Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIT
IS READY FOR SERVICE
Ranks OF Physicians, Orderlics and
Nurses Are Now Fully
Recruited.
EQUIPMENT BEING ASSEMBLED
DIR. j. f. Geisinger, Acting Adjutant.
Leaves This Week for Philadelphia
for Months Course in Brain Sur
gerry Preparatory to Going Abroad.


complete. and within n few days papers
certifying the unit 10 the surgeon
general OF the army will be in Wash
eington.
Practically all that remains to be
done is the accumulation of the equip
mont and this will take time and
patience. The professional STAFF has
been rounded off into final shape by
the addition OF ono or two names. Tho
nursing force has been fully mustered
and the chief nurse Is ready TO sub
NIT her report. The male personnel
has been enlisted 10 the strength or
$50 persons, and the acting adiutant
Is preparing TO close his desk this week
and proceed to other fields. The re-
cruitinG officer has already given up
his Job and assumed another An oc-
casional loose thread may show itself
later. but can be quickly disposed OF.
Nothing Is left unfinished except the
stormirE of the supply market. and
that is the affair OF the purchasing
agent.
With characteristic energy. Or. Stuart
Mcclure. director of the base hospital.
has thus pushed 10 completion in
record time an undertaking of huge
Dimensions It is 10 childa play to
plan n 5o0-hcd hospital in minute de-
tail. In spite OF inultitudnous other
duties, DR.. Mcguire has now done TINS
and with n degree OF efficiency and
mcndation from Washington.
ORDERS FOR EorIrMENT
NOW BEING placed
Qualification OF base hospital Is
concerned with personnel and does hot
require that equipment be actnaliH In
hand This is true because the nos
pital may be ordered into service nj
any time without any equipment OF its
own. II has happened on more than
ono occasion that Il unit ha. lcft us
supplies on tho wharf as IT was as
signed to II fully equipped hoSplta'
just vacated by another UNIT. II inc
surrcou-reneral should find need for
such y transfer and desired TO use phse
bosnit,l No. 40 to fill the gap he would
send it post haste to Europe. regard
less OF everything but the TACT 'h"'
its personnel was complete
In sritc Of this chance, however II
IS necessary that equipment be sec'r'u
and with all possible speed ordinarily
only the fully equipped unit VIII see
service as such transfers occur ON!
occasionally and under much stre"s'
Supplies for the Richmond hoSri'at arc
already beginning TO nccumuiatc Lists
for all departments have now oeeh Prc-
o,rcd and are in the hands OF the pur-
chasing agent, Richard Gwaih'ney.
Within the past week Mr.. Gwathmey.
who is dcvoting practically his entire
time to this work. has placed SeNcrai
large orders. and he is no" hrranEiHS
70 secure 4 warehouse for storage pnr-
noses The question of automobiles,
for instance, was definitely settled TWO
or three days ago. Three ambulanccs.
n large truck and touring car nave
now been secured Other items equally
large will be meeting attention DAY pE
day.
In the meantime the local Red Cross
chapter is engaged with the surgical
dressings and supplies with which 1t
will stock the base hospital. The
women interested in this work are
spending busy hours. and have already
made and packed ready for Shipment.
a large assortment of much needed
articles The unstintcd time and de-
votion which thcsl and other members
OF the Red Cross are giving TO the base
hospital have been n source OF insrlra
ton TO everybody connected with the
institution.
ACTING ADJUThNT AND
RECRUITING OFFICER LEAVES
AS stated above. the work of the
acting adjutant ia now essentially COM
plctc This position has been filed by
DIT Joseph = Gcisinger, who has given
his entire time TO 1t for the past two
months. DR. Gcisinger stated last
nigh, tina, but for some details OF
record making which will be finished
In about thrcIi.l:,ys bis duties here are
h
to leave Richmond TO report the next
day In philadelphia for the Frazier
course in brain surgery arranged by
the surEeon-general for members OF
base hospital stats. DIR. a. l.. Herring,
OF this city. will also be assigned TO
this cour. :, and VIII join Dr. Geisingcr
in Philadelphia. The course will last
one month. Upon its - nclusion the
two Richmond men viii pc continued
in active service In other assignments
by the War Department.
Within the next few days. orders
into active duty will also be issued
to DR.. Darlington Williams. OF this
city. Or. Williams VIII remain in Rich
mond for the present. acting rs OK
amincr FOR the medical officers reserve
corps and secretary OF the state COM
rnittee OF the Council OF National De-
Tense. In addition, he Will perform
any OF the duties OF acting adjutant
OF the base hospital that may be nee
cssary from time to time.
The recruiting officer. Major J. Car
nett Nelson. closed his desk three days
ago. and. accompanied by Lieutenant
"a 90 ~ M rA - - 1e<m - 49, T.