Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
THOUSANDS OF
r NEEDED
HERE AND ABROAD

An urgent call upon the American
Red Cross to supply 5000 nurses be-
tween now and June l., for the Army
Nurse Corps. has come from Surgeon
Geneal Gorgas, Of the United States
army. These nurses are needed for
service in military hospitals both in
this country and abroad. Although
the Red Cross has already supplied
nearly wen thousand nurses for ac-
tive service in the Army and Navy
Corps since the beginning of the war.
the imperative need for a greater
army Of nurses grows daily as The
war progresses.
The Nurses Service Bureau in Paris
alone mas supplied 1872 women for va
rious nursing activities since its or
g%anization. Besides those sent to
American Red Cross hospitals, it also
sends out nurses to hospitals subsi-
died by the Red Gross.
Twelve American Red Cross nurses
were recently sent to Palestine.
According to a statement made by
Surgeon General Gorgas, it is estimat-
ed that there are between eighty and
ninety thousand registered nurses in
the United States. and that approxi-
mately thirty thousand will be needed
for service in army hospitals during
the present year.
IN discussing the nursing SiLudtIoii'
Miss Jane a. Delano. director of the
department Of nursing of the Ameri-
can Red Cross said: can earnes APP
peal is made to the nurses of the
country to volunteer for this service.
We also appeal to the public and to
tho physicians employing these nurses
to aid in making it possible for them
without too great financial sacrifice on
their part to hold themselves in
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their country"
I'VE wish to also bring to the at
%tention of nurses the unusual oppor-
itunities offered by the insurance law
enacted for the protection Of our
Army and Navy. The provisions of
this insurance bill apply equally to
nurses assigned to duty as members
of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps.
and make it possible for the nurse to
secure, at nominal rates. protection
for herself as we'll as for designated
members Of her family dependent up
on her.
"A geat responsibility rests upon
the nurses of the country. They are
the only group of women recognized
as a part of the military dish
ment. While thousands and thou
number is relatively small compared
with the number of women In
America who should stand back Of
them and make possible the service
for which they are so greatly needed
at this time"
A number of university students
will TAXI IN active part in h book
drive for soldiers and sailors which
opened today. Miss Blanche Hedrick.
librarian of the University of North
Dakota. will have charge of the drive
among the students, and she has APP
pointed a captain from each dormi-
tory, fraternity and sorority house.
These captains will collect the books
in their respective house. and will
take them to the university library
and at the end Of the campaign they
will all be turned over to the Grand
Forks public library. Miss Sybil
Baker assisted Miss Hedrick in APP
pointing the following captains: Miss
Marjorie Cassel'. Alpha Phi: Miss
Beth C. Johnson, Delta Gamma; Miss
Helen Tombs. Kappa Alpha Theta;
Howard DeLong, Phi Delta Theta;
yea, Alpha Landa Rho; Joel c. Swan
son, Sigma Chi: Willmar Thorwald-
son. Delta Sigma; Milton Kelly, AL
pha Kappa Zeta. The dormitories
will be in charge OF George Woolsey.
Bulge Hall; Alexander Aas.. Sayre
Hall; Miss Mae Wright, Macnie HAN;
Miss Frances Murphy, Larimore Hall.
4 X
Mrs. r. H. 0evine of Wahpeton has
been appointed state chairman Of the
Child Welfare division of the North
Dakota Council Of Defense. The ap-
pointment was made by Mrs. F. J..
Conklin Of Bismarck. state chairman
of the Women's Committee of the
iCouncil of Defense. Mrs. J.. E. Ste
vens of Lawton, field worker for the
anti-tuberculosis association, was for
merly chairman of the Child Welfare
work in the state, having but recently
resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Galbraith, 612
North Fourth street have as. their
guests the formers brother and SIS
ter-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gal.
braith and their son Wilson Of Mimi
rick. Sask.
University students under the su
pervision Of Miss Blanche Hedrick
librarian of the university, will take
an active part in the wide
book drive for soldiers and sailors
(which will be launched tomorrow
Miss Hedrick. who 10 a member Of
the committee in charge of the worl
lin Grand Forks. will have entire su'
pervision of the work It the univer'
sity, and she, assisted by Miss Sybi
Baker. has appointed a captain from
Leach sorority house. fraternity houst