New Britain herald., 1918-09-27

Mrs. Minnie Gucnthcr, Nurse Who
Attended Patients at Aver, III in
Local Hospital-Fathcrs of Dead
Soldiers Comment on Conditions at
Camp-Map Bureau Denies I'M
preston Gained from Statement.
Mayor Quigley's offer, on the be-
half of New Britain, to send volun-
teer nurses to Camp DeVens to assist
the medical authorities there in COM
batting the Spanish influenza plague,
- has been accepted by Major Froth-
y ingham, in charge of the medical
staff. Immediately upon receipt of
the telegram accepting this offer, the
mayor got into communication with
the health department and, through
that office a thorough canvass is
being made of all available nurses in
the city, and an attempt is being
made to recruit as many as possible
who are willing to go to Devens in
stantly.
AS soon as the local unit of nurses
is ready to go they will leave for
camp, possibly by automobile. Mayor
him Immediately upon their arrival,
with especial reference to supplies at
the camp. He has been informed
that there is a dearth Of certain
minor supplies and if this is true he
intends to fill an automobile with
these necessary things and dispatch
them there. The nurses who go will
take certain supplies of their own
with them including clinical Their
n1ometers, hypodermic syringes, etc.
4 DIR. Bray Willing to Go.
Or. Henry T. Bray, a member of the
first district exemption board, has
stated that he is ready and willing TO
drive a once to Camp DeVenS and Of
fer his services to medical auth critics
if additional doctors are needed. He
also stated that if he could secure five
nurses he would put them into his car
and speed to the Massachusetts camp.
Returned Nurse III.
Mrs Minnie Guenther, a trained
nurse who has been stationed at Camp
Devens and has done excellent work
there in caring for the sick, is at
present a patient at the New Britain
General Hospital suffering from the
influenza which she is believed to have
contracted at camp. Today her con-
dition is given as quite comfortable.
War Bureau Statement.
With reference to the statement Civ
en- out yesterday by the local War Bu-
reau regarding the situation at Camp
Devens Secretary Earl Kisselbraic1
today made the following statement:
THE Secretary of the local War
bureau did not intend, fn his state
1nent ISSUED yesterday to the Herald,
to give the public the idea that there
is no shortageof nurses or doctors at
Camp Devens. What he did wish to
deny is the rumor, mentioned in the
article, that there are only two nurses
at Camp Devens.
(Signed)
EARL KISSEI BRACK,
Secretary of the War Bureau.
Dearth OF Nurses
william Earle of 64 Iafayette
street, whose son, Daniel Earle is Ill
ut Camp Devens with the Spanish in
fuenZa, returned from the camp last
night, pleased to state that his sons
condition was much improved. Mr..
Earle has words of only the highest
praise for the doctors and nurses who
are caring for the sick soldiers. He
has absolutely no criticism OF their
work but what he does state is that
there is q shortage of nurses, due to
ahe sudden and unexpected emergency
Mr.. Earle says the action taken by
/. Mayor Qulgley yesterday is deserving
Of the greatest praise and he also
criticised the statement sent out by
the war bureau yesterday.
Ioh
300 Of the soldiers i'll.
In Ward 4011 there are 800 SOL
hiers i'll on two floors and only two
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