Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
RED CROSS NEEDS
81 MORE NURSES
Campaign Being Prosecuted With
Vigor in All Sections of
the State.

enroll trained nurses for government
service, at the Hotel du Pont, yesterday
afternoon. The reports of the various
committees presented showed the en-
couraglng zeal with which they have tried
10 get into communication with every
nurse in the State. Many, however,
have vet To be report cd on and these re-
ports will be made AT the closing luncheon
to be held at the du Pont Hotel on Satur-
day afternoon.
Mis-. Joseph Bancroft, chairman of the
committee. presided at the luncheon and
Bishop kinSnan invoked divine guidance
on the workers The meeting ut the
Queen Theatre last Sunday evening was
referred 10 by Mrs Bancroft, who also
spoke of the enthusiasm with which Miss
II. NJ. DuBose. the head nurse OF the
BROOKLYN Naval Hospital, who came
here to address the Queen meeting. spoke
of the Wilmington workers. Miss l)l-
Bose said she would carry back 70 Brook
lyn very happy memory of the manner
with which Wilmington women took
hold of patriotic work such the Red
Cross drive for nurses She said that
she went into many communities, but
had never witnessed anywhere as much
devotion TO a cause or as enthusiastic q
band of workers as were assembled here.
The reports of the workers at ycstCr-
DAVIS luncheon was most inspiring. The
ladies told Of either visiting or writing
to all nurses they had agreed TO inter
view and of their success Many who
did not wish to enroll for active service.
which means their willingness 10 be
assigned anywhere, were vet willing tor
home duty The likelihood OF enrolling
many young women for home defence
nursing was very good, according TO report
of the committees. The remuneration
for home work is the same rs for foreign
service.
Between now and Saturday there will
be MANY meetings. both In thus city and
down the State The workers Will re-
new their efforts 10 obtain a definite
answer from many nurses who have the
subject under consideration They will
also try again TO reach nurses whom
they failed to interview IN the past I'VE
days. so that the report on Saturday may
be complete.
Miss Winlfred J. Robinson, dean Of
the Women's College, at Newark, was q
guest at the luncheon. She was called
upon for remarks and stated that she
would direct survey 70 Toe made OF
Newark, not so much for trained nurses,
as there were only two from that place,
but to obtain students for nursing.
In addition TO Bishop kinsman. Cen
eral Charles Bird was the only other male
guest at the luncheon. hut the speakers
table was adorned by the presence Of
several trained nurses in uniform, who,
either because of matrimony or other
good reasons, are unsble to go abroad,
but will serve in the home defence ser
vice
Pack OF the speakers table was q
large emblem of the Red Cross and sur
rounding the cross were gilt stars for
each OF the Sc trained nurses who have
already signed up for active service.
giving TO the flag an ambitious ap-
pearance.
Efforts will be made this week to
obtain recruits from among the colorcd
people and in this connection Mrs.
Bancroft read the following issued from
Red Cross headquarters.
The Red Cross ST all times has been
entirely willing 10 enroll colored nurses
meeting the requirements for service III
military hospitals. The assignment Of
these nurses to duty depends upon the
surgeon-general and the responsibility OF
The Red Cross ends with the recruiting Of
the nurses In concluding the Red
Cross statement quoted Miss Jane 4
Delaro, director OF the department Of
nursing. said
"Soon after the declaration of war the
national committee on Red Cross nursing
service, at 9 meeting held IN New Ork.
unanimously voted TO enroll cOlored
nurses wherever there seemed TO be an
oDportunItv for their assignment to duty
in military hospitals. Several attempts
were made TO organize a base hospital
unit consisting OF colored nurses and it
was hoped that II might be possible to
select them for service al the colored
cantonrnent contemplated at Des Moi Is
Ia
In a Red Cross statement from New
York is the following:
Ground was broken yesterday after
noon at IS West 1880 street Tor the
McDonough Hospital, the only one in this
CITY to be used exclusively for Negro
soldiers The building IS 10 cost about
100000. of which q third has already
been raised 1t will be a regulation base
hospital and contain about 200 beds
White physicians will head the depart
nent temporarily, training Negro phv-
sicians who will later take over the work.
DR. c. y Dowd Of the Roosevelt
Hospital will head the surgical depart
Inent. Dr. Howard C. TavlOr Of the
Roosevelt Hospital .and Dr. William
Healv of Fordham Hospital will be on
the staff of the new hospital temporarily.
All the nurses will be Negroes.
Exercises attended by about 1000
Negroes were held III I33d street VII
liam Bennett called the breaking Of
ground for the new hospital a historic
event. Major Harry J. Watson of Base
Hospital No represented the surgeon
general and lifted the first shovelfu Of
earth The Star-Spangled Banner was
played by the First Infantry Band A
parade prior to the exercises contained
many Negro fraternal order members
Miss jeanette Duncan Of the Delaware
Hospital viii make a tour Of several Of
the down State towns this week seeking
TO arouse the citizens to the needs for
recruits for the nursing service.
This morning at 10 o'clock the young
women students at the Friends School
were addressed and the object Of the
present campaign presented To them
Tomorrow and Friday evenings the
atriotic League Of Girls will have the
abject presented to them at Washing
on Heights and in case Of rain at the
meeting in Hanover Presbyterian Church
Students at tho Wilmington high
School, the du Pont School and also the
Howard High School have had the move
ment explained and it was announced
that young women from II to 40 years
may enroll as student nurses
Last night meeting was held at Mil
ford, to interest the citizens of that town
in the effort. The young women Of
Old Swedes Church will be visited Ia