The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-20
JOHNSTON-WILLIS NURSES
RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS
ar he'crlE IL. Tucker Makes Adj
oress to Graduating
Glass.
PRAISES NURSING PROFESSION
IeiiS Young Women OF Work of Can
tnih S"iiic Tompi>ins tn Cnring for
Wounded Snt,tI...

""'hc ionpl<inS In Curing for
Wounded Soldiers.
inc commencement exercises OF the
Johnston Willis Sanatoriurn School
Tor Nurses were nttinclv observed IN
INC auditorium of tho Jefferson Hotel
HSt night when eleven young women
received diplomas of proficiency and
johnston Willis school pins for per-
ro''"i character at tho hands of Or.
GEORGE Ben Johnston
Each OF the young women bore "a
puich OF red American Beauty roses
as shc entered to take her scat on tho
PLATFORM The simplicity Of their
uniforms against tho background OF
palms and behind the buiwari Of flow
crs on the front OF the rostruIn made
decidedly pretty picture. and tho
graduates were applaUdcd vigorously
ReV. j. Calvin stewart. ID. D., open
cd the exercises with the Invocation
lie was followed by tho speaker Of
tho evening, Dr. Ecverly r. Tucker.
In his address to the graduates Dr.
Tucker gave much sound advice. and
recalled several nurses of world wide
fame whom he adinonsbed the grad
yates to take az examples
lie called particular attention 70 tho
necessity FOR the nurse Of the present
day continuing 10 study and to keen
abreast OF the progress being made In
her profession. III she Is TO MI the po-
si:ion 10 which shc aspircs.
COhMESDS RECORD or
CAPTAIN sAi.LIE ToMPKINs
Captain Salllc Tompkins, the heroic
Southern woman who has spent her
life administering to the needs OF the
sick. WAS the chief example which he
commended TO the graduates before
him.
DIR. Tucker told how she was made II
commissioned captain in the Confed-
crate army as Il reward FOR her un-
fi-ltt. I.H OF "a.
South. and how she WAS allowed 10 re
main 1t the head or tho only hospital
which WAS not taken In charge by the
Southern army.
she renped no reward save that OBJ
tanned In serving her fellow men and
by doing 80 serving her Cod" said DR.
Tucker. You young ladies are pupils
no longer; YOU are graduates forever.
You are beginning Your iifes work
and bid You God-spccd from yoUr
period Of training and welcome vow to
your field or labor. You are houorcd IN
being tn. graduates OF the Johnston
Wills training school and tho school
Is hcuored IN havinE graduated YOU"
Or. Johnston. after cnuineratinE
briefly the many fields wh!ch are open
10 nurses. delivered The diplomas and
the pins. lie said that tn. diplomas
were proof Of training and In. pro-
ncicncy OF .he nurses, and that the
pins were the gift Of the school TO It's
graduates. ana showed that each of
them pcss-sscd character. of which the
SCHOOL was proud. They could be re
called at any time should circumstances
warrant Or. Johnston snid but added
that hot once in the history OF the
school had such an action been taken.
Music WAS one OF the features OF the
exercises. ANA after the flowers and
gifts had been distributed dancing was
enjoyed.
Those receiving tho diplomas ana
pins last evening were Misses Clara
Alice DcFord. Madisonvillc; Florence
Virginia Patton. Fredericksburg;
blanche Nelson. stafford; Lula Graham.
Meadow View; Carrie Epps Durcttc.
Stanards VILE; Lizzie Wadsworth Smith.
Farmvillc; Lula Cramcr MacCorelc,
liarrisouhurg; Annie RyaiA Morris. Iron
Gate; Dora Wadsworth Leach. Clifton
Forgc-Abiugdon Hospital. Aline NVync-
man Henderson. BLACK burg: Katy
Markham Robertson. abingdon.