Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-15
DEL AWARE WOMEN
OVER THE TOP IN
NURSES CAMP AIGN
Reach Quota in National Drive
for Skilled Workers in
Ten Days.
81 FOR ACTIVE SERVICE

Delaware has again gone over the top
This time it IS in the campaign for
nurses for the Army and Navy in the
service OF the Red Cross Al the closing
luncheon of the ten-dav campaign held
at the Hotel du Point this afternoon re-
ports from the workers showed that more
than 81 trained nurses the number appor-
toned the State IL the national campaign
TO raise $4,000 nurses, had been enrolled.
This is in addition TO many Others who
have volunteered 70 study nursing and
the married nurses, who are only available
for Home Defence work
The luncheon was q congrStulatory
function Father lacquer, who has seen
several wears service on the front and who
is home now because OF wounds received,
was the chief speaker. Father lacquer
told Of what wonderful things the Red
Cross nurses are doing IN france; how
they have established records for many
things ahead even Of tho best nurses OF
continental Europe.
Mrs. William c. Spcakman, whose hus-
band Is an officer in France read excerpts
from newspapers howIng Is hat the Amerl-
can Red Gross is doing III Europe. But
the most pertinent fact Mrs. Speakman
had to speak about was the work beng
done with the Red Cross dental amhu-
lance being used in France that was the
gift Of " ilmington people.
DR. Speakman read IL the Paris edition
of the New \ ork Herald III May that an
ambulance used for dental work had cared
for 456 men during the mouth 81 April.
The ambulance moved from place 10
place back Of the front line. treating the
teeth OF soldiers wounded In battle and
those whose teeth had developed soubles
since ephstng. Dr. Speakman wrote 70
the French authorities asking about the
ambulance. The reply ne received was
most inspiring. Ii stated that II was the
only American dental ambulance serving
at the front. and that through 1t hundreds
and thousands Of soldiers we're beng
helped.
Nirs. Joseph Bancroft. chairman of the
Nursing Campaign Committee, presided
at the luncheon General orders hat have
come from Washington relative 10 the
nursing service were read by her TO the
committee One OF these orders directed
that from FIVE TO ten nurses should be
assigned for civilian relief work, 50 that
there would always be a certain number
available for that work.
Another order referred to the service of
Married nurses These nurses may be
used IN INDUSTRIAL pidAle; "Hclo p4DAc
health stations have been established by
the government. This character OF service
is not confined TO married nurses, but also
TO those who may be disqualified for
active service abroad.
An important order affects nurses not
registered BY States Nurses for enlist
nent with the Army Red Cross do not
need 10 be registered in the State, but will
be accepted for service without such regis
tration II is stated that there are Is, 800
trained nurses throughout the country
who are not registered in any State and
from the list il is hoped TO recruit many
nurses They can be used in civilian hos
pitfalls. training schools and public health
organizations