Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-24
TRAINED NURSES APPEAL
 TO YOUNG WOMEN FOR NURSES

TO YOUNG WOMEN FOR NURSES Miss Sarah Leaxens Appointed Chair
 man of Enroiiment Committee in
 Norwich,
 Representative trained nurses in all parts of Connecticut have joined in an appeal to the young Womanhood II of the state to enroll in the United H States student nurse reserve for il which Connecticut must furnish 450 fl young women before August 11th.
 The enrolment of student nurses in l' this state is being carried on for the
 federal government by the woman's
 Council of Defense. The campaign 1 will be in progress simultaneously all 1 over the country, from July 18th to | August 11th, with the object Of en-
 rolling 25,000 women between the i ages of 19 and 35 years for this ser | vice. The wonan's division of the |
 state council of defense. which has its | headquarters at the state capitol in | Hartford, is prepared to furnish com plete information 10 young women who contemplate entering this work. | The enrollment will be carried on through the local committees of the l Wemen's division. The appeal to Connecticut women, as it goes out from these representa- 1 tive trained nursas-and this appeal 1 is being made the basis of . campaign | for student nurses for this state-is l as follows: Women of Connecticut, the hour Of your opportunity has come. Today cur country is calling you. We who
 gre serving in the nursing profession are doing our best: We are serving to | the limit of our ability and our strength-but the task is too blg for us, we cannot do it alone: we must join in the appeal to the patriotic young womanhood of America to help us
 Scores of Connecticut nurses have answered the call Of country and hu I menity and many are now in France. 1 We who are needed here are willing,
 but our tasks are becoming more than we can handle
 God has given Womanhood the lpewer to relieve pain, and make sui fering less unbearable. The uniform of mercy. the white garb Of the nurse, : is calling to your women Of Connec-
 tieat-calling upon you to fill the ranks drained by the demands of war. !, President Wilson has said that This 3 is no work for amateurs Training : schools in army and other hospitals t everywhere offer courses which will t develop the earnest but Hnskilled Wo- 9 man into a eonseerated, trained nurse.
 SWe women who are giving our t selves to this service pledge our con : tinued consecration to our work. But
 we are too few-far too few-to meet
 the demands of suffering humanity
 Realizing our limitation of numbers
 we are calling upon you other Ameri- f can women to come to our aid. En- . roll for training. Relieve some of us
 l for service abroad. Help care for
 1 the loved ones of our fighting men
 Help care for the sick and injured oi | I 1 Americas industrial army. Hell V maintain the health of America SC } l that our whole nation may stand al : it's highest efficiency. each person ablt ; to do his or her part m the battle fol ,, ] civilization.
 This is our appeal to you. Mal 4 God give many of you the vision an( aa inspiration to heed it"
 The appeal is signed by the follow II ing: Miss Margaret Rourke, R. N = president Graduate Nurse Association - Of Connecticut, Bridgeport; Miss liar
 riet E: Gregory, R. N, secretary Grad
 uate Nurses Association of Connect Il cut and secretary state committee o' y, Red Cross Nursing Service, Water h bury: Miss Martha J. Wilkinson, r " N., president State League of Nurs l. ing Education, Hartford; Miss l.. 9f Geoppinger, R. N. secretary Stat j. League of Nursing Education, actin d principal Hartford HospitaI Tratnin it School, Hartford; Miss Margaret k s, Stack, R. N, state superintendent '- public health nursing, field director c r. child welfare campaign, Hartford ic Miss Maude Landis. A. B. and F. N ,e director of Connecticut Trainin l. School for Nurses, New Haven; Mis
 Florence M. Redfeld, R. N., New Ra d ven Visiting Nurse Association; NeV j. Haven: Miss Katherine T. MeCarth! S, R. N. chief nurse, Visiting Nurse As > sociation, Rockville; Miss Mary A h Bodine, R. N. superintendent Norwai m hospital, NoFwdlk; Miss Anna E. Gun le life, R. N, superintendent Stamfor le hospital, Stamford; Miss Jeanett t. Styles, R. N. instructor of nurses, ( ig Danbury hospital, Danbury; Miss Ka
 therine Murphy, R. N, South Man ,n chester; Miss Henrietta Van Cleft, l It N, Lakeviile; Mrs. Frances T.. Ting sd ley, R. N. Norwich: Miss One T. Nauss. R. N, New London; Miss in Inde Albaugh, R. N, secretary Cor es necticut Board of Examination ar ne Registration of Nurses, Pleasant Va or ley.
 Cooperating with the state commit
 tee which is represented by Mrs. K. Tingley. the following local con '. mittee has been appointed: Miss & ne rah H. Leavens, chairman, Mrs. al H. Chase. Mrs. Charles Preston. Mi Id Kathleen Dowd, Miss Culver and Mi a. Mckenzie. The enlistment booth W ae be at the aut-Cadden store on Ma es street and will be open every wet W day from F n. to 1 p. n., and fro ne D. m. to p. Tn.. during the can
 paign which takes place from July se to Aug. II.