The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-22
Miss Corcoran Gives Interest
ing Description Of Red
Cross Activity
MORE NURSES NEEDED
FOR WORK AT ONCE
Nurse Says 1t Is Strictly A
Woman's Business And
Men Fail AT 1t

Miss Elizabeth Corcoran, formerly
of Hamilton, whose mother and sister
live here, wrote the following letter
TO a friend in Hamilton which was pub
lished in the columns of a Hamilton
newspaper and is herewith reproduc-
ed in part. Miss Corcoran was form
erly visiting nurse in Hamilton, but
gave up that work to become a mem
ber of the staff of nurses engaged in
caring for the wounded at a naval
base hospital. The letter follows:
"All buildings are on the pavilion
plan with steam heat and electricity.
We have accommodations for 1000
patients. The different diseases are
treated in separate wards-all well
ventilated with SO windows in each.
All the beds are high and very clean.
We have plenty with which to work
and daily inspection. never sup
posed 1t possible for the men to get
such care. Two very bad cases have
had three special nurses, changing ev-
cry eight hours.
THE commanding officer, as he goes
through the wards, speaks kindly TO
each case. The patients are very
fond OF our Ohio doctors.
HAVE GOOD QUARTERS
"a separate pavilion for the nurses
quarters has living room in the cen
ter and corridors going through each
Of the six wings. Each nurse has heI
own room-white woodwork, tinted
walls and floors to be waxed later. A
single white bed with lovely woolen
blankets, two chairs, dresser ant
table furnish each and each has 8
closet-also steam heat and electric
light. The bath and wash rooms are
separate and have plenty of hot sof
water. The silver, linens and chini
are all marked with the anchor
I'VE have excellent food and abso
lutely no complaint.
"My room is SO feet from the waite
front and l can see all kinds of ships
hydroplanes, aeroplanes, etc, at al
hours.
~ think saluting the flag is one o
our most beautiful ceremonies. Las
Sunday morning early, just as we go
to the parade grounds we heard tn,
bugle call and The Star-Spanglet
Banner AS far as the eye coult
reach. like so many white dots al
over the reservation, stood our nav,
boys at attention; and saluting II
tune to the music, slowly but surely
our flag was being hoisted and it look
ed in the breeze as though she Ell
joyed 1t and will truly be our pre-
tector 1t brought the tears to ou
eyes as we also stood at attention
ENJOY DANCES
I'VE have plenty of amusements-
dance tonight to which all doctor
and their wives have been invited
We call our Victrola the 'orchestra
and enjoy 1t as thoroughly as if /
really were one.
II cannot tell you all | would lill
to about things generally, but will sa
this: in civilian life, they have II
idea what our government Is doin
and how we'll we nurses are bein
protected. Sentries constantly are o
duty and one can go all over our re-
ervation, night or day. without fea
| enjoy my work each day more an
more
Boost for more nurses! This is tn
best field of service for women-me
can never learn to care for the sicl
~ have a little booklet which wa
sent to my ward by some one interes
ed In the same line of work. 1t
about the size of sheet of letter p
per-dark greenland has jokes pas
ed In 1t, | think about 75 patient
have been amused SO far Last nigl
! was fixing up pneumonia cas
whose temperature was l04. A boy
the next bed said Listen, nurse,
this and read IA verse. 1t was awfr
ly funny and every boy who heard
Joined in the laugh. My patient look,
up at me and between breaths saiC
Pretty good--so funny Our boys "a
pretty sick, some of them. but thar
God, are blessed with splendid reco
cries"
MAHAFFEY FUNERAL