Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08
PAY OF GRADE-NO. ALLOWED IN
ORGANIZATION AT WAR STRENGTH

Privates First Glass ............. Is q
Privates OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
Total Ia
Some non-commissioned officers AMI
men of the Quartermaster Corps may
also be allowed. 1t should he horne I'm mind
in comparing the pay of enlisted men Of
the Military Service with the salaries
that men of corresponding capacity, re
sponsiblities and character would have
in civil life. that all OF the living eN
penses of soldiers, except laundry. are
furnished them.
For the minimum allowance OF male at
ministrative personnel required for en-
rollment ii is believed to be very aprrD
pirate that medical students-especially
of the fourth and third class-be enrolled
These, after two or three years OF service
when they become second or frst-class
men, would naturally be promoted TO the
higher non-commissioned ratings; and
upon graduation should be recommended
for discharge from the enlisted Reserve
Corps if they desire It. As there will be
present in many units, professors. as well
as students it would be perhaps possible
in great war for medical schools to ar
range for the instruction OF students TO
he continued while in active service ana
for the students to receive credit towards
their graduation for the time spent in the
military service. This has been done 10
a notable extent in European armies.
100. Civil Employsss-i5. Civil En-
ployees are paid in accordance with their
QuallHCatlOnS ana tne current SALARIES III
their occupations at he time. In general
terms this class embraces women stenos-
raphers, chief cooks, bakers and the
maids who care for the nurses mess and
quarters.
All women enrolled in the unit In any
capacity shall be (outsde of work hours
under the chaperonage and authority Of
the chief nurse.
19l. Uniforms-ls. When called
into active service officers of Army or
Navy Units are expected to provide them
selves with the service uniform of the
corps to which they are assigned. Copies
of. the Uniform Regulations may be OBJ
tanned upon application to the Military
Relief Division. A. r. c., or TO the Adju-
tant General of the Army or the Surgeon
General of the Navy. Nurses will wear
the graduate uniform Of their school. with
a distinctive cap and cape which will be
furnished by the Red Cross. The uniform
Of the Nurses Aids will be obtained BY
them from the Chief Nurse at cost. The
male administrative personnel Of Army
Units wear the prescribed Red Cross uni
form. but when they have enlisted they
will have the uniform and equipment
issued by the United States to enlisted
men of their various grades. Civilian EN-,
ployees will wear the prescribed Red
Cross uniform appropriate to their status
and employment Women personnel other
than nurses or volunteer nurses aids
should wear shirtwaists and skirts or
shirtwaist suits. preferably OF some
washable material. white excepted and
dark blue preferred. They will he au-
thorzed to provide themselves with capes
of forestry green for street wear. Horse
equipments will not be necessary for ON
GERS connected with Base Hospitals. ex-
cept perhaps, the Quartermas,ers of Ar
ls2: transportation. Quarters and
tive service the entire unit. with it's per.
sonnet and equipment. Is transported al
the expense Of the Government to ne
by official orders. The unit and it's per
sonnet will be housed either in buildings
or tentage provided by the Government
All the personnel are subsisted on rations
or money furnished by the Govsrnmsn,
except officers. who pay the expenses OF
their own officers mess
1873. Active ssrvics-1s ta) The
question OF the period for which medical
their commission Is one OF great interest
and Importance to officers serving with Red
Cross Units. It In recognised that n pro-
longed absence from home Is very iniur-
cannot be afforded by those dependent
upon 1t for the support of themselves and
their families. The suggestion has been
frequently made that an arrangement be
hospitals being maintained In France by
medical schools. whereby after a period
OF service Of six months to a year medi-
cal officers could be relieved from duty
S ~I.I unit ana replaced Dy others drawn
from a reserve list Of physicians connected
with the parent hospital Of the unit This
exchange could be easily arranged
through the Military Relief Department
OF the Red Cross. While the details have
not been as yet worked out, Il may be
said that the scheme in general way
meets the approval of the Surgeons Gen
erai OF the Army and Navy and Is be-
!ieved to be entirely practicable. II is
hoped that detailed instructions covering
this subject may be published al an early
date: 1t should however be borne In
mind that no medical oficer, nurse or
otner person connected with a unit In the
military service can separate himself
from 1t without permission Of the Govern
ment authorities
OBJ A misconception Of the purposes OF
tnese military units has arisen in some
quarters, in that a statement has been