The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-26

officer:
COL. JESSE Mel. CARTER,
Nineteenth Cavalry.
Born In Missouri, April II, 1855, and
appointed to the Military Academy
from that State in lisa. In 1855 he
was made a second lieutenant and as
signed to the cavalry. He has served
two details on the General stan. 100
to 1911 and 1911 to 1914
Plans for increasing at once the
number Of professional nurses avail
able for service In military hospitals
abroad and In the United States. with
OUT lessening the safeguards Of the
civil population or lowering stand
ARCS Of the nursing profession. were
the subject OF conference between the
heo Cross Committee on Co-operation
headed BY Judge Robert s. Loyett. the
Hed Cross Medical Advisory Board
ana committees representIng the lead
ing nursing associations of the coun-
try Al this meeting some of the
most distinguished representatives OF
the medical and nursing professions
were present. DR.. Simon Fiexner pre-
sided.
Estimates were put before the con-
ference showing that approximately
l4'VoO nurses may be called into war
service In the next eighteen months
RMS number should be able to care
Tor an army OF nearly 100000 men
In the feld. More than 1900 Of this
number are already enrolled in the
Red Cross, available for instant SER
vice.
How to replace these nurses drawn
from civil hospitals without InpaIrinR
the efficiency OF these institutions is
one OF the principal problems now
confronting Red Cross officials. An
peals are being made by the nursing
department of the Red Cross, of which
Miss Jane A. Delano il chairman, to
enlist college women and others at
once in accredited nurses training
schools, where they can be properly
ntted to take up the work Of the
nurses withdrawn for service In his
pitals abroad.
Efforts are also being made to
train women at the heads Of house
holds in the elementary care of the
SICK, SO that they can look after
many Of the minor cases of illness
In their own homes, for which pro-
fessional nurses heretofore have been
available. Through these classes held
In Red Cross teaching centers in
many cities throughout the country
1t Is hoped that much of the pres
sure of the civil hospitals will be
relieved and the problem Of war serv-
ice simplihed.
Secretary OF War Baker, acting
upon recommendations from the Gen.
eral Stan. has ordered a provisional
organization OF cavalry regiments as
field artillery. in accordance with
the following recommendation OF
Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, Chief
Of the War College Division:
THE regular army field artillery
available eighteen regiments) is suf-
ficient only for six regular divisions.
This leaves a large surplus Of infan-
try, out of which additional divisions
could be formed II artillery therefor
can be formed. AS United States
cavalry, as such. is not to be used
in Europe at present. that arm affords
means for obtaining additional
field artillery. AS cavalry horses
supplied to new cavalry regiments
the War College Division deems II
wise to suspend further issues "a
them and to commence training with
a view to conversion into field ar.
tillery. This will involve eight regi-
ments, enough for two divisions and
assigned to the National Guard,