Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-29

throughout the United States. the Us
ual strength of an Emergency Detacn-
ment is ten members, but some Varia-
tion NAV be allowed to meet peculiar
conditions.
Composition Of Detachments
Members of Emergency Detachmehts
must:
/. Be enrolled Red Cross Nurses or
eligible and willing to enroll.
Q. Not be over FORTY nor less than
TWENTY-FINEy years of age.
In very exceptional cases some lat
itude may be allowed beyond the SET
limits upon application to the Direct
or of the Bureau Of Nursing Service
at Washington, stating the clrcum-
stances.
& Pass q physical examination ana
file certificate of examination upon the
form furnished by the Red Cross.
Additional physical examinations
may be required from time TO tlme'
4. File certificate of immunity upon
form also furnished by the Red cross
certifying that the applicant has neen
yaccinated for smallpox and innoculat-
| ed for typhoid.
Those who have ever had typhold
! fever or complete immunity treat
ment for the same need not take the
treatment unless especially requested
| to do SO.
Compensation
Enrolled Red Cross nurses receive
no compensation except when asslsneu
TO active duty. When called into act
i've service with the Army or Navy
Nurse Corps they will receive the pay
proyided bv law for said Corps, name
". $50. 90 a month in the United STATES
and 600 a month elsewhere, plus
maintenance and travelling expenses.
| Chief nurses may receive additlonal
! salary
Term Of Service
The following is an extract from in
/ structions received from the oft1ce OF
/ the SURGEON General of the Army. A
| similar ruling has been made by the
! Navy Department.
Reserve nurses assigned to active
| service during war will be expected TO
serve as long as they may be needed
\ A nurse who desires relief from active
service may apply therefor by letter to
i the Surgeon General. through the
! proper channels, stating her reasons
in full. If these reasons are sufficient
in the judgment of the Surgeon Gen
! eral her request may he granted. Re-
turn transportation will not be author
| lied to nurses who have served less
| than on year, unless the need for their
services ceases to exist, or to those
who are discharged for misconduct.
! A nurse who is found to be unsuited
/ for the service. physically, profession
| ally. or temperamentally. will be fur
nished transportation TO her home for
relief from active service. without re-
| gard to length of service"
Uniforms
Nurses may wear the Red Cross uni
form when assigned to active duty.
1 Special circular A R c 161 concerning
equipment which includes specif1ca-
/ tions for uniform, will be supplied to
I each nurse before such assignment. A
regulation outdoor uniform has also
been adopted.
Status of Red Cross Nurses on Active
Service
Red Cross Nurses definitely assigned
! to war service become thereby part of
/ the Military Establishment Of the
! United States. Although they remain
Red Cross Nurses their papers are
\ transferred to the Army or Navy De-
! partment as the case may be, which
/ thereupon assumes jurisdiction and is
sues orders and instructions covering
assignments to duty and details Of
| transportation.
In General.
1t is highly important that organic
ing committees should at all times
maintain their Detachments at max
| imum strength and have reasonable as
surance that each member is available
! for duty. Under no circumstances
however, should nurses give up posi-
tons except on direct orders from
! Washington. Vacancies caused by
! reason of illness should be filled imme-
diately and all required papers for the
| substituted members should be sent at
once to Washington.
! The refusal Of a nurse to serve in
| time of war for any reason other than
1 illness, should be investigated and such
| refusal without good reason should be
/ regarded as sufficient justification to
require resignation from the American
Red Cross Nursing Service