Evening journal., 1918-06-05
WANT NURSES FOR
RED CROSS SERVICE

The Pennslvania-Delawar Division OF
the Red Cross has received the follow
ing telegram from w. O. Gorges, sur
geon general, u. {. Army;
II am informed that on the third Of
June 10 is the intention Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross TO start a drive for
nurses In the army. The American Red
Cross Is a great recruiting agency for
army purposes. and through this
agency wish TO appeal TO nurses Of
the country to enroll for service In the
Nurses Corps OF the Army. The need
of a great number OF nurses is acute,
and any assistance the American Red
Cross can render the department in OBJ
tanning for the Army Nurse Corps, the
number OF nurses required will be OF
service TO the country.
wv. G. GORGES.
"surgeon General, U. s. Army.
A message OF similar purport also has
been received from the head surgeon OF
the Navy. National headquarters tele-
graphs as follows:
ITO supply this acute need for Army
and Navy nurses reported by the sur
Eeon general, the American Red Cross
will start on Monday, June 3, an inten-
slye campaign Of ten days to enroll
graduate nurses eligible for military
service and home defense. also to en-
courage high school and college grad
mates 10 become student nurses IN the
Army school OF Nursing and In munich
nal and other hospitals
General Chas. Bird, chairman OF the
Delaware Chapter, has appointed Red
cross Nuraes' Compalgn COMMITTEES to
consist Of a Chapter representative,
member Of the local committee IN hod
Gross nursing service and publicity
representative. general committee
has been appointed which includes the
sunerintendents Of local training
schools and hospitals, representatives
Of hospital management nuinDer OF
nhvslcians and the local Red Cross
Nursing Committee.
The Chapter representative IS MRS.
Ioseph Bancroft, director bureau OF ny
elene chairman; Miss 2. B. Hayes. sec
retary Red Cross local bureau OF nurs-
ing service; Mrs. Thomas w. Wilson,
nnhliclty representative. The general
Committee includes the following Miss
Ieannette Duncan, superintendent Della
ware Hospital: Miss Aida p. Turner,
sunerintendent Homeopathic Hospitaii
Miss Elsie NJ. Cssperson, superintendent
physicians and Surgeons Hospital; Mrs.
Charles r. Miller, president board OF
managers Delaware Hospital; Mrs. John
Banoroft Mrs. II. p. Scott, Mrs. William
q Coke. representing the Delaware Hos
nital: Mrs. C. w. Weldln, president
board OF managers Homeopathic Hospi-
f.l: Mrs. Stirling II. Thomas, Mrs. Mar
tin Lane. Mrs. Frederick Pyle, repre-
senting the Homeopathic Hospital; Or.
/ Lewis Chipman, Dr. Willard Smith,
nr 2. r. Veasey and Dr. John NJ. Stad-
Ter representing Physicians and Sur
geons Hospital.
The following physicians DR.. J. A.
nraper. DR.. J. z Wales, DR.. Harold L.
snringer. Or. r. 2. Ellesood, Jr., Or. F.
y Plerson. DR.. II. w. Howell, DR.. Julian
Adair Or. II. r. Pennock, Or. Robert w.
Tomllnson.
All members OF the local committee
IN Red Cross Nursing Service, OF which
Miss tfarie T. Lockwood is chairman;
Mrs Robert l.. Holiday, Of Dover; Mrs.
q w Marshall and Miss Rosana
Bowser. superintendent Of Milford Hos
pjtal. aud Miss Winifred Robinson, Dean
of Women's College, Newark.
The local committee on Red Cross