Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09

organization will see service at Gun
Hill for u week or two before 1t sails.
supplementary unit on its way to join
the Lakeside (Crilc) base hospital in
France is now stationed there. The
Gun Hill layout Is one OF the most un-
usual exhibitions of its kind on earth.
The entire institution. buildings and
all. can be packed in crates and shipped
to any point on the globe.
The. general plan of the Rockefeller
hospitals is similar. Here, however,,
pure science prevails. Research of the
utmost Importance to suffering man
Kind is now i'm progress i'm these won
dcrfully equipped buildings. Men who
have learned the bitter lessons of the
battle ground are in charge OF this
work and every now and then n de-
velopmcnt of signal note results. An
antitoNin for the horrible gaseous gan
grenc-a more deadly foe than bullets
has been discovered. Six horses
charged with the antitoxin are now
ready and will be sent to Europe at
once--a cargo more precious than their
weight in gold.
AT Rockefeller also for the moment
Is the world-famous Alexis CarreI who
Mt Compiegne laid the ground for n
surgical revolution which has saved
thousands of lives and which will go
on saving them for the rest of time.
DR. Carrci Is sort of human dynamo
He is volume OF energy. He stopped
long enough, however, to refer with
much satisfaction to n remarkable feat
in ulccr-curinE the hospital had that
morning finally accomplished. He gave
the Richmond party word of cncour-
aGement and many words Of wholesome
advice Other noted French medical
officers temporarily detailed at Rookie
Teller also spoke eagerly OF what the
Americans might do at the front.
UNIT REGARDED AS ONE OF
MOST ALERT IN COUNTRY
While this committee was abroad,
the base hospital work from the Rich
mond end was steadily progressing.
Under the guidance of DR.. Mcclure. all
the big problems have now been solved
1t is no improperly to state that the
progress made within the short time
since the organization was authorized
has apparently astonished authorities
in Washington and New York So
much is this true that the Richmond
unit has become spotted" as one or
the most alert in the country. To this
contamination three chief factors have
contributed-thc wholc-soulcd cooper
alton of the local Red Cross chapter,
the amending labors OF prominent busi-
ness men, who. like Mr.. Workman and
Mr. Gwathmey and their associates,
have put this work ahead of all other
and the administrative
skill OF the director of the hospital, DR..
Stuart Mcclure.
The situation with reference to
nurses is we'll in hand. Miss Ruth
superintendent of st. Lukc's.
has now returned to Richmond for the
purpose of devoting herself to this
work, and her great experience ana
success relieves all doubt of the out
come Apparently an impression has
gone abroad that no more nurses are
needed. This is incorrect. num-
Der OF vacancies are still present in the
regular staff and it is expected that
a reserve STAFF will also he organized.
Many Richmond nurses who desired
10 enter the unit, have been deferred
from applying by the belief that the
lists were closed The announcement
that such is not the case will be quite
good news to them. Any who are
interested in the work may apply to
Miss Robertson nj 81. Luke's Hospital. |
Formal mastering in OF tn enlist
ed personnel has been deferred few
days. The hospital has now been for
mally recognized by the War Depart
inent. and is hereafter protected from
draft invasion. As soon as the ncccs-
sary blanks and other paraphcrnalia
can hc obtained the work of muster
ing in will begin. AS previously stat
ed. Major j. Garnctt Nelson will be
recruiting officer.
IN conformity with the policy OF
DR.. Mcclure. members OF tkc base hos
pital staff are goirg off from time TO
time for special training. DR.. James
II Smith has left for Fort Oglethorpc
to become acquainted with the duties
OF permanent ;.djutant, and DR. Greer
BauEhman, the registrar. has baen
sent to the same place. DR.. Warinncr
has gone 10 Fort Benjamin Harrison.
DR.. Paul V. Anderson is now at the
Neurological Institute. in New York,
and DIR. Charles Phillips Is at Rookie
Teller Institute. In n few weeks DR..
Z. Guy Hopkins, head OF the laboratory
staff. will also go to Rockefeller In
stitute. Plans for other members OF
the organization are in contemplation.
but have not yet been made public.
MISUNDERSTANDING.