Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-11
MAJOR JUMP TELLS OF
MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS
American Army Will Be Best-Cared.
For Body Of Soldiers World
Has Ever Seen.
STRESSES NEED OF NURSES
Miss Agnes Randolph Tells OF De-
rnands for Additional Volunteers.
DIR. Bryan Gives Vivid Account OF
Expedition Into Roumania.

Packed to ovcrilowins was tho audi
torlum OF the Chamber OF Commerce
last night with an audience composed
principally OF physicians and nurses
who were addressed by Major Henry Z.
jump. special representative OF Sur
seon-General Gorgas. OF Washington
Dr. Stuart Mcclure. head OF Base Hos
pIsai Unit. No 80: Miss Agnes Ran
ho!pl1. OF the Virginia .Antitubcrculosi3
Association; and DR.. Robert G. Bryan
member OF the American Red Cross
Commission 10 Roumania. recently re-
turned to America.
Major Jump. though the last speaker
on the program. delivered The princ-
pal address OF the evening. lie i'm
pressed upon the medical profession the
great need of physicians and nurses
In tho hospitals and on the battle fields
OF France. they being essential In
bringing tho war TO termination
favorable TO the allies. lie showed how
perfectly organized was the army OF
phySc!ans that Is being sent 20 the
front, prepared for the enormous task
confronting it, Tho Mclean. Civil
and Spanish american wars caught US
unprcpared." he said and I hope that
will never he tho case again. We arc
preparing stronger than ever. sine.
the declaration OF war OF this country
against Germany last April. 10000 ply
sicianS have been enrolled; 1000 Of this
number have been offered commissions.
though they have no, yet accepted
them. We have ten physicians 10 every
thousand men. England has oncha,f
CT her medical forces doing military
service at tho front while all OF the
physicians OF France arc used In civil
and military duties. This mates the
demand on US more imperative"
NAVE BEST-CAUED-FoR
ARMY IN WORLD
That VIC have the bcs; Ca rcd for army
in the world is an established fact, he
declared. Our men In the training
camps and at the from; arc given the
bcs; attention known 10 medical
science. 'Eut," Inc reminded his audi
cncc 1T mus, not be overlooked tina.
%e are lighting AN eucm:' that adopts
the Hun as = model. and their debas!ag
Influences must be bat;icd against. ~
your ancestors OF Old IN Virginia s:TOE-
Glcd for liberty. so now you must
strike, only with moro terrific strole'.
We mus, keep up the morale Of our
amy"
MISS RANDOLPH TELLS
OF NEED FOR NURSES
Miss randolph reviewed tho history
O: the nurses organization. which. sH"
said. "a still in tis infancy haviE:, boon
born n 1854! during the Crircan War.
Tnerc were no trimming schools FOR
uurs.s urtii after thIt war. Sine paid
,rl5uto to tho originator OF tho nursing
I,-ofcssicn--l Florence Nightingale. TIC
nurses ORGANIZATION vas uwprcpavtd
cor previous wars. sac said. rni. nov
better equipped than /, has cvc~ ben.
u has not YET reached IN orro'iplsTt
OF sufficient strength md shc appenle1
for volunteers. on" t.. nu;ttag tae.r
hands 10 the r!ow In ;hi. c:..is can
woman aid in winning ;3!,s vs., wla
her concluding statement.
Or. Bryan. a one % tn- to''.-'"'.y
members OF the nod Cross Cpu'i..s.oH
10 NouTan!a. TOOK his audience ""c.
$4,000 miles in ih!rt. minutes. giving
= soTc1hat detailed account o: h.a
,:!p from tire time OF his departure ~
to his return on December las. On
landing .; Niadjyos;ok. he said. :',c
heat Tvns so irtenac Al TO De almost
uahoarabic lie ;c!d o: The consc.tci
condition OF tho railroads. 3nd tbs
si'w travelling. his train being side
trs .ci .; insignificant; stations. often
au.yinr icc acrer!! days without the!-
Sc;'1nG oil. y food famine is - 81 N
';eu03a'a nov. AND tYcl famine -
expected 10 ocsur shortly. pr. Bryan
SAID tina: L ph:siciaug ,vrui,l he
needed hcrc afjcr tvs Huns had sven;
over this country. then ,he needs OF
foUmana for them can lie realized.