Evening star., 1917-04-15

expressed their appreciation OF the op-
portunity afforded them through this
service. while many letters received
from soldiers, chaplains and others tes-
tify to the admirable work performed
by the nurses detailed to the military
hospitals.
Every woman believes in her heart
that she is a born nurse. but nurses
who are not made in reality an
unknown quantity. Every woman has an
opportunity to give aid in war as a lay
helper If she viii prepare herself for
work. Large numbers of classes of lay
women are being conducted under the
auspices of the Red Cross. the in
Structors OF which are not only Gu
rolled Red Cross nurses, but those with
some special preparation for teaching.
The question is asked many times by
those who may have completed our
course and have not been selected for
service with :. base hospital. OF what
practical use can | be in the event of
war; To this / would reply that every
woman who holds Il certificate issued
by the bureau of the Red Cross nurs-
ing service has her name and address
carefully filed at the national office.
with all the additional information
that can be secured concerning her.
Such file forms convenient basis for
classification and selection of lay wom-
in the event of war to assist in con-
valescent hospitals. diet kitchens, re-
freShment stations, rest rooms. clerical
work, Information bureaus and in the
training of those who have been rem
3ered incapable of performing their
regular work through injury to arms,
legs and eyes
Have you had an opportunity to
visit the surgical dressings depots
existing in all large cities and noted
the quantity and quality of the dress
ings packed i'll those wonderful cases
and being stored for use in our base
hospitals This work has given to the
laywomcn throughout the country, es-
pecially the women of the leisure
classes, AN opportunity to use their
energy and efficiency for something
well worth while
Although born IN Maryland, Miss
Noyes comes of New England ancestors,
who have been prominent in the history
of this country from its earliest days
On her mothers side she is n grand
daughter in the eighth generation of
William Brewster, and her fathers
original American ancestor was one Of
two Noyes brothers who came over in
1880 in the Mary and John.
Miss Noyes graduated from Johns
Hopkins Hospital Training School in
1896. The following year she went TO
the New England Hospital for Women
and Children, in Boston, as superintend-
ent of the training school, and in 1901
she accepted and held for nine years
the dual position of superintendent of
both the hospital and training school
for nurses at New Bedford, Mass In
1910 she was appointed general super
intendent of the training schools of
Bellevue and allied hospitals of Man
haitian, which include Fordham, Har-
lem and Gouverneur and comprise 1900
beds few months ago she was re-
ouested to take charge of the impor-
tant work she is now directing
The new director of the nursing bu-
reau of the national organization has
been active in all prominent nursing in
terests and for three years served as
president Of the National League of
Nursing Education and is now presi-
dent of the board of directors of the
American Journal of Nursing Since
1917 she has lectured at the Teachers
College, New York. on hospital admin
istration. She brings a wealth of ex-
perience as an organizer and adminis-
traitor to her important post with the
American Red Cross. for no woman has
done more than she for the progress
and Advancement of the nursing Serv-
ice of the United States.