Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-23
FAIR PATRIOTS
AS WAR NURSES
First Instalment at Camp Dix
Begins Arduous
Duty.

Camp Dix. Wrlghtstown, \. j.. Aug.
% -Thirtv-tivc Young women from At
lantlc and New England States COM
pose the first class of the Army school
of Nursing. which WIS opened at the
Base Hospital Yesterday with Miss Caro-
line Milne. for % wears head nurse at the
Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia. rs
principal. Additional classes will be
formed rs rapidly rs arrangements can
be made for them here.
The fair Young patriots made their
debut in true army style when TINS
afternoon each received her shot, rs
the soldier rockies designate the moe
ulation against typhoid and smallpox.
They apparently had faced this particu-
lar experience with the same dread rs
do the new recruits N the draft quotas
and seemed 10 care as llttlC about II
when il was all ovrr, and the eutlrr
class. al smiles were on for a hike
under direction al lIi-e Bertha Nillcr
of I-tica. y. y . director of social actIVl-
ties of the new school.
The candidate nurses are enlisted Tor
the ncriod uf the war. or 4 threc-ycar
course which includes two Nc1rS IN nm
arn, hospital and ono ,car IN a civilian
hostdtal n necessary to Win diploma.
Following their preliminary training
they will hC assigned ~ assist graduate
nurses in the he hospital here which
has accommodations Tor more han 1.O'O
patients Latter thcir advanccmcn, Wlil
make i possible to release many grad
uatc nurses To meet ne great demand
for overseas work.
Their school life will not ho all WORK
Under direction ot Miss Wilder there
will hc continuous program ot social
activities. entertainments and athletics
for thor leisure hours Living condl-
dtion~ will hc made Is hom"uk" as PCS
>ihc. Mis- Wilder Will also chapcronc
visits IL the MAN camp, such n tho
students cniovrd last night. when they
were guests AZ m entertainment pre-
scented by soldier taleat =; the N {.
i. auditorium.
LIKES WHITE RIRRoNEE~ Now
"Nevcr knew much about thI~ Whit"
Ribbon crowd eNccpf 'hat they helped
nut the ropc around oId John Barley
corns neck IN tie south ~o sort ~
sized ON up as bunch 81 Carrr Ma
ton crusaders I}u, friend is aI
wrong They re The finest loI oi home
folks vou over met The Young Ms
SiS>ipm "douchhoy poutcd 80 an uld-
fashioned dwelling set - thc anglo -
roads II PoinrvIIlo, just on tic oacc -
the military reservations
That little old Gold Natcr Inn ha~
been the only touch u home - hun
dreds Of Us camp pikcr~ tor he last TIVE
months, lie >aId, giving thc soldiers
club of the Women tLu~ttan Temper
ancc Union is pet nickname among the
troops. Wed like - take fhe club.
White Ribbon ladies and adj. right along
with uS over there
Further inquiry among thc boys Of a
nearby lnfantry regiment disclosed rhe
fact that the cluh which tho WI lfa
Ribbon ladies oi Burlington co4nt2 rc-
Gently opened Al the Pointvlle .nd
the cantonmcnt has Won warm place
in the affections of the soldiers tran.na
in nearby regiments The women hayc
made It actually a home centre toT them
soldier guests, many Of whom are from
the Mississippi valley States. Ii4ncr>
for such welcome. tho bows have readily
accepted the invitation that they feel Al
liberty to come and % Just - II the
building was their own home