New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29

There is nothing SO kingly as
And nothing so royal as TRUTH
Alice Cary.
The dictionary says a hero is one
who possesses courage beyond that
of the ordinary human being.
There are heroes in the world be-
sides those who stand in the trench
es at the front.
In Chama the fearful epidemic has
brought forth many a hero. The fear
full thing called the "flu" swept
Chama like the fierce hot blast of a
furnace. All who stood in its path
dropped. Our doctor was one OF
the first to have pneumonia; he was
a very sick man. What could we
do. the town had no nurses, no doc
tor.
To help the terrible condition get
worse, it rained, showed and got
very cold. 1t seemed as If the lit
lie village would be wiped off the
map. A few of the citizens stood
Up and said. we must stand togeth-
q anu iISHt lHIo awful Nuioo VI
we will all die.
Mr.. Hopper was here trying to
look after the road. He sent to Dull
ce for one of the doctors there, who
came late at night and returned
early the next day to Dulce. Mr..
Russell, our principal, and Mr.. YER
million hunted up all the patients.
fifty-three in number, and first one,
then the other, took the doctor to
see each one. In the sleet and cold
dark night, all night, did the two
men take turns, and when the doc
tor left many had been snatched
over the top. Without stopping to
think of themselves they looked
others until they too dropped.
Then Mr.. Dudrow stepped forward,
every person in Chama was watch
ed by him. for he knew ii one was
an hour the result might
be fatal. He also took his place
by those who were sick. Mr..
and DR.. Huntington took
their places by the side of some doc
tor who came for a few hours. We
were so few in number who worked
and the enemy was so strong.
Mrs. Hayden was one of the first
10 go out as a nurse. Mrs. Moore
another. standing faithfully by
Mrs. Kuhn to the last.
1t was a great shock when she
to the other side. She was
ready to help, especially in
Red Cross work. 1t will be impos-
,,htn for hnr c1,ra 80 hn Ct1nI M
<uhn passed away in Durango.
They left a SON, Willard, a fine
manly little fellow, who will stay
With his grand parents, Mr., and Mrs,
Johnson, in Dulcc. He is fortunate
o have such lovely and devoted
grandparents.
Mr.. MacFaddcn constantly cook
d delicious dainties for the sick
II she suceumbed to the flu. Mrs
sargent constantly kept their auto
delivering food TO the sick and it
vas surely as much doing her bit as
hose who nursed. =
Mrs. Huntington seems a marvel;
instantly has she tended the sick
irSt one, then another. Her cour-
&c and strength have been wond-
rful.
Mrs Pearson passed away leaving
wo little children.
Mr.. Collier was taken; he leaves
wo children, and Mr.. Morrison,
was single.
Mrs. Jacks was most kind in sit
ING up nights with the sick.
Mr.. Earl Gillian was ever ready to
o his share, and his share was not
mall by any means. Mrs. w. Kin
ey kept her stove covered with
%ainties for the sick.
Others did little things as they
ould.
But these were those to whom
owes the most.
Let me say the one who offered
is or her services as nurse Of
cred his or her life for another as
,uch as the man in khaki who OF
ers his when he goes to the front.
The flu has proved deadly
han the Kaiser's guns.
And the man or ON who has
this great sacrifice anoth-
r has offered without at least say
,g thank you, I deeply appreciate
goodness to me in my need
as a soul so small and contempti-
ic that he or she is a disgrace to
.merican ideals.