraction was DR..
Anita Newcomb McGse OF Washington,
and the title OF her lecture was "A
Womanss Experience in the japanese
Army" DR.. AcGee5 is a very pleasing
speaker, with a very personal and
sympathetic presence. and gifted with
the, ability TO speak fntelugentIy with
out taking recourse to phraseolosy
that might not be understood. she at
once won the attention OF her auditors
last evening and entertained them
with a graphic and satisfying descrip-
ton Of the life on the firing line. as.
she found 1t when supervisor of the
Nurses Red Cross Society of Japan.
1t is worth while to mention as a
foreword. that DIR. MCGEE is the only
person In America whose offer Of per-
sonal assistance In the great Russo
Japan War, was accepted by, the Jap
anese government and the Red Cross
Society. AS president Of the Spanish
American War Nurses, and as represent
iative Of the Society of the Red Cross
Of Philadelphia, she took a party Of
trained nurses to Japan for period Of
six months OF work in the army hos
ptals in that country. All OF these
nurses had seen field service in the
Nurse Corps Of our own army. Going
without compensation. as all of the
party did. they were welcomed as guests
of the Japanese nation. and assigned to
posts OF honor as nurses in the most
important hospital of the, army.
(Hiroshima, Cjina) and on tile finest
hospital ships. They worked side by
side with the Japanese nurses In the
wards and operating rooms. so that
benefit should be gained by direct COM
parison of work and methods. The
minister OF war appointed DR. McGee,
"Kansofu Kantoku." which In English
means supervisor Of nurses. freely
translated. with the rank of officer in
the Japanese army. and she WAS sent
to inspect and report on various hos
pitfalls in Japan and on the Yalu river.
(Manchuria and Corea), travelling on
1t was OF the experiences that were
hers during this service with the En-
peror's soldiery that DR.. McGee talked
SO entertainingly last evening. She re-
lated many little Incidents that come
under her personal observation that
bespoke credit to the japanese as q
nation, and as men, and it was plain
to be seen that through her personal
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japanese. from the ministers OF the I'M
perial cabinet to the poorest coolie
soldier private in the inland military,
that DIR. MCGEE has clear and intelli-
gent knowledge of the people OF that
land. and that she knows them well
enough to realize their value as a pro-
gressive and truly wonderful race
The lecture was fttingly illustratet.
by Views. through -shc agency OF a
sterrJpticon. and greater number of
tnem were photographed by DR.. Nc
Gee during her stay In Japan. There
We're also a number of views presented
to the speaker by the Japanese govern
ment and influential officers of the
empire. as well as some striking ex-
amples Of the work Of the native ar
lists. illustrating incidents in the late
war.
DIR. McGee was introduced by City
Treasurer J. II. Townsend.
The next and last attraction of this
series will be given on Friday even-
Ing Of this week.. when Miss Beatrice
Herford OF New York will appear in
her favOrite monologues. Miss Her
ford is to be considered the most popu-
lar and distinguished lyceum enter
tatner in America. and her appearance
IN Augusta should draw great au-
dience