The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-13
RED CROSS NEEDS 10000
NURSES FOR WAR WORK
Four Thousand a Month Must Be Sup.
piled If America Is to Do
Her Share.

More than 1000 American Red Cross
nurses have gone to Europe for active
service since last Easter, quietly, as
American soldiers have gone and arc
going; under orders OF obedience like
the soldiers; and, like the soldiers
again. for the duration of the war, In
the face Of danger and hardship. pre-
pared for any sacrifice to protect the
lives Of our fighting men
The tasks OF these women, who
have gone on the supreme adventure
Of their lives, are the very embodl.
ment of the Easter message. AndstflI
there is a call for more nurses. More,
over many of them must be recruited
from the Southwest
Even though more than 1000 Red
Cross nurses are on active duty in
military and naval hospitals and IN
public health work at home and
Ebroad, 1t is probable that 80 .600amore
VIII be needed for the American army
hone. Five th0asand are needed .by
June l of this year and 1000 more
each month until the first of January
The Surgeon General of the United
States is urging the American Red
Cross TO do Its utmost TO provide these
nurses.
viii Women Emulate Men7
Washington headquarters OF the Red
Cross believes that women OF the
Southwest do not realize the vital need
Of America for their services. else the
response would be much greater. Red
Cross headquarters recently made
this announcement:
Nurses. and more .nuraes, ifeAmerica
II TO win the war, is the cry OF the
nation to her women today. There are
At present about 1000 nurses In active
service. And the first contingent Of
the American Army is scarcely in the
field. Men are being called to the col.
ors by the hundreds of thousands.
Whether they viii be protected and
cared for when sick or wounded de-
pends on whether American women
are willing TO make the same sacri-
fees their brothers are making. Fail
Ing in this, they will have done incal,
culable harm TO the efficiency and
morals of our troops.
Requirements For Applicants.
Requirements for enrolment as q
Red Cross nurse are as follows:
An applicant must be a graduate of
q school for nurses giving at least p
two years course of training in gen
eral hospital.
Reglstration: In states where regis
tration is provided for by law, an ap-
picant, to be eligible for enrolment,
must be registered.
Age Limits: An applicant must hs
at least q years and not over 40 years
of age.
Endorsement; An applicant must Us
a member Of an organization affiliated
with the Anne. an Nurses Associa
tion and indorssd by the Executive
Committee, OF by It least two officera
Of such organization. She must ais,
be indorsed by the present super,
iendent, OF the training school fron
which she was graduated or he one
under whom she trained Her appli
cation must be approved by the Local
Committee on Red, Gross Nursing Serv-
ice and before being forwarded to
Washington must be indorsed by at
least two members otJhe local com.
mittee.
Southwestern division Red Cross
believe there VIII be a ready
response to the appeal for nurses once
the women of the Southwest realize
the imperative need for their services.
The course in home nursing offered
by the American Red Cross Is def
nitely established chapter activity OF
equal to any Red Cross ac-
tiyity.