Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-08
rick. a member Of the Rhode Isl..s

rick, member OF the Rhode Islass
Preparedness Parade. Chicago. m
Charge enns . Of Miss Mnnie % Il Il dSiy &Sy,,,as :
Chairman Chicago Local Committee
Wisconsin. July II, ten nurses on du,y
in charge of Miss Levina Dietrichsoyr
an enrolled Red Cross nurse.
ginia. June II; in charge of Miss Jul, Juii,
Mellichampe. Chairman State Commb.
tee.
Gyro Club Exposition. April . to !,
Exposition. Cleveland. September y
10, S nurses on duty: Boy Scouts c,Wv
Gus. Cleveland, December / and s";,
nurses on duty. all in charge OF Mr..
land Red Cross Committee. '''
Shakespearean Celebration. New yo,.
City. May 22 to 20. and the Federatis
of Women's Clubs, May % to June !! !"
in charge of Miss Lydia E. Betz. an s,.
rolled Red Cross nurse. W.
Political Meeting. November 4 Law,
of President wilson's, Summer HON.
Cross nurse. in charge
Reunion. Birmingham. Alabama sN,y
IS to IS. II nurses or duty In charge ~
Miss Lima II. Denny Chairman of S,s,.
and Local Committee.
Centennial Celebration. Pit,shurrh
Pa, November ). 20 nurses ON duty /,
charge of Mrs. J. +. Roth. Chairmsr
Two hundred and Seventy-hfih Ann,
versary. Stamford Connecticut. Jun,
1916. 2 nurses. Miss Pansy V Bosom
an enrolled Red Cross nurse. in chsrF.
knights Templar Day. Pasadena Cal
fornia, nurses on duty in charge Mis-,
Elizabeth MacGaffey. Chairman Stat
Committee. Southern California
Fair. Knoxville. Tennessee. October
to I, in charge of Mrs. Lena \ Warnsr
and Miss jeanette NJ. Paulus. members
of the Local Committee.
AAsE HOSPITAL UNITS
AL. Army-StepS were taken durtn,
the early months of the year by H.
Director General of Military RELIEF
Colonel jefferson K. kcan, toward m.
development of the various forms d
supplement the Medical S,rvir, II N,
Army and Navy in the event uf war
One of the most important uf theS
organizations and the one ia which NJ
service of the nurses would b, largely
utilized is the Base Hospital Inn
These units are being developed IN con.
nection with our large civil Hospitals
and will ordinarily consist 0f 90 sur.
geons and physicians: 80 nurses L
nurses reserve. % nurses aids and 2;
reserve. with sufficient personnel nrces.
Sary to care for a 500-b"d hospital On.
of the main purposes of the liaS' Hos.
pital Unit is to be able to hring into
active service. in the event ~ war
group of physicians. nurses and other
administrative and civilian employees
who have been accustomed to working
together Such an organization should
be capable of doing good team work
from the start. while the delay IN mob.
lizing would be reduced to the minimum
The chief nurse of each unit is rcspon.
sible for the selection of the nursing
personnel and also for the nurses aids
who have had either under her direc.
tion or elsewhere the required course
Of inc N Elementary
and Home Care of the Sick aud such
other courses as are given under The
auspices of the Red Cross.
In order to utilize the SYmpathics and
energies of the lay woman who may be
anxious to be of use To her country In
the event of war. II was decided by he
Red Cross to prepare women for service
with base hospitals. as nurses aids
The successful completion of the re.
uuired course in Elementary Hygiens
and Home Care of the Sick gave the Red
Cross the basis upon which To make
such selection and. moreover. the oppor.
tunity to maintain classified list 1
women who may be available for ser.
vice under their auspices in conu.
lescent hospitals. diet kitchens rctrtsf'
ment stations. rest rooms, clerical work
information bureaus. etc.
The following base hospitals together
with chief nurses as far as the appoint
organized and several of them are prac'
tically complete.
Bellevue Hospital; New York city
Presbyterian Hospital. New Yot
Nit Sinai Hospital. New York Cit
Miss Elizabeth Greener.
Lakeside Hospital. Cleveland ohe
Harvard University, Boston Mass
Miss Carrie NJ Hall
Massachusetts General Hospital Be-
ton. Mass. Miss Sara L. Parsons
HnSnitnl-
Miss Emma Nichols.
New York Post Graduate Hosplhl
New York City, Miss Amy PstmorS,. e..
Pennsylvania Hospital. philadelphia
Pa. Miss Elizabeth Dunlop,
Hospital. Chicago, IN. Mrs JuIl
Mercy and Wesley Hospitals, chicago
Presbyterian and County Hospital
Chicago, III. Miss Mabel X. Adams
st. Lukes and Michael Reese Hosp
tails, Chicago, III, Miss Ellen Stesar
German Hospital; New York cIV
Harper Hospital. Detroit. Mich. Miss
Emily Mclaughlin.
Rochester General Hospital, Roches'
ter. n y; Miss Emma Jones 'Europ'
University of Pennsylvania rhl.ds-
Barnes Hospital. Washington Cnive''
sity, ST. Louis. Mo. Miss Julia slim
Minnesota State University Hospital
Rochester. Mimi
Cincinnati General Hospital. cincin'
natl. Ohio. Miss Laura Logan.
Lincoln Hospital. New York city
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Md; Miss Bessie Baker ~ p,..
Hospitals for the Army that have a.
ready been reported. Red Cross Bes
Hospital Units for the Navy are slS
being organized in the followlne hos
pitals:
Brooklyn. New York. Miss Francs
Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa
Miss Myrtle Luman. ,-.
San Francisco. California. Miss El"'
Los Angeles. California. appoin,men'
44s. Mobiiisation Of Base Hospist,
demonstration of the mobilization of .
base hospital unit was given in Phis.
delphia;,. Base Hospital No. : frSn
Criie. the pit,ii Medical saa'' Director and nd Nj.
Grace Allison. the chief nurse, was w
lected by the Director General of MI,
tary, Relief for this purpose. One-nait
for the mobilization. II was decided no.
to call upon the nurses aids, To.
equipment for a hospital of ESQ patient,
was forwarded from the Bush Icrinlha.
for wards. operating rooms and nurse.
quarters: this was set up. beds maos
and everything in order in q hour
after the arrival Of the nurses. Tenu
that of Belmont Plateau in Fairmor,,
Park. They were compactly arrange
around an area. 1000 feet long. 500 re-.
broad. covering in all about IL acres u
extent. Although a tent hospital is ng
considered ideal for base hospital y
was the consensus of optimism Of tm