The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-04
BELONG NURSE
IS ON THE JOB
CARING FOR YANKS
MISS JEAN CLARK WRITES TO
FOLKS OF HER WORK AS A
NURSE IN HOSPITALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Clark are in re-
ceipt of the following letter from
their daughter, Jean, who was, up un
til the time of, her enlisting as Red
Cross nurse, superintendent of the
local hospital. Miss Clark is now
nursing the Yanks who have been
shot up in the recent gallant actions
of our armies in their driving the
Germans back through Berlin and in
to the Black Sea, if they don't throw
up their hands before they reach that
place.
Her letter is as follows:
Hospital
My dear Folks at Home-I'm un-
der the spreading chestnut tree-not
our own though. I've wondered so
often just how it all looked around
home. as l suppose that you have al
so been wondering how things are
where am and do wish could just
write it all. But even though / can't
I'm mighty glad I'm here. You have
heard by now of the wonderful things
the allies are doing. Well we are
getting the results and it is so good
to know can be of some help to the
boys who have done so much. /
have charge of two tent wards holding
"a beds aud they are full all of the
time. Of course, can not do as
much for the patients as in civil life
and / told them so and one cf them
said, "Oh, its so good just to see you
around and talk to you, even if you
would not do anything" So you can
imagine how much an American girl
means to our boys over here. When
they say thing like that to the likes
July 27-I started this letter quite
some time ago, but I've been so busy
and so tired just didn't take time to
finish. felt that should sleep all
that could to keep myself fit for the
work which has somewhat doubled up
now.
We are surely doing the most won
derful work and the boys are so cheer
full that it seems to make it all the
more pathetic. they are so terribly
wounded, some Of them.
| don't think I've ever told you much
about the place. 1t is located in the
center of a famous old race track In
the suburbs of Paris. 1t was at one
time the style center of this side CT
the world. 1t is steeple chase race
course and one of the American,
women living here in France, describ-
e0 IL 10 ilt do pldSC "hSiS YIN
| dressmakers went around with their
note books in their hands taking notes
of the costumes worn and much mon
ey was lost or won at the >hettine
booths. In these same booths the
hospital now store their linens and
the clothing of the sick soldiers.
The rest is nearly all tents located
in the center the race track--or
rather, they were in the center at first
but we have grown so rapidly that we
have had to set up more tents out
side on the course. We now have
capacity Of nearly 1000 and during
the past two weeks heve been so busy
but although we were terribly rushed
we have always been able to give then
fairly good care, bath, bed and fooC
which they all need badly and the op
Grating room was running night anC
day continually, with three tables go
ing NEST of the time.
! Mr.. Engemann has been sending
me the paper. AS nearly as | cal
make out he must have purchased th'
Banner. 1t SCENE good to get it am
: | must write them a note and thanl
them for it.
(Deleted by Censor.)
! We were flattered last week by be
: ing inspected by Gen. Pershing. ha'
the honor of seeing the man and yes
! terday / had the pleasure of meetin,
Congressman Champion, of Lapee
, and / had quite talk with him
When / told him that l was from
Belding he said that he knew Mr.. b
F. Hall very well.
l must write to DIR. Orr and Mrs
Reed, but I've been so busy have jus
let everything go.
If Louise isn't home send this to he
will you? Its hard to get time T
: write and then besides, its the sam
thing in every letter.
I've bought me a new camera.
! small one and will have lots OF pic
lures to bring home. Write soon
All the love in the world, from you
Jeal
Jean M. Clark, Am. Red Cross Mill