El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-19
Nursing Civilians as We'll as the
Soldiers of Armies "OVer There"
Red Cross Nurses Doing
Social Service Work in
Devastated Regions.

no quietly and effectively has the
~ Red Cross done its work that few
{ - Americans know that 1000 nurses
. trained in American hospitals are
now serving in war stricken coun-
tries.
Not all these nurses are caring Tor
wounded soldiers. Many gre doing
/ the same thing they did in this coun-
/ try-visitins the poor and distressed,
caring for mothers and children.
nursing tuberculous patients, carry
+ ing the gospel OF health and hope
Z into homes bereft of both
"Over there does not mean merely
/ France to the Red Cross nurse as it
( does TO the soldier. It may mean
Roumania. Servia. Italy. Greece. Rus
/ STA Of Belgium. It mag mean any
! part OF the world inhabited by ouv
allies where war conditions have Gre
ated the need for nursing care
Red Cross Nurses In Greece.
Only short time ago little band
of faithful women wearing the dark
blue uniforms Of the Red Cross left
an Atlantic port for Greece. They
sailed just as the soldiers sail know
ing little or nothing of their actual
destination or Of the nature Of the
work that awaited them. All they knew
was that they would find suffering
to alleviate. and. true TO the spirit OF
nursing, they answered its call
Refugees from Roumania and Servla
have sought shelter in Greece. where
they are living in detention camps
and I'm towns and villages along the
border in a state Of restitution ana
suffering The nurses viii find
broken down. desDairinE men and
in ind and h0ng~
they viii have to nurse them back 10
health with the few supplies they lind
at hand
The thought OF the deprivationz
they must face themselves and Of the
hardships in dealing with people
them never occurred TO these nurses
when they volunteered for service
Their only thought was that these
forsaEeu people nee ied their help,
and they went forth gladly To- give it,
Millions or Orphans.
It is estimated that there are more
than n million destitute orphans in
France. These children must be
saved If the nation is to be preserved.
and the task OF helping TO save thou
sands of them is falling TO cur pub
lie health nurses. who are eNperl-
e1re i- infant welfare work
Amid strange surroundings. WITH
none OF the facilities for work that
chey are accustomed to. these nurses
are doing their best 10 save the little
ones Of the gallant defenders Of
France They are giving the mothers
instruction IN the feeding and ny
gienic care OF their babies and striv-
ing TO help them meet the appalling
conditions which the w-r has caused
In France there are said TO be ap-
proximately 100000 persons stricken
with tuberculosis. which has become
as great a menace TO the country as
German bombs and bullets. These
people must be cared for and taught
the necessity OF preventative meas
ures or else the national life viii be
undermined by the disease. Again
American publ. health nurses are
finding their opportunity here Num-
bers OF them are already engage in
tuberculosis work. visiting the sick
in their homes and instructing them
20 care for themselves and prevent
infection.
sail Secretly.
The departure OF groups OF blue
clad nurses from this country is quiet
hr't F-e7ueut. None but the Red Cross
authorities and the government know
e- tleir -ailins- But when they 60
--- 'e~ve gap in the nursing ranks
Hospitals are giving them I'D gladly
public health associations are helping
them 70 get away. but at the same
time the country viii miss them. The
gaps they leave must be filled The
only way to replace trained nurse
is by another trained nurse. and the